UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon “Bones” Jones retained his belt with a five-round Unanimous Decision win on April 26th at UFC 172 in Baltimore, Maryland. Jones earned his 11th straight victory by defeating top contender Glover Teixeira and he remains on top of the light heavyweight rankings.
In other 205-pound action at UFC 172, Anthony “Rumble” Johnson made a successful UFC return by dominating Phil “Mr. Wonderful” Davis. Elsewhere in April, Sarah Kaufman, Miesha “Cupcake” Tate and Bethe “Pitbull” Correia earned key wins in the competitive UFC women’s bantamweight division.
Multi-time Muay Thai world champ Germaine “The Iron Lady” de Randamie steps back into the UFC Octagon on June 14th at UFC 174: “Johnson vs Bagautinov” in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The Dutch striking sensation faces Russian standout Milana Dudieva in a bantamweight bout.