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Jon Jones (23-1) knocked out Daniel Cormier (19-2) for the light heavyweight championship Saturday night at UFC 214 in Anaheim, California. A vicious head kick stunned Cormier midway through the third round before finishing him on the mat with a brutal ground and pound. Jones picked up exactly where he left off, attacking early and often…
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They said knockout artist Anthony "Rumble" Johnson's best bet against Daniel Cormier was to stick to his bread and butter. They were right. Delray Beach, Fla.'s Johnson (22-6) attempted to outwrestle former Olympic wrestler Cormier (19-1) of San Jose in Saturday night's UFC 210 main event. And while the element of surprise worked for one round,…
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Daniel Cormier (19-1-0) is still the UFC light-heavyweight champion after he defeated Anthony “Rumble” Johnson (22-6-0) with a rear-naked choke in the second round. The story quickly became Johnson, though, as Johnson emotionally announced his retirement from UFC after the loss. Johnson, 33, was the favorite going into the fight, but he cited his desire to…
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UFC 210 is set for Saturday night in Buffalo, New York, but the pay-per-view won’t begin without its share of controversy. The main event almost became a non-title bout when it looked like UFC lightweight champion Daniel Cormier had missed weight, and another fight was pulled off the main card for a few hours before being…
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With the division's biggest star on the sideline and a thin crop of top-tier competitors, the Ultimate Fighting Championship needs to go the rematch route in order to sell its light heavyweight championship as a pay--per-view headline attraction. Fortunately for the company, the rematch is intriguing as far as these things go, as champion Daniel Cormier…
