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After looking at your reply, I followed Jon Bones's Twitter account and realized that it's become the best way to find the source of the news. Hot!
Jon Bones answered about the legacy and the money

Isn’t legacy more important than money?

https://twitter.com/UFCBOMB/status/1263606707701321728

"Before even discussing numbers, the UFC was unwilling to pay more for the Francis super fight / for me to move to heavyweight. Said I could possibly earn more in pay-per-view buys."

"Honestly no, not in the stage of my career. I could retire today. I've already done my job, I've given this company over a decade of entertainment."

They're both taunting each other. Francis is definitely confident because it's his natural weight class and he knows he can knock out anyone. I don't know what's really gotten into Jones lately. He talked about moving up before but I wasn't expecting it this soon. Maybe he's bored at the LHW contenders? He sees more challenge from HW fighters since he's that competitive? Or maybe he thinks he'll get more $ from his HW bouts?

Jonny Bones will not stop hehehe.

I predict that Thiago Santos, Dominick Reyes and Israel desanya will certainly stop talking loudly about him if he wins versus the big fellow.



Jones and Ngannou have gone back-and-forth on social media since UFC Jacksonville on Wednesday night (May 13). Jones talked about a potential heavyweight run and how he’s beginning to consider it more as time passes. Ngannou questioned just how serious Jones is and the two have since expressed desire in fighting one another.

Source https://www.mmanews.com/jon-jones-to-francis-ngannou-ill-expose-you/

If you are aware of the Corona situation you will know that Khabib is stuck in Russia and his father is suffering from the virus and in critical situation. Why would the UFC ban him when the fault of the virus is not his    . Khabib might return to the ring in August or September as per the UFC and he will be unifying the belt with Justin Gaethje and it will be a big fight considering how Gaethje was able to defeat Tony Ferguson.

What about Kabheeb don't we have one? or is he permanently banned in UFC after that successful fight with Ferguson? I hope it's not a true champion like him need to challenge all the possible contender of his time. for him to become a true legend in the UFC history. he needs to beat every single challenger that wants his belt or win some belt from the new champion to remain the best winning record in the UFC history.

This is not the first time Alistair Overeem welcomed his opponent to train with him, earlier he invited Curtis Blaydes to train with him after they faced each other and still they are training partners and now if he invites Walt Harris it is great for Harris to gain experience from a well experienced fighter in Overeem.

Now Alister Overeem wanted a rematch against Jairzinho Rozenstruik and i hope he gets that wish because in the first fight Overeem was winning the fight till the moment he was knocked out.

Colby Covington would be a great fight for Woodley but Dana White does not like the attitude of Covington as he always mentions that he is difficult to deal and he might have asked for a bigger purse.

I saw the live coverage from Khabib in social media, some of his family members died of Corona virus and his dad is still struggling to overcome the disease. I hope he overcomes everything be healthy soon, if something happens to his dad i wont be surprised if Khabib retires.

Weili Zhang and Valentina Shevchenko would be a great match with the huge hype, if everything settles down, then it is a possibility that Dana White and the UFC will make that fight happen for the fans  .

It is a close fight after all and both fighters had done their best, you might see something from Angela Hill from this fight against Claudia Gadelha that she didn't usually do with her previous fight but I think the most determined they were that had brought them their victory, but again I'd like to see a rematch if Dana will allow it.


There is a lot of time before the next fight and I think I will look at fighters that have a high percentage in winning and fighters that have shown improvements from their previous fights.

The funny part is Walt Harris and Alistair Overeem will be training partners and i do not think Overeem will be willing to face Francis Ngannou once again as he was knocked out cold and he headaches he might have had after that will stay away from fight Ngannou again .

Woodley always have big talks and it looks like he is not planning to fight for the title again as he is facing Gilbert Burns, it would have been a great story if he faced Colby Covington as a title eliminator but instead he took another fight altogether.

Yup hilarious!  It's good to see he won but I don't think he's back tho.  Try matching him up vs Ngannou again. 

Woodley picked Burns.  It's a step down...  In his mind he prolly needs a tune up fight.

His condition has worsened. It appears we might witness an angry Khabib return on September and his anger might also be used by Dana and Trump for storyboards and propaganda against China's coronavirus.

I also predict Weili Zhang will be thrown to Valentina Shevchenko's den by uncle Dana hehehehe.



In the latest report from media outlets, it’s been said that Abdulmanap’s condition has worsened and he is now on life support as he cannot breathe unassisted (via RT). Abdulmanap has been battling COVID-19.

“More than 20 of my close relatives have suffered (from) COVID-19 and also had to stay in intensive care. Some of them are not with us anymore,” Khabib said, as translated to MMA Junkie by two sources. “As for my father, there’s been so much support, and people kept asking about my father.

Source https://www.mmanews.com/report-khabibs-father-on-life-support-after-condition-worsens/

The future fight cards are announced. This is not a complete list, hoping that they will add more fighters to the cards in the coming days.

