Showing posts with label Jon Jones. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jon Jones. Show all posts

UFC: Greatest Fights That We'll Probably Never See


MMA can be a real heartbreaker sometimes. Last-minute injury withdrawals, shocking defeats, early retirements, business complications or even just a flat refusal to compete have all at some point conspired to rob us of some of the greatest matches of all time. The collapse of Werdum and Velasquez’s Super Bowl weekend rematch was both disappointing and unfortunate, but at least we still have a chance to see them throw down again in the future. The same cannot be said for these five bouts however; mouthwatering fights that rank among the greatest that we’ll probably never see come to fruition.

UFC 187: Predicting Johnson vs. Cormier, Weidman vs. Belfort


The second double title fight card of 2015, UFC 187 has dominated MMA news outlets, but unfortunately for all the wrong reasons. The Jon Jones hit-and-run scandal robbed the card of a highly anticipated main event, but luckily its replacement is just as exciting. Hoping to win gold at the second time of asking, Daniel Cormier steps in as a last minute replacement against the fearsome number one contender, Anthony Johnson.

Also featured is the long awaited, much delayed title clash between middleweight champion Chris Weidman and longtime rival Vitor Belfort. At 38 years old, the Brazilian challenger is hoping to achieve two things: Become only the third man to win gold at two weight classes, and be the first to defeat the current reigning 185 pound champion.

Mouthpiece: Anderson Silva: Performance Enhanced, Reputation Destroyed




Tyson Gay. Marion Jones. Barry Bonds. Mark Mcguire. Dwain Chambers. Carl Lewis. Alex Rodriguez. Lance Armstrong. The list of athletes who have used a plethora of performance enhancing drugs to give them the edge in their chosen sport goes on and on. Now you can add MMA icon Anderson Silva to this ever growing gallery of shamed sporting figures.

UFC 182 Recap & Results



After months of endless insults, confrontations, Twitter wars and even physical altercations, long reigning UFC Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones and his challenger Daniel Cormier were able to officially get their hands on each other. The result in the end was one we all should have seen coming.

UFC 182: Predicting Jones vs. Cormier


The UFC’s first card of the year brings us the long-awaited, and much delayed Light Heavyweight championship fight between the reigning champion Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier. If you’re a fan of mixed martial arts and you're not aware of this fight and its protracted build up, you’ve been living under a rock.