Jon Jones was determined to get a finish on Saturday, and it almost cost him dearly.
The UFC light heavyweight champion’s first defense of his second reign was light on drama and Jones would go on to defeat Anthony Smith via a one-sided unanimous decision in the main event of UFC 235 in Las Vegas. However, an illegal blow landed by Jones in the closing seconds of round four resulted in him receiving a two-point penalty from Herb Dean and a rare trio of 48-44 scores at fight’s end.
It was almost a much worse scenario for Jones.