Jon Jones News

Harry Kettle - December 31, 2021

UFC heavyweight king Francis Ngannou has named who he believes to be the best striker in mixed martial arts. When we’re talking about some of the most fearsome strikers in the sport, Francis Ngannou is one of the first names that comes to mind. “The Predator” has finished just about everyone of note that he’s climbed into the Octagon with and while there have been a few speed bumps along the way, he’s still managed to persevere and position himself as the “baddest man on the planet” after winning the title earlier this year.

Harry Kettle - December 27, 2021

UFC featherweight newcomer Dan Hooker continues to take shots at Jon Jones as their social media rivalry over Chael Sonnen goes on. Over the course of the last few months we’ve seen the rivalry between Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen, which many believed to be dead and buried, intensify. It was initially centred around Jones and his recent run-in with the law but after Sonnen was also charged with five counts of battery, “Bones” couldn’t help but throw shade in the direction of his former Octagon foe.

Christopher Taylor - December 25, 2021

Former UFC light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones shared some choice words for Dan Hooker on Christmas morning. Three days ago, Hooker took to Twitter where blasted ‘Bones’ for the comments he made regarding Chael Sonnen’s recent battery citations.

Christopher Taylor - December 24, 2021

Chael Sonnen and Jon Jones have a long and storied history dating back to their light heavyweight title fight in 2013. Sonnen (31-17-1 MMA) and Jones (26-1 MMA) collided in the headliner of UFC 159, with ‘Bones’ successfully defending his 205lbs title with a first round TKO.

Susan Cox - December 21, 2021

Brendan Schaub has come to the defense of Chael Sonnen, this after ‘The American Gangster’ was slapped with five battery citations in Las Vegas. Sonnen was detained & charged by police with five battery citations after he allegedly roughed up five men in ‘Sin City’.

Christopher Taylor - December 19, 2021

Jon Jones has reacted after his longtime nemesis Chael Sonnen was detained with multiple citations for battery. Jones and Sonnen have a storied rivalry dating back to their light heavyweight title fight at UFC 159 back in 2013.

Susan Cox - December 16, 2021

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has had a domestic violence charge dropped against him as of December 14th, after striking a plea deal with prosecutors in Nevada. Pleading no contest to a misdemeanour charge of destruction of property with a court condition to “stay out of trouble”, Jones was ordered to pay $750 restitution to the victim and ordered to get counselling for anger management, according to Clark County court records.

Cole Shelton - December 8, 2021

Jon Jones is looking to get back into the Octagon fairly soon. Jones, who has not fought since UFC 247 in February of 2020, has been bulking up to make his heavyweight debut and now has two dates he is circling to make that happen. According to Jones, he is looking at April or July as the two dates, but he is hoping April is at Madison Square Garden.

Chris Taylor - December 4, 2021

Jon Jones shared some high praise for Conor McGregor when asked if he believed the Irish star could return to UFC champion status. The former UFC light heavyweight kingpin, Jones (26-1 MMA), engaged in a Q&A with fight fans this afternoon where he addressed a number of topics including his highly anticipated return.

Chris Taylor - December 4, 2021

Former UFC champion Jon Jones revealed that he previously turned down a $80,000 per month deal with Hennessey’s sister company. Jones (26-1 MMA), has not competed since February of 2020, when he defeated Dominick Reyes by unanimous decision to successfully defend the UFC light heavyweight title. Later that same year, ‘Bones’ announced that he would be vacating his 205lbs title in order to make a run at heavyweight gold.

Christopher Taylor - December 4, 2021

Jon Jones was asked to share his thoughts on Dana White ‘robbing him out of millions’ during a recent Q&A session on social media. The former UFC light heavyweight kingpin, Jones (26-1 MMA), has not competed since February of 2020, when he defeated Dominick Reyes by unanimous decision. Later that same year, ‘Bones’ announced that he would be vacating his 205lbs title in order to make a run at heavyweight gold.

Christopher Taylor - December 1, 2021

Jon Jones took to social media this evening where he absolutely unloaded on his former coach Mike Winklejohn. The former UFC light heavyweight kingpin, Jones (26-1 MMA), was suspended by his longtime gym of JacksonWink MMA in the wake of his recent domestic violence case.

Adam D Martin - November 28, 2021

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones posted a new video of him grappling with Olympic wrestling bronze medalist J’Den Cox. Jones was recently booted out of his longtime gym, Team Jackson-Wink in Albuquerque, New Mexico, after his coach John Winkeljohn kicked him out of the gym after a domestic battery incident with his partner in Las Vegas back in September. Initially, it was thought that Jones was going to make some serious changes in his life and then get back into the gym when both he and his former team felt like he was ready to come into the doors again.

Christopher Taylor - November 20, 2021

Jake Hager has refuted Jon Jones’ claim that they are set to compete in a grappling match at next month’s ‘Fury Pro Grappling’ event. Earlier this afternoon Jones (26-1 MMA) took to social media where he suggested that he was set to compete in a grappling match opposite the undefeated Bellator heavyweight on December 9th.

Chris Taylor - November 20, 2021

Jon Jones will be returning to action under the Fury Grappling banner for a bout with undefeated Bellator heavyweight Jake Hager. The former UFC light heavyweight kingpin, Jones (26-1 MMA), announced the news just moments ago on social media.

Adam D Martin - November 15, 2021

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones shared his thoughts on Ciryl Gane, saying “I think he’s pretty unique for a heavyweight.” Jones took to his social media this weekend to post some videos of him training with Henry Cejudo and the squad at Fight Ready. In response to the video that Jones posted, a fan asked Jones what his thoughts are on Gane, who is the UFC interim heavyweight champion. As far as Jones is concerned, he believes that Gane is a unique fighter to the division. However, he also wanted to make sure the fans know that he, too, is unique.

Adam D Martin - November 14, 2021

UFC analyst Daniel Cormier blasted Henry Cejudo for training with Jon Jones, and “Bones” has responded to the criticism of his former rival. Jones was recently kicked out of Team Jackson-Wink following an alleged domestic battery incident at a hotel in Las Vegas following his Hall of Fame induction ceremony back in September ahead of UFC 266. With Jones no longer part of the team, at least until he cleans his act up, he has admitted that he is now looking into other gyms to potentially join, and one of those options appears to be Fight Ready. This past week, photos emerged of Jones training at the camp alongside the former UFC champion Cejudo and alongside UFC middleweight Eryk Anders as he looked to be enjoying Fight Ready. However, while Jones might like the move, there are others who do not like it.

Cole Shelton - November 11, 2021

Jon Jones is now training at Greg Jackson’s affiliate gym as he has found a new gym. After Jones was arrested and charged with domestic violence after the 2021 UFC Hall of Fame ceremony, Mike Winkeljohn announced he was kicking “Bones” out of the gym. He said the former UFC light heavyweight was able to return barring him making significant changes to his life.