Jon Jones News

bjpenndotcom - April 23, 2016

You didn't expect @JonnyBones to give @DC_MMA a hug, did you? #UFC197 https://t.co/n6o9VFuHXQ — #UFC197 (@ufc) April 24, 2016

Russell Ess - April 23, 2016

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones makes his return to the Octagon for the first time since fight Daniel Cormier at UFC 182 back in January 2015. Jones was set to rematch Cormier on Saturday night but an injury forced Cormier out of competition. Jones is now set to battle Ovince Saint Preux for the UFC interim light heavyweight title.

bjpenndotcom - April 23, 2016

UFC light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones is arguably one of, if not the greatest, MMA fighter of all time. Jones, who became the youngest UFC champion of all time at the age of 23 when he defeated Shogun Rua via submission at UFC 126, is now on a path to reclaim the UFC light heavyweight championship after he was stripped of the belt almost year ago to date. That journey continues tonight at UFC 197 as Jones fights Ovince Saint Preux for the interim UFC light heavyweight championship.

Chris Taylor - April 22, 2016

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones returns to the octagon tomorrow night to battle Ovince Saint Preux for the UFC’s interim light heavyweight title. The “Bones” vs. “OSP” bout, which headlines tomorrow’s UFC 197 event in Las Vegas, was put together on short-notice after current UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier was forced to pull out of the Jones rematch due to an injury.

bjpenndotcom - April 22, 2016

The UFC has been left in a bit of a scramble after Conor McGregor announced his retirement, un-retired, and was pulled from his UFC 200 welterweight main event scrap with Nate Diaz. While Nate Diaz was supposed to fly to Vegas to discuss new opponents for the fight, a report emerged Friday morning that Diaz had now been pulled from the card for unknown reasons. A new report has now emerged from LayzieTheSavage which indicates that the UFC could be looking to book Jones-Cormier II sooner rather than later if Jones defeats Ovince Saint Preux this Saturday at UFC 197.

Russell Ess - April 21, 2016

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and current champion Daniel Cormier do not like each other. The two are a part of one the biggest rivalries the UFC has seen and were set to rematch this weekend at UFC 197. However, an injury sidelined Cormier and now Jones is set to face Ovince Saint Preux for the interim light heavyweight title.

bjpenndotcom - April 21, 2016

After retiring from MMA and being pulled from UFC 200 for refusing to fulfill his media obligations on Tuesday, UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor finally released a statement regarding the situation. McGregor explained that the issue between himself and the UFC was a result of him not wanting to take away from his training by doing another world tour. Ultimately, McGregor left the decision of whether or not he will fight in the UFC’s hands, offering to do media obligations, but not another world tour at the expense of his training.

bjpenndotcom - April 20, 2016

The UFC has been actively looking for a replacement opponent for Nate Diaz at UFC 200 after Conor McGregor retired from MMA Tuesday morning. Jon Jones, who headlines UFC 197 this Saturday against Ovince Saint-Preux in a light heavyweight interim title fight, spoke to Fox Sports and revealed that he would be open to stepping in to save UFC 200’s main event.

bjpenndotcom - April 19, 2016

https://youtu.be/xqlCce2yhYw Last month, Jon Jones was pulled over and given 5 tickets by a police officer who accused the pound for pound kingpin of drag racing, in addition to numerous other things.

bjpenndotcom - April 19, 2016

On Saturday, Jon Jones will make his highly anticipated return to the Octagon after over a year away from the sport due to legal troubles. Jones will face Ovince Saint Preux in an interim light heavyweight title fight that will see the winner eventually face Daniel Cormier for the undisputed light heavyweight championship. Before Jones was reinstated by the UFC, he was bulking up and putting on extreme amounts of muscle. While this was undoubtably impressive, many wondered how this would affect Jones’ cardio when he returned to the Octagon.

Russell Ess - April 19, 2016

As the countdown begins to UFC 197 taking place on April 23rd in Las Vegas, Nevada, the UFC brings you closer to the fighters highlighted on the card. Catch a glimpse of their lives outside of the Octagon in the UFC embedded series.

Russell Ess - April 18, 2016

https://youtu.be/QthiOQID_Xg Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and Ovince Saint Preux are set to fight for the interim light heavyweight title in the main event of UFC 197 on April 23.

bjpenndotcom - April 16, 2016

After New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill officially legalizing MMA in New York, it didn’t take long for the UFC to announce their inaugural event in The Empire State. The UFC revealed that its first event will be UFC 205 at the Madison Square Garden, and UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta revealed the UFC’s intentions to hold an event at the Yankee Stadium.

bjpenndotcom - April 13, 2016

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bjpenndotcom - April 13, 2016

[ooyala code=”E2OXBzMjE6m8R6ROvScizeN6OLfBjyzY” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”1280″ height=”720″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] With just over a week until Jon Jones makes his return to the Octagon, the pound for pound kingpin isn’t wasting any time when it comes to preparing for his interim title fight against Ovince Saint Preux.

bjpenndotcom - April 12, 2016

Every few weeks UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier and UFC pound for pound kingpin Jon Jones engage in a heated Twitter feud. While the pair were initially slated to fight for the UFC light heavyweight championship on April 23rd in the main event of UFC 197, a leg injury forced Cormier out of the bout. The UFC ultimately selected Ovince Saint Preux as a late fill-in opponent for Jones, and made the bout an interim light heavyweight title fight.

bjpenndotcom - April 9, 2016

Since Daniel Cormier was forced out of his scheduled UFC 197 title defense, some have criticized the UFC for booking an interim light heavyweight title fight between Jon Jones and Ovince Saint Preux in the main event of UFC 197. Despite Saint Preux’s impressive 7-2 record that has seen him stop 5 opponents in 5 of his 7 wins, many are overlooking the #6 ranked light heavyweight, but Jon Jones isn’t.

Russell Ess - April 8, 2016

Actor Verne Troyer is not happy that former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones threw around the term “mental midget” when referring to the current champion Daniel Cormier recently.