Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson II set for September 27

Jon Jones has finally agreed to rematch Alexander Gustafsson. The UFC light heavyweight champion met with UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertita and president Dana White Thursday and came to terms on his next opponent and fight date.

In a statement released Thursday night on UFC.com, Jones said that, though he never had a problem fighting Gustafsson again after their brutal title bout last fall, he believes that Daniel Cormier is the tougher opponent. That said, Jones said that he's happy to do what he feels the fans and the UFC want, just at a later time than the originally planned August date.

"I think Cormier is the tougher fighter, but the fans want to see me fight Gustafsson," Jones said.

"There was never an issue with taking the Gustafsson fight. The issue was that my brother is getting married in July and I would have preferred a later date. I didn't want to go this early and I would have preferred to go later in October or November. �It is what it is. �We have a date now, Sept 27th. �This was a personal decision for me. �I will be at my brother's wedding and have a proper training camp."

At the end of the day, Jones said that he simply needed to sit down with the UFC brass in order to come to an agreement on who he'd fight next. "There was never an issue with a contract," Jones said.

"I was traveling and finally got to Vegas and got to talk with Dana and Lorezno. We talked and September 27th, I'll be fighting Gustafsson."

There. Happy now?

Let us know in the comments section.

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Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/jon-jones-vs--alexander-gustafsson-ii-set-for-september-27-170518263.html

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Ali Bagautinov: A Puncher's Chance

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Frankie Edgar: 'I'll give BJ Penn a reason to quit'

Submission Radio recently interviewed (full audio above) former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar, who spoke about the man he beat to become champion - BJ Penn. Edgar has beaten Penn by decision twice before but the two are set to face one another, this time at featherweight.

They've been coaching opposite one another on The Ultimate Fighter and will fight again on the Finale card for the season, July 6. Edgar may not have initially been enthused to fight a guy he's already between twice before, but he understands how that the competitor in Penn made him want the bout.

"It's the competitive nature of BJ, you know. I'm a competitor myself, and I guess those wins that I have over him still sting on him, and he just wants a chance to get back at it," Edgar said.

"My motivation is, I just want to get back to the title. You know, in order to do that I'm going to have to win every fight in front of me. And just the fact that I don't want to lose the third time out. I won twice, for sure I don't want to lose the third time out."

Edgar also finds extra motivation in the goal of actually finishing Penn this time. Edgar has beaten Penn by decision twice but this time wants to put "The Prodigy" out, perhaps for good.

"A guy like BJ is especially hard - I think he's maybe been stopped once. You know, and that was really in-between a round, not even during a round." he explained.

"It's definitely going to be a big mountain to climb, but that is my goal. I'll try to give him a reason to quit, and maybe he'll kind of do it for me."

Do you think Edgar can finish and retire BJ Penn? Let us know in the comments section.

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Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/frankie-edgar---i-ll-give-bj-penn-a-reason-to-quit-174338230.html

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The Axe Murder Goes Before the Nevada Commission

The Nevada State Athletic Commission met yesterday to discuss a litany of issues, and one item on the agenda concerned PRIDE FC and UFC veteran Wanderlei Silva – specifically, his fleeing of a surprise drug test on May 24. As we all know, Silva greeted the commission rep sent to collect a urine sample at […]

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Source: http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2014/06/18/the-axe-murder-goes-before-the-nevada-commission/

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[VIDEO] UFC 174 Embedded Episode 5

Tonight's UFC pay per view offering is a solid card, headlined by a world title bout between Demetrious Johnson and Ali Bagautinov. If you've followed the excellent UFC 174 Embedded series, you've already begun to get an intimate behind-the-scenes look at the main players and their lives leading up to this big night of fights.

Well, now the fifth and final installment of the mini-documentary is out and includes how the likes of Rory MacDonald and Johnson cut weight, the stare-downs at the weigh-ins Friday, Joe Rogan hunting bears and much, much more.

Check out the video above and let us know which fight you're most looking forward to tonight at UFC 174.

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Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/-video--ufc-174-embedded-episode-5-153439432.html

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Dana White Comments On Rory MacDonald ? Tyron Woodley Fight

Rory MacDonald stayed the aggressor and is really throwing Woodley off his game. Rory stays on Tyron Woodley and really picks him apart in their fight at UFC 174. UFC President Dana White gave his thoughts about the fight at UFC 174 post fight press conference: ?He shut Woodley down,? White said. ?He made Woodley […]

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Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/104018/dana-white-comments-rory-macdonald-tyron-woodley-fight/

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Case Out, Ellenberger Awaits New Foe

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Miesha Tate vs. Shane Mosley: Who wins?

Got your fill on the discussion of a hypothetical fight between UFC champion Ronda Rousey and boxing pound for pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr.? Well, how about a fighter-to-fighter friendly debate between UFC's Miesha Tate and boxing great Shane Mosley?

The two fighters were jointly interviewed recently by EsNews and the reporter jokingly prodded on a debate as to who would win in a fight. Mosley, being a gentleman, said that he had no interest in hitting Tate in a match, but was interested to see how he'd do in a grappling contest.

Tate promptly declared that, though Mosley would knock her out in boxing, she'd choke him out in grappling. Check out the video above and let us know what you think of these two stars squaring up against one another in the comments section!

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Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/miesha-tate-vs--shane-mosley--who-wins-172854314.html

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