Jon Jones successfully defended his heavyweight title in the UFC 309 main event, and now, the debate about his placement in the pound-for-pound rankings rages on. Jones reclaimed the No. 1 spot in the

Unlike UFC CEO Dana White, Jon Jones had a very different take on his pound-for-pound placement in the UFC official rankings. Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC), considered by most as the greatest fighter in MMA history,

I wasn’t amazed by Jon Jones beating that version of Stipe [Miocic].” Well, that’s what Matt Brown and many others believed, even after Jones flawlessly knocked Stipe Miocic out at UFC 309. The post Here’s Why Jon Jones Has Not Reached GOAT Status Despite Beating Stipe Miocic at UFC 309 appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Islam Makhachev continues to hold the top spot in the pound-for-pound rankings, a point of contention for Dana White, who openly criticized Jon Jones’ exclusion from the top position in the months leading up to UFC 309.

Jon Jones has shared a somewhat unexpected reaction to his updated pound-for-pound ranking after UFC 309. Fight fans saw the former light heavyweight king finally make his long-awaited heavyweight debut last year at UFC 285 when he submitted Ciryl Gane to claim the division’s vacant belt,

Jon Jones wears the crown, but Tom Aspinall has put in the work. So who is truly MMA’s No. 1 heavyweight? At UFC 309 this past Saturday, Jones returned from a 20-month layoff to defend his share of the UFC heavyweight title,