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During an interview with CBS affiliate WBNG-TV in Binghamton, N.Y., Jones’ mother, Camille Jones told the station that her son stayed in the rehabilitation facility for only one night. She said that her son will be “continuing to get more educated on the subject.” She tells the station that testing positive for cocaine was a wake up call for her son. “I’m glad that this happened to Jon, this stopped him in his tracks, this let him know that he may need to change some friends, you know, because everyone is not for you for the best,” Camille Jones said....

Nurmagomedov wants to convince the Committee that the addition of MMA to the Olympic program would be beneficial for both sides. He believes that if the talk goes well, we could see MMA as an Olympic sport as soon as 2024 when the Summer Games will be held in Paris. Nurmagomedov knows the obstacles he may face on his way to prove that MMA deserves a higher standard. The Olympics are generally inclined to stand against violence in favor of promoting its ‘Olympic Spirit’....

That’s what this is, you know. It is strategy. BENDER: Ranking 10 worst college basketball coaching hires of expanded bracket era How can we save money on the mistakes we foolishly made in the past? The University of Pittsburgh knows it has absolutely no cause to fire Kevin Stallings other than he’s a dreadful Division I basketball coach. They easily could have known this before they offered him a six-year contract....

Udinese vs Lecce Preview Lecce are currently in 17th place in the Serie A standings and have not been at their best so far this season. The away side slumped to a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Juventus last week and will need to bounce back in this fixture. Udinese, on the other hand, are in eighth place in the league table at the moment and have stepped up to the plate so far this season....

A 4-2 scoreline indicates a one-sided game but Tottenham fought back against a strong Barcelona side and they will be hoping to take this spirit forward. Real Madrid suffered a shocking defeat against CSKA Moscow and Napoli edged out Liverpool, thanks to a 90th-minute strike by Insigne. Juventus continued their remarkable start to this season with a dominant victory against Young Boys and Manchester United drew Valencia in front of their home crowd who showed their disappointment with deafening boos....

12:25: The national anthems are being sung, the players are down on the pitch and the action is about to get underway, don’t miss a second! 12:23 Here it is for those who haven’t seen it - the Can-can dancers are now vibing to Zara Larsson’s hight notes. She’s got a sparkling black dress on – if the tournament is anywhere as dazzling then we should really be in for a treat!...

The Edinburgh-based club, who finished first in Scotland’s second tier last season, were included in the graphic showing Friday’s full draw that was tweeted by European football’s governing body. UEFA named Hibs as the opponents for Red Bull Salzburg, having mistakenly added them instead of Hibernians of Malta. The tweet was promptly deleted. Neil Lennon’s outfit saw the funny side, though, sending a reply to UEFA that read: “Thanks for including us this late in qualifying....

Rabiot had put the Ligue 1 leaders in front at the Santiago Bernabeu, but a Cristiano Ronaldo double and a late goal from Marcelo secured the holders a 3-1 first-leg lead. The midfielder was booked for a challenge on Luka Modric, although replays appeared to indicate the Croatia international went down under little contact. PSG appealed against the decision, but in a statement on Wednesday UEFA said its Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body had ruled against the French club....

The Light-Heavyweight Champion, Daniel Cormier was on the shelf which meant the much anticipated Cormier/Jones rematch would have to wait. That bout would eventually take place at UFC 214, over a year later. On paper, Jones versus Saint Preux seemed like a mismatch and so it proved in practice. Jones, kept his opponent quiet and worked him over with his jab, but post-bout cited ring rust for a low key performance....

Miocic was in danger in Saturday night’s headline bout at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. But in what a wild 4:37, Stipe Miocic retained the UFC heavyweight title with a first-round TKO of Alister Overeem. MORE: Stipe’s night | Faber falls | Quick work by Gall | Werdum snoozer In the co-main event, former heavyweight champ Fabricio Werdum won a lackluster decision over Travis Browne. And, former WWE star Punk looked the part of someone who had never fought before, losing to Mickey Gall by first-round submission....

