Video: Jon Jones and Anderson Silva Sparring
This Saturday, Jon Jones will make his return to the Octagon at UFC 214. In the past week, there have been rumors of Jones moving up a weight class to take a superfight against Brock Lesnar, should Jon be victorious against the current light-heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier. Not sure how likely this fight is too happen, but it would be an interesting matchup of styles, even if Jones loses to Cormier.
Another superfight I would have loved to see Jon Jones in a few years back would have been against Anderson Silva. Since that is one fight we will likely never see, the closest we get is this footage of the all-time greats engaging in some fun and friendly sparring:
Keep Reading
Featured Upcoming Bouts (Outside of UFC)
| Saturday, July 18th 2026: Professional Fighters League PFL Austin: Van Steenis vs. Eblen 2 | |||
 [#6 MW] Costello Van Steenis |  [#12 MW] Johnny Eblen | ||
|
| |||
| Last Fight Date: 3/20/2026 [PFL] Last Opponent: [#16 MW] Fabian Edwards Last 5: L W W W W | Last Fight Date: 3/28/2026 [PFL] Last Opponent: [#51 MW] Bryan Battle Last 5: W W W L W | ||
| Saturday, June 27th 2026: Professional Fighters League PFL San Diego: McKee vs. Isbulaev | |||
| [#7 W125] Liz Carmouche |  [#13 W125] Viviane Araujo | ||
|
| |||
| Last Fight Date: 8/15/2025 [PFL] Last Opponent: [#16 W125] Jena Bishop Last 5: W L W W W | Last Fight Date: 4/11/2026 [PFL] Last Opponent: [#62 W125] Shanna Young Last 5: W L W L W | ||
| Sunday, May 31st 2026: Shooto Professional Shooto 2026 Vol. 4 | |||
 [#11 SW] Koyuru Tanoue | [#12 SW] Kazusa Kurobe | ||
|
| |||
| Last Fight Date: 11/16/2025 [Shooto] Last Opponent: [#243 FLW] Jo Arai Last 5: W W W W L | Last Fight Date: 1/18/2026 [Shooto] Last Opponent: [#38 SW] Ken Asahina Last 5: W W W W W | ||
Featured Fighters
| [#175 FW] |  George Mangos | [#78 FW] | Juan Archuleta | |
| [#186 MW] |  Christian Eckerlin | [#1 MW] | Sean Strickland | |
| [NR] |  Conor McGregor | [NR] |  Matt Marriot | |
| [NR] | Suzu Ooi | [#34 FW] |  Doo Ho Choi | |
| [NR] |  Rustam Odinaev | [#29 LW] |  Salahdine Parnasse |
Mayweather or McGregor – can McGregor defy the odds?
The worlds of MMA and boxing have both been lit up at the prospect of the upcoming fight between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather, as it features two fighters of genuine distinction in their respective sports. There has been an awful lot of talk about the fight, with much of it coming from the two fighters themselves, who have indulged in some seriously entertaining trash talking on social media sites over the past few months, but it will soon be time for the talking to end and the fighting to get underway. With just a month left until the fight takes place, can Conor McGregor spring one of the biggest upsets in boxing history?
Given the degree of excitement that there is about this fight it can be easy to forget how much of an underdog McGregor is going into it. Very few boxing fans or pundits give him any chance of winning, given that he is coming up against a vastly experienced boxer who has a professional record of 49 wins from 49 matches. Of course, McGregor’s record in the MMA is pretty good too as he has claimed 21 wins – 18 of them knockouts. Thus he clearly has talent, with his style based on hard counterpunches, and he also has a definite age advantage over Mayweather. Irishman McGregor is 28, making him more than a decade younger than 40-year-old Mayweather – who has emerged from a two-year retirement for this fight. McGregor’s approach is likely to be relying on taking his fancied opponent by surprise with this tactic and exploiting any early rustiness that Mayweather displays, but it is hard to see this being quite enough for him to emerge as the winner.
Could You Qualify Online for the Official Strongman Games?