UFC Fight Night : May 30, 2020

• Tyron Woodley vs Gilbert Burns
• Klidson Abreu vs Jamahal Hill
• Mackenzie Dern vs Hannah Cifers
• Klidson Abreu vs Jamahal Hill

UFC 250 : June 6, 2020

• Amanda Nunes vs Felicia Spencer
• Jussier Formiga vs Alex Perez
• Devin Clark vs Alonzo Menifield
• Gerald Meerschaert vs Ian Heinisch
• Charles Byrd vs Maki Pitolo

The greatest of all time is determined by the domination of a fighter, Jon Jones never lost a fight in his career and he is the youngest champion in light heavyweight division and if he was not involved in personal issues Daniel Cormier who i think is another one of the greatest fighters ever will not even get the opportunity to become the champion at light heavyweight division. Just check the resume of fighters Jon Jones faced in his career and that is more than enough to determine his greatness. The cleaned out the legends of the sport and now he is cleaning up the present generation.

Light weight, Welter weight and Middle Weight division are packed with talents and since Jon Jones cleaned up the division there is no challenge for him in his division.

I was impressed with Angela Hill and i did not expect her to fight a close fight. I thought Angela Hill should have given the victory and even though i waged a bet on Claudia Gadelha to win but it was disappointing because she was knocked down in the second round and she was loosing the stand up battle.

Even i was expecting Overeem to sleep because of his glass jaw but i have no idea how he survived

If Woodley accepts the fight then it can be a title eliminator against Leon Edwards .

I was surprised Overeem wasn't reemin' after that knock down.  Lolol. 

Next event is gonna be just another filler event.  If only Woodley took a fight vs Leon Edwards.  It would've been waaay better.

We can see that Alistair Overeem really fight smartly in this fight over Harris although I am happy with the results I did have a doubt that he could win over Walt Harris still I do really want him to win this match even though I have bet on Harris, This sure let Overeem take a mark that he has changed with the way he does things in the ring after the Horrific Injury he concurred in his fight with Jairzinho Rozenstruik but again I think that nobody can stop this man in getting what he wants.

And I think Claudia Gadelha looks Impressive and she never gives up in finishing the fight against Angela Hill it is a grueling fight but she managed to sway the judges that she is better than Hill, she admits that Angela Hill was a fast opponent, that is why kudos to this beautiful and strong woman for winning.

First, I disagree that the LH is the toughest division because Lightweight is a tougher one . Second, no doubt that Bones is a good fighter because I once became fan of it. However, I noticed that he is not the same as before. Before, he was so aggressive, hungry for glory despite of how big his opponent is (I suddenly remember how he beat Machida and Shogun); but now it's very obvious that he is always playing safe in his recent fights. Therefore, I realized that he is not the greatest of all time. Check the HOF, they are closer to be proclaimed by that title .
Not only the size difference but also the eye pokes or any skrt of dirty moves lol. Just kidding.

I was expecting Walt Harris to win the fight considering the weak chin of Alister Overeem and i was not aware of the tragedy and the emotions he was going through and if i knew this situation i would have stayed away from betting on him, either way it was a great fight as Overeem was able to somehow able to survive the first round and then come back and finish Harris in the second round.

These were great picks, Alistair Overeem showed his veteran class, i thought he would get knocked down in the first round but survived and came back and win the fight in the second round.

Conor McGregor is showing the good side, the pandemic might have changed many .

If Jon Jones is planning to move to heavyweight he should wait for Francis Ngannou to win the title which will be probably in a years time and then fight him and it will be the biggest fight in heavyweight in a very long time.

The light heavyweight division is the most talent stacked and the toughest division and Jon Jones ruled the division like anyone else in history and that is the only reason every consider him as the greatest MMA fighter of all time, the heavyweight division is not even competitive.

Israel Adesanya is not ready to fight Jon Jones and that is not his fault, Jon Jones is not going down to face him, Israel Adesanya has to come to his division and i bet Jon Jones will smoke him simply because of the size difference.

I did not bet in this fight because of the emotional stress Walt Harris went through after loosing his step daughter just recently.

For those who were not aware of the Aniah case where she was kidnapped and murdered and that is the reason the fight against Overeem was cancelled last time and i was not sure in what shape or emotional Walt Harris was and hence did not wage a bet in the fight. It was emotional to see everyone reaching out to him after the fight.

Here are the results of UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Harris

Main card:
Heavyweight: Alistair Overeem def. Walt Harris TKO (head kick and punches)
Women’s Strawweight: Cláudia Gadelha def. Angela Hill Decision (split)
Featherweight: Dan Ige def. Edson Barboza Decision (split)
Middleweight: Krzysztof Jotko def. Eryk Anders Decision (unanimous)
Featherweight: Song Yadong def. Marlon Vera Decision (unanimous)

Preliminary Card
Welterweight: Miguel Baeza def. Matt Brown KO (punch)   
Middleweight: Kevin Holland def.   Anthony Hernandez TKO (knee to the body and punches)
Featherweight: Giga Chikadze def. Irwin Rivera Decision (unanimous)   
Featherweight: Nate Landwehr def. Darren Elkins   Decision (unanimous)
Women's Flyweight: Cortney Casey def. Mara Romero Borella Submission (armbar)
Heavyweight: Rodrigo Nascimento def. Don’Tale Mayes   Submission (rear-naked choke)

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_on_ESPN:_Overeem_vs._Harris

These were 3 good events in just 7 days. Sadly now we have to wait again for some action. Even though there is a scheduled event UFC 250 on June 7, but it is still TBD tag.

although Overeem is a little ahead with the age in my opinion he remains a first-class fighter, he has resisted very well to Harris's initial outbursts and managed to keep him(Harris) on the ground for most of the time in the second round until the technical knockout, i had bet on Harris