Jones has been part of the UFC since 2008, defeating some of the sport’s best fighters. Mauricio Rua, Lyoto Machida, Vitor Belfort, Alexander Gustafsson, and Anthony Smith were just a few of the dominant wins over 11 years, making him a pound-for-pound great.
Jones finally decided to take the next step in his career. The next step in defining his legacy was moving up to heavyweight. He did just that in March, dominating Ciryl Gane in less than a minute to win the heavyweight title.
Instead of fighting Francis Ngannou to determine who the best heavyweight in the world is, contract negotiations at the beginning of the year forced Ngannou out, bringing Miocic back into the picture to fight Jones.
While there is speculation about the future of Jones and Miocic, it remains to be seen whether the fight will live up to the hype. If Jones were to win, it could make him the greatest ever, if not one of the best.
It’ll mark over two years since Miocic’s last Octagon appearance as he was knocked out by Ngannou, relinquishing his heavyweight title in the process.
The bout will top the UFC’s annual trip to Madison Square Garden, as greats like Georges St. Pierre, Conor McGregor, and Israel Adesanya have competed there over the last seven years.
Yeah , History For Sure
Yep, Jones has an illustrious history of fucking up and ruining UFC events.
Jon Jones pulling out of the 30th anniversary show and there being a last minute interim title fight created after UFC had already granted the title fight to a guy who has not fought in years is so “2023 UFC” it is not even funny.
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