Jon Jones News
Daniel Cormier on Jones' Interim Title: Take That Freakin' Belt off of Him
Tom Taylor - September 14, 2016
Jon Jones is the greatest light heavyweight on the world – but he is not the light heavyweight champion. Instead, Jones’ many recent legal woes resulted in his being stripped of the UFC light heavyweight title, which was claimed by long-time rival Daniel Cormier in his stead. Earlier this year, of course, it looked like Jones was ready to turn things around.
Stipe Miocic: 'If they want me to fight Jon Jones, I'll fight Jon ...'
Russell Ess - September 13, 2016
“I’m starting to realize the hype is real with that guy. He’s legit, [it] would be the challenge of a lifetime,” is what former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones tweeted when a fan asked how he thinks he would do in a fight against heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic. I'm starting to realize the hype is real with that guy. He's legit, I would be the challenge of a lifetime https://t.co/ybke2pAtAC
Jon Jones interested in potential superfight with Stipe Miocic
Scott Hernandez - September 12, 2016
Jon Jones may be dealing with a potential two-year USADA suspension for two failed tests leading into UFC 200, but that hasn’t stopped the 28-year-old light heavyweight kingpin from thinking big. Like, heavyweight big.
Jon Jones says he won't be fighting at UFC 205 in native New York
Scott Hernandez - September 12, 2016
Upstate New York native Jon Jones won’t be able to fight in time for the UFC’s debut event in the Empire State, according to a twitter exchange with a fan on Sunday. https://twitter.com/BlackBartSon/status/775172408428859394
Jon Jones looking good on the mitts while sorting out suspension
Scott Hernandez - September 7, 2016
[ooyala code=”N3eWNyNTE6aI6MOe5Vk3hRzLH2lBtLEh” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″] Jon Jones may be sidelined at the moment while he sorts out his USADA suspension from a positive test in the weeks leading up UFC 200, but ‘Bones’ is training hard regardless.
Gustafsson Interested in Jones Rematch, But Not to Settle Their Score
Tom Taylor - September 4, 2016
Back in 2013, former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and number-one-contender Alexander Gustafsson engaged in an unforgettable war for the ages. In the end, Jones would walk away with a unanimous decision win, though many parties believed Gustafsson had done enough to steal the title. Today, Jones is neck-deep in a complicated stretch that has seen him detained for a laundry list of crimes, stripped of his UFC title, and suspended for failing a USADA-administered drug test. Gustafsson, meanwhile, fought yesterday, rebounding from a two-fight skid by defeating a game Jan Blachowicz.
Dana White interested in Rumble vs Bones fight for interim belt
Scott Hernandez - August 31, 2016
Coming off of a blistering 13-second knockout of Glover Teixeira, many believed Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson had earned a rematch with current light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier. However, UFC president Dana White has different plans in mind.
UFC 200 ticket buyer sues Jon Jones and his management team
Chris Taylor - August 29, 2016
A fan who purchased four tickets to July’s blockbuster UFC 200 event in Las Vegas, which was expected to be headlined by a light heavyweight title unification bout between Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier, is taking “Bones” and his management team to court. BloodyElbow is reporting that on August 19, Sean Slattery filed a lawsuit in San Diego Superior Court against Jones and his managers, First Round Management, for concealment, negligent misrepresentation, and negligence relating to the interim champ’s flagged drug test results and subsequent removal from July’s UFC 200 fight card in Las Vegas.
'I think that the UFC wants their bloody cash cow back'
Russell Ess - August 25, 2016
Both Jon Jones and UFC President Dana White seem to think that Jones’ Anti-Doping Policy violation situation will end up being much less severe than anticipated. Fellow UFC light heavyweight Jimi Manuwa spoke with FloCombat about the recent change in their attitudes regarding Jones’ situation.
Jon Jones & Brock Lesnar potentially face reduced suspensions from USADA
Scott Hernandez - August 24, 2016
With just 48 hours to go until UFC 200, Jon Jones was pulled from the card for failing a random, out-of-competition drug test back in June. Jones has maintained his innocence throughout the entire process of appealing his failed drug test, with USADA looking into the possibility of a contaminated substance being the reason for Jones’ failure.
VIDEO | Jon Jones teaches Snoop Dogg spinning elbow after playfully sparring
Scott Hernandez - August 24, 2016
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Anthony Johnson responds to the news of potential title eliminator fight against Jon Jones
Russell Ess - August 23, 2016
UFC President Dana White dropped a bomb on Tuesday when he revealed that he was thinking about a potential UFC light heavyweight title eliminator fight between Anthony Johnson and Jon Jones. Jones was pulled from the main event fight against champion Daniel Cormier at UFC 200 in July for an Anti-Doping Policy violation, but has recently stated that he and his team have found out good news regarding the case.
Report: Erectile dysfunction pill the reason for Jon Jones' positive test
Russell Ess - August 18, 2016
The MMA community was taken for a wild ride when Jon Jones was pulled from the UFC 200 main event for an Anti-Doping Policy violation. While Jones and his team have been adamant that the former UFC light heavyweight champion “would never cheat,” both he and Dana White have recently said that they have found out some good news regarding his case.
VIDEO | Dana White: "Jon Jones has got like 12 lives... Things are looking up for him"
Chris Taylor - August 16, 2016
Tuesday afternoon UFC President Dana White shocked the MMA community as he gave a major update in regards to Jon Jones’ failed drug test case with the US Anti-Doping Agency.
More details emerge from Dana White on Jon Jones' USADA violation: 'It could look good'
Russell Ess - August 16, 2016
UFC President Dana White shared some very interesting news while speaking with Jim Rome on his show regarding Jon Jones Anti-Doping Policy violation. As reported earlier, White told Rome that Jones “did not take drug everyone thought he took.”
Dana White says Jon Jones did not take drugs everyone thought he took
Russell Ess - August 16, 2016
When news broke that Jon Jones was pulled from his title fight with Daniel Cormier at UFC 200 for an Anti-Doping Policy violation, the MMA community was in total shock. With Jones going through the “full fair legal review process that is afforded to all athletes,” some potentially good news has come out for Jones.
Breaking! Jon Jones: “I’m expecting to be back in the Octagon really soon.”
Chris Taylor - August 14, 2016
On Sunday afternoon former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones took to his Instagram where he discussed what he has been doing since being forced out of the UFC 200 main event due to a USADA anti-doping violation. Here is what Jones had to say:
Conor McGregor on Jones and Lesnar: "You Know what? F*ck them both!"
Chris Taylor - August 14, 2016
Current UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor recently hosted a private UFC 202 media day at his personal gym in Las Vegas to discuss his upcoming rematch with Nate Diaz on August 20. At one point “Mystic Mac” was asked to address the recently failed USADA drug tests of former UFC champions Jon Jones and Brock Lesnar, which stemmed from UFC 200, and the Irish star did not hold back: