Showing posts with label Jones. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jones. Show all posts

Monday, 24 September 2012

UFC prez says he 'might have to make' Jones vs. Sonnen

UFC 152 photos are for Saturday night's UFC event at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. In the main event, Jon Jones will defend his UFC light heavyweight title against Vitor Belfort. In the co-main event, Joseph Benavidez

Could Chael Sonnen be next up for Jon Jones? UFC president Dana White says he might “have to make it.” Sonnen-Jones for the UFC light heavyweight title would have been the main event at UFC 151 on Sept. 1. Dan Henderson pulled out of the fight with

The 125-pound flyweight division is as far down as the UFC should go. The current plans to bring in a 115-pound weight-class need to be aborted ASAP. This isn't idle naysaying. This is the truth. Flyweights can't draw a crowd. Nor can they garner the

Mitch Gagnon entered the Octagon after being outworked and submitted by Bryan Caraway at UFC 149 in his promotional debut. He's now 1-1 in the UFC (9-2 Overall). Walel Watson was coming off two consecutive decision losses and really needed a win

Could Chael Sonnen be next up for Jon Jones? UFC president Dana White says he might “have to make it.” Sonnen-Jones for the UFC light heavyweight title would have been the main event at UFC 151 on Sept. 1. Dan Henderson pulled out of the fight with


Sunday, 23 September 2012

UFC prez says he 'might have to make' Jones vs. Sonnen

UFC 152 photos are for Saturday night's UFC event at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. In the main event, Jon Jones will defend his UFC light heavyweight title against Vitor Belfort. In the co-main event, Joseph Benavidez

Could Chael Sonnen be next up for Jon Jones? UFC president Dana White says he might “have to make it.” Sonnen-Jones for the UFC light heavyweight title would have been the main event at UFC 151 on Sept. 1. Dan Henderson pulled out of the fight with

The 125-pound flyweight division is as far down as the UFC should go. The current plans to bring in a 115-pound weight-class need to be aborted ASAP. This isn't idle naysaying. This is the truth. Flyweights can't draw a crowd. Nor can they garner the

Mitch Gagnon entered the Octagon after being outworked and submitted by Bryan Caraway at UFC 149 in his promotional debut. He's now 1-1 in the UFC (9-2 Overall). Walel Watson was coming off two consecutive decision losses and really needed a win

Could Chael Sonnen be next up for Jon Jones? UFC president Dana White says he might “have to make it.” Sonnen-Jones for the UFC light heavyweight title would have been the main event at UFC 151 on Sept. 1. Dan Henderson pulled out of the fight with


UFC prez says he 'might have to make' Jones vs. Sonnen

UFC 152 photos are for Saturday night's UFC event at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. In the main event, Jon Jones will defend his UFC light heavyweight title against Vitor Belfort. In the co-main event, Joseph Benavidez

Could Chael Sonnen be next up for Jon Jones? UFC president Dana White says he might “have to make it.” Sonnen-Jones for the UFC light heavyweight title would have been the main event at UFC 151 on Sept. 1. Dan Henderson pulled out of the fight with

The 125-pound flyweight division is as far down as the UFC should go. The current plans to bring in a 115-pound weight-class need to be aborted ASAP. This isn't idle naysaying. This is the truth. Flyweights can't draw a crowd. Nor can they garner the

Mitch Gagnon entered the Octagon after being outworked and submitted by Bryan Caraway at UFC 149 in his promotional debut. He's now 1-1 in the UFC (9-2 Overall). Walel Watson was coming off two consecutive decision losses and really needed a win

Could Chael Sonnen be next up for Jon Jones? UFC president Dana White says he might “have to make it.” Sonnen-Jones for the UFC light heavyweight title would have been the main event at UFC 151 on Sept. 1. Dan Henderson pulled out of the fight with


Thursday, 20 September 2012

Dallas Cowboys Behind Jerry Jones Are Same Old Frauds

TAMPA — After watching his defense get riddled for 813 yards and four touchdowns through the air the first two weeks of the NFL season, Bill Sheridan is re-evaluating how many times the Bucs want to strand their cornerbacks in man-to-man coverage like

