MMA News
Jon Jones: "I would never cheat"
bjpenndotcom - July 7, 2016
In the wake of Jon Jones being pulled from UFC 200 Wednesday night after being informed of a potential USADA anti-doping violation stemming from an out-of-competition drug test back in June, Jones and his team appeared at a press conference on Thursday. During the course of the presser, a visibly emotional Jones explained that he didn’t even know how to pronounce the substance he tested positive for.
Jon Jones apologizes to Daniel Cormier
bjpenndotcom - July 7, 2016
By now the MMA world is aware that UFC pound for pound kingpin Jon Jones was pulled from UFC 200 Wednesday evening after he was notified of a potential USADA anti-doping violation. Wednesday night, UFC President Dana White and UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier appeared at a press conference, however Jones and his team maintained silence through Thursday morning.
Jon Jones' manager admits chances of B sample being negative are slim
bjpenndotcom - July 7, 2016
Wednesday night, Jon Jones was pulled from the main event of UFC 200 after he was notified of a potential anti-doping violation. There were no immediate details given regarding the situation, and Jones’ camp maintained silence through Thursday morning. Thursday morning, Jones and his manager Maliki Kawa appeared at a press conference in Las Vegas to comment on the situation. During the presser, it was revealed that Jones’ B sample was being tested, and that the results should be in Thursday night.
Fighters begin campaigning to fight Daniel Cormier
bjpenndotcom - July 7, 2016
With just two days to go until the biggest event in the history of the UFC, one would think that the UFC would have a difficult time finding someone to fight on such short notice. That proved to not be the case however when several fighters took to Twitter to campaign to fill the hole left in the card by Jon Jones Wednesday evening after he was pulled from the card for a potential anti-doping violation.
MMA community reacts to Jon Jones' potential USADA violation
Russell Ess - July 7, 2016
Late Wednesday, the UFC announced that UFC interim light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was pulled from the UFC 200 main event fight against champion Daniel Cormier for a “potential anti-doping policy violation.” With the UFC light heavyweight title fight just days away, everyone in the MMA community was shocked at the news.
VIDEO | A very glum Dana White answers questions regarding Jon Jones being pulled from UFC 200
Russell Ess - July 7, 2016
Late Wednesday, the UFC arranged a short-notice press conference to announce that UFC interim light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was pulled from the main event against champion Daniel Cormier due to a “potential anti-doping violation.”
VIDEO | A visibly broken Daniel Cormier reacts to Jon Jones being pulled from UFC 200
Russell Ess - July 7, 2016
Late Wednesday, news broke that current UFC interim light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was pulled from the light heavyweight title unification bout with champion Daniel Cormier.
John Kavanagh wonders "what if?" after Jon Jones pulled from UFC 200
bjpenndotcom - July 6, 2016
While the MMA community is currently in a frenzy right now regarding Jon Jones being pulled from his UFC 200 main event bout against Daniel Cormier due to a USADA anti-doping violation, SBG Ireland head coach John Kavanagh took to Twitter to raise an interesting question. Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz II was supposed to headline the event, however Conor McGregor was pulled from the event for refusing to fulfill his media obligations. Now, with Brock Lesnar vs. Mark Hunt now headlining the event, Kavanagh has some questions:
Dana White on Jon Jones: "There's no telling what's next"
bjpenndotcom - July 6, 2016
With just days to go until his UFC 200 headlining bout against Daniel Cormier, Jon Jones was notified of a potential anti-doping violation, and was subsequently pulled from the fight. UFC President Dana white was quick to reveal that the fight was off, and Brock Lesnar vs. Mark Hunt was now the main event for the historic card. Despite that however, Daniel Cormier stated that he would be willing to go up to 225 pounds for a short-notice fight.
Daniel Cormier reacts to Jon Jones being pulled from UFC 200: "This one stung"
bjpenndotcom - July 6, 2016
Late Wednesday evening news broke that pound for pound kingpin Jon Jones was pulled from UFC 200 after he was notified of a potential anti-doping violation stemming from an out-of-competition drug test back in June. It was quickly announced that the fight was off the card, and that Brock Lesnar vs. Mark Hunt was the new main event for the historic card.
Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier off UFC 200, Brock Lesnar vs. Mark Hunt new main event
Russell Ess - July 6, 2016
The UFC light heavyweight championship bout between UFC interim champion Jon Jones and champion Daniel Cormier has been scrapped from the historical UFC 200 event this Saturday due to Jones being flagged for a “potential anti-doping policy violation.” UFC was notified that USADA has flagged Jon Jones for a potential anti-doping policy violation.
Brock Lesnar on title run: "Never say never. We'll see"
bjpenndotcom - July 6, 2016
On Saturday, Brock Lesnar will make his highly anticipated return to the Octagon after nearly 5 years away from the UFC. Lesnar will be facing #8 ranked heavyweight Mark Hunt, who is widely believed to be a legend of the sport. Hunt will be entering the fight on a 2-fight win streak that has seen him defeat both Bigfoot Silva, and Frank Mir via walk-off KO.
VIDEO | Joe Lauzon & Diego Sanchez share a special moment before UFC 200
bjpenndotcom - July 6, 2016
VIDEO | UFC 200 press conference staredowns
bjpenndotcom - July 6, 2016
Wednesday afternoon, the UFC held the final UFC 200 press conference prior to the action Saturday night in Las Vegas.
VIDEO | Brock Lesnar and Mark Hunt face off during UFC 200 press conference
Russell Ess - July 6, 2016
Brock Lesnar and Mark Hunt are set to fight this Saturday in the co-main event of UFC 200 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
On This Day: Anderson Silva knocked out for the first time in his professional career
Russell Ess - July 6, 2016
Anderson Silva was the king of the UFC middleweight division for over six years, convincingly taking the belt from Rich Franklin at UFC 64. Silva would go on to defend his middleweight title 10 times, setting the record for the most consecutive title defenses in UFC history.
VIDEO | Conor McGregor releases exclusive footage rolling with BJJ legend Chris Haueter
Russell Ess - July 6, 2016
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has been training with a lot of different people in preparation for his rematch with Nate Diaz set for UFC 202.
Sage Northcutt shows off special edition UFC 200 fight gloves
Russell Ess - July 6, 2016
Rising UFC star Sage Northcutt is in Las Vegas in preparation for UFC 200, which takes place this Saturday in Las Vegas, Nevada. It looks like for the historical UFC event, they have made special edition fight gloves just for this fight card.
PHOTO | Brock Lesnar proudly representing Canada instead of America
Russell Ess - July 6, 2016
Former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar was born and raised in Webster, South Dakota and went on to wrestle at the University of Minnesota, winning the NCAA division I heavyweight championship his senior year. Now, the WWE superstar lives in Canada on his farm in Maryfield, Saskatchewan and is representing Canada on his UFC Reebok uniform for his fight against Mark hunt at UFC 200.