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According to police reports obtained by WBNG of Binghamton, New York, UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion Jon “Bones” Jones had two female passengers who were injured when he crashed his Bentley into a telephone pole before being arrested for DWI in Binghamton, New York two weeks ago. Both air bags had deployed during the crash.The two women, both 25, have been identified as Cara Johnson and Michele Vojtisek. Johnson, who attended Union-Endicott High School with Jones, was in the front passenger

Appearing on “UFC Tonight,” Rashad Evans had some comments on his rival Jon Jones’s recent arrest for DWI and subsequent plea bargain. The comments made by Evans are not in the nature one would think. Evans stated he was not surprised by the May 19th incident:
“Honestly, it is hard to really say if it surprised me. I hate to see that happen to someone. Thankfully, no one got hurt and hopefully he can move forward from it.” via Bloodyelbow.com
Evans could have taken the time to trash

Fighter salaries for UFC 146: dos Santos vs. Mir were released on Tuesday by the Nevada Athletic Commission to MMAweekly.com.
Saturday night’s main event featured Junior dos Santos retaining his title as UFC heavyweight champion, defeating Frank Mir in the second round of their fight.
The following figures are based on the fighter salary information that the UFC is required by law to submit to the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
Mixed martial arts fighters do not have collective bargaining or a

This morning, UFC Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones appeared in a Binghamton, New York courtroom to enter a guilty plea for his recent driving while intoxicated arrest. The plea stems from an early morning of May 19th arrest in which Jones crashed his 2012 Bentley into a pole. City Court Judge Daniel Seiden handed down a punishment that included an alcohol dependency counseling program and of course a suspended driver’s license.
Jones’s guilty plea shows that the fighter wants to accept the

Strikeforce World Heavyweight Grand Prix champion Daniel Cormier is currently on the injured list, facing a medical suspension of six months unless cleared by a doctor. Having broke his right hand for the third time in under a year, Cormier is set to have surgery and get back in the cage this fall. His next opponent is completely up in the air at this point, as Cormier and Grand Prix final opponent Josh Barnett are the only Heavyweights sitting on the Strikeforce roster. Still, Cormier fights through the

UFC president Dana White confirmed with MMAWeekly.com that Jon Jones’ Light-Heavyweight Title fight against Challenger Dan Henderson on September 1, 2012, at UFC 151 is still a “Go”.Jones was arrested last weekend for suspicion of DWI after the 24 year-old UFC Heavyweight Champion crashed his Bentley into a telephone pole in Binghamton, New York. Jones had striven to maintain a “clean cut role model image” and while neither Jones, nor anyone else was hurt in the accident, that image has tarnished somewhat.W

 
In what was something of a surprise last night, former UFC Heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar was on hand at UFC 146, sitting ringside This may have hinted at a possible return for the well-known former titleholder who recently returned to the WWE Seen most recently being knocked out in the first round by Alistair Overeem last December, he retired after and was seemingly finished with his short, mercurial MMA career.
However, this may not be the case, as Dana White hinted at courtesy of a report via

UFC 146 has finally occurred and the results did not fail to deliver in the slightest way. The action came out of the gate smoking, and did not stop until the final bell. Each fight came out and ended with a convincing, action-packed finish that fans were expecting of an all-Heavyweight card.
First off, Stefan “Skyscraper” Struve extended his winning streak with an excellent first round submission of Lavar “Big” Johnson. After weathering some great shots from the heavy-handed