Jon Jones essentially called his shot during fight week, and he delivered on that promise in the UFC 285 headliner.
, winning via guillotine choke just 2:04 into the opening round of their heavyweight title bout on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. And just like that, Jones picked up where he left off three years ago, as one of the sport’s all-time best pound-for-pound fighters.
“I didn’t see it that way. I knew that Ciryl was the most incomplete fighter out of all the [heavyweight] fighters,” Jones said. “I believe that he is the fastest when it comes to the striking, his footwork. But surprisingly he didn’t use his footwork, he stood right in the pocket with me.” “Right away, I get kicked in the balls. It had a nice amount of power on it. It actually didn’t hurt me too bad, but I didn’t want that strike to go unnoticed, so I stopped and I acknowledged it,” Jones said. “The fight continued, and I got an early finish.”, who still holds the promotion record for most consecutive title defenses in the division. It’s a matchup that has held Jones’ attention for quite some time.
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