Light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was scheduled to fight Anthony Johnson in the main event of UFC 187 on May 23 at the MGM Grand Garden. With Jones suspended indefinitely by the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Johnson will face Daniel Cormier for the vacant title on the card.
UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones turned himself in to Albuquerque, N.M., police on Monday night after an arrest warrant was issued for leaving the scene of an accident involving death or personal injuries on Sunday morning. He posted bail and was released from custody just after 10 p.m. Monday.
Flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson locked in an armbar and forced Kyoji Horiguchi to submit with one second left in the fifth and final round of their main-event title fight at UFC 186 on Saturday in Montreal, the sixth consecutive title defense for Johnson.
A breakdown of the fights on the main card of UFC 186 today at Bell Centre in Montreal:
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson returns to the UFC a happier fighter than when he left two years ago. A court injuncton almost stopped him from fighting Fabio Maldonado on Saturday in UFC 186 in Montreal.
Comparisons between UFC breakout female star Paige VanZant and Ronda Rousey are unavoidable. Both are attractive blondes with a whole lot of ability inside the cage. VanZant, a 21-year-old Reno native, improved to 2-0 in the UFC with a unanimous decision over Felice Herrig on Saturday in Newark, N.J., before a national TV audience on Fox.
Middleweights Luke Rockhold and Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza each scored early submission wins at UFC on Fox 15 in Newark, N.J. They could be in line for a title shot, but first, champion Chris Weidman will fight Vitor Belfort on May 23.
A breakdown of the fights on the main card of UFC on Fox 15 today at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. The card begins at 5 p.m. on Fox (5).
Gabriel Gonzaga bloodied Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic, taking him down in the first two rounds of their UFC fight in Poland on Saturday. But the 40-year-old Filipovic finally launched an attack and finished off Gonzaga in the third.
Nate Diaz will return to welterweight to fight Matt Brown at UFC 189 on July 11 at the MGM Grand Garden. Diaz has fought at lightweight since 2011 and lost a decision to then-champion Benson Henderson in a title fight in 2012.
