Jon Jones gets randomly drug tested ahead of UFC 182

Jon Jones and his old friends at the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) got reacquainted with one another on Tuesday. Two weeks out from Jones’ UFC 182 title challenge against Daniel Cormier, the UFC’s light heavyweight champion posted an Instagram video of himself undergoing a random drug test at the behest of the NAC.

“The Nevada State Athletic Commission just stopped by my house and hit me with that random,” Jones wrote. “Only thing I’m on is that #PHW pure hard work! They’re probably wondering how my chicken legs are so strong. I’ve had a few @muscletech products but that’s all legal :)”

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Jon Jones gets randomly drug tested ahead of UFC 182

Morning Report: Daniel Cormier plans to "rid MMA of Jon Jones" at UFC 182

Daniel Cormier believes he’s destined to be the UFC’s light heavyweight champion.

Ahead of his title challenge to the sport’s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter, Cormier envisions a grim future for Jon Jones after they tangle at UFC 182 on Jan. 3.

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Morning Report: Daniel Cormier plans to "rid MMA of Jon Jones" at UFC 182

Jones and Cormier both say they"d do press conference brawl same way if it happened like that again

During Saturday night’s telecast of UFC on FOX 13 from Phoenix, color commentator Joe Rogan conducted an interview between light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and challenger Daniel Cormier. They will meet in the main event at UFC 182 in Las Vegas on Jan. 3.

Cormier was on hand live as a FOX analyst, and Jones joined the interview via satellite.

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Jones and Cormier both say they"d do press conference brawl same way if it happened like that again

Dana White: Rafael dos Anjos gets next shot at UFC champ Anthony Pettis

PHOENIX, Ariz. — For six years, a UFC title shot eluded Rafael dos Anjos. No longer.

Following the Brazilian’s lopsided victory over Nate Diaz at UFC on FOX 13, UFC President Dana White announced at Saturday night’s post-fight press conference that dos Anjos, rather than injured No. 1 ranked Khabib Nurmagomedov, will be the next man to challenge lightweight champion Anthony Pettis.

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Dana White: Rafael dos Anjos gets next shot at UFC champ Anthony Pettis

Sheymon Moraes prepared for WSOF introduction: "I can knock out anyone in my division"

Sheymon Moraes had his first World Series of Fighting adversary shifted twice, however he does not care.

Moraes, a 6-0 bantamweight possibility from Team Nogueira in Rio de Janeiro, confronts Gabriel Solorio at Saturday night’s WSOF 16 in Sacramento, and his largest challenge was days prior to the particular fight.

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Sheymon Moraes prepared for WSOF introduction: "I can knock out anyone in my division"

Morning Report: Robbie Lawler favors trilogy spell with Johny Hendricks over rematch with Rory MacDonald

It seems such as the UFC’s new welterweight champion continues to be listening a fairly great former one.

On Monday UFC Hall of Famer Matt Hughes told Ariel Helwani that the trilogy fight between his former protege Robbie Lawler and former champion Johny Hendricks should take precedent above a rematch with No. 2 welterweight Rory MacDonald.

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Morning Report: Robbie Lawler favors trilogy spell with Johny Hendricks over rematch with Rory MacDonald

UFC 181 post-fight show

LAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani, Dave Doyle, and Chuck Mindenhall break down the very best storylines coming out of UFC 181. Take a look at the post-fight show above.

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UFC 181 post-fight show

UFC 181 preview show

MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani and Chuck Mindenhall take a closer look at the very top storylines heading into Saturday night’s UFC 181, including UFC welterweight champ Johny Hendricks defends his title in a rematch with Robbie Lawler. In the co-main event, UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis attempts to keep his title against Gilbert Melendez.

Check out the preview above.

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UFC 181 preview show

UFC 181 forecasts

The last pay per view event of the year (and arguably the most effective UFC card) takes place on Saturday with two titles up for grabs. Johny Hendricks return to activity in the key occasion to protect his welterweight belt from the guy he first beat to earn it while Anthony Pettis is done together with his injury layoff and must overcome Gilbert Melendez to keep his lightweight straight.

Will Hendricks duplicate against Lawler? Is Pettis up to the challenge of conquering Melendez? I answer these inquiries and more with my forecasts for Saturday’s fights.

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UFC 181 forecasts

Manager: Nate Diaz declined to fight Edson Barboza

Edson Barboza improved to 9-2 in the UFC using a unanimous decision victory over Bobby Green at UFC Fight Night 57, but Green was not the first competition the UFC needed next for the Brazilian lightweight.

Barboza, who had been coming off a first-round knockout over Evan Dunham in July, was offered a fight with Nate Diaz. The Brazilian lightweight accepted the challenge, but Diaz declined.

