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When describing Jon Jones the MMA fighter, the UFC light-heavyweight champion, the emphasis is on the word Artist. One of Zuffa’s preflight videos hyping the UFC 140 main event that will see Jones make his second title defense against Lyoto Machida describes the meeting as “Art Comes Alive.” The promotion’s “Countdown to UFC 140” shows [...]
It was January of 2009, in the infant stages of my career covering MMA, when I was introduced to Jon Jones. My colleague at MMAJunkie.com, John Morgan, who at the end of the year was named MMA Journalist of the Year, assigned me a piece on a 21-year-old kid from upstate New York set to [...]
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Bader vs Bones Jones – Is It The Right Time?
5 Comments | Posted by Keith Talarico in MMA News
Jon Jones vs Ryan Bader sounds great, right? I’m questioning if this is the best time for their careers to collide. However, at this point it seems like it is a done deal and they are just trying to finalize a date, with Jones wanting to fight sooner than later and Bader wanting some more [...]
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How Jon Jones Could Shake Up The LHW Division
6 Comments | Posted by Keith Talarico in MMA News
With Jon Jones’ victory on Sunday night, he proved to be a legit threat to the UFC’s light heavyweight division. Vladimir Matyushenko may not carry the same weight in the casual fans mind as a Rampage or Machida, but was still a real test to the rising Jones. For “Bones” to have dispatched of “The [...]
The UFC Ultimate Insider is a short video that promotes and highlights all things UFC. I know, total shocker. In the premier webisode we get to see UFC 116 highlights and behind the scenes segments, a very steamy Arianny Celeste photo shoot, a peek inside Jon ‘Bones’ Jones training camp culminating with him being interviewed [...]
The big question surrounding Jon Jones is “Who’s next?” When people are asking that question about you, you’re a phenom and must-see TV. Jones bulldozed over former IFL champion Vladimir Matyushenko in less than two minutes Sunday night in San Diego. Besides a former title holder, Matyushenko was a winner of 11 of his past [...]
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Could Jon Jones be the Next Kimbo Slice?
1 Comment | Posted by Jason Moles in UFC, Upcoming Fights
On August 1, the UFC will, for only the second time, broadcast live fights on the Versus network. Headlining this free fight card is Jon “Bones” Jones (10-1) against Vladimir Matyushenko (24-4). Walk into any bar and ask which fighters name rings a louder bell. Chances are you will not find five people who have [...]