Training Strongman recently announced that they will be hosting the Official Strongman Games in Raleigh, North Carolina. The event will take place at the Dorton Arena, and this year the majority of the spots will be given out in an online strongman competition. So, anybody with enough strength and basic equipment can take part.
The strongman news came earlier this month that there would be seven World’s Strongest divisions in this year’s games, along with a Giants Live qualifier, which offers a tour spot. The men’s divisions include the under 80kg, under 90kg, and under 105kg, while the women’s divisions are the under 64kg and under 82kg. The Giants Live is an open men’s competition.
The structure of the 2017 Official Strongman Games marks a major step forward for the inclusiveness of the sport. This will be the first time that all the weight divisions, as well as the men and women’s titles, will have contests on the same weekend at the same event.
The format serves lower weights well, and a couple of the competitions are open to those who wouldn’t usually consider it. Tennis superstar Andy Murray, for example, who currently has 4/1 odds on BetStars of winning the U.S. Open, has a pretty intense strength training regime. Could we see a rise of athletes who usually focus on other sports coming to the forefront of lighter divisions?
Fight Matrix Program – UFC 214: Cormier/Jones 2 (07-29-2017)
Light Heavyweight Championship (205)
[#1/#2DD/#4P4P] Daniel Cormier (19-1-0, +207) vs. [*] Jon Jones (22-1-0, -257)
Daniel Cormier is the All-Time #8 ranked Light Heavyweight and #29 ranked Absolute fighter.
Jon Jones is the All-Time #1 ranked Light Heavyweight and #5 ranked Absolute fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Daniel Cormier (3-0-0)
2017-04-08: W vs. [*] Anthony Johnson (22-6-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 3:37 of round 2
2016-07-09: W vs. [#8MW] Anderson Silva (34-8-0) via UD (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
2015-10-03: W vs. [#4LHW] Alexander Gustafsson (18-4-0) via SD (47-48, 48-47, 49-46)
Last 3 Fights: Jon Jones (3-0-0)
2016-04-23: W vs. [#13LHW] Ovince St. Preux (20-10-0) via UD (50-44, 50-45, 50-45)
2015-01-03: W vs. [#1LHW/#2DD/#4P4P] Daniel Cormier (19-1-0) via UD (49-46, 49-46, 49-46)
2014-04-26: W vs. [#5LHW] Glover Teixeira (26-6-0) via UD (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Daniel Cormier 112, Jon Jones 462
Previous Match-up Record: Jon Jones leads 1-0-0
Wins Against Common Opposition: Even: Both have 1 win(s) against common opposition.
.
Welterweight Championship (170)
[#1/#6DD/#6P4P] Tyron Woodley (17-3-1, -205) vs. [#3] Demian Maia (25-6-0, +166)
Tyron Woodley is the All-Time #5 ranked Welterweight and #39 ranked Absolute fighter.
Demian Maia is the All-Time #15 ranked Welterweight fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Tyron Woodley (2-0-1)
2017-03-04: W vs. [#2WW] Stephen Thompson (13-2-1) via MD (48-47, 47-47, 48-47)
2016-11-12: D vs. [#2WW] Stephen Thompson (13-2-1) via Draw (Majority) in 5:00 of round 5
2016-07-30: W vs. [#4WW] Robbie Lawler (27-11-0) via KO (Punches) in 2:12 of round 1
Last 3 Fights: Demian Maia (3-0-0)
2017-05-13: W vs. [#5WW] Jorge Masvidal (32-12-0) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
2016-08-27: W vs. [#13WW] Carlos Condit (30-10-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 1:52 of round 1
2016-05-14: W vs. [#33WW] Matt Brown (20-16-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:31 of round 3
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Tyron Woodley 147, Demian Maia 77
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Even: Both have 2 win(s) against common opposition.
.
Women Featherweight Championship (145)
[#1/#3DD/#3P4P] Cristiane Justino (17-1-0, -1156) vs. [#7BW] Tonya Evinger (19-5-0, +701)
Cristiane Justino is the All-Time #2 ranked Women’s fighter.
