MMA News

Russell Ess - July 7, 2016

When the UFC announced late Wednesday that UFC interim light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was pulled from the UFC 200 main event fight versus champion Daniel Cormier, people were stunned by the news. With the fight being just days away from the monumental pay-per-view card, Brock Lesnar vs. Mark Hunt was moved to the main event of the evening.

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.

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.

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.

Russell Ess - July 7, 2016

Michael Bisping shocked the world just a little over a month ago by stepping in to fight Luke Rockhold for the UFC middleweight title at UFC 199 on two weeks notice. Bisping realized his 10-year UFC career dream, knocking Rockhold out in the very first round and claiming the UFC middleweight title. Now with UFC interim light heavyweight champion Jon Jones pulled from the UFC 200 light heavyweight title fight with champion Daniel Cormier, Bisping says he is willing to step in and fight Cormier.

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.

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.”

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.

Russell Ess - July 6, 2016

Shocking news broke on Wednesday when the UFC revealed that current UFC interim light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was pulled from the UFC 200 unification title fight versus the UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier. The announcement was made during a press conference held late Wednesday.

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.

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.

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.

bjpenndotcom - July 6, 2016

Diego Sanchez & Joe Lauzon are known to be two of the biggest fan favorite fighters. In addition, whenever both men step into the Octagon, fans know that they are in for a treat.

bjpenndotcom - July 6, 2016

Wednesday afternoon, the UFC held the final UFC 200 press conference prior to the action Saturday night in Las Vegas.

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.

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.

bjpenndotcom - July 6, 2016

Lately the rumors of the UFC’s potential sale have heated up, with reports indicating that the UFC was sold for upwards of $4 billion. While the UFC brass had maintained silence in the media regarding the latest rumors, UFC President Dana White, and UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta decided it was time to put the rumors to bed.

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.