Jon Jones started his second reign as UFC Light Heavyweight Champion after a return victory after an absence of 15 months.
There are many reasons why Jon Jones is generally considered the greatest hunter of all time, one of which is that he has defeated different generations of the best light weights at the top during his time.
'Bones' has his name as the largest cemented after defending his UFC heavyweight title against Stipe Miocic last year, but there are now doubts about whether he will fight against Tom Aspinall.
Although Jones's career is littered with various incredible victories, such as his scary submission on Lyoto Machida and his dominant victory in the first round in Chael Sonnen, it was a fight against Ovince Saint Preux where he showed another side of his game.
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Jones rejected Interim -Riem after beating Saint Preux
Jones confronted various controversies during his career, and one was when he was suspended for an indefinite period after he had defeated Daniel Cormier for the first time.
15 months later 'Bones' returned and was planned to rematch Cormier for the undisputed title after 'DC' won the empty belt in his absence.
Nevertheless, Cormier withdrew from the fight because of a leg injury, allowing Jones Saint Preux to fight for the interim 205LB title.
After Van Jones was expected to have completed everyone so far and it was expected that he would make a relatively simple work of 'OSP'.
Early in the fight, 'Bones' showed his spectacular striking arsenal and landed several large back kicks to the ribs of Saint Preux.
The dismantling of Jones van Saint Preux took place during the second and third round, while he continued to show a clear discrepancy among their striking skills.
The championship rounds played in about the same way as Jones grabbed his attacks by using his wrestling, sailing to a unanimous decision.
After the result was read and UFC boss Dana White Jones presented the interim title, he gave him back and stated that he did not want the belt.
“Thank you very much, hey, I don't think I want that belt, it's not the real belt, I want my real belt back,” Jones told Joe Rogan during the interview after the fight.
Jones continued to reclaim the undisputed title more than 15 months later
A few months after his interim title victory over Saint Preux, the Promotion booked the Jones vs Cormier Rematch, but a failed drug test on the side of Jones caused even further delay.
15 months later Jones finally returned and he and Cormier finally got back into the Octagon. 'Bones' scored an incredible knockout of the third round about Cormier, but the fight was destroyed after a new failed drug test from Jones.
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