All Entries Tagged With: "Jon Jones"
UFC on Versus 1 Preview and Predictions
For fans of the NHL and MMA, the deal between Direct TV and Versus couldn’t come soon enough. For UFC fans in particular, this week’s deal will enable millions of people the opportunity to watch the first UFC event on Versus tonight. The card is headlined by Jon Jones, who is considered to be one of the [...]
The Ultimate Finale 10 Recap
Another winner of The Ultimate Fighter was crowned, one of MMA’s best young fighters showed what all the hype was about, and Kimbo Slice won his UFC debut. However, that sentence made the event sound much better than it actually was.
All eyes were on Kimbo Slice as he made his UFC debut against Houston Alexander. [...]
Ultimate Finale 10 Preview and Predictions-Main Card
Marcus Jones vs. Matt Mitrione: The televised portion of the card begins with a matchup of two former NFL players, Marcus Jones and Matt Mitrione. Jones came into the show with a 4-1 record, with all five fights ending in the first round. He trained with Gracie Tampa early in his career before switching to [...]
Nelson vs. Schaub Set for ‘TUF’ Finale/Kimbo vs. Alexander Also Official
The final of this season of The Ultimate Fighter is finally set. Roy Nelson won his semifinal fight against James McSweeney while Brendan Schaub impressively finished Marcus Jones to earn the spot in the final. The Ultimate Finale takes place this Saturday night in Las Vegas, starting at 8 pm Central on Spike TV.
The huge edge [...]
Jon Jones joins Greg Jackson’s MMA team in New Mexico
UFC light heavyweight Jon Jones, one of the top prospects in all of MMA, has joined Greg Jackson’s MMA team in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Jackon’s team boasts some of the best fighters in the sport including Georges St. Pierre, Rashad Evans, Keith Jardine, Nate Marquardt, and Donald Cerrone.
The 22 year-old Jones boasts a MMA record [...]
UFC 100 Recap
UFC 100 was the biggest event in the company’s history, and it lived up to the hype. Yoshihiro Akiyama and Alan Belcher opened the televised card in style with a back-and-forth three round war that had Akiyama as the split-decision victor. The two “Ultimate Fighter” coaches were next up. Michael Bisping looked timid and pretty [...]
UFC 100 Preliminary Card Predictions
MMA Record-144-84 (63%)
Shannon Gugerty vs. Matt Grice : Grice was an outstanding high school wrestler, but didn’t wrestle in college due to an auto accident. He is 1-2 in the UFC, and is likely fighting for his job in this one. He last fought at UFC Fight Night 17, and was beaten by Matt Veach, [...]
