Jon Jones UFC loss: UFC News: Jon Jones is officially all set to make his return. The bout between “Bones” and Ciryl Gane for the vacant heavyweight championship at UFC 285 on March 4 signals the end of anticipation to watch “Bones” make the switch to the heavier weight class. While taking a look at Jones’ career, who has a superb record of 26-1, in the meantime before his bout. Indeed, the matter in question is who Jones faced up against and how he ultimately lost considering being hailed as the greatest fighter in the world. Let’s take a look at how he lost his only bout. Follow UFC News Updates with InsideSport.IN.
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Jon Jones UFC loss: Watch ‘Bones’ Jones’ only MMA loss
For those who are unaware, Jones’ only defeat was at the hands of Matt Hamil. While rising star Jon Jones was undoubtedly receiving a lot of attention in 2009, the elite upper tier of the competition, however, was still out of his reach. Stefan Bonner, a member of the UFC Hall of Fame, was the only prominent opponent in his career up to that point. However, the hardest test was still to come, to make him the greatest in the business.
The match was scheduled to be the co-main event of the 2009 Ultimate Fighter Final and pitted him against Matt Hamil, who was in hot form at the time. In fact, it was truly another challenge for Jones to establish himself professionally and go even farther inside the company. It was clear that Jones would not have a walkover fight against Hamil, given his impressive resume and wrestling background. However, ‘Bones’ was my favorite coming into the bout.
Jon Jones UFC loss: Watch ‘Bones’ Jones only loss of MMA career
Nevertheless, he didn’t lose as a result of being disqualified, being made to submit, or a judge’s decision. Jones has only ever lost one game due to being disqualified for using illegal elbow movement. The match’s official referee was Steve Mazzagatti. And the ref. carried on the fight even though Hamill had already been crushed.
Later, Jones made an effort to force him to comply by using his elbows, where he continued to use 12-6 elbow strikes in spite of the referee’s warnings, which ultimately resulted in his disqualification. So this was Jones’ only defeat. It will be interesting to see what he has to offer now that he has made his long-awaited comeback.
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