Everyone has a fighting chance
After failing a post-fight drug test, Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight Walt Harris has been issued a four-month suspension dating back to December, and his win over Andrei Arlovski has been overturned to a no-contest.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is returning to Las Vegas for the first time this year with two belts on the line, as Jon Jones is set to face Anthony Smith at light heavyweight, and Tyron Woodley meets Kamaru Usman at welterweight.
Cage Warriors Fighting Championship is ready to make its return to the U.K. capital, where CW 102 will go down at O2 Arena. In tomorrow’s main event, London’s own James Webb (5-1) will lock horns with Norwegian Thomas Robertsen (7-1).
Controversial UFC welterweight Colby Covington has made his feelings known after he was overlooked by the UFC for the 170 pound title when the promotion chose to award Kamaru Usman the chance to fight against the champ Tyron Woodley.
Russian fighter Petr Yan has signed a new deal with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, one that will keep him with the organization for a good while longer.
With the Ultimate Fighting Championship announcing an interim title fight between lightweights Dustin Poirier and current featherweight king Max Holloway at UFC 236 in April and the rumored bout between fan favourites Conor McGregor and Donald Cerrone, a number of highly-ranked 155 pounders are left without a fight, including Al Iaquinta and Tony Ferguson.
The list of light heavyweight fighters left for Jon Jones to beat seems smaller each day and if he is able to defeat Anthony Smith this weekend at UFC 235, it opens the possibility that he’ll move up to the heavyweight division for some potentially high-profile fights including Daniel Cormier, Stipe Miocic, Francis Ngannou and Cain Velasquez.
MMA fans are rejoicing the fact that this weekend marks the Ultimate Fighting Championship debut of the undefeated former One Championship and Bellator MMA welterweight champion Ben Askren.
Jon Jones made some good-humored observations about the former contender’s cannabis ventures and enormous physique.
Rebounding relatively quickly following his short-lived retirement, Vitor Belfort has decided to sign with One Championship.