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Jon Jones is no longer the UFC light heavyweight champion. Following a decision by the California State Athletic Commission to overturn Jones’ win against Daniel Cormier to a no contest, the UFC has stripped him of the title and returned it to the former champion. The decision comes just...
Jon Jones' ongoing saga continued on Wednesday
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Demetrious Johnson didn’t have to wait long for his fight against Ray Borg to be rebooked after all. The flyweight title fight that was originally scheduled for UFC 215 last weekend has been rescheduled for UFC 216 in Las Vegas on Oct. 7. Sources close to the matchup confirmed...
The flyweight title will go up for grabs in Las Vegas
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The hits just keep coming for Jon Jones. On Wednesday, the California State Athletic Commission officially overturned Jones’ win against Daniel Cormier at UFC 214 to a no contest. California State Athletic Commission executive director Andy Foster confirmed the news following an initial report from MMAFighting. The commission’s decision...
Jon Jones no longer has a win over Daniel Cormier from UFC 214
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Jon Jones ‘B’ sample has also returned positive for the steroid turinabol. USADA officials confirmed on Tuesday night that the ‘B’ sample collected from Jones on July 28 had been tested and returned the same results as his ‘A’ sample. “Mr. Jones B sample has confirmed the A sample...
USADA has confirmed that Jon Jones' 'B' sample was also positive for steroids
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Joanna Jedrzejczyk wanted to defend her title at UFC 217 in New York and now she’s got her wish as the longest reigning 115-pound champion in history will take on Rose Namajunas on Nov. 4 inside Madison Square Garden. UFC officials announce the pairing on Tuesday. Jedrzejczyk (14-0) was...
The strawweight title fight will serve as the third championship bout in New York
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Yair Rodriguez has been a bit of a nomad throughout his mixed martial arts career training at several different facilities under numerous coaches. Following a tough loss to Frankie Edgar back in May, Rodriguez began the search once again to find a home where he could train full time...
The Sacramento based gym just added a top 10 ranked featherweight
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Heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua is getting a little tired hearing his name being mentioned by so many fighters in the UFC. In recent months, Joshua has been challenged numerous times by current UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic and then more recently he’s even come up as a rumored...
Anthony Joshua isn't backing down from the UFC fighters asking to face him
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Amanda Nunes needed all five rounds to eke past Valentina Shevchenko on Saturday night at UFC 215 as she earned a second straight title defense as women’s bantamweight champion. While most predicted that Nunes would come storming out of the gate to look for another first round finish, the...
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Illness has forced title challenger Ray Borg off the UFC 215 card in Edmonton. Borg was slated to get his first title shot in the UFC against pound-for-pound kingpin Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson. The news was reported yesterday by MMAjunkie. Reports claim that Borg had another 8 lbs to cut when he chose...
Ray Borg fell ill during the weight cut and had to withdraw from the contest against flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson.
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Ray Borg is no fool. The 24-year old New Mexico native is walking into his main event fight against flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson as a decided underdog. Some sports books have Johnson listed as a whopping 10-to-1 favorite over Borg, who is competing for his first UFC title at...