Tonya Evinger is the All-Time #42 ranked Women’s fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Cristiane Justino (3-0-0)
2016-09-24: W vs. [#15BW] Lina Lansberg (7-2-0) via in 2:29 of round 2
2016-05-14: W vs. [#9BW] Leslie Smith (10-7-1) via TKO (Punches) in 1:21 of round 1
2016-01-16: W vs. [*] Daria Ibragimova (9-2-0) via KO (Punches) in 4:58 of round 1
Last 3 Fights: Tonya Evinger (2-0-0, 1 NC)
2017-03-25: W vs. [#49BW] Yana Kunitskaya (9-3-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:32 of round 2
2016-11-18: NC vs. [#49BW] Yana Kunitskaya (9-3-0)
2016-05-07: W vs. [#28BW] Colleen Schneider (11-7-0) via UD (50-44, 50-44, 49-45)
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Cristiane Justino 308, Tonya Evinger 126
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Cristiane Justino leads 2-0
.
Keep Reading
Video: Mayweather’s top 15 greatest knockouts
https://youtu.be/QGcwFgvGBrU
Fight Matrix Program – UFC on FOX 25: Weidman/Gastelum (07-22-2017)
Middleweight (185)
[#7] Chris Weidman (13-3-0, +115) vs. [#10] Kelvin Gastelum (13-2-0, -142)
Chris Weidman is the All-Time #2 ranked Middleweight and #13 ranked Absolute fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Chris Weidman (0-3-0)
2017-04-08: L vs. [#3MW/#10P4P] Gegard Mousasi (42-6-2) via TKO (Knees) in 3:13 of round 2
2016-11-12: L vs. [#4MW] Yoel Romero (12-2-0) via KO (Flying Knee) in 0:24 of round 3
2015-12-12: L vs. [#5MW] Luke Rockhold (15-3-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:12 of round 4
Last 3 Fights: Kelvin Gastelum (2-0-0, 1 NC)
2017-03-11: NC vs. [#11MW] Vitor Belfort (26-13-0)
2016-12-10: W vs. [*] Tim Kennedy (18-6-0) via TKO (Punches) in 2:45 of round 3
2016-07-09: W vs. [#18MW] Johny Hendricks (18-7-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Chris Weidman 105, Kelvin Gastelum 133
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Even: Both have 1 win(s) against common opposition.
.
Featherweight (145)
[#7] Darren Elkins (22-5-0, +174) vs. [#25] Dennis Bermudez (16-6-0, -226)
Darren Elkins is the All-Time #44 ranked Featherweight fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Darren Elkins (3-0-0)
2017-03-04: W vs. [#50FW] Mirsad Bektic (11-1-0) via KO (Punches) in 3:19 of round 3
2016-07-23: W vs. [#44FW] Godofredo Castro (13-4-0) via UD (30-26, 29-27, 29-27)
2016-03-05: W vs. [#30FW] Chas Skelly (17-3-0) via UD (30-26, 29-27, 30-27)
Last 3 Fights: Dennis Bermudez (2-1-0)
2017-02-04: L vs. [#18FW] Chan Sung Jung (14-4-0) via KO (Punch) in 2:49 of round 1
2016-08-06: W vs. [#196FW] Rony Mariano Bezerra (14-7-0) via UD (30-27, 30-26, 30-27)
2016-02-21: W vs. [#40FW] Tatsuya Kawajiri (36-11-2) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Darren Elkins 140, Dennis Bermudez 168
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Darren Elkins leads 2-1
.
