It’s been a while since we all last saw Jon Jones put on a dominant showing inside the Octagon. Save for his 2018 TKO win over Alexander Gustafsson to reclaim the 205-pound belt, Bones’ succeeding performances were satisfactory, at best.
His last fight at UFC 247 against Dominick Reyes in March 2020 was also highly disputed. A good amount of fans and pundits believe the challenger should’ve gotten the nod on the scorecards.
And in a recent social media post, Jones himself admitted to losing a bit of that fire during his final fights as the UFC’s perennial light heavyweight champion.