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Starting with Severn, ASU wrestling boasts a dozen UFC champions. If wrestlers want to make the jump over to MMA, Jones said, they couldn't be better situated. Zeke Jones said ASU wrestling embraces its connections to MMA as one of two competition tracks elite athletes can pursue after college. Skip in Skip x Embed x Share CLOSE Through a variety of connections, including many former ASU wrestlers, Phoenix may someday be known as the 'Cradle of MMA Fighters.' WochitParis R. Stanford III trains at Fight Ready MMA & Fitness Gym in Scottsdale, Ariz. on Friday, July 28, 2017.




Also see:For complete coverage of UFC 214, check out the UFC Events section of the site. Related UFC 214 results: Jon Jones KOs rival Daniel Cormier in 3rd to reclaim title, calls out Brock LesnarThe light heavyweight title bout was the main event of today's UFC 214 event at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. Jon Jones reclaimed the UFC light heavyweight title by knocking out Daniel Cormier, stopping his rival with a head kick and punches at the 3:01 mark of the third round. Jones (23-1 MMA, 17-1 UFC), returning from a 15-month layoff due to an anti-doping violation, made Cormier (19-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) wade through dozens of kicks and punches before catching him off guard with the fight-changing shot. It aired on pay-per-view following prelims on FXX and UFC Fight Pass.

UFC 214 Recap: Jones beats Cormier by TKO in third round

Jones hits Cormier with a knee to the body but in the exchange Cormier lands an uppercut and hook. Cormier backs Jones up with punches but Jones rocks Cormier with a head kick. Jones lands more of those straight low kicks as Cormier moves in. Jones lands a few straight punches. He goes back to work with those low kicks that he wasn't using as much late in the second.


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