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Daniel Cormier defends judges' ruling in Jon Jones win over Dominick Reyes
Adam D Martin - February 9, 2020
UFC heavyweight contender and color commentator Daniel Cormier defended the judges’ scorecards after Jon Jones defeat Dominick Reyes by decision at UFC 247. Jones won a highly controversial split decision over Reyes in the main event of UFC 247, with the judges scoring it 48-47, 48-47 and 49-46 in favor of the champion. You can check out the judges round-by-round scoring by looking at the official scorecards.
Photo | Check out the Jon Jones vs. Dominick Reyes judges' scorecards
Adam D Martin - February 9, 2020
Following UFC 247, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation released the controversial scorecards for Jon Jones vs. Dominick Reyes. The main event of UFC 247 ended in controversy when Jones was announced as the winner via unanimous decision, with the judges scoring the fight in his favor 48-47, 48-47 and 49-46 for a clean sweep to once again defend the UFC light heavyweight title. Many media and fans felt that Reyes did enough to win the fight, but the judges awarded the belt back to the champ, leading to an uproar on social media.
Jon Jones reacts following UFC 247 win over Dominick Reyes: "He felt that Championship heat"
Chris Taylor - February 9, 2020
Jon Jones successfully defended his light heavyweight at tonight’s UFC 247 event in Houston, scoring a unanimous decision victory over Dominick Reyes. Reyes proved to be an extremely tough challenge for Jones, and even dropped the longtime champion in the early stages of round one.
Joe Rogan rips UFC 247 judge for "insane" Jones vs. Reyes scorecard
Christopher Taylor - February 8, 2020
Like many, Joe Rogan was less than impressed by the judging associated with tonight’s UFC 247 event in Houston, Texas. The event was littered with poor judging, which included one judge giving Trevin Giles a round in which James Krause had his back for nearly four minutes.
Israel Adesanya reacts to Jon Jones defeating Dominick Reyes at UFC 247
Christopher Taylor - February 8, 2020
Israel Adesanya was clearly keeping an eye on tonight’s UFC 247 main event between Jon Jones and Dominick Reyes. Reyes, now 12-1 in MMA, was challenging Jones for the promotions coveted light heavyweight title in the headliner of tonight’s pay-per-view event in Houston.
Dominick Reyes reacts following controversial loss to Jon Jones at UFC 247
Chris Taylor - February 8, 2020
Dominick Reyes took on Jon Jones for the promotions coveted light heavyweight title in the main event of UFC 247 this evening in Houston. Despite holding a perfect record of 12-0 in his mixed martial arts career, Reyes was labelled as the underdog heading into tonight’s fight with Jones (25-1 MMA) and for good reason.
Pros react to Jon Jones vs. Dominick Reyes at UFC 247
Chris Taylor - February 8, 2020
A light heavyweight title fight headlined tonight’s UFC 247 event as reigning champion Jon Jones took on undefeated contender Dominick Reyes. Jones (25-1 MMA) was returning to the Octagon for the first time since July’s UFC 239 event in Las Vegas, where he etched out a split decision victory over Thiago Santos.
UFC 247 Results: Jon Jones defeats Dominick Reyes (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - February 8, 2020
A light heavyweight title fight headlines tonight’s UFC 247 event as reigning champion Jon Jones takes on undefeated contender Dominick Reyes. Jones (25-1 MMA) will be returning to the Octagon for the first time since July’s UFC 239 event in Las Vegas, where he etched out a split decision victory over Thiago Santos.
UFC 247 Results: Valentina Shevchenko TKO's Katlyn Chookagian (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - February 8, 2020
Valentina Shevchenko puts her women’s flyweight title on the line against Katlyn Chookagian in the co-headliner of tonight’s UFC 247 event. Shevchenko (18-3 MMA) has gone a perfect 4-0 since dropping to flyweight. She captured the promotions 125lbs title at UFC 231 with a unanimous decision victory over Joanna Jedrzejczyk, and has since defended her title against Jessica Eye (KO) and Liz Carmouche (decision).