The original main event was supposed to be Daniel Cormier defending the light heavyweight title. A few weeks ago, Cormier had to bow out due to injury and the fight was scrapped. Needing a main event, the UFC stripped lightweight champion Conor McGregor of his featherweight title, moved Jose Aldo up to undisputed featherweight champ and bumped up the co-main event between Max Holloway and Anthony Pettis to the main event and made it an interim title fight....

It is the most anticipated heavyweight title fight since Brock Lesnar faced Frank Mir at UFC 100 in July 2009. With the futures of top attractions Conor McGregor, Georges St-Pierre, Jon Jones and Ronda Rousey in limbo, Miocic vs. Ngannou will be the pinnacle for the UFC in 2018. Ngannou’s (11-1) taken the MMA world by storm since he made his UFC debut 13 months ago. He’s gone undefeated in six fights, winning all of them by stoppage (5 KO’s, 1 submission)....

Gaethje, who stepped into the fight because Khabib Nurmagomedov was unable to participate, shook Ferguson in the early going with a series of powerful left hooks. He took a tough uppercut to the chin in the second round that caused a brief wobble, but as the bout continued, he avoided serious trouble while wearing down Ferguson. Gaethje declined the interim title belt he had just earned, saying he would wait for the real one....

UFC 260 will feature a rematch of the January 2018 bout between Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou, with the UFC heavyweight title on the line. The two met at UFC 220, where Miocic picked up a clinical decision win. Francis Ngannou has recovered since the defeat and has been the top contender in the division for a while now; he has run through four top heavyweights one after the other in the last couple of years....

According to Hardy, Nick Diaz is such a popular figure among fans that despite him being out of the game for so long, they expect him to enter the octagon as an even better fighter than he used to be. In a recent appearance on Submission Radio, Dan Hardy said it is not realistic for fans to expect Nick Diaz to still be the fighter he once was. Having said that, ‘The Outlaw’ also acknowledges the fact that Nick Diaz looks to be in great shape and might recreate some of that old magic inside the octagon this weekend at UFC 266....

According to Dan Hardy, the clash is an example of smart matchmaking on the UFC’s part. However, Hardy hopes the promotion won’t offer Nick Diaz an opponent like Khamzat Chimaev if he looks great on his return to the octagon. ‘The Outlaw’ believes the likes of Diaz can deliver bouts that fans want by fighting fellow legends. Speaking about Diaz vs. Lawler 2 during an appearance on Submission Radio, Dan Hardy said:...

Here is the good, bad and dirty from UFC Fight Night 52. MORE: UFC Fight Night 52 Results The Good Mark Hunt Hunt was confident heading into the fight with Nelson when Sporting News talked to him earlier in the week. He felt he was one of the best fighters in the world and was going to one day fight for the UFC heavyweight championship. There was a little hiccup leading to Friday’s weigh-in as Hunt reportedly had to cut 19 pounds to make weight, but Hunt weighed in at 264....

“I’ve had a couple fights like the first fight with (Antônio Rodrigo) Nogueira and Brock Lesnar that I felt pretty good,” Mir told Sporting News. “It wasn’t until later on where just after the (Junior) Dos Santos fight, I had two surgeries on things that needed to be addressed before and after the fight. I just pushed through and took the fight. Then having the knee surgery before the Cormier fight and then had to pull out of another fight and postpone it....

A fan by the username of ‘booth_75’ chimed in with a comment on Instagram whereby he suggested that Stipe Miocic doesn’t defend his UFC heavyweight title regularly. The fan’s comment read as follows – In response to the fan’s aforementioned comment, Stipe Miocic fired back: The fan went on to make several other comments as well that can be viewed by clicking the Instagram post noted below. Stipe Miocic is regarded as one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time The vast majority of MMA fans and experts believe that Stipe Miocic is one of the greatest fighters to have ever competed in the sport of MMA....

The 29-year-old delivered just that with a devastating knockout of Vick at 1:27 of the first round. “This game is unforgiving,” Gaethje said in his postfight interview. “That could easily have been me right now and it’s what we do. I am the least fake person in this sport, I take everything personal, I take everything he said personal and I’m glad I put him to sleep.” DAZN: There’s a new way to watch fight sports — find out more...