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Dominick Reyes is convinced he played a big role in Jon Jones’ decision to vacate the UFC light heavyweight title.. After numerous months of tension between Jones and the UFC, “Bones” announced Monday that he officially relinquished his 205-pound title and that he plans on moving up to heavyweight. Between 2015 and 2017, Jones was involved in several controversies and lost his title three times as a result of disciplinary action. The 33-year-old announced earlier this month … Jones, 33, confirmed earlier this month that he was relinquishing his belt following talks with UFC president Now Jones, nicknamed 'Bones', has taken to social media to further explain to his following his reasons for giving up the 205lbs crown.Jon Jones explained on Twitter why he has vacated his UFC light heavyweight title beltHe said on Twitter: 'I vacated the light-heavyweight championship because I knew my heavyweight goals were going to take some time. Jon Jones is widely considered the greatest UFC fighter of all time. Jon Jones has made the decision to officially give up his UFC light heavyweight title.. UFC president Dana White said this past week that the company had been in communication with Jones (25-1 MMA, 20-1 UFC) about his plans for the 205-pound belt after mounting frustration between the two sides in recent months.. In the 19-year history of the UFC, it was the first card to ever be canceled. Jon Jones’ announcement of vacating the UFC light heavyweight title in order to pursue heavyweight gold finally has drawn a line under one of the most dominant reigns, in any weight class, by a fighter in the modern era.. Jon Jones is undefeated.”White is referring to referee Steve Mazzagatti, who disqualified Jones in 2009 against Matt Hamill for his only career defeat, even though many believe it was a terrible call and should instead have been a TKO win for Bones. And his last defence of the belt came against Dominick Reyes in February - where he clinched a controversial split-decision victory.As a result of giving up his belt, Reyes will now battle it out with Jan Blachowicz in September to determine Jones' successor as champion. He believed he Following Stipe Miocic’s heavyweight title defense against Daniel Cormier on Saturday, Jones Heavyweight appears to be Jones’ plan for The future if he can get on the same page as the UFC. Jonathan Dwight Jones (born July 19, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he competes in the light heavyweight division.Widely regarded as one of the greatest mixed martial artists ever, he is the former two-time UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. "In the early morning of May 19, 2012, Jones drove his On July 21, 2019, it was reported that Jones had been charged with battery for an alleged incident in April 2019 involving a cocktail waitress at a strip club in Jones was arrested in the early morning of March 26, 2020 in On January 6, 2015, it was announced that Jones failed a drug test prior to On July 8, 2016, a urine sample from Jones tested positive for two banned substances, On August 22, 2017, it was announced that Jones was flagged for a potential doping violation by USADA, stemming from his test sample that was collected on July 28, one day before his rematch against Cormier at Jones stated that he did not knowingly take any prohibited substances,Jones became eligible to fight again on October 28, 2018,"it was not the finish that's the story of this evening. It's not on purpose. Jon Jones has made quite a few statements this year, but dropping the light heavyweight title was certainly the most startling. UFC star Jon Jones has explained why he has decided to vacate his light-heavyweight title. 1 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie Is it possible that all Oscar De La Hoya hopes for is a money grab with someone like Conor McGregor? From a potential suspension of 48 months USADA applied a reduction of 30 months for Jones's co-operation in identifying other anti-doping offences, and a further 3 months was applied by arbitrators McLaren in relation to Jones's degree of fault.On October 10, 2018, it was announced that Jones would return at In the first defense of his second championship reign, Jones faced Jones stands out by his high adaptability and flawless technique in the cage and has been described as "one of the most dynamic, innovative, and constantly evolving fighters in the history of MMA"On August 8, 2012, Jones became the first mixed martial artist to be sponsored by When asked about the controversy, UFC president Dana White stated, "we've got to stop that stuff. The 205lb belt is something that Jones … Anthony Smith sees Jon Jones having a lot of success at heavyweight, but not necessarily against the upper echelon of the division.. Jones, a two-time UFC light heavyweight champion, recently vacated his title and will be competing at heavyweight for his next fight.. Following the fight, Jones expressed his interest in grappling with Chael Sonnen.The rematch with Daniel Cormier took place on July 29, 2017, at On August 22, it was announced that Jones had been flagged for a potential doping violation by In September 2018 it was announced by USADA that Jones would serve a suspension of 15 months.

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