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UFC 159: Jon Jones Quickly Puts Away Chael Sonnen, Incurs Gruesome Foot Injury
By FCF Staff
Jon Jones relayed heading into UFC 159 tonight that observers may be looking past his ability to take decorated wrestler Chael Sonnen to the mat, and the light-heavyweight turned to his top game to put away… Read More
UFC 159 Weigh-In Results: Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen Ready For Title Fight
By FCF Staff
UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen have cleared the final hurdle to their championship fight tomorrow at UFC 159, as both men weighed in today at 205 pounds in Newark, New Jersey.… Read More
Report: Jon Jones Wants to Fight Alexander Gustafsson, Hoping for FOX Bout
By FCF Staff
Neither Jon Jones or the vast majority of MMA fans are expecting the UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion to lose to Chael Sonnen tomorrow night, and as a result, discussion as to who he will fight next continues.… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Jon Jones’ Attitude Wrecking Hype For Saturday’s Show
By Joshua Molina
You can’t capture lightning in a bottle and nowhere is that more evident than in Saturday’s Jon Jones vs. Chael Sonnen battle for the light heavyweight championship.
Last summer, the MMA world was abuzz over the fact… Read More
Jon Jones Looking to Prove Critics Wrong About “Being This Inferior Wrestler”
Says Sonnen Doesn’t “Damage Anyone” With Ground-And-Pound
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although Chael Sonnen will be a massive underdog when he steps into the Octagon to fight Jon Jones at UFC 159, the pre-fight narrative has hung any chance… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Chael Sonnen Needs Pro Wrestling Props, Not Mouth, To Beat Jon Jones
By Joshua Molina
Now might be a good time for Chael Sonnen to dig deep into his pro wrestling bag of carnival tricks. That’s because it doesn’t look like he has any plan to upset Jon Jones this Saturday.
So… Read More
Jon Jones Will Consider Heavyweight Division And Super Fights if Title Run Continues
By FCF Staff
Jon Jones has said in the past that a move to the heavyweight division could come in the short term future, and during a medical call today to promote UFC 159, the light-heavyweight champ revealed some… Read More
Chael Sonnen’s Praise of Jon Jones Continues: “He’s The Best The Weight Class Has Ever Seen”
Outspoken Vet Says Jones “Considerably Better” Than Anderson Silva
By Kelsey Mowatt
It wasn’t long ago when Chael Sonnen was busy calling out Jon Jones and telling the MMA world that he’s the man who will end the renowned… Read More
After Downplaying Talking “Trash”, Jon Jones Accuses Chael Sonnen Of “Doing Steroids His Entire Career”
By FCF Staff
As UFC 159 approaches Jon Jones has been downplaying the need to “trash talk”, however, in Tuesday’s edition of the “UFC Tonight” program, the promotion’s light-heavyweight champ accused Chael Sonnen of using steroids.
When asked… Read More
Dana White: Anderson Silva To Face Jon Jones or GSP In Superfight This Year
By Timothy J. Gilbert
The number one pound-for-pound fighter in the UFC, Anderson Silva, will soon face his greatest challenge in an upcoming Superfight against either Jon Jones or Georges St-Pierre.
“GSP is going to defend his title against Nick… Read More
Quote of the Day: Dana White On Anderson Silva vs. Jon Jones: “I Have to Make That Happen”
By FCF Staff
While several months ago most of the “superfight” talk was focused on the possibility of Anderson Silva fighting Georges St. Pierre at some point, more recently, discussion has shifted to a bout between Silva and UFC Light-Heavyweight… Read More
Jon Jones Says Bout at Heavyweight Possible “Maybe Later This Year”
By FCF Staff
Due to the immense talents and size of UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones, there has been speculation for some time now as to whether one of the planet’s top fighters would consider making a run at heavyweight.… Read More
TUF 17 Debuts, Chael Sonnen and Jon Jones Pick Teams
By FCF Staff
The latest and seventeenth season of “The Ultimate Fighter” kicked off last night on FX, and after 14 elimination, middleweight fights, coaches Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen picked their squads.
In the season’s second… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown”: Cormier Needs to Finish Dion Staring to Get Jon Jones’ Attention
By Joshua Molina
They say Daniel Cormier has nothing to gain and everything to lose when he collides with Dion Staring at Strikeforce’s final event on Saturday.
They say Cormier is a 20-1 favorite against the veteran.
No one believes… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown”: Let Josh Barnett Into the UFC; Jon Jones, Dan Henderson Spat Childish
By Joshua Molina
UFC needs to sign Josh Barnett.
He’s a good fighter. He’s a talenter talker. He’s got a name that people recognize.
Barnett used to wear heavyweight gold in the UFC. But he was stripped after testing positive… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Velasquez Win Bad News for Jon Jones
By Joshua Molina
Forget Anderson Silva vs. Georges St-Pierre. Forget Anderson Silva vs. Jon Jones. Forget Cain Velasquez vs. Alistair Overeem.
The real dream match is upon us: Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier.
Velasquez’s victory over Junior Dos Santos to… Read More
Mike Tyson: Jon Jones is the “King,” Says MMA Fighters Are “Great Athletes”
By Joshua Molina
Had Mike Tyson, the one-time “Baddest Man on the Planet,” been born 20 years later, he might have become an MMA fighter.
On one condition:
“Cus (D’Amato) would have had to been an MMA guy,” Tyson told Full… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” The Real Mega Fight is Anderson Silva vs. Jon Jones
By Joshua Molina
Bruce Buffer makes his living screaming “It’s Time,” to the UFC fighters.
Well, “it’s time” for for two of the best fighters in the world to scream back.
“It’s time” for Georges St. Pierre and and… Read More
Dan Henderson Supports Chael Sonnen, But Says Fight With Jon Jones “Degrades the Sport”
By FCF Staff
Dan Henderson let it be known recently on Twitter that he’s not happy about the fact that his longtime training partner Chael Sonnen has been granted a title shot against Jon Jones in April, and now the… Read More
Dana White: “All The Guys That Are Pissed Off and Complaining About Chael Are the Guys I Called to Fight Jon Jones (As a Last Minute Replacement for UFC 151)
By Jesse Heitz
At 3pm on October 17, the UFC hosted a conference call regarding the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter, which featured: Dana White, Chael Sonnen, Jon “Bones” Jones, and FX Network executive vice president Chuck Saftler.