UFC Strips Jones & Reinstates Cormier As Champion
The UFC has stripped its light heavyweight title from Jon Jones for a third time and reinstated Daniel Cormier as the 205-pound champion after Jones failed his latest doping test.
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The UFC has stripped its light heavyweight title from Jon Jones for a third time and reinstated Daniel Cormier as the 205-pound champion after Jones failed his latest doping test.
Light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has been notified of another potential violation of the UFC's anti-doping policy.
With the Mayweather-McGregor fight right around the corner, Showtime Sports GM Stephen Espinoza talks about how it all came together.
Nevada boxing regulators on Wednesday gave the two fighters an exemption to a rule requiring 10-ounce gloves for fights at 154 pounds, approving 8-ounce gloves for the Aug. 26 bout.
The Maloofs will make a $160,000 profit if Mayweather -- a minus-550 favorite Friday -- remains unbeaten against McGregor, the UFC champion making his pro boxing debut.
If Jon Jones is really interested in taking on Brock Lesnar in a UFC superfight, Lesnar will be ready to roll. "Would I fight Jon Jones? Anytime, anywhere," Lesnar told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
Movie theaters across the country are planning to show the August 26 fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor on the big screen. Tickets cost $40 in advance.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. tossed $1 bills in Conor McGregor's face. McGregor waved Jay Z's new CD in Mayweather's direction and quoted a Biggie Smalls lyric as some sort of warning shot.
UFC star Conor McGregor made fun of boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s tax problems at the second stop of their four-city promotional tour. They are scheduled to meet in an exhibition boxing match on August 26 in Las Vegas.
Mayweather and McGregor kicked off a four-city promotional tour Tuesday at Staples Center, facing off in front of a raucous crowd that thoroughly enjoyed this circus' first stop in Hollywood
Floyd Mayweather Jr. will come out of retirement to meet UFC star Conor McGregor in an August 26 boxing match that will feature two of the top-selling fighters in the world.
The former mixed martial arts fighter known as 'War Machine' was sentenced to 36 years to life in prison for kidnapping, beating and sexually assaulting his porn actress ex-girlfriend and attacking her male friend at her Las Vegas home in 2014.
Miocic will try Saturday night to become only the fifth UFC heavyweight fighter to defend his title twice. To do so, he will have to beat former champion and fourth-ranked Junior Dos Santos, who defeated Miocic by a slim margin 2 1/2 years ago in a five-round brawl that left both fighters bloodied and bruised.
The UFC is creating a new division for 125-pound women, and its first champion will be crowned during the upcoming season of the promotion's long-running reality television show.
While the UFC waits for its mainstream stars to return to the octagon, the promotion has booked a UFC 209 card for Saturday night in Las Vegas that appeals directly to its serious fight fans.
Former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar has informed the mixed martial arts promotion that he is retired from competition. The UFC confirmed Lesnar's decision Wednesday.
Chan Sung Jung knows that he won't have an easy return to the octagon. Back after a mandatory military stint in his native South Korea, Jung will take on Dennis Bermudez on Saturday night.
Sage Northcutt is a rising star in the UFC. With good looks, spiky blonde hair and acrobatic moves rivaling a Jean-Claude Van Damme movie, Northcutt has earned fans all over the world and even Hollywood.
Brazilian UFC fighter Cris 'Cyborg' Justino became a U.S. citizen on Tuesday. The 31-year-old veteran fighter took her oath of citizenship during a naturalization ceremony in Los Angeles.
Ronda Rousey says her bantamweight title shot against Amanda Nunes at UFC 207 will be one of her final mixed martial arts bouts.
Ronda Rousey will return to the UFC on Dec. 30 in Las Vegas, fighting Amanda Nunes for the bantamweight title.
Former Dallas Cowboys defensive end Greg Hardy is pursuing a career in mixed martial arts, according to MMAFighting.com.
Conor McGregor will fight for Eddie Alvarez's lightweight title in the UFC's debut in NYC.
UFC President Dana White not only handles business behind the scenes, but also the egos of vicious fighters and the (sometimes) aggressive drive of young fighters breaking on the scene.
Conor McGregor has received a medical suspension of up to six months following his five-round victory over Nate Diaz at UFC 202.
