Jon Jones tells TMZ Sports he wants to be the first Mma fighter to finish his career with a 50-0 record -- becoming the Floyd Mayweather of the sport -- and he's 100% confident he can do it. First things first ... we know Jones already has 1 loss on his record, but it's because Jon was disqualified for throwing illegal elbows in a fight he was otherwise dominating. Clearly, Jones doesn't consider that an official loss. Instead,...
- 2/28/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
**Attention Degenerate Gamblers** Ufc star Anthony Smith says you can make a Ton of cash betting on him to knock out Jon Jones at Ufc 235 this weekend ... telling TMZ Sports, it's a safe bet. Of course, Smith is a huge underdog in the fight ... the current line is Jones (-950) and Smith (+575). In other words, if you bet $100 on Smith to win, it pays $575. If you bet on Jones, you need to plunk down $950 just to make a $100 profit.
- 2/27/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Well, that was quick!!! TMZ Sports has learned Jon Jones is signed on to fight Anthony Smith at Ufc 235 in March ... as long as the Nevada State Athletic Commission gives him the green light. As we previously reported, several Ufc fighters have been angling to get a crack at Jones after he returned from his suspension to beat up Alexander Gustafsson at Ufc 232 last month ... including Luke Rockhold, Corey Anderson and Smith. But now, we've...
- 1/6/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Jon Jones is one step closer to his next fight ... because Anthony Smith tells TMZ Sports his manager is already talking with the Ufc to get a deal done. 30-year-old Smith has clawed his way to becoming the #3 ranked light heavyweight after taking out Rashad Evans, Shogun Rua and Volkan Oezdemir in his last 3 fights. After Jones beat up Alexander Gustafsson at Ufc 232 on Saturday, he and Smith talked trash to each other during the post-fight show on FS1. Now,...
- 1/3/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_2903ibky"]] Daniel Cormier says he's excited to get a crack at Stipe Miocic -- "the greatest heavyweight champion of all time" -- and says the huge payday ain't bad either! D.C. joined the guys on the "TMZ Sports" TV show (airs tonight on FS1) and explained why the fight against Stipe at Ufc 226 in July is an opportunity he just couldn't pass up. Cormier says Dana White first approached him as he was leaving the...
- 1/27/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_zj66u31s"]] What's worse than being brutally Ko'd by a juiced-up Jon Jones?? For Daniel Cormier, you'd assume the answer would be "nothing" ... but the Ufc light heavyweight champ told us dropping his fight at Ufc 220 this weekend could be even more painful. "As bad as July was, it can actually be worse if it happens again," Cormier told TMZ Sports. "My motivation is not only competition, but to avoid feeling like I felt in July, and...
- 1/17/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
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