It was officially announced on FS1’s America’s Pregame that Jon Jones is out of UFC 178 due to a leg injury and his title fight with Daniel Cormier has been postponed until the January 3, 2015 card. In its place, Demetrious Johnson will face Chris Cariaso for the flyweight title. The news of Jones’ injury […]
UFC
Cormier-Jones exchange harsh words after ESPN appearance
MMA Junkie reports on the “behind the scenes” verbal sparring between Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier after their appearance on ESPN’s Sportscenter. As many know, the two had a big dustup last week at the UFC media event at the MGM Grand. The video shows Jones and Cormier in different studios after their appearance on […]
UFC 175 draws 500K-545K PPV buys
MMA Fighting’s Dave Meltzer reports that UFC 175 did between 500,000 – 545,000 PPV buys according to various cable sources. It’s the best showing on PPV since UFC 168. UFC 175 featured Ronda Rousey defending her title against Alexis Davis and Chris Weidman defending his against Lyoto Machida. Interesting enough, UFC 168 featured Rousey and […]
Sonnen readies for Metamoris, no clarification from NSAC
Despite threats from the Nevada State Athletic Commission, it appears that Chael Sonnen will participate at this Saturday’s Metamoris event in Los Angeles. Sonnnen’s legal representatives believe that he has a case that the NSAC penalty assessed in July does not apply to this event. According to MMA Junkie, Sonnen’s lawyer in this matter has […]
UFC cites Code of Conduct for potential penalty for Monday fight
The Monday melee between Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier may have ramifications for both from the Nevada State Athletic Commission and the UFC. The UFC indicated that it is looking into the incident and citing it as a violation of the UFC’s code of conduct. “We expect more from our athletes, especially these two gentlemen, […]