2019 Year in Review: The Light Heavyweight Division

Johnny Walker Esther Lin, MMA Fighting With 2019 coming to a close, it’s time to look at how each division fared over the year. What where the bright spots? What were the low points? What’s in store for 2020? First up, one of the marquee divisions in the sport: the light heavyweight division.

Year in Review

While 2018 was an exciting year for the light heavyweight division, what with the return of Jon Jones and his mission statement that he would fight as frequently as possible, 2019 felt like a return to the norm. Jones fought only twice in 2019 and both bouts left a lot to be desired. Perhaps even more unfortunate was Jones’ seeming disinterest in his own division, instead picking fights…