Jon Jones had 247 words to say in his long pension post, but none of them was focused on the new champion Tom Aspinall. On Saturday evening during a press conference after UFC Baku, Dana White confirmed that the legendary two-weight UFC champion Jones had retired at MMA. Since then he has confirmed that news […]
Jon Jones comes in for a number of intense trolls from fans after sharing a painfully ironic tweet just before he confirms his UFC pension. Tonight Dana White confirmed that the legendary world champion had called on him to withdraw from fighting. This has enabled Tom Aspinall to take over as an undisputed heavyweight world
Tom Aspinall went to social media to share a message to fans after it was confirmed that he is the new UFC heavyweight champion. The rapidly rising British star has been interim champion for almost two years, but has not succeeded in getting a unification with Jon Jones. And tonight Dana White confirmed to the
It is safe to say that the main event of the people at UFC Baku is not Jamahal Hill vs Khalil Rountree Jr. wax The promotion hit Azerbaijan for the first time this week and brought UFC action to his capital in Baku Crystal Hall. Selected to close the show were Hill and Rountree JR,
The UFC Heavyweight Division finally has clarity, because Jon Jones officially retired. The weight class had been in a period of uncertainty since Jones defeated Miocic on UFC 309 last November. Despite the presence of an interim title holder in Tom Aspinall, Jones publicly rejected him to unite the titles. That led to anger and
Tel Magomed Ankalaev among those who are not impressed by Jamahal Hill and Khalil Rountree JR's efforts on UFC Baku. The pair of light heavyweight contenders was given the task of closing the show for the very first visit of the UFC to Azerbaijan. Both Hill and Rountree JR wanted to bump their names back
Jamahal Hill was defeated by Khalil Rountree JR in a unanimous decision in the main event of UFC Baku in a rare Saturday afternoon show. With ABC broadcast of the event in America and a monstrous time difference of at least nine hours between local time and the United States, UFC Baku was broadcast during
Curtis Blaydes called a man who could stand in line to face Tom Aspinall for the UFC Heavyweight title. Blaydes was one of those in charge of introducing live UFC action to the Nation Azerbaijan, as MMA's leading promotion was debuted in the country on Saturday. The old competition and former interim title finer on
With UFC Bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili in the area, a rising prospect continued to impress UFC Baku. The leading promotion of MMA arrived in a new environment this week, because the UFC brought the Octagon to Azerbaijan for the first time. At the top of the line-up in the capital of the Baku country is
Top Welterweight Prospect Oban Elliott suffered his first UFC loss at UFC Baku. 'The Welsh Gangster' had a banner year in the UFC after obtaining a promotion contract on Dana White's Contender Series in 2023. Oban Elliott started his run in the Octagon with three consecutive victories in 2024 and later asked for a fight
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A controversial moment took place during the UFC Baku -Prelims, which brought back memories from one of the title fights of Jon Jones 2019. The UFC debuted in Azerbaijan with an intriguing fighting evening card on Saturday 21 June. Among those who are charged with showing a new audience violent and entertaining action, people like
One of Khabib Nurmagomedov's hunters got away with cheating at UFC Baku. For the first time, the UFC goes to the Land Azerbaijan for a Fight Night event. Top Light Heavyweights meet each other in the main event of UFC Baku as former champion Jamahal Hill seems to return from back-to-back losing against Muay Thai