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Manager: Nate Diaz declined to fight Edson Barboza

Morning Report: Tito Ortiz needs Rampage Jackson or light heavyweight title chance, not "road hood rat" King Mo

After ‘King’ Muhammed Lawal wiped up a short notice Joe Vedepo at Bellator 131 he did not waste much time getting appropriate after Tito Ortiz.

Ortiz, who’d just completed re-retiring UFC Hall of Famer Stephan Bonnar in the night’s main event, humored Lawal only enough in the post-fight press conference to stoke the fires of a matchup.

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Morning Report: Tito Ortiz needs Rampage Jackson or light heavyweight title chance, not "road hood rat" King Mo

Ronda Rousey on staredowns: Liz Carmouche "actually f----- with me"

LAS VEGAS – UFC women’s bantamweight champ Ronda Rousey has mastered the skill of the staredown.

Rousey, that has prepared using the Diaz brothers, can mean-mug with the best of them, which was on display within an extreme staredown between Rousey and her next competition, Cat Zingano, at last week’s “The Time is Now” press event.

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Ronda Rousey on staredowns: Liz Carmouche "actually f----- with me"

Ex-UFC featherweight Diego Nunes sleeps Joachim Hansen with highlight-reel KO

The three-fight losing depression of Diego Nunes came to dramatic and violent ending on Saturday afternoon, as the previous UFC featherweight competition starched Joachim Hansen having a second-round knockout at First-Class Challenge 11 in Sodertalje, Sweden. Take a look at video of the crazy finish underneath, courtesy of GrabakaHitman.

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Ex-UFC featherweight Diego Nunes sleeps Joachim Hansen with highlight-reel KO

Morning Report: Rory MacDonald says he had never fight Georges St-Pierre and "stab him in the back"

Although former UFC welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre and his protege Rory MacDonald claim to have never seriously discussed the matter, the pair hasn’t wavered over refusing to fight one another.

Calling St Pierre ‘one of the more welcoming individuals’ during his 2010 move to Montreal’s Tristar Gym, MacDonald says the then-champ never handled him like a future challenge.

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Morning Report: Rory MacDonald says he had never fight Georges St-Pierre and "stab him in the back"

Manny Pacquiao vs. Chris Algieri preview

Get ready for the WBO welterweight title bout between champion Manny Pacquiao and challenger Chris Algieri with with preview from SB Nation Studios.

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Manny Pacquiao vs. Chris Algieri preview

J.T. Torres on Rory MacDonald: ‘I don"t think his level of technicality in BJJ can be compared to my level’

Rory MacDonald will face the winner of Johny Hendricks vs. Robbie Lawler for the UFC title in 2015, but he won’t sit and wait for his next MMA fight.

The UFC welterweight contender is set to challenge grappling wizard J.T. Torres at Metamoris 5 in Long Beach on Nov. 22, and Torres wants to ruin MacDonald’s perfect year.

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J.T. Torres on Rory MacDonald: ‘I don"t think his level of technicality in BJJ can be compared to my level’

The MMA Hour - 256 - Chuck Mindenhall

MMAFighting.com’s Chuck Mindenhall recaps a very busy weekend in mixed martial arts.

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The MMA Hour - 256 - Chuck Mindenhall

Bellator 131 salaries: Tito Ortiz banks $300,000 for win over Stephan Bonnar

It looks like post-UFC life is treating Tito Ortiz just fine. Ortiz banked a hefty $300,000 purse for his split decision victory over fellow UFC Hall of Famer Stephan Bonnar in the headlining bout of Saturday’s Bellator 131 event, according to information released to Sherdog.com by the California State Athletic Commission.

Bonnar took home $100,000 in the losing effort, although he could have doubled that amount had he defeated Ortiz.

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Bellator 131 salaries: Tito Ortiz banks $300,000 for win over Stephan Bonnar

The MMA Hour with Nick Diaz, Frankie Edgar, Anthony Johnson, Yves Edwards, Ralek Gracie, Chuck Mindenhall

The MMA Hour is back in your life. Below is a rundown of Monday’s show:

1:00 p.m. ET — MMAFighting.com’s Chuck Mindenhall will recap a very busy weekend in mixed martial arts.

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The MMA Hour with Nick Diaz, Frankie Edgar, Anthony Johnson, Yves Edwards, Ralek Gracie, Chuck Mindenhall

Bellator 131 results: Tito Ortiz decisions Stephan Bonnar in main event

SAN DIEGO – In the end, after all the bluster, Tito Ortiz and Stephan Bonnar looked like a pair of fighters a couple years removed from their first retirement.

The difference between the two UFC Hall of Famers is that despite whatever limitations Ortiz had in the cage, he appeared to have taken his training seriously, and gave all of what he had left at Bellator 131 on Saturday night. Bonnar looked like he never should have entertained the thought of coming out of retirement.

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Bellator 131 results: Tito Ortiz decisions Stephan Bonnar in main event