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UFC CEO Dana White gives insight into the failed Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall negotiations. Apparently, the Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall came close to coming to fruition. UFC CEO Dana White revealed more details on the timeline in the failed negotiations of the UFC heavyweight title unification bout, which came to an end Saturday […]

Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall was a done deal with the fight being targeted for the UFC’s return to Madison Square Garden in New York but then the reigning heavyweight champion changed his mind and decided to retire from the sport instead. That’s according to UFC CEO Dana White, who offered new details on Jones’

MMA Junkie We’re a couple months out from the highly anticipated unified super middleweight title fight between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford, but the promotional campaign is ramping up. Canelo (63-2-2) vs. Crawford (41-0) will take place Sept. 13 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas and will stream on Netflix. UFC CEO Dana White will

With Jon Jones retired, new undisputed UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall is going to need a different big name opponent to face if he wants to establish himself as a historic force in the division. Don’t expect it to be Francis Ngannou, though. Ngannou was UFC heavyweight champion for ten months and defended his belt

Joaquin Buckley knows there are a lot of valuable lessons to take away from his lopsided decision loss to Kamaru Usman in the main event of UFC Atlanta, but that doesn’t change how he felt about his performance overall. “You talk about every round he took me down, kept me there, I couldn’t get back

What mattered most at UFC on ABC 8 on Saturday at Crystal Palace Hall in Baku, Azerbaijan? Here are a few post-fight musings … 4. Those dreadful prelims The UFC’s introduction to Baku was a rough one. The first six fights on the undercard were not to be remembered, with the closest thing to a

Jon Jones may now be retired from active MMA competition, but the former two-division UFC champion’s legal issues have not stopped it seems. According to court records, charges were filed against Jones on June 17 for leaving the scene of an accident that took place back on February 24. MMA Fighting obtained the official court

Daniel Cormier has had about as impressive of a career as you can have in mixed martial arts (MMA), but like it or not he is still defined by his two losses (one later overturned to a No Contest) to Jon Jones. Because he’s so inextricably linked to Jones, the world often turns to Cormier

MMA Junkie’s Danny Segura and Mike Bohn analyze Jon Jones’ abrupt retirement from MMA. Huge news for the MMA world: Jon Jones has officially retired. The former UFC light heavyweight king, and most recently heavyweight champion, has decided to hang up his gloves and put an end to a historic career – arguably the greatest

The UFC is rebranding their Fight Pass Invitational (UFC FPI) grappling series as “UFC BJJ,” and relaunching with a new ruleset and a new “Octobowl” surface — that they may or may not admit to have been borrowed from CJI. The UFC’s Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) promotion will have three inaugural title bouts on June 25,