1:30 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Through it all, Jon Jones has always considered himself to be the UFC’s true light heavyweight champion. Now it’s official again. Jones (23-1, 1 NC) reclaimed his 205-pound title on Saturday in a dominant, third-round finish against Alexander Gustafsson (18-5). The title bout headlined UFC 232 at The Forum
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7:43 PM ET Before UFC 232’s main event between Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson, a multitude of undercard fights had major implications. Here’s how it all went down. • Uriah Hall defeats Bevon Lewis by knockout It was looking like quite a sharp UFC debut for Bevon Lewis…until it wasn’t. Uriah Hall, who came into
3:53 PM ET Roy Jones Jr.’s promotional company and the UFC announced a deal on Friday under which UFC’s Fight Pass service will stream Jones’ boxing cards over the next three years. UFC Fight Pass will stream up to 72 Roy Jones Jr. Boxing Promotions events through 2021, according to the announcement. Japan’s Masayuki Ito
4:30 PM ET Mayara Munhos This isn’t the first time Amanda Nunes is experiencing last-minute changes to her weekend fight plans. The women’s bantamweight champion — along with the 25 other fighters scheduled for Saturday’s UFC 232 — had to shuffle this week when the event was moved from Las Vegas to Los Angeles. A
3:10 PM ET Daniel Cormier is no longer the light heavyweight champion. Cormier told ESPN on Friday that he has decided to give up the 205-pound title, rather than have it stripped from him once Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson fight for the belt at at UFC 232 on Saturday night. Daniel Cormier had one
8:23 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Questions regarding Jon Jones‘ drug test history dominated a UFC news conference on Thursday. Jones (22-1) is scheduled to face Alexander Gustafsson (18-4) for the light heavyweight title on Saturday at The Forum. At one point in the news conference, which took place inside a hotel ballroom near Los
12:27 AM ET Jon Jones might be virtually undefeated in the Octagon, but he still knows impossible odds when he sees them. And right now, Jones (22-1) knows any attempt to plead his innocence to the UFC’s fan base will likely fall flat. The former champion is facing steroid accusations from the public after a
11:02 AM ET The UFC chose a great matchup to co-headline its final pay-per-view of 2018: a female superfight between featherweight champion Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino and her bantamweight counterpart Amanda Nunes. Justino (20-1) hasn’t lost since her pro debut in 2005. Nunes (16-4) is on one of the most impressive runs in the history of
10:21 AM ET Despite a hectic, last-minute change in venue, the UFC will close out 2018 with a pair of title fights on Saturday, inside The Forum in Los Angeles. Polarizing former champion Jon Jones will try to reclaim his belt against Alexander Gustafsson in the main event, while female champions Cris “Cyborg” Justino and
2:43 PM ET UFC welterweight Alex Oliveira “is OK” after suffering leg and foot injuries when he was hit by shrapnel from a grenade explosion during a Christmas Eve altercation near his home outside Rio de Janeiro, his manager confirmed via social media. According to the Brazilian news site Globo, the 30-year-old Oliveira said he