UFC Summer Kickoff Press Conference Recap:

A huge summer of fights await!

We are just one day out from the monumental UFC 211 card from Dallas, Texas, but first, big business awaits at the UFC Summer Kickoff Press Conference as Dana White promises that 'the summer of 2017 will be one of the biggest in UFC history'. With stars from UFC 212 through UFC 214 in attendance, fireworks and fight announcements are a certainty for this presser. With the earlier announcement of Gunnar Nelson's clash with Santiago Ponzinibbio, and Joanne Calderwood's meeting with Cynthia Calvillo, expect huge clashes to be confirmed from the UFC brass.

Before the event got underway, UFC Lightweight contender Kevin Lee took to Twitter to post a video of a backstage clash between UFC 214 headliners Daniel Cormier and long term rivals Jon 'Bones' Jones, as the UFC Light Heavyweight title rematch takes place this summer. Jon Anik got us underway for the presser, with stars like Amanda Nunes, Valentina Shevchenko, Chris Weidman, Kelvin Gastelum, Michael Johnson and the newly signed Justin Gaethje on display. The first question was posed to the retuning Jon Jones who was greeted with a mixed bag of boos and applause as he was questioned about his feelings toward the rematch and whether or not we would finally see a second bout with Cormier materialise. Jones told how his MMA career made 'a lot to me' and confirmed how both himself and Cormier almost came 'to blows behind the curtains'. Jones then told how 'DC' wasn't the actual champ and how Daniel had never beaten him, so in his mind the belt across from him was 'a piece of s