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UFC 187: Johnson VS Cormier – 5/23/15

UFC 187: Johnson VS Cormier Sat. May, 23, 2015 Las Vegas, Nevada

PPV Main Card – 10PM ET

Light Heavyweight Title Fight: #1 Anthony Johnson VS “DC” Daniel Cormier

Middleweight Title Fight: (C) Chris Weidman VS #3 Vitor Belfort

Lightweight: #3 “Cowboy” Donald Cerrone VS John Makdessi

Heavyweight: #3 Travis Browne VS #8 Andrei Arlovski

Flyweight: #2 Joseph Benavidez VS #5 John Moraga

 

Fox Sports 1 Prelims – 8PM ET

Flyweight: John Dodson VS Zach Makovsky

Welterweight: Dong Hyum Kim VS Josh Burkman

Middleweight: Uriah Hall VS Rafael Natal

Women’s Strawweight: #4 Rose Namajunas VS Nina Ansaroff

 

UFC Fight Pass Early Prelims – 6:30PM ET

Welterweight: Mike Pyle VS Colby Covington

Lightweight: Islam Makhachev VS Leo Kuntz

Flyweight: Justin Scoggins VS Josh Sampo

 

The Warmaster returns 

  Josh Barnett successfully defended his Metamoris Heavyweight title this past Saturday against Ryron Gracie at Metamoris 6 by submitting him via toehold. 

 Barnett who does English commentary for “New Japan Pro Wrestling which airs every Friday on AXS TV, has been pretty busy as of late. 

With The Warmaster conquring the world like it’s nobody’s business many wondered when we would see him in the cage again. After all the last time we saw him compete in the UFC was in December of 2013 at UFC168. Now fans of The baby face asscian can rejoice because they won’t have to wait much longer to see the catch wrestler back in the octagon again.

It was announced Wednesday evening by Vice President and general manager of UFC Asia Ken Berger during media day for Faber vs Edgar that Josh Barnett will be squaring off against Roy Nelson live from Japan in the headlining bout of UFC Fight Night 78 on September 27th

In addition to the fight announcement it was also announced that both Barnett and Nelson will be coaches on a Japan reality tv show called Road to the UFC. The show will feature 8 prospects  with little to no experience gunning to achieve the ultimate dream  of fighting in the UFC.

Filming for the series is set to begin later this month and is expected to take place both in Las Vegas and Japan. Unlike “The Ultimate Fighter,” the athletes are not expected to live together during the duration of filming.

Due to time differences UFC Fight Night 78 will air in North American  September 26th. Broadcast plans have yet to be announced 

Josh Barnett has a professional  fight record of(33-7) with a record of (5-2) in the UFC. Opposite of Barnett, Nelson has a professional fight record of (20-11) with a record of (7-7) in the UFC so there is no doubt this bout is going to be one you don’t want to miss.

Are you like myself; super excited for this fight? Let us know in the comments.

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

Ronda Rousey named most dominant athlete 

 The list for this years top 50 most dominate athletes according to  Business insider has been revealed and at the top of that list is the UFC’s Women’s Battwmweight champion Rowdy Ronda Rousey.

With a record of (11-0) a 100% finish rate, a women who has transcended the sport of MMA and a women who has broke down barriers in the sport her being at the top isn’t surprising at all and is well deserved.

Labrone James held down the close #2 spot as where Sarina Williams came in at #3. You can view the full list here 

http://www.businessinsider.com/most-dominant-athletes-alive-2015-4?op=1

in a quote from the business insiders website reads “No athlete is more dominate in their sport by a wider margin then Rousey” and I couldn’t agree more. I mean her last 3 title defenses add up to a running time of JUST 1:15 I mean can we say INCREDIBLE?

What do you guys think of this list? Leave your opinions down below in the comments

As for the most dominate athlete alive, she is scheduled to defend her title for the 6th time against undefeated challenger Bethe Correia in Brazil on August 1st for UFC190

And Rousey promises that this one is going to be longer then 16 secs 

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91

Ronda Rousey and WWE??

 The moment involving The Rock, HHH, Stephanie McMahon and Ronda Rousey was easily one of the best moments of this years WrestleMania. It was all over every sports media outlet and left the fans wanting more. Ever since then people have been asking will we see Ronda Rousey again??

Just a few days ago Dana White was asked if Rousey would be back in WWE to which he quickly replied “No it was one and done.

Now according to WrestlingInc.com it is being said that white’s response shocked creative since they were hoping for a match between Stephanie and Rousey at WrestleMania 32. They had even hoped for a small angle during this years Hell in a Cell PPV since it’s taking place in Rousey’s back yard of LA.

One source at Wrestling News Obsever says that the feeling within WWE is that it’s still not a dead deal even if White hasn’t signed off on anything. It is also being said that WWE has videos set up of Rousey and Stephanie and that Stephanie may be talking about the situation on the Live with Chris Jericho special tonight on the WWE NETWORK 

It should also be noted that when Rousey was a guest on the Pipers Pit podcast she said from the moment the segment at WrestleMania was over she knew that she couldn’t not come back and she’d do what ever she could to get back in there again.

I personally think Dana White saying it was one and done is damage control and we will be seeing her again. WWE has always been open to it, Rousey has friends within the company and quite frankly it would be a dumb business move on White’s part not to work out some sort of deal since it would be a huge crossover and could potentially bring new eyes to the UFC.

What do you guys think? Will we see Rousey in the squared circle again? Let us know in the comments.

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

Reebok terminates deal with Jon Jones 

  In light of recent events Reebok has decided to terminate the deal they once had with former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. The announcement was first made this morning by ESPN’s Darren Rovell.