Pros react to Derrick Lewis defeating Ilir Latifi at UFC 247
Chris Taylor - February 8, 2020
A heavyweight bout featuring former title challenger Derrick Lewis against Ilir Latifi took place on the main card of tonight’s UFC 247 event. Lewis (22-7 MMA) was most previously seen in action at November’s UFC 244 event, where he picked up a split decision victory over Blagoy Ivanov. ‘The Black Beast’ entered UFC 247 having gone 3-3 over his past six Octagon appearances, which included wins over Alexander Volkov and Francis Ngannou.
UFC 247 Results: Derrick Lewis defeats Ilir Latifi (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - February 8, 2020
A heavyweight bout featuring former title challenger Derrick Lewis taking on Ilir Latifi takes place on the main card of tonight’s UFC 247 event. Lewis (22-7 MMA) was last seen in action at November’s UFC 244 event, where he picked up a split decision victory over Blagoy Ivanov. ‘The Black Beast’ has gone 3-3 over his past six Octagon appearances, which includes wins over Alexander Volkov and Francis Ngannou.
UFC heads to Portland on April 11, seven fights announced for the card
Chris Taylor - February 8, 2020
The UFC will head to Portland, Oregon on April 11 for a UFC Fight Night event headlined by a heavyweight bout between Alistair Overeem and Walt Harris. The promotion announced the news on their official website earlier this evening. The event will take place at the Moda Center.
Video | Din Thomas impersonates Stephen A Smith, tells Joe Rogan he can "catch these hands"
Chris Taylor - February 8, 2020
Din Thomas has released another video in which he impersonates Stephen A Smith, this in light of the ESPN analysts ongoing feud with Joe Rogan. The UFC commentator, Rogan, had taken issue with some of the comments made by Smith following Conor McGregor’s TKO victory over Donald Cerrone at UFC 246.
Stephen A Smith proclaims Jon Jones "the best in the business" ahead of UFC 247
Chris Taylor - February 8, 2020
Jon Jones will put his light heavyweight title on the line against undefeated contender Dominick Reyes in the headliner of tonight’s UFC 247 event in Houston. Jones (25-1 MMA) was most recently seen in action at July’s UFC 239 event, where he scored a split decision victory over Thiago Santos to retain his 205lbs strap. Prior to his win over Santos, ‘Bones’ had scored a decision victory over Anthony Smith at UFC 235, which was preceded by a TKO victory over Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 232.
Video | Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero get into dance-off at UFC 248 press conference
Adam Martin - February 7, 2020
UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and his next opponent Yoel Romero got into a dance-off at the UFC 248 press conference. The UFC invited Adesanya and Romero to UFC 247 this weekend and before the card on Saturday night they held a press conference for next month’s UFC 248 event that both men are headlining. Adesanya vs. Romero is taking place because No. 1 contender Paulo Costa is injured and unable to fight for the belt.
Katlyn Chookagian says she'll dominate Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 247, open to Amanda Nunes matchup afterwards
Cole Shelton - February 7, 2020
Katlyn Chookagian is full of confidence heading into her first UFC title fight. In the co-main event of UFC 247, Chookagian will take on current flyweight champion, Valentina Shevchenko and will do so as a massive underdog. She is hovering around +700. But, that isn’t slowing her confidence, as she says she is better everywhere than ‘The Bullet’ and will dominate Saturday’s fight.
Tyron Woodley claims 'b***h' Colby Covington turned him down for the fourth time after UFC 245 loss
Cole Shelton - February 7, 2020
The grudge match between Tyron Woodley and Colby Covington was apparently close to happening once again. Ever since Covington won the interim title over Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 225 he had been calling out Tyron Woodley for a fight.
Photo | Rory MacDonald training with Robbie Lawler ahead of PFL debut
Adam Martin - February 7, 2020
Former UFC welterweight rivals Rory MacDonald and Robbie Lawler have recently been training together at Hard Knocks 365 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. MacDonald has been on vacation this week with his family in Florida and decided to drop into Hard Knocks to get some training in with head coach Henri Hooft. While he was there, MacDonald got some training in with his long-time rival Lawler.