Новости за 07.07.2016

LAS VEGAS — Conor McGregor was supposed to headline UFC 200. And he's still willing to do it.

Edson Barboza returns to action three months after scoring the biggest win of his career, and even though he thinks that a victory over Gilbert Melendez could earn him a shot at the UFC lightweight title, the Brazilian could say no to the opportunity.

The UFC kicks off its three-night extravaganza with a lightweight title bout on Fight Pass. The card features a number of other contenders, although most of the top-end of the roster is being preserved for other cards during the week.

UFC president Dana White is determined to find Daniel Cormier a new opponent for UFC 200.

LAS VEGAS — Brock Lesnar threw some shade the way of Jon Jones at UFC 200 open workouts Thursday.

The UFC lightweight championship will be on the line at UFC Fight Night 90, and Rafael dos Anjos is excited with the opportunity to defend his belt against Eddie Alvarez on July 7.

LAS VEGAS -- Watch Brock Lesnar UFC 200 Q&A session Thursday in Las Vegas.

LAS VEGAS -- After Jon Jones spoke to the media at a press conference Thursday, MMA Fighting's Ariel Helwani and Marc Raimondi took a closer look at the event.

Less than 12 hours after the announcement that rocked the mixed martial arts world, an emotional Jon Jones broke his silence about the positive USADA test that led to his removal from the main event of UFC 200.

Jon Jones will react to being pulled off the UFC 200 card, and much more during a press conference Thursday morning in the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The video should begin at 11:30 a.m. ET.

It was a heartbroken Daniel Cormier who took to the podium in Las Vegas on Wednesday night to discuss the fallout of his UFC 200 main event against Jon Jones.

At the UFC 202 press conference, Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz will discuss their upcoming fight Thursday afternoon in Las Vegas. The video will begin above at 2:30 p.m. ET.

Chael Sonnnen says that as a guy who used banned substances during his career, he can tell when another fighter is doing something and his first reaction to Jon Jones USADA test violation was "what took them so long?"

Almost brought tears to my eyes, really hope this happens. DC deserves his pay-check and AG is just the man. This will be an amazing contest, as rumor has it AG has been training for an force majeure like this. And finally, if JJ gets convicted the UFC should just close their eyes, and cut him and not look back

The UFC held a press conference late Wednesday to announce Jon Jones' removal off the UFC 200 event on Saturday night. Watch it above.

Ariel Helwani, Shaun Al-Shatti, and Marc Raimondi react to the stunning news that Jon Jones has been pulled from UFC 200 after being flagged in a random drug test by USADA.

The UFC has released a statement after it was forced to remove Jon Jones from the UFC 200 main event for a potential USADA violation.

Jon Jones is off UFC 200. In a stunning turn of events, the interim light heavyweight champion was pulled from the main event of UFC 200 late Wednesday night after being flagged in a random June 16 administered by USADA. In Jones' stead, a three-round fight between Brock Lesnar and Mark Hunt will headline an event that was previously being touted as the biggest in UFC history.

MMA Fighting has UFC Fight Night 90 results for the Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez fight card July 7 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nev.

In the main event, UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos puts his belt on the line against Eddie Alvarez. Roy Nelson squares off against Derrick Lewis in a key heavyweight contest in the co-main event

Check out the UFC Fight Night 90 results.

Main card (UFC Fight Pass at 10 p.m. ET)
Rafael dos Anjos vs. Eddie Alvarez
Roy Nelson vs. Derrick Lewis
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In a stunning turn of events, Jon Jones is out of the main event of Saturday's UFC 200.

The TUF 23 Finale fight card is set.

Tatiana Suarez will square off against Amanda Cooper for the women's TUF strawweight title, while Andrew Sanchez will compete against Khalil Rountree for the light heavyweight TUF title.

Joanna Jedrzeczyk will defend her UFC strawweight title in the main event against Claudia Gadelha.

Check out the complete TUF 23 Finale fight card below.

Main card (FOX Sports 1 at 10 p.m. ET)
Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Claudia Gadelha
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LAS VEGAS -- Gegard Mousasi talks about his UFC 200 fight against Thiago Santos, why he doesn't think he's getting a title shot anytime soon, his contract status and more.

In the latest episode of UFC 200 Embedded, Mark Hunt gets his mind blown by a magic trick, Miesha Tate and Jon Jones stay busy in the gym, Daniel Cormier spends time at home with his family, Frankie Edgar makes his way to the airport in an RV, and much more.

When it’s all said and done, we may look back at the Jon Jones-Daniel Cormier feud and miss those glorious exchanges. After having to deal with each other off and on for much of the last two years, the talking has grown increasingly personal heading into UFC 200. Now the sniping has gotten familiar and subtle. Everything has become a little more matter-of-fact. There are even pleasantries in the mix.

One might say that their rivalry has matured into something more blunt, with all the dirty laundry aired... Читать дальше...

LAS VEGAS -- Miesha Tate's run to the UFC bantamweight title has encapsulated everything Tate has grown to represent as a fighter. Over the course of five consecutive wins, Tate has overcome promotional slights, a nasty broken orbital against Sara McMann, and secured one of the most stunning comebacks in the history of the sport with her fifth-round submission over Holly Holm.