Jon Jones has restored order to the heavyweight division.
The kingdom was without a crown after former 265-pound titleholder Francis Ngannou returned the bracelet when the promotion failed to meet their contractual demands. Jones was then paired with former interim champion Ciryl Gane in the main event of UFC 285 pay-per-view (PPV) and it took ‘Bones’ about two minutes to get rid of ‘Bon Gamin’. .
Watch the highlights video of her dominating performance here.
With his guillotine victory over Gane, Jones, 35, becomes the eighth fighter in UFC history to win titles in two separate divisions. It’s also the first submission for “Bones” since he slammed a lock on Vitor Belfort in late 2012 and the first time “Bon Gamin” has been finished in his professional MMA career.
Ngannou was quick to congratulate Jones on Twitter.
“Good job Jonny Boy,” Ngannou wrote. “Sincerely, the heavyweight king.”
Ngannou fans may argue that Jones isn’t the ‘true’ champion because he never beat ‘The Predator’, but defeating Gane in such a dominant fashion may cause Jones fans to argue otherwise: Ngannou has never beaten Jones, which is not just the consensus. pound for pound the greatest of all time, but also a proven heavyweight destroyer.
The promotion went to great lengths to try to pair Jones with Ngannou, but UFC president Dana White claimed Jones wanted “Deontay Wilder” money to close the deal. Likewise, Ngannou balked at the suggestion to fight “Bones” for his usual fight purse. Things eventually went from bad to worse and Jones took the shower.
Ngannou has hit the free agent market.
With White claiming Ngannou will never set foot in the Octagon again, it’s unlikely we’ll see ‘The Predator’ square off with Jones. As for the new heavyweight champion, he appears to be on a collision course with former titleholder Stipe Miocic in the UFC 290 PPV headliner at the end of “International Fight Week” in July. .
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