Jon Jones’ heavyweight reign hasn’t been precisely like what followers first envisioned.
As soon as the UFC’s most dominant champion, Jones now’s a bastion of inactivity and suffering from accidents. However this weekend, he faces former two time heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic in a legacy struggle for the heavyweight title.
Jon Jones: Controversial and nice
There are not any if’s, and’s or however’s about it, Jon Jones is without doubt one of the most achieved fighters of all time. Wether he’s one of many biggest or not is up for interpretation.
“Bones” previous has been plagued for authorized troubles. However actions exterior the cage are usually not what folks level to in terms of holes in his resume. Hit and run with pregnant ladies and home violence carry no weight along with his resume of what he’s achieved throughout his profession. It does make him an unlikeable particular person, certain, but it surely doesn’t hamper his accomplishments.
What does damage Jon Jones’ document, nevertheless, is the drug abuse. Not cocaine, a drug during which he’s a fan of, however steroids. All of us have heard about Jones hiding from USADA below the octagon at JacksonWink. However that’s solely rumors. Suspicions had been confirmed when he failed forward of his struggle with Daniel Cormier at UFC 200. Remember the entire picograms debacle.
However all through his profession, regardless of all of the out and in of the cage obstacles, Jon Jones has gained. Time and time once more, the JacksonWink champion has stepped within the cage, usually dealing with a novel and hard opponent, and put them away.
One final problem?
Does Jon Jones have it for one final problem? Stipe Miocic is seen as the best UFC heavyweight champion. He usually finds his personal methods to win fights after digging deep. Each fighters have gained their collection over Daniel Cormier, one other nice at 205 and heavyweight.
Miocic has been out of fee since his knockout loss to Francis Ngannou in March of 2021. The time away may very well be good or it may very well be horrible for the Ohioan champion. Miocic has wins over many of the greats: Mark Hunt, Fabricio Werdum, Junior Dos Santos, Alistair Overeem, Daniel Cormier, Francis Ngannou.
These are all family names that Miocic has bested. Placing Jon Jones on that listing is extremely motivating.
However many have tried to place Jones on their listing. As he continuously brings up, most fighters suppose they’ve the keys to beating Jon Jones. Then they get into the cage with the beast.
Shogun Rua, Rampage Jackson, Lyoto Machida, Rashad Evans, Vitor Belfort, Chael Sonnen, Glover Teixeira, Daniel Cormier. These have all been in a position to defeat Jones on paper. What number of really did?
