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Jones was then informed that the UFC wanted him to replace Evans in a fight against Maurício Rua in the main event for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Jones accepted, and the fight was set for this event. [15] Quinton Jackson was originally offered the fight before Jon Jones. He declined the fight saying he would never take a fight ...
In the title fight, Jones began the fight with a flying knee to the head. Rua later said the blow greatly affected his performance for the rest of the bout. [ 22 ] Jones kept the pressure on Rua throughout the rest of the fight, utilizing unorthodox striking and ground and pound to force Rua into tapping to strikes and winning the fight via TKO ...
However, on September 2, 2011, the UFC announced that fight would be moved to the inaugural UFC on Fox event. [6] To fill in the vacancy left by Cain vs dos Santos, Dana White confirmed on September 20, 2011 that Dan Henderson had re-signed with the UFC and would fight Maurício "Shogun" Rua for the main event. [7]
UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones has teased a “huge announcement”, with fans hoping for confirmation of a fight against Tom Aspinall. On Wednesday (5 February), Jones tweeted: “In 24 hours ...
UFC 309: Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic begins with the prelims at 8 p.m. ET and the main card at 10 p.m. ET. The main event between Jones and Miocic has an estimated walk-in time of about 12 a.m. ET.
• FOLLOW UFC 309 LIVE: Jones vs Aspinall – latest updates and results. ... And the fight has largely left fans apathetic. Jones, the consensus greatest light-heavyweight ever, ...
Jones was then told in his post-fight interview that the UFC wanted him to replace Evans in his fight against Mauricio Rua for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Jones accepted and the fight was set for UFC 128. [37] It was then expected that if Jones won, he would face Evans in his first title defense. [38]
UFC 135: Jones vs. Rampage was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 24, 2011, at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. [ 3 ] Background