5 Reasons Jon Jones Will Be the Best Light Heavyweight Ever
Jon "Bones" Jones has gone from rising prospect to UFC light heavyweight champion almost quicker than anybody in MMA.
Jones has looked almost Anderson Silva and George St-Pierre like in the sense that he's so dominant yet walks out of a fight without a scratch.
The scary thing about Jones is he's doing it all at just age 24.
Although anything can happen in MMA, Jones has the chance to become the greatest light heavyweight ever.
Continue reading to find out why.
He's Dominating His Competition
1 of 5It would be one thing if Jones was just getting by the top guys in the sport—but Jones has dominated all of his competition thus far.
Jones is the first guy to give Mauricio "Shogun" Rua a true TKO loss and is the first person to submit Quinton "Rampage" Jackson inside the Octagon.
Although Jones hasn't faced every top guy in the light heavyweight division, thus far he has made some of the best look like amateurs.
He Has Some of the Best Defense in All of MMA
2 of 5One of the things that keeps Jones on top is the fact that no one has been able to put him in trouble.
No one's really been able to land more than a couple of good, clean hits on him.
No one has ever taken him down or put him on his back.
How do you stop a guy if you can't score any offense on him?
Age
3 of 5Jon Jones just turned 24 this year.
That's scary, considering he's dominated everybody he's faced thus far.
Most guys don't usually enter their primes in MMA until their late 20s early 30s.
The fact that Jones is so young means he still has room to improve on many things.
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He Trains with One of the Best Camps in All of MMA
4 of 5Greg Jackson is one of—if not the—best trainer in MMA today.
Over the years, Jackson's camp has helped train Georges St-Pierre, Rashad Evans, Clay Guida and many other top MMA fighters.
Although Jones winning the title caused a split between Evans and Jackson, there's no denying that moving to Jackson's camp has done wonders for Jones' career.
He Has Mainstream Appeal
5 of 5Now, more than ever, the UFC is pushing itself to reach the mainstream.
Jones may be one of the guys to do that.
His young age means he'll be in the sport for a long time, and he'll be able to connect to the target audience of young males.
He may also be able to attract female audiences, especially if they look at his spread on ESPN's recent body issue.
Jones has also modeled for the UFC and been featured in commercials for Bud Light.
Although some may want to see him fail, Jones has been hyped up to be the new face of MMA.
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