Jon Jones is the best fighter of all-time, a minimum of so says the UFC.
On Tuesday night time, through the newest episode of Contender Sequence, the world’s main MMA promotion unveiled a brand new trailer, not selling their subsequent pay-per-view or occasion, however one strictly selling heavyweight champion Jon Jones as the best fighter to ever compete in MMA.
The video reveals a lot of Jones’s greatest profession highlights, interspersed along with his spectacular statistical accomplishments — together with 15 championship wins, eight wins over UFC champions, most wins in UFC mild heavyweight historical past (20), amongst others — all with voiceover from Dana White, Jon Anik, and others proclaiming Jones to be the best fighter in historical past.
The video is the most recent salvo from White, who just lately became somewhat of a meme for his repeated insistence that Jones is the best ever and his ire on the truth Jones will not be the present high pound-for-pound fighter within the UFC’s personal rankings. Over the previous a number of weeks, White’s argued with reporters over the that means of “pound-for-pound” and Jones’s place on the present listing. White even beforehand promised he had one thing ready for individuals who disagreed with him, so through the Contender Series post-fight press conference on Tuesday night, he had a smug response for these in attendance.
“Did you guys learn the stats?” White stated. “He just lately simply beat the No. 1 heavyweight on the planet. I hope you guys learn that stat. You realize what’s f*cking nice about expertise? We’re not distant from A.I. truly doing these rankings and it is going to be a terrific f*cking day when A.I. begins doing this shit. So I’m actually enthusiastic about that.”
Jones is at present ranked No. 3 within the UFC pound-for-pound rankings and No. 8 within the MMA Fighting Global pound-for-pound rankings. He most just lately competed again at UFC 285 in March 2023, when he submitted Ciryl Gane in simply over two minutes to assert the vacant heavyweight title. Although not but official, Jones is anticipated to defend his belt towards former champion Stipe Miocic in the principle occasion of UFC 309 which takes place on Nov. 16 at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York Metropolis.
