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Michael McDonald won't be 22 years old until January. There's a chance -- if the cards fall in his favor, and his hand is healthy enough to chin-hunt, and UFC matchmakers throw him a bone -- that by the time "Mayday's" birthday rolls around, he'll be...

John Candido of FightMetric breaks down select bouts from UFC on FX and UFC 147 cards.

Story | Conversation | June 21, 2012

At the end of April, prospects Rory MacDonald and Michael McDonald did work at UFC 145 in Atlanta. MacDonald's work was a showcase fight with an outmatched Che Mills, while bantamweight McDonald's was an eye-opening win over Miguel Torres. Today,...

John Candido of FightMetric breaks down the Saturday UFC 146 card, headlined by Junior dos Santos and Frank Mir, providing analysis and a pick for each fight on the card.

Story | Conversation | May 24, 2012

John Candido of FightMetric breaks down the Saturday UFC card, headlined by Jim Miller versus Nate Diaz, providing analysis and a pick for each fight on the card.

Story | Conversation | May 02, 2012

When Jon Jones fought Andre Gusmao at UFC 87, "Bones" was already a practitioner of creative hostility. At the time, Jones was trying out unusual kicks and punches in a shed in upstate New York, envisioning those spinning elbows and saddle throws...

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UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans was an Ultimate Fighting Championship event held on April 21, 2012 at the Philips Arena in Atlanta. The main event was a light heavyweight championship bout between reigning champion Jon Jones and challenger Rashad Evans, whi...

Josh Gross rates the performances of Bellator 66/UFC 145 fighters.

For as dominant as Jon Jones appeared to be Saturday night while earning a lopsided unanimous decision against Rashad Evans, the challenger had a glimmer of hope to win the fight. And if Evans goes home to cry like he joked he would during the UFC 14...

ATLANTA -- No light heavyweight will defeat Jon Jones. At least not anytime soon. "Never" is a word seldom used in mixed martial arts -- a sport where truly one moment can change everything. A fighter can be on his last leg, staggering to the fen...

Jon Jones retained his light heavyweight title Saturday with a unanimous decision over Rashad Evans at UFC 145 in Atlanta. Evans could never mount a consistent attack and lost by judges' scores of 49-46, 49-46 and 50-45. ESPN.com scored the fight...

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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