UFC Light Heavyweight Champ Jon Jones
This past Saturday night, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones moved his record to 14-1 after submitting former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson in the fourth round.
The entire fight, Jackson appeared to be flustered with the reach and couldn’t get anything going. In the pre-fight build up, Jackson mentioned that he would take Jones into deep waters and capitalize on the openings he leaves.
As it turned out, it was Jones who had pressed the action in the fourth round and submitted the 33-year-old with a rear-naked choke.
“Me and Rampage did a lot of talking and I’m just glad it’s over,” Jones said post-fight. “I’m just doing my job right now.”
Securing the win over Jackson in his first title defense, Jones has cemented his status at the top of a stacked, star-studded light heavyweight division.
The 24-year-old not only stands as the first light heavyweight to have a successful title defense since Jackson defeated Dan Henderson in 2007, he is the first fighter to finish Rampage in the world famous Octagon.
Up next for the young champion is former teammate and former UFC light heavyweight champion “Sugar” Rashad Evans. Over the course of the past few months, things have gotten rather heated between the two former teammates and Jones capped off the night explaining post-fight how he feels Rashad isn’t even close to having his number.
“I will say this about Rashad, he does not have my number. He’s not even close to having my number. Me and Rashad sparred a few times and every time we sparred I know what could have happened. He talks about the one day at practice he held me down and he lives that day in his head every day.”
~ Andrew Gladstone / Guerrilla Fight – GuerrillaFighters@gmail.com
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