250-pound Jon Jones is completely jacked and ‘ready for anyone’

If you’ve had any doubts about Jon Jones’ commitment to heavyweight, forget about them. He’s all in.

On Wednesday, the former UFC light heavyweight champion shared photos on social media highlighting his physical transformation as he prepares to move up a division. And let’s just say you’ve never seen him like this:

Since relinquishing the UFC light heavyweight title last year, Jones (25-1 MMA, 20-1 UFC) has been hard at work for several months trying to add muscle mass to his lanky frame. Whatever he’s been doing, mission accomplished. He looks ready to fight the biggest and baddest.

Of course, since Jones never has fought while this heavy, it’ll be interesting to see how he performs – which an opponent and date for his heavyweight debut have yet to be determined. Whenever it happens this year, though, Jones says he’s feeling pretty good at the moment.

I feel ready to take on any challenge, this is the first time in my career that I can say that. I finally have the size to be ready for anyone

No I’m not worried about cardio, I hold myself to a very high standard,A light heavyweight standard. Some of these guys may be stronger, but they can’t possibly push as hard as I can. I’ve been able to outwork literally every LHW, i’ll do the same at heavy.. It’s called heart

Can’t wait to see it.

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Article source: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2021/01/ufc-jon-jones-heavyweight-photos-250-pounds

 

Max Holloway’s excited to fight in front of fans | UFC Fight Island 7

Former featherweight champion Max Holloway spoke to the media about his upcoming UFC Fight Island 7 main event bout against Calvin Kattar.

Holloway looks to rebound from back-to-back losses to current champion Alexander Volkanovski and get back in the win column. UFC Fight Island 7 marks the fight promotion’s first event of 2021 and kicks off the first of three events in eight days.

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Article source: https://www.mmaweekly.com/max-holloways-excited-to-fight-in-front-of-fans-ufc-fight-island-7

 

Check out Calvin Kattar’s top UFC finishes

Calvin Kattar has climbed up the featherweight ranks since joining the UFC with impressive performances and finishes in big-time matchups.

This Saturday, Kattar headlines the first UFC fight card of 2021 when he meets former featherweight champion Max Holloway at UFC Fight Island 7. Kattar (22-4) is riding a two fight winning streak while Holloway (21-6) hopes to rebound from back-to-back losses to champion Alexander Volkanovski.

(Courtesy of UFC)

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Article source: https://www.mmaweekly.com/check-out-calvin-kattars-top-ufc-finishes

 

We go to the scorecards: The top 10 busiest UFC judges of 2020

When the final horn sounds and the fight is about to go to the scorecards, everyone has an opinion on who won. Only three voices truly matter, though: those of the three cageside judges.

In 2020, the UFC hosted 41 events in 10 locations, which included 11 pay-per-view events. There were 220 decisions overall. Of those, 185 were unanimous and 35 were split.

Across those decisions, 11 individual judges ruled on 25 or more of these decisions, according to MMA scoring database MMA Decisions‘ year-end tally.

Sal D’Amato and Derek Cleary came in first and second place respectively, a flip-flop from 2019’s top two. Their 29 UFC events judged each broke the previous year-end record of 20.

Judges who were not in the top 10 in 2019, but joined the list in 2020 were Dave Hagen, Junichiro Kamijo, David Lethaby, Clemens Werner and Anders Ohlsson.

Dave Tirelli, Mark Collett, Guilherme Bravo, and Tony Weeks, who were all featured in the top 10 in 2019, didn’t crack the list in 2020.

Check out the 2020 busiest judges tally (via MMA Decisions) below.

  1. Sal D’Amato – 77 decisions in 29 events
  2. Derek Cleary – 65 decisions in 29 events
  3. Michael Bell – 58 decisions in 26 events
  4. Chris Lee – 44 decisions in 22 events
  5. Eric Colon – 43 decisions in 21 events
  6. Dave Hagen – 37 decisions in 22 events
  7. Ron McCarthy – 30 decisions in 16 events
  8. Junichiro Kamijo – 28 decisions in 15 events
  9. David Lethaby – 25 decisions in 7 events
    Clemens Werner – 25 decisions in 8 events
    Anders Ohlsson – 25 decisions in 7 events

Also, check out previous year-end tallies below:

Article source: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2021/01/ufc-news-top-10-busiest-judges-2020

 

James Vick among UFC, Bellator, PFL alumni set to fight on XMMA show in Florida

Regional promotion XMMA is working on its next event, and its lineup already features a handful of notable names.

Former UFC lightweight contender James Vick will compete in his first fight since departing the promotion in 2020 when he takes on former Bellator and PFL fighter Andre Fialho in a welterweight fight.

The event takes place Jan. 30 at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in Palm Beach, Fla., and streams for free on XMMA.com.

Also on the card, former UFC featherweight Kyle Bochniak (8-5) battles Caio Uruguai (7-3), and former UFC heavyweight Marcelo Golm (7-3) fights former PFL standout Muhammed DeReese (8-2). Additionally, former Olympian Mahmoud Fawzy (0-0) is expected to make his MMA debut on the card.

From August 2018 to October 2019, Vick (13-5) lost four straight fights, which ultimately led to his UFC exit. Over that span, he suffered three first-round knockout losses to Justin Gaethje, Dan Hooker, and Niko Price. The fourth loss in that stretch was a unanimous decision to Paul Felder.

Fialho (10-4) also enters the Jan. 30 fight on a losing skid, though his only totals three. After going 4-1 in Bellator from February 2016 to October 2018, Fialho joined PFL for its 2019 Season. He lost two fights in the regular season and didn’t qualify for the playoffs. Fialho then signed with LFA and lost a unanimous decision to Antonio dos Santos in October.

Article source: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2021/01/mma-news-ufc-bellator-pfl-alumni-james-vick-bochniak-fialho-golm-dereese-fawzy-xmma

 

 

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