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There are at least two kinds of greatness in MMA. Greatness that's current (like Jon Jones), and greatness that's always been (like Dan Henderson). In a world of immediacy, we warm our hands more quickly to the former. Henderson now knows the date...

Former light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida and contender Ryan Bader have agreed to meet Aug. 4 at UFC on Fox in Los Angeles, the promotion confirmed Monday night on Twitter.

Jon Jones used his reach advantage to take a unanimous decision over former teammate Rashad Evans on Saturday night and retain his UFC 145 world light heavyweight championship.

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Middleweight champion Anderson Silva and UFC president Dana White have largely enjoyed a smooth working relationship during their time together, but they clearly disagree when it comes to the idea of Silva fighting teammates like Lyoto Machida. More ...

Editor's note: Next week, the ESPN MMA page will roll out its official end-of-the year awards. With winners in each of the most popular categories seemingly pretty clear cut, however, ESPN staffers Chuck Mindenhall and Chad Dundas will take the final...

Lyoto Machida has confessed he will have one more crack at Jon Jones, and then seriously consider a move to a different weight. More »...

Ten months, four wins. Three former champions beaten. Hardly a dicey moment. It's been said before on this site, but Jon Jones put the icing on what may be the single best year for any fighter in MMA history on Saturday when he dumped Lyoto ...

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Josh Gross rates the performances of UFC 140 fighters.

One of the frustrating things about covering mixed martial arts is the inability to soak in history. Whatever happens in a particular moment always seems to be treated as the best or the worst, leading to a cycle where everything is great or stinks. ...

By solving Lyoto Machida's style, Jon Jones proved he's truly something special.

"UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida" was an Ultimate Fighting Championship event, held Dec. 10, 2011 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. The main event was the light heavyweight championship match between Jon Jones and Lyoto Machida....

Light heavyweight champion Jon Jones survived a challenging first round to choke out former champion Lyoto Machida at 4:26 of the second round in UFC 140 on Saturday night.

Jon Jones (14-1), the youngest light heavyweight champion in the promotion's history, came in right at the 205-pound limit for Saturday's UFC 140. The challenger, and former champion, Lyoto Machida (17-2) weighed 204 pounds.