Jon Jones News

bjpenndotcom - July 5, 2016

While Jon Jones was making his final preparations to return the Octagon earlier this year at UFC 197 against Ovince Saint Preux, his mother was battling diabetes, and looking to recover from having her leg amputated. Ahead of UFC 200, many wonder how the pound for pound kingpin’s mother has been doing leading up to the biggest fight of her son’s life.

Russell Ess - July 5, 2016

Even with his unanimous decision victory over Ovince Saint Preux at UFC 197, Jon “Bones” Jones was criticized for his performance. With having over a year off from fighting in the Octagon, many people thought Jones didn’t look as spectacular as he once did. One thing Jones did differently in preparation for his fight with Saint Preux was a lot of power lifting, which put more muscle on the UFC interim light heavyweight champion.

Russell Ess - July 3, 2016

UFC interim light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is set to rematch UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier in the main event of UFC 200 on July 9.

Chris Taylor - July 3, 2016

Earlier this week Jon Jones manager Malki Kawa made waves when he told MMA insider FrontRowBrian that he could see a “super fight happening” between his client (Jones) and Brock Lesnar if both fighters were to prove victorious at next weekend’s UFC 200 event in Las Vegas. Jones recently addressed the rumor on Twitter stating that Kawa was simply attempting to “stir up drama”:

bjpenndotcom - July 2, 2016

In just one week, Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier will square off in a highly anticipated rematch for the UFC light heavyweight championship in the main event of the historic UFC 200 card. Since the pair’s last meeting inside the Octagon, Cormier won the vacant light heavyweight championship against Anthony Johnson, and then defended the belt against Alexander Gustafsson. Jones on the other hand, after being stripped of the belt, dealt with legal issues before making a successful comeback by defeating Ovince Saint Preux for the interim light heavyweight championship.

Russell Ess - July 1, 2016

UFC interim light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is known for his crafty striking ability.

bjpenndotcom - June 30, 2016

UFC pound for pound kingpin Jon Jones has had his fair share of legal issues. Unfortunately for Jones, his issues ultimately saw him stripped of the UFC light heavyweight championship.

Russell Ess - June 30, 2016

Current UFC interim light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was recently a guest on FOX Sports Live with Jay and Dan to promote his fight with UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier at UFC 200.

bjpenndotcom - June 30, 2016

Prior to Jon Jones’ return to the Octagon in April at UFC 197, the pound for pound kingpin packed on a considerable amount of muscle. Many questioned whether or not this would have a significant impact on Jones’ performance inside the Octagon given that he was carrying so much extra muscle. After his unanimous decision win over Ovince Saint Preux, Jones stated that he felt great, and could even go another 5 rounds. However, with less than 2 weeks to go until his UFC 200 rematch with Daniel Cormier, Jones revealed that he has spent the majority of this training camp burning off muscle with endurance training.

bjpenndotcom - June 30, 2016

Back at UFC 182 in January of 2015, Jon Jones infamously placed his hand on top of Daniel Cormier’s head at the end of the 4th round of their title fight, in a display of disrespect. Now, ahead of their highly anticipated rematch at UFC 200 for the undisputed light heavyweight championship, Jones has a different plan for disrespecting DC on July 9th.

bjpenndotcom - June 30, 2016

In just under two weeks, Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier will finally have their rematch for the UFC light heavyweight championship in the main event of UFC 200 on July 9th.

Russell Ess - June 30, 2016

https://youtu.be/1fCoRy2EXLE UFC interim light heavyweight champion Jon Jones recently answered some questions from fans on Snapchat and had some interesting answers.

bjpenndotcom - June 29, 2016

On July 9th, in the main event of UFC 200, Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier will square off in one of the most highly anticipated rematches in UFC history for the undisputed light heavyweight championship. While Jones, the youngest UFC champion in history, is looking to reclaim the belt he never lost inside the Octagon, he believes it’s DC who has all the pressure on him.

bjpenndotcom - June 28, 2016

Ahead of Jon Jones’ UFC 200 main event scrap with Daniel Cormier for the undisputed light heavyweight championship, Jon Jones petitioned the NSAC to change the referee for the bout. The NSAC ultimately rejected Team Jones’ proposal, and moved forward with ‘Big’ John McCarthy being the referee for the bout.

Russell Ess - June 28, 2016

https://youtu.be/CO6FxIy3sZY Jon Jones has one loss on his record professional record, but many including himself don’t consider it an actual loss. Back in 2009, Jones was disqualified in his fight against Matt Hamill for illegal strikes, awarding Hamill the win, who was brutally beaten by Jones prior to referee Steve Mazzagatti stopping the fight.

Chris Taylor - June 25, 2016

Current UFC interim light heavyweight title holder and former undisputed champion Jon Jones was recently interviewed by MMAJunkie where he was asked about potentially moving up to the promotions heavyweight division. “Bones”, who once seemed very interested in fighting at heavyweight, is now singing a different tune:

Russell Ess - June 24, 2016

Current UFC interim light heavyweight champion Jon Jones won the interim title over Ovince Saint Preux at UFC 197 convincingly. However, after going five rounds with Saint Preux, who came in on short notice, many were quick to criticize Jones’ performance in the Octagon and wondered if he could have beaten the champion Daniel Cormier on that night. Jones spoke with FOX Sports on his performance against Saint Preux, which was his first fight in the Octagon in over a year.

bjpenndotcom - June 21, 2016

At UFC 200 on July 9th, pound for pound kingpin Jon Jones will have the opportunity to reclaim his UFC light heavyweight championship as he fights Daniel Cormier in a title unification bout. Ahead of the fight, Jones’ manager reached out to NAC director Bob Bennett to express his concerns over veteran referee ‘Big’ John McCarthy being the referee for Jones vs. Cormier II. McCarthy, who has earned the reputation as one of the best referees in MMA, is also rather strict on allowing fighters to extend their fingers with an open hand, something Jones does frequently in order to hand fight with his opponents. Jones’ team’s concern over McCarthy being the referee likely has something to do with McCarthy’s policy on fighter’s extending fingers.