12:27 AM ET Jon Jones might be virtually undefeated in the Octagon, but he still knows impossible odds when he sees them. And right now, Jones (22-1) knows any attempt to plead his innocence to the UFC’s fan base will likely fall flat. The former champion is facing steroid accusations from the public after a

11:02 AM ET The UFC chose a great matchup to co-headline its final pay-per-view of 2018: a female superfight between featherweight champion Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino and her bantamweight counterpart Amanda Nunes. Justino (20-1) hasn’t lost since her pro debut in 2005. Nunes (16-4) is on one of the most impressive runs in the history of

2:43 PM ET UFC welterweight Alex Oliveira “is OK” after suffering leg and foot injuries when he was hit by shrapnel from a grenade explosion during a Christmas Eve altercation near his home outside Rio de Janeiro, his manager confirmed via social media. According to the Brazilian news site Globo, the 30-year-old Oliveira said he

10:01 AM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN Jon Jones was just 23 years old when he became light heavyweight champion back in 2011, making him the youngest belt-holder in UFC history. He looked unbeatable, and the sky was the limit, it seemed. But it’s been a bumpy road for “Jonny Bones” ever since, a mixture of breathtaking

5:32 PM ET Jon Jones, as of Monday afternoon, is subject to drug testing from both the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) and the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA). According to California State Athletic Commission executive director Andy Foster, Jones, 31, enrolled in the VADA program on Monday. As a UFC athlete, he is still enrolled

10:33 AM ET Richard Mann Despite some last-minute maneuvering, the UFC still has high hopes for its year-end offering, a card featuring two title fights. In the main event of UFC 232, former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones returns against old rival Alexander Gustafsson in a bout for the vacant title. In the co-main event,

2:13 PM ET The entire sport of mixed martial arts is still spinning today, from the UFC’s decision to move its UFC 232 pay-per-view event from Las Vegas to Los Angeles just six days before fight night. Picking up a major event and moving it from T-Mobile Arena to The Forum on such short notice,

10:57 AM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN “I’m at a very healthy place,” Jon Jones insisted to ESPN recently while in the midst of describing life changes he made over the summer during several weeks at a trauma and rehab facility. “Well, I mean, I don’t know, uh, who knows?” “Who knows?” is right. It was an

6:42 PM ET In an unprecedented move, the UFC is relocating next weekend’s UFC 232 pay-per-view event from Las Vegas to Los Angeles because of a licensing issue involving Jon Jones in the state of Nevada. UFC president Dana White broke the news on SportsCenter on Sunday. UFC 232, originally scheduled to take place at

2:50 AM ET Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez will return to competition against Francis Ngannou in February, according to UFC president Dana White. The heavyweight matchup will headline UFC Fight Night on Feb. 17 in Phoenix. It will mark the first UFC main card to air exclusively on ESPN television. A UFC Fight Night