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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. Rua lost the fight via TKO in Round 3.
On that March night in 2011 in Newark, New Jersey, Jones obliterated Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, one of the game’s elite fighters, to become the youngest UFC champion. After that, as Jones and ...
Jones was told by Joe Rogan in the post-fight interview that he would replace Evans in the fight for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. [71] On March 19, 2011, at UFC 128 , Jones defeated Rua by TKO at 2:37 of Round 3, becoming the youngest ever UFC champion.
It’s ten years to the day since 23-year-old Jon Jones seized the moment to become the UFC's youngest ever champion.
Former light heavyweight champion Mauricio "Shogun" Rua got back in the win column on Saturday with a third-round finish of No. 14 ranked Tyson Pedro in the UFC Fight Night 142 co-main event in ...
Jackson lost the fight via unanimous decision; it was the first time he had suffered two consecutive losses. Following the match Jackson tweeted that he was leaving the UFC after his loss to Bader. [49] He was planning to face former Pride rival, Shogun Rua as his last UFC fight, but opted to have double knee surgery.
The back and forth action earned both fighters Fight of the Night honors, and was described by many as one of the greatest fights in UFC history. [33] [34] UFC President Dana White announced during the post-fight press conference of UFC 145 that Henderson would be the next opponent for Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones. [35]