Light Heavyweight (205)
[#27] Gian Villante (15-8-0, -107) vs. [#28] Patrick Cummins (9-4-0, -127)
Last 3 Fights: Gian Villante (1-2-0)
2017-03-11: L vs. [#8LHW] Mauricio Rua (25-10-0) via in 0:59 of round 3
2016-12-09: W vs. [#79LHW] Saparbek Safarov (8-1-0) via TKO (Punches) in 2:54 of round 2
2016-03-05: L vs. [#18LHW] Ilir Latifi (12-5-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Last 3 Fights: Patrick Cummins (1-2-0)
2017-04-08: W vs. [#36LHW] Jan Blachowicz (19-7-0) via MD (29-28, 29-28, 28-28)
2016-05-14: L vs. [#11LHW] Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (22-8-0) via TKO (Punches) in 4:52 of round 1
2015-11-07: L vs. [#6LHW] Glover Teixeira (26-6-0) via TKO (Punches) in 1:12 of round 2
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Gian Villante 133, Patrick Cummins 105
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
.
Keep Reading
Fight Matrix Program – UFC Fight Night 113: Nelson/Ponzinibbio (07-16-2017)
Welterweight (170)
[#17] Gunnar Nelson (16-2-1, -198) vs. [#24] Santiago Ponzinibbio (24-3-0, +165)
Last 3 Fights: Gunnar Nelson (2-1-0)
2017-03-18: W vs. [#37WW] Alan Jouban (15-5-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 0:46 of round 2
2016-05-08: W vs. [#45WW] Albert Tumenov (18-4-0) via Submission (Neck Crank) in 3:15 of round 2
2015-12-12: L vs. [#3WW] Demian Maia (25-6-0) via UD (30-26, 30-25, 30-25)
Last 3 Fights: Santiago Ponzinibbio (3-0-0)
2017-02-19: W vs. [#53WW] Nordine Taleb (13-4-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2016-08-06: W vs. [#30WW] Zak Cummings (21-5-0) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
2016-04-16: W vs. [#91WW] Court McGee (18-6-0) via TKO (Punches) in 4:15 of round 1
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Gunnar Nelson 120, Santiago Ponzinibbio 147
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Even: Both have 1 win(s) against common opposition.
.
Women Strawweight (115)
[#16] Joanne Calderwood (11-2-0) vs. [#23] Cynthia Calvillo (5-0-0)
Joanne Calderwood is the All-Time #49 ranked Women’s fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Joanne Calderwood (2-1-0)
2016-09-10: L vs. [#4SW] Jessica Andrade (16-6-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 4:38 of round 1
2016-06-18: W vs. [#11FLY] Valerie Letourneau (8-6-0) via TKO (Body Kick and Punches) in 2:51 of round 3
2015-07-18: W vs. [#11SW] Cortney Casey (7-4-0) via UD (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Last 3 Fights: Cynthia Calvillo (3-0-0)
2017-04-08: W vs. [#74SW] Pearl Gonzalez (6-2-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 3:45 of round 3
2017-03-04: W vs. [#57SW] Amanda Bobby Cooper (2-3-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 3:19 of round 1
2017-01-13: W vs. [#72SW] Montana Stewart (7-4-0) via TKO (Punches) in 2:54 of round 3
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Joanne Calderwood 309, Cynthia Calvillo 99
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
.
Lightweight (155)
[#25] Stevie Ray (21-6-0) vs. [#33] Paul Felder (13-3-0)
Last 3 Fights: Stevie Ray (2-1-0)
2017-04-22: W vs. [#28LW] Joe Lauzon (27-13-0) via MD (28-27, 29-27, 28-28)
2016-11-19: W vs. [#65LW] Ross Pearson (19-14-0) via SD (27-30, 30-27, 30-27)
2016-09-24: L vs. [#52LW] Alan Patrick Silva Alves (14-1-0) via UD (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
Last 3 Fights: Paul Felder (2-1-0)
2017-02-19: W vs. [#172LW] Alessandro Ricci (10-5-0) via TKO (Elbow and Punches) in 4:44 of round 1
2016-09-24: L vs. [#21LW] Francisco Trinaldo (21-5-0) via in 2:25 of round 3
2016-05-29: W vs. [#82LW] Joshua Burkman (28-15-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Stevie Ray 85, Paul Felder 147
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Stevie Ray leads 1-0
.
Keep Reading