There's nothing wrong with starting the season 1-1. In fact, that's we expected the Cowboys to be entering Week 3. What happened in Seattle can be forgotten. We're moving on. Having said that, a bad loss like that does cause us to look at the schedule

TAMPA — After watching his defense get riddled for 813 yards and four touchdowns through the air the first two weeks of the NFL season, Bill Sheridan is re-evaluating how many times the Bucs want to strand their cornerbacks in man-to-man coverage like

Former Dallas Cowboys receiver Sam Hurd now faces four additional federal charges, the same day a plea agreement fell through. The new six-count federal indictment was filed on Tuesday. The grand jury added four other counts, including the commission

Despite having gone 120-120 over the past 15 seasons with the one lonely playoff victory during that entire span, the Dallas Cowboys — or America's Team, as they are dubbed — remain the NFL's most valuable franchise, according to Forbes, at $2.1 billion.


Friday, 10 August 2012

Lolo Jones still a winner

This morning, TheBlaze told you about the harsh jabs and critiques that Olympian Lolo Jones faced following her fourth place finish this week. Aside from the graphic and mean-spirited Twitter comments that were aimed at her

She wasn't supposed to be responding to a column calling her a sore loser by urging the reporter via Twitter to watch the tape so she'll be vindicated. Jones was having such a wonderful time being Lolo Jones — until she had to run her race. Jones is

LONDON — Lolo Jones was leading the race at the Beijing Games when she clipped the second-to-last hurdle and saw her hopes for an Olympic medal disappear. The other runners burst across the finish line, but everyone at the Bird's Nest was focused on

Lolo Jones: “Still no peace. I still don't know God's overall plan for this. But what I like is the support I've received. Because honestly I felt like I let so many people down. I feel terrible for putting people through this kind of again. Because it

The public editor provides the e-mail he has been sending to readers regarding The Times recent article on American Olympic athlete Lolo Jones.


Thursday, 9 August 2012

Hurdler Jones: Criticism 'crazy'

LONDON — Lolo Jones isn't going away. And she's not going to change a thing.

Content warning: This post contains graphic content. Discretion is advised. Lolo Jones has captivated American attention for a variety of reasons. To begin, she's a talented track and field star. But, as TheBlaze highlighted in

Updated Aug 8, 2012 10:26 PM ET. Already stinging from her fourth-place finish in Tuesday's 100-meter hurdles, Lolo Jones battled tears on Wednesday and lashed out at critics who “ripped me to shreds” days before she competed in the Olympics final.

LONDON — Lolo Jones was leading the race at the Beijing Games when she clipped the second-to-last hurdle and saw her hopes for an Olympic medal disappear. The other runners burst across the finish line, but everyone at the Bird's Nest was focused on

LONDON — With her voice choking and eyes welling with tears, U.S. hurdler Lolo Jones took issue with what she called "heartbreaking" criticism a day after she barely missed winning an Olympic medal. Jones appeared on NBC's "Today" on Wednesday and


Monday, 6 August 2012

Lyoto Machida: UFC champ Jon Jones 'has a weak point'

UFC lightweight contender Diego Sanchez says he would like to take on Nate Diaz in his first fight back down to 155-pounds after previously competing in the welterweight division.

UFC lightweight contender Diego Sanchez says he would like to take on Nate Diaz in his first fight back down to 155-pounds after previously competing in the welterweight division.

While numbers such as 211000 viewers for UFC on Fuel TV 4 on July 11 may not sound all that eye-opening to most people, who are used to seeing UFC viewership well over a million, Fuel and Fox executives couldn't be more pleased since they were once

By Steven Marrocco, MMAjunkie.com. Hardcore fans may remember Bruno Carvalho (7-2) for a lone appearance in DREAM, where he lost a decision to Eiji Mitsuoka in June 2011. Otherwise, the Brazilian has been off the radar on the international scene.

By Matt Erickson, MMAjunkie.com. Lyoto Machida believes UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has a weakness — even if he may be unsure of what it is, specifically. Machida (18-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC), himself a former champ, on Saturday found himself