Jon Jones News

Russell Ess - May 31, 2016

UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier recently posted a humorous video on his social media of his new heavybag that had a beat up Jon Jones printed on it. The current interim light heavyweight champion, Jones, saw the video and reposted it on his own social media with a callous message directed at Cormier.

Russell Ess - May 20, 2016

Floyd Mayweather is making a lot of noise in the world of mixed martial arts.

Russell Ess - May 18, 2016

Floyd Mayweather has made it known that he is interested in working with MMA fighters and has mentioned Jon Jones’ name on a few occasions. While Mayweather and UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor have been feeding the hype of a potential mega fight between the two stars, it looks like Mayweather may also be working in his business relationship with Jon Jones.

Russell Ess - May 16, 2016

An incident nearly came to blows amongst JacksonWink MMA teammates, Donald Cerrone and Jon Jones a while back, according to “Cowboy.” Cerrone was a guest on the recent episode of “The Fighter and the Kid” podcast and recalled a time that he mentioned Jones’ past party animal side he had to him to the media, which the former UFC champ did not appreciate at the time.

Chris Taylor - May 14, 2016

Prior to last night’s Bellator 154 main event in San Jose, California, a fan asked current UFC interim light heavyweight title holder Jon Jones who he was picking in the fight between “King Mo” and Phil Davis. The pound-for-pound king, “Bones”, responded with the following:

Russell Ess - May 9, 2016

Current UFC interim light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will look to once again become the undisputed champion when he faces reigning champion Daniel Cormier in the main event of UFC 200. Jones posted a message on his Instagram account letting everyone around him know that he will be busy getting ready for his fight on July 9.

bjpenndotcom - May 7, 2016

Last month Conor McGregor was pulled from his UFC 200 main event slot after refusing to fulfill his media obligations for his fight with Nate Diaz. After a brief scramble, the UFC decided to have Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier fill the main event slot with their highly anticipated rematch for the light heavyweight championship. Jones took to Instagram to thank McGregor for the main event slot, and reveal an interesting bit of information about just what a UFC 200 main event fighter has to go through in terms of media obligations.

bjpenndotcom - May 4, 2016

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bjpenndotcom - April 30, 2016

When Jon Jones returned to the Octagon at UFC 197 against Ovince Saint Preux, he admitted that he was gun-shy, and hesitant to take advantage of openings throughout the fight. After the fight, UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier explained that he believes he would have defeated Jones if he had been able to fight at the event.

bjpenndotcom - April 29, 2016

It’s undeniable that the landscape of the UFC has changed drastically. While fighters such as Jon Jones have remained dominant, fighters such as Georges St. Pierre and Anderson Silva no longer hold UFC titles. In addition, a new era of dominant fighters have emerged, such as UFC flyweight kingpin Demetrious Johnson. In addition, the UFC now has two female champions! In the picture below, you can see who held UFC championship belts 5 years ago, before the introduction of the UFC’s flyweight division.

Russell Ess - April 28, 2016

Even when you have become a UFC champion, chances are that there will always be someone tougher than you.

Chris Taylor - April 27, 2016

This past weekend, Jon Jones earned the UFC’s interim light heavyweight title by defeating Ovince Saint Preux via unanimous decision in the main event of UFC 197. Earlier today, UFC president Dana White announced that July’s blockbuster UFC 200 event would be headlined by a light heavyweight title fight rematch between current champ Daniel Cormier and the aforementioned interim title holder Jon Jones.

Chris Taylor - April 27, 2016

Earlier today it was announced that a UFC light heavyweight title fight rematch between current champ Daniel Cormier and interim title holder Jon Jones would headline July’s blockbuster UFC 200 event in Las Vegas. The two bitter rivals were in attendance at today’s UFC 200 press conference and it didn’t take long for things to get heated.

Russell Ess - April 27, 2016

Many people thought that Jon Jones looked a bit lackluster in his return to the Octagon against Ovince Saint Preux at UFC 197. While Jones and his team associate having the short-notice change of opponent play a part in the fight, Jones also revealed a troubling matter that may have also been a major distraction for his fight.

Russell Ess - April 27, 2016

Jon Jones has gotten a bit of flack for his performance against Ovince Saint Preux at UFC 197. “OSP” stepped in on three weeks notice when Jones’ original opponent Daniel Cormier was forced out of their bout due to an injury. Jones’ wrestling coach Izzy Martinez attributed part of the lackluster performance due to the new opponent being given to them on short notice.

Chris Taylor - April 27, 2016

July’s UFC 200 event in Las Vegas has a new main event! Current UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier will rematch interim UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones in the headlining bout of this summer’s blockbuster event.

Russell Ess - April 26, 2016

Do you ever think Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier could collaborate on anything together? Well they have a hilarious new single out but still never stepped anywhere near each other to bring the music alive.

bjpenndotcom - April 26, 2016

In the main event of UFC 197, Jon Jones defeated Ovince Saint Preux to claim the interim UFC light heavyweight championship. While Jones seemed extremely gun-shy throughout the fight, he explained post-fight that the late change of opponents threw him off, and he would look better when he fought Daniel Cormier. While Jones stated that he felt like he could go another 5 rounds after the fight, corner-cam audio captured his head coach, Greg Jackson, criticizing Jones’ power-lifting regimen after round 5.