Jon Jones is your new UFC heavyweight champion and adds to his case for being the greatest fighter in mixed martial arts history.
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Jon Jones returned to the UFC after a three-year absence and submitted Ciryl Gane via guillotine choke at 2:04 in the first round. Jones applied pressure to Gane and dodged a punch early on, taking advantage of the opportunity to pull Gane to the ground, where he mounted Gane and established a tight choke, leading Gane to tap shortly after. Jones captures the heavyweight championship that Francis Ngannou abandoned earlier this year.
The main event between Jon Jones and Ciryl Gane for the vacant heavyweight belt began. Other celebs in Las Vegas were actors Ron Perlman, Mario Lopez, and Jake Gyllenhaal, NFL Hall of Famer Jerome Bettis, MMA fighter Conor McGregor, singer Travis Barker, and reality star Kourtney Kardashian.
Without a question, Jon Jones is one of the best fighters to ever participate in mixed martial arts (MMA). Even if it’s merely to exclude him due to all the drug allegations and/or personal problems, his name must be mentioned in any credible MMA “Best of all Time” (G.O.A.T.) discussion.
Jones was scheduled to make his UFC comeback against Ciryl Gane for the unexpectedly vacated Heavyweight championship at UFC 285 on March 4, 2023, three years after his previous fight. It was the ideal chance to reclaim the top rank among boxers pound for pound and put an end to the G.O.A.T. argument, but Jones doesn’t really feel the need to. Now he is a double champ.
No one can dispute Jones’ reputation of excellence throughout the years, despite the fact that his most recent performances at light heavyweight were somewhat mediocre. He never fought in a match from 2011 to 2020 when a UFC championship wasn’t at stake. And he triumphed in every one of them (despite the fact that his second victory versus Daniel Cormier was reversed to a “No Contest” following a positive turinabol metabolite test).
Jones again made the implication that he was ready to completely demolish this ridiculous G.O.A.T. discussion when asked if he had a message for sports fans.
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