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Adam Hill offers up his top 10 MMA fights that must happen, ranking a potential Jon Jones versus Anderson Silva superfight at No. 1. Other top hypothetical bouts include Nick Diaz versus his brother Nate and Ronda Rousey against Cristiane Santos.

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At some point during Jon Jones' fifth UFC title defense (which nearly cost him a big toe) Saturday, a reader posted a great question to the ESPN.com live chat. "Is it weird," he wrote, "that I rank Anderson Silva pound-for-pound above Jon Jones, ...

Assuming the story is true, the most heinous villain in MMA history may have been born via innocuous text message during the summer of 2009. That's when a previously unremarkable middleweight named Chael Sonnen contacted Joe Silva, offering to mov...

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The Cross-Sport Power Rankings rate the top 10 athletes making noise around the world of sports. This week, Stephen Curry gets the No. 1 spot.

Heading into UFC 159, figuring out ways that Chael Sonnen could compete with Jon Jones required an active imagination. The leading idea on how to get it done was for Sonnen to put his chin down, stick the crown of his head into Jones' chest and drive...

Josh Gross rates the performances of UFC 159 fighters.

The reality show is wrapped. The spring break title defense against Chael Sonnen is in the books. It's time, is it not, for Jon Jones to get back to business? The 25-year-old UFC light heavyweight champion spun his wheels over the last seven mo...

NEWARK, N.J. -- In a night of strange happenings, perhaps the strangest was saved for last. As most thought he would, Jon Jones (18-1) defended his light heavyweight title against Chael Sonnen at UFC 159 at Newark's Prudential Center, yet he did ...

UFC 159 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event scheduled to be held April 27 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The main event features a light heavyweight title fight between Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen, who served as coaches for season...

Jon Jones bloodied Chael Sonnen with a series of strikes to the face in the first round to win by TKO and defend his light heavyweight championship on Saturday night at UFC 159.

Light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is an overwhelming favorite to retain his belt Saturday night at UFC 159 over Chael Sonnen at the Prudential Center. But Jones has a long way to go before being as popular as his challenger.

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NEW YORK -- The decision to lift heavyweight Matt Mitrione's suspension in less than three weeks has raised many eyebrows, so promotion president Dana White didn't hesitate to answer questions Thursday about the matter during UFC 159 media day at Mad...