Francis Ngannou recently insisted that he tried his best to get matched against Jon Jones, but claimed his efforts were proven futile due to Jones and the UFC’s consistent sidestepping. The Cameroonian was expected to face ‘Bones’ before he departed the promotion in January. At UFC 285, Jones returned to the octagon to face Ciryl…
The UFC’s featherweight kingpin Alexander Volkanovski has reacted after having the pound-for-pound crown ripped from his grasp. One of the most prominent points of discussion emerging from last month’s UFC 284 pay-per-view surrounded the MMA leader’s pound-for-pound (P4P) list. While UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev emerged victorious at the Perth-held event, withstanding the challenge from…
Jon Jones’ heavyweight debut was very successful, as he needed just over two minutes to pick up a first-round submission victory over Ciryl Gane and claim the vacant title. Tom Aspinall recently discussed the impact of having ‘Bones’ in the heavyweight division. Speaking to Ariel Helwani of The MMA Hour, the No.6-ranked heavyweight stated: “With Jon…
Francis Ngannou addressed the ongoing narrative of him running from a fight with Jon Jones and whether he wanted to fight him in the UFC. While speaking with ESPN‘s Brett Okamoto, Ngannou shared his thoughts on ‘Bones’ submission win over Ciryl Gane and the comments made during his post-fight press conference. He mentioned that he wasn’t…
Jon Jones thinks Francis Ngannou made every demand possible so he could get released from the UFC and avoid fighting him. After Ngannou became the heavyweight champ and then defended his belt with a decision win over Ciryl Gane, the hope was his next fight would be against Jones. It was the biggest fight to…
Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic’s heavyweight title clash appears to be coming closer to being a sealed deal real fast. Miocic had previously mentioned that the fight could come to fruition at UFC 290 on July 8 during International Fight Week. ‘Bones’ also recently claimed to have been offered a date for his first heavyweight…
UFC commentator Daniel Cormier has defended his immediate reaction to Jon Jones’ win over Ciryl Gane at UFC 285. Last Saturday night at UFC 285, Jon Jones won the UFC heavyweight championship. He did so by submitting Ciryl Gane in just two minutes, making it look relatively easy in the process. Many question marks were…
Jon Jones has laughed off footage of Daniel Cormier’s live reaction to his win over Ciryl Gane at UFC 285. At UFC 285, Jon Jones shocked the world. The fact he won the UFC heavyweight championship wasn’t the shocking part – but instead, it was the way he did it. ‘Bones’ was able to submit…
Henry Cejudo wants Jon Jones to prepare for Stipe Miocic’s exceptional wrestling. “Triple C” thinks the only for Miocic to beat Jones is by also utilizing his wrestling skills. After proving that his ground game is still exceptional by submitting Ciryl Gane at UFC 285, Jon Jones is confident he could take out Stipe Miocic…
Jon Jones thinks Alex Pereira has Israel Adesanya figured out. Alex Pereira (7-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) notched his third win over Adesanya (23-2 MMA, 12-2 UFC) when he dethroned him to become middleweight champion this past November at UFC 281. Prior to that, “Poatan” beat Adesanya twice in kickboxing, including once by knockout. Although Alex Pereira had to rally in two of those wins…
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