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Former champ: ‘Khamzat Chimaev definitely doesn’t deserve a rematch with Sean Strickland’

BAD MMA News — Thu, 21 May 2026 08:15:53 +0000

Earlier this month, at UFC 328, the middleweight belt changed hands.

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Former champ: ‘Khamzat Chimaev definitely doesn’t deserve a rematch with Sean Strickland’ – MMA Weekly

Holly Holm weighs in on teammate Jon Jones’ retirement

BAD MMA News — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 11:15:32 +0000

Jon Jones relinquished the UFC heavyweight title and opted to retire. The former two-division UFC champion informed the fight promotion of his decision and interim titleholder Tom Aspinall was elevated to undisputed champion status. UFC matchmakers were working to book a title unification bout between Jones and Aspinall when the 37 year-old Jones made the final decision to walk away. Jones turns 38 on July 19.

Holly Holm weighs in on teammate Jon Jones’ retirement – MMA Weekly

Holly Holm weighs in on teammate Jon Jones’ retirement

BAD MMA News — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 11:15:32 +0000

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Jon Jones Says Alexander Gustafsson Has Never Faced Anything Close to Him (Video)

BAD MMA News — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 17:03:28 +0000

UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has the opportunity to set the record for most UFC light heavyweight title defenses when he takes on Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 165 on Sept. 21. To Jones, accomplishing that goal is what the fight is all about.

UFC Light Heavyweight Champ Jon Jones Chases History at UFC 165

BAD MMA News — Mon, 16 Sep 2013 14:33:38 +0000

UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has been rewriting UFC history and has the opportunity to add another accolade to his growing list of accomplishments at UFC 165 when he faces Alexander Gustafsson . Jones is the youngest fighter to ever capture a UFC title. He’s the youngest fighter to ever defend a UFC title. He currently holds the longest winning streak in UFC light heavyweight history. He is tied with former titleholder Tito Ortiz with the most successful UFC light heavyweight title defenses with six, but that all could change on Sept. 21. During a recent media conference call, Jones was asked about potentially passing Ortiz’ record and if chasing history is a goal of his

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Benson Henderson can train immediately after elbow injury, vows to be ‘better’

BAD MMA News — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 05:45:00 +0000

Benson Henderson wanted to rewriter the UFC’s record book when it comes to consecutive title defenses. Anthony Pettis cut that dream short. But Henderson’s elbow rehab will be short, as well.

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Benson Henderson can train immediately after elbow injury, vows to be ‘better’ – MMA Junkie

Video: Go behind the scenes of Demetrious Johnson’s UFC on FOX 8 title win

BAD MMA News — Tue, 30 Jul 2013 02:30:00 +0000

Go behind the scenes with this video as UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson (18-2-1 MMA, 6-1-1 UFC) successfully defends his title over John Moraga (12-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) at Saturday’s UFC on FOX 8 event. The title fight, which headlined the network-televised event, took place at Seattle’s KeyArena. The bout marked a significant step for Johnson, who earned the first stoppage win of his UFC career and current title reign, which now includes two successful title defenses. Check out the video above. And for complete coverage of UFC on FOX 8 , stay tuned to the UFC Events section of the site. Edit this article

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Video: Go behind the scenes of Demetrious Johnson’s UFC on FOX 8 title win – MMA Junkie

UFC 168′s Anderson Silva: ‘I was so out of myself I didn’t think about’ rematch

BAD MMA News — Thu, 25 Jul 2013 16:15:00 +0000

What prompted former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva to quickly change his tune about a rematch with new titleholder Chris Weidman ? A little mental clarity. Silva suffered a shocking second-round TKO loss to Weidman on July 6 at UFC 162. Immediately after the pay-per-view loss, which snapped Silva’s 17-fight win streak and his string of 10 consecutive UFC title defenses, the 38-year-old said he didn’t want a rematch and was done with title fights. However, UFC President Dana White quickly promised the rematch would happen, and a week later, Weidman (10-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) vs. Silva (33-5 MMA, 16-1 UFC) II was booked UFC 168 on Dec. 28.

UFC 168′s Anderson Silva: ‘I was so out of myself I didn’t think about’ rematch – MMA Junkie

Video: Mike Goldberg, Joe Rogan’s shock over Weidman’s UFC 162 KO of Silva

BAD MMA News — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 05:15:00 +0000

Much of the MMA world was shocked nearly two weeks ago, not that Chris Weidman beat Anderson Silva to win the UFC’s middleweight title, but the manner in which he did it. Weidman stopped Silva in the second round, stopping his 16-fight UFC win streak and 10 straight title defenses, but also becoming the first man to ever knock out the Brazilian pound-for-pound great. Count UFC commentators Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan among those who were left stunned by the way the fight went down. Now you can go behind the scenes of UFC 162, which took place July 6 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, and see some unique footage of Goldberg and Rogan seconds after Silva was laid out on the canvas by the challenger. Check out the video above.

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Watch Nassau County honor UFC champ with ‘Chris Weidman Day’ today at 2 p.m. ET

BAD MMA News — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 20:15:00 +0000

New York’s Nassau County in Long Island will honor recently crowned UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman with a ceremony today at 2 p.m. ET (11 a.m. PT). You can watch a live stream of the event, in which July 17 will be declared “Chris Weidman Day.” Today’s ceremony takes place at Long Island’s Coral House. County executive Edward Mangano and other officials will be on hand for the festivities. The ceremony follows Weidman’s July 6 upset of longtime titleholder Anderson Silva at UFC 162. In the pay-per-view headliner, Weidman capitalized on Silva’s taunting and clowning after connecting on a fight-altering left hook early in the second round. It halted Silva’s 17-fight win streak and string of 10 consecutive UFC title defenses.

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Watch Nassau County honor UFC champ with ‘Chris Weidman Day’ today at 2 p.m. ET – MMA Junkie