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Who did Jon Jones refuse to fight?

Who did Jon Jones refuse to fight?

Chael Sonnen
6 Frustrating UFC Moments from 2012: Jon Jones Refusing to Fight and More. With UFC 152 nearly upon us, fans around the world are still soured by Jon Jones and his decision to not do battle with Chael Sonnen at UFC 151.

Has Jon Jones ever fought Francis Ngannou?

Jones has not fought since he retained the UFC light heavyweight title with a win over Dominick Reyes at UFC 247 in February 2020. Jones was queued up, it seemed, to fight for the heavyweight title against either Stipe Miocic or Ngannou earlier this year. Ngannou knocked out Miocic to win the belt at UFC 260 in March.

Has Jon Jones lost a fight?

Fighting for the promotion since he was 21 years old, Jones has accumulated an impressive record of 20 wins out of his 22 bouts in the franchise. Besides a no-contest fight and only one loss, surrounded by controversy.

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Who defeated Jon Bones Jones?

Matt Hamill
During much of his championship reign, Jones has been widely considered to be the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Never stopped nor outscored during his career, Jones’s only professional loss is a controversial disqualification against Matt Hamill; a result that Hamill and UFC President Dana White dispute.

Who defeated Ngannou?

By decision

Res. Record Opponent
Loss 11–3 Derrick Lewis
Loss 11–2 Stipe Miocic
Win 11–1 Alistair Overeem
Win 10–1 Andrei Arlovski

Who disqualified Jon Jones?

The referee of the fight was Steve Mazzagatti. Although Hamill was already basically defeated, Mazzagatti didn’t stop the bout. Jones tried forcing him to do so by using his elbows. Even though the referee was warning Jones, he continued to use 12-6 elbow strikes, which ultimately caused him to be disqualified.

How hard is Ngannou?

Francis Ngannou scored an off-balance upper cut punch as well, which measured 122,000 units. His speed power was also measured at 51,064 foot pounds/per second – which is equivalent to horsepower of a small family car.