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Dana White summons Jones to Vegas after DWI arrest

Posted by allen - May 23, 2012 - UFC
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Share via email You knew it was coming and it finally did. UFC President Dana White has summoned light heavyweight champ Jon Jones to Vegas to meet with him and Lorenzo Fertitta after his DWI arrest last week. White told the Boston Herald that Jones could go down as one of the best ever but [...]

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Jon Jones apologies on Facebook for DWI arrest

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Share via email UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones has been a lightning rod for controversy in the past few years but since his DWI the haters and critics have come out in full force. Jones has remained quiet for a few days since his arrest but today broke his silence to his friends and [...]

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Reggie Pena vs. John Salter set for XFC 18

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Share via email Injuring himself this week during his grueling training camp for the main event fight with John Salter, XFC middleweight standout Josh Samman almost tossed a monkey wrench into the main event of XFC 18: Music City Mayhem. XFC Media Relations rep, TJ Alcock, confirmed the injury late last night. “A very disappointed [...]

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UFC releases vintage promo for UFC 146

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Share via email The UFC is pulling out all the stops for UFC 146 next weekend. It sounds like an ad for a gun show or a monster truck rally. UFC 146 is the first-ever heavyweight only pay per view the promotion has ever done. Junior Dos Santos will face Frank Mir for the heavyweight [...]

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First Round Management issues a statement about Jon Jones arrest

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Share via email Curretn UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was arrested this morning in New york after hitting a telephone pole with his new Bentley. ‘Bones’ was booked for DUI and his mom came to bail him out a short while later. This afternoon his management team First Round Management released a statement and [...]

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Cormier vs. Barnett available on Primetime in the UK

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Share via email On 19th May Strikeforce returns to its hometown of San Jose, California to bring us the final installment of the acclaimed Heavyweight Grand Prix tournament. On 12th February 2011 Strikeforce launched the Heavyweight Grand Prix, bringing together eight of the World’s best Heavyweight fighters to compete in a tournament format. Pitting such [...]

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Thomson to rep RYU Saturday night

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Share via email Respect Your Universe, Inc. (RYU) (OTCBB: RYUN), http://www.ryu.com/, is pleased to announce that on Saturday, May 19th Josh Thomson will be representing RYU at Strikeforce as the Co-Main Event of Barnett vs. Cormier. Getting underway at 7:00 p.m. PST against Gilbert Melendez, Thomson is a former Strikeforce Lightweight Champion and holds a [...]

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Bellator 70 card official

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Share via email The Big Easy will be the host for Bellator 70 as heavyweights Cole Konrad and Eric Prindle face off for the Bellator World Championship and headline a loaded fight card presented by Harrah’s New Orleans from the New Orleans Convention Center on Friday, May 25. The night will also feature the Finals [...]

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Tom Lawlor talks about being broke before his fight against Jason McDonald

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Share via email Ultimate Fighter season 8 star Tom Lawlor admitted he was broke coming into his fight with Jason McDonald at UFC on Fuel 3. After picking up a big win he will get his win and show money from the UFC that will set him up nicely for the rest of the year. [...]

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Cesar Gracie issues a statement about Nick Diaz No-showing the World Jiu Jitsu Expo

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Share via email After Nick Diaz no-showed a grappling match with Braulio Estima over the weekend. His coach, Cesar Gracie issued a statement today on why he didn’t participate in the event. In early April I got the call from Junior asking what I thought of a Braulio Estima vs Nick Diaz matchup. I had [...]

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