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Word Association with UFC Light Heavyweight Champ Jon Jones (Video)

BAD MMA News — Sat, 21 Sep 2013 06:50:03 +0000

UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones plays word association in this video and his asked about most of the 205-pound division’s top ten ranked fighters. Here what he has to say about his UFC 165 challenger Alexander Gustafsson , Dan Henderson , Lyoto Machida , Phil Davis , Rashad Evans , Mauricio “Shogun” Rua , Glover Teixeira , Gegard Mousasi and Chael Sonnen . Courtesy of Fox Sports Be sure to Like MMAWeekly.com on Facebook and Follow @MMAWeeklycom on Twitter . Powered By WizardRSS.com | Full Text RSS Feed | Amazon Affiliate

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UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson Weigh-in Video

BAD MMA News — Sat, 21 Sep 2013 02:00:48 +0000

Prior to Saturday’s UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson event at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, the fighters weighed in on Friday. UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones puts his belt on the line against Alexander Gustafsson in what would be a record-setting performance should Jones win. Watch the UFC 165: Jones vs

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UFC champ Jon Jones: Gatorade deal means accomplished goals, broken barriers

BAD MMA News — Fri, 20 Sep 2013 02:05:00 +0000

TORONTO – UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is all about breaking down barriers for the sport of mixed martial arts. His latest deal, the champ says, is just proof of what can be accomplished in the sport.

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Lyoto Machida drops to 185, meets Tim Kennedy at UFC Fight for the Troops 3

BAD MMA News — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 07:45:00 +0000

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida will make a long-discussed drop to middleweight, and his first test will be military hero Tim Kennedy – on a military base.

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UFC President Dana White Nixes Lyoto Machida vs. Nick Diaz; Calls it a “Bad Idea”

BAD MMA News — Sun, 18 Aug 2013 22:14:42 +0000

A proposed middleweight bout between former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida and former Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz appears to be off the table. After revealing to UFC Tonight earlier this week that he wanted to match up Vitor Belfort and Lyoto Machida at middleweight as the UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks co-main event in November, UFC president Dana White shifted gears

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UFC Fight Night 26: Chael Sonnen vs. Mauricio Rua full fight video highlights

BAD MMA News — Sun, 18 Aug 2013 07:40:00 +0000

Check out the video highlights as Chael Sonnen submitted former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in the first round at UFC Fight Night 26.

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Joe Silva’s Shoes: What’s next for the UFC 163 winners?

BAD MMA News — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 20:05:00 +0000

“UFC 163: Aldo vs. Korean Zombie” is in the books and in one of the most highly criticized pay-per-view fight cards of 2013, the UFC produced a mixed bag of knockouts, submissions, controversial judging and disfigured limbs. A Brazilian fighter had his hand raised in four of the five main card bouts as John Lineker , Thales Leites , Cezar Ferreira and, of course, Jose Aldo , defeated their respective opponents in impressive fashion. The lone non-Brazilian to score a victory on the pay-per-view was Phil Davis , who upset former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida in a decision that had many, including UFC President Dana White , up in arms. No matter the nature of each man’s victory, they all accomplished the ultimate goal of the sport, and that’s being declared the winner at the conclusion of the fight.

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UFC 163 Results: Phil Davis Steals a Decision From Lyoto Machida on the Brazilian’s Home Turf

BAD MMA News — Sun, 04 Aug 2013 09:01:18 +0000

Normally when a fighter competes in his hometown, there is a term commonly referred to in the fight game as “the hometown advantage.” Well, someone forgot to tell UFC light heavyweight and Belem, Brazil, native Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida about this saying before his UFC 163 bout with Phil Davis on Saturday night. And if they did tell him, rest assured, Machida would tell you that old fighting adage is for the birds. In front of his hometown faithful, inside a packed HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Machida dominated the former two-time National Champion from Penn State from pillar to post for the majority of the fight, only to suffer a perplexing unanimous decision loss as the scorecards were read. Round one was all Machida as he peppered Davis with counter jabs and body kicks from the outset. Davis circled to the left, showing some improved striking, but nothing to write home about. Midway through the first frame, Machida scored a slick straight left that drilled Davis on the chin and had him retreating. Machida followed up with a thudding flying knee to the body, as Davis recouped to the center of the Octagon. It took the former All-American almost four minutes into the round to attempt his first takedown, but when he did it was successful. As the first round came to a close, Davis was in Machida’s half-guard scoring powerful ground and pound. Round two was more of the same from Machida, as Davis opened with flashy front kicks and uncharacteristic combination punching. It looked good, but the attempts were more or less futile. Davis shot on Machida and the Brazilian sprawled with precision. The Dragon spent the majority of the round peppering his opponent with well-timed counter punching and textbook defense – something that has become a trademark of the former UFC light heavyweight champion

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UFC World Tour 2013 Los Angeles Press Conference Highlights and Backstage Video

BAD MMA News — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 17:00:08 +0000

UFC president Dana White hosted a press conference on Tuesday at Club Nokia at Nokia Live in Los Angeles with UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez, Junior dos Santos, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones , Alexander Gustafsson, UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre , Johny Hendricks, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate. Take a look behind the scenes at Tuesday’s UFC World Tour 2013 Los Angeles Press Conference. Courtesy of UFC.com . Be sure to Like MMAWeekly.com on Facebook and Follow @MMAWeeklycom on Twitter .

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UFC World Tour 2013 New York Press Conference Live Video, Wednesday at 1 pm ET

BAD MMA News — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 09:20:40 +0000

UFC president Dana White hosts a press conference on Wednesday at the Beacon Theatre in New York with UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez, Junior dos Santos, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones , Alexander Gustafsson, UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre , Johny Hendricks, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate. The UFC World Tour 2013 New York Press Conference video stream live on MMAWeekly.com at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT. Courtesy of UFC.com