Reebok released the following statement 

“In light of recent events, we have made the decision to terminate our contract with Jon Jones, effective immediately,”

To add to the punishment Jon Jones has also been taken off the pound for pound rankings. Jose Aldo now holds the #1 spot.

Jones is the first champion in the history of the UFC to be stripped of a title do to disciplinary actions.

It should also be noted that the word going around is that Jones could be at least serving s minimum of a 1 year sentence.

We here at WNB will continue to update you on the story if any more news comes to surface.

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91 

Jon Jones suspended indefinitely 

  
After being involved in a hit and run Sunday morning in Albuquerque New Mexico UFC Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones has been stripped of his title and has been suspended indefinitely from the UFC. Jones was arrested on Monday in Albuquerque on allegations of leaving the scene of an accident, which is a felony charge in New Mexico due to one of the drivers suffering a fractured wrist and arm. The injured driver, later identified as Vanessa Sonnenberg, was taken to the hospital because she is pregnant and felt like she might pass out at the scene.

UFC president Dana White made the announcement regarding Jones  via FOX Sports Live on Tuesday night. White Dana white said he had a chance to speak with Jones early on Tuesday before the promotion took any action against him. White had this to say.
“He didn’t say a lot. Obviously, he’s got to handle his legal proceedings,

“His lawyer didn’t have him say much. What we wanted to find out is what the facts were. There’s a lot of things that are being said out there about what happened that day, a lot of them are untrue, a lot of them are speculation, and we wanted to hear Jon’s side of the story and we wanted to hear what his lawyer had to say about it.”

Now with Jon Jones being out of UFC187 the new main event will now be Daniel Cormier vs Anthony Johnson for the light heavyweight title.

Dana white Also said that “Jones is obviously very disappointed about what happened. He wanted to go down as the greatest of all time but it is what it is and we had to make the right call.”

At this moment Jon Jone’s future with the UFC is up in the air. Jones has yet to speak out publicly on the situation but he did send out this tweet.

https://twitter.com/jonnybones/status/593235515274432512

What are your thoughts on the situation? And further more who do you want as the new Light Heavyweight champion?

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

Jon Jones Update: Turns Himself In To Police

UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones turned himself in to Albuquerque (NM) police. Jones made bond and was released Monday night. Jones is facing felony charge in connection to a hit-and-run incident that he was allegedly involved in Sunday morning in Albuquerque.

Witnesses tell police that Jones fled the crash that hospitalized a pregnant woman but he came back to grab a large amount of cash from the car. Officers later found marijuana in a pipe in the car.

Source: ESPN

 

Michelle Waterson signs with UFC

 The UFC strawweight Division just keeps getting better and better. A little less then an hour ago the UFC announced the signing of Michelle “the karate hottie” Waterson.

Waterson who is (12-4) was one of InvictaFC’s biggest standouts. Waterson is a former atomweight champion under the invictaFC banner. She dropped her title back in December to Herica Tiburcio.

Waterson is expected to make her UFC debut sometime this summer against an unnamed opponent (Ariel Hawani of MMA fighting confirms)

What do you guys think about this announcement? I’m personally ecstatic and think the Karate hottie will do the UFC proud. Sound off in the comments and let us know

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

Jon Jones Update: Named As Suspect

Jon Jones has officially been named as a suspect in a hit-and-run investigation.

“Yes, he is the suspect and we’re hoping that he will contact us to give us his side of the story,” said Simon Drobik, Albuquerque Police Department spokesman to MMAFighting.com. Drobik squashed the rumors that cocaine was found in the rental car. However, according to Brett Okamoto, a marijuana pipe was found in the car.

This weekend a woman was struck in a hit-and-run and Jones was identified by an officer fleeing on foot.

According to several, Jones hadn’t been heard from in well over 24 hours. His manager calmed the rumors that Jones’ planned UFC 187 fight with Anthony Johnson was off, saying he’s not heard anything like that as of yet.

UFC released the following statement:

“We are aware that the Albuquerque Police Department is interested in speaking to Jon Jones regarding his possible involvement in a motor vehicle accident. We are in the process of gathering facts and will reserve further comment until more information is available.”

Source: WrestlingINC.com

 

Jon Jones UFC 187 bout in jeopardy 

  It was reported earlier today on various news sites that UFC light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones was involved in a hit and run accident involving a middle age women in Albuquerque New Mexico. The women was sent to the hospital with non life threatening injuries. It was also reported that drugs were found at the scene but that rumor was not confirmed.

It is now being said via mma fighting that the Albuquerque PD is looking to question Jones about the incident, however Jones’ whereabouts are unknown. At this moment he is not being looked at as a suspect. This is what the Albuquerque PD had to say about the matter 

We can not confirm that Jon Jones was involved in a H&R traffic accident from this morning. The investigation is ongoing.

Jones is scheduled to defend his title next month at UFC 187 against Anthony Rumble Johnson but it is now believed that the fight is in jeopardy.

This wouldn’t be the first time Jones has be in a troublesome situustion. Earlier this year be tested postive for cocaine following his bout with Daniel Cormier. This sent the champion to rehab but he shortly checked himself out after just 24 hours.

It should also be noted that Jones was not penalized for testing “dirty” and many fans feel that he should be stripped of the title especially if he was directly involved in this hit and run. I may not be found of Jones but to me it seems like he needs help and I sincerely hope he gets it.

Only time will tell what will happen with this situation. We here at WNB will keep you all updated on the matter so keep checking back for updates.

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)