Jon Jones News

Chris Taylor - February 8, 2020

Jon Jones will put his light heavyweight title on the line against undefeated contender Dominick Reyes in the headliner of tonight’s UFC 247 event in Houston. Jones (25-1 MMA) was most recently seen in action at July’s UFC 239 event, where he scored a split decision victory over Thiago Santos to retain his 205lbs strap. Prior to his win over Santos, ‘Bones’ had scored a decision victory over Anthony Smith at UFC 235, which was preceded by a TKO victory over Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 232.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - February 7, 2020

Brendan Schaub feels Dominick Reyes has a shot at dethroning Jon Jones. This Saturday night (Feb. 8), Jones will put his UFC light heavyweight gold on the line against Reyes. “Bones” vs. “The Devastator” will headline UFC 247 inside the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Both men hit their target weight with Jones weighing in at 204 pounds and Reyes tipping the scales at 205.

Adam Martin - February 7, 2020

The UFC 247 weigh-ins took place Friday morning and all 24 fighters scheduled to fight on Saturday’s pay-per-view card made weight for the event. In the main event of the evening, both the champion and challenger successfully made weight, meaning we officially have a title fight. UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones weighed in one pound under the championship title fight limit at 204lbs. His opponent for the fight, Dominick Reyes, came in at the championship weight limit of 205lbs.

Natasha Hooper - February 7, 2020

This weekend at UFC 247, light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will fight to defend his title for the 14th time against Dominick Reyes. The 205-pound athletes will collide at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. With a buzz swirling around the MMA community, Jon Jones is questioning why he hasn’t headlined more events outside of the MMA capital, Las Vegas.

Tom Taylor - February 6, 2020

Israel Adesanya believes Jon Jones needs him in order to stay relevant. Adesanya, the reigning UFC middleweight champ, took this shot at the UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones during a recent interview with ESPN.

Natasha Hooper - February 6, 2020

Jon Jones’ former coach, Frank Lester has written a scathing Instagram message directed at the fighter. He tagged Jones’ upcoming opponent, Dominick Reyes in the message. Here’s what he said.

Tom Taylor - February 6, 2020

Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier share one of the most heated rivalries in MMA history. Over the course of their two bouts, the two decorated champions traded near endless trash talk, and even brawled at a press conference. According to Jones, who is gearing up for a UFC 247 title defense opposite Dominick Reyes, that beef with Cormier has now come to an end.

Tom Taylor - February 6, 2020

Dominick Reyes has a tall task ahead of him. At UFC 247, which goes down this Saturday in Houston, Texas, he’ll attempt to defeat the seemingly unbeatable UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. While there is not a lot of belief that Reyes will pull this feat off, the man himself is confident, and sees several weaknesses in Jones’ game.

Cole Shelton - February 6, 2020

In the main event of UFC 247, Jon Jones is looking to defend his light heavyweight belt once again when he battles Dominick Reyes. Heading into the fight, the champion is a -500 favorite while the undefeated challenger is a +350 underdog. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get their predictions for the fight and the pros are unanimous in this one believing Jones defends his belt.

Natasha Hooper - February 6, 2020

In the run up to his title defence at UFC 247, Jon Jones made an appearance on ESPN “First Take.” His upcoming opponent, Dominick Reyes, was a hot topic, but the lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor also came up. The host, Stephen A. Smith, gave credence to Nurmagomedov and McGregor’s box office success in the sport. Co-host Max Kellerman postulated that Khabib Nurmagomedov is currently the best pound-for-pound fighter. Jones didn’t take offence to the comment but quickly gave justification for his superior GOAT status.

Adam Martin - February 5, 2020

UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko posed together with their belts ahead of UFC 247. Both Jones and Shevchenko are set to defend their titles against challengers Dominick Reyes and Katlyn Chookagian, respectively, at UFC 247 this Saturday night at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Prior to the fight, the two champions took the time to pose for a very cool photo of them both showing off their gold belts.

Mike Pendleton - February 5, 2020

Current UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is arguably one of the greatest fighters of all-time, but that conversation is still up for debate to some. As Jones prepares for another defense of his UFC light heavyweight title against Dominick Reyes, who Joe Rogan believes is one of his tougher opponents, he recognizes that there could be change coming to his career, and he believes that change could put an end to the “GOAT” conversation. During an appearance on ESPN‘s First Take, Jon Jones discussed his place in the debate of greatest of all-time, and said he believes he will need to go into another weight class and win another belt to put that debate to rest.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - February 5, 2020

Chael Sonnen isn’t predicting that Jon Jones vs. Israel Adesanya would take place at a catchweight but he wouldn’t be surprised if it does. Jones and Adesanya have gone back-and-forth to the point where fight fans are expecting the two to collide at some point. Jones is in his second reign as the UFC light heavyweight champion, while Adesanya holds the undisputed middleweight gold. Both men have title defenses coming up.

Harry Kettle - February 5, 2020

Jon Jones has taken aim at UFC light heavyweight contender Corey Anderson, praising his UFC 247 opponent Dominick Reyes in the process. This weekend will see the return of the man who many consider to be the greatest of all time: Jon Jones. However, while his focus may be on Reyes who has been on an absolute ear at light heavyweight in recent years, Jones can’t help but bring up a few adversaries that could pop up down the road.

Cole Shelton - February 4, 2020

Joe Rogan believes Jon Jones is facing a very dangerous fighter in Dominick Reyes at UFC 247. Reyes is undefeated and coming off a knockout win over former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman at UFC Boston. It was an impressive victory, but for Rogan, it showed just how dangerous Reyes is.

Natasha Hooper - February 4, 2020

Jon Jones is putting his light heavyweight title on the line against the rising contender, Dominick Reyes. His former opponent and teammate, Rashad Evans, reveals what it will take for the title challenger to overthrow the 205-pound champion. When Jon Jones began training at Jackson Wink MMA in Albuquerque New Mexico, Evans was the light heavyweight star. While “Suga” initially embraced fresh meat in the form of Jon Jones, the power shift fractured any budding friendship.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - February 4, 2020

Dominick Reyes is aware of Jon Jones’ latest digs just ahead of UFC 247. We’ve entered fight week for the UFC’s next pay-per-view event. This Saturday night, Jones will put his light heavyweight gold on the line against Reyes. “Bones” is hoping to pull off the third successful title defense in his second reign as the 205-pound king. Reyes would like to capitalize on his first UFC title opportunity.

Tom Taylor - February 4, 2020

Dominick Reyes has stated that he intends to remind the referee for his UFC 247 fight Jon Jones of Jones’ infamous tendency to land eye-pokes. Understandably, Reyes’ doing so may cause the referee to keep an extra close eye on Jones in the fight. Apparently, that’s something Jones is used to.