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It was one of those rare fights with the potential to shorten careers and lengthen legacies.
Jon Jones kept the undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight crown under lock and key with a hard-earned unanimous decision over Alexander Gustafsson in the UFC 165 headliner on Sept. 21, 2013 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. “Bones” swept the scorecards with 48-47, 48-47 and 49-46 nods from the cageside judges in what was later voted Sherdog’s “Fight of the Year.”
Gustafsson gave the champion all he could handle.