Jon Jones vs Shogun Rua Highlights (Jones Makes History)

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UFC 128: Shogun vs. Jones was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 19, 2011, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
Immediately after the bout with Bader, it was revealed that title contender and Jones's training partner Rashad Evans had sustained a knee injury in training, and would not be able to compete in his scheduled match with UFC light heavyweight champion Maurício "Shogun" Rua. Jones was told by Joe Rogan in the post-fight interview that he would replace Evans in the fight for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
After an early flying knee that badly hurt the champion, Shogun was dominated throughout the three rounds. A body shot and knee to the head dropped the champion to his knees, causing the referee to step in and halt the match. Jones defeated Rua by TKO at 2:37 of Round 3, becoming the youngest-ever UFC champion.

[@Daveymallon]

That was horrific. Shogun is never getting bashed to death like that. That was brutal.

[@josephpedley308]

Yep. He realised the levels 😂

[@justinanderson3241]

In MMA there are certain sets of skills that you can learn, practice, and improve over time, but there are also certain qualities and attributes that you're just born with. Jon Jones is the perfect mix off all these attributes; high level striking, wrestling, take down defense, ect. But also an unbelievably gifted natural athlete, like professional (nfl, nba) level athlete with the perfect body type for fighting. Wing span of a pterodactyl. Dude is an apex predator.

[@joicemafra767]

Mas se lutasse com o Ngannou teria passado a mesma coisa que o shogun 😂😂

[@ivanortakovski6639]

@@joicemafra767 ???

[@tlazur]

Born with them calves

[@Paredinho1]

@@joicemafra767 ngannou ia ser tacado no chao em 40s de luta

[@ifeanyiikpegbu6465]

Jones is basically overhyped and no special skills, just has very long reach that he capitalizes on

[@purestformofpeace]

There's nothing more scary than a prime Jon Jones. Nothing

[@wkr420]

Being at the bottom of the ocean in pitch black. Scarier.

[@purestformofpeace]

@@wkr420 ☝️ What fighting prime Jon Jones felt like

[@wkr420]

@@purestformofpeace valid

[@ZappsPotatoChips]

@Audio and whips If I absolutely had to choose, I’d rather be in the ring with Tyson than the cage with Jon. It’s like getting your lights shut off vs getting ripped apart savagely.

[@ICTechProductions]

Watch Fedor, JDS and Cain Velasquez

[@dominicbonarrigo6502]

Making Shogun look like he doesn’t belong in the ufc. I mean, my god in heaven.

[@josephpedley308]

Yeah bruh he got an absolute bashing 😂😂😂😂😂

[@DameElkulo]

Helps to be a HW fighting a small 205er.

[@dominicbonarrigo6502]

@@DameElkulo dude….what🤣

[@DameElkulo]

@@dominicbonarrigo6502 Shogun looks tiny compared to Jones

[@dominicbonarrigo6502]

@@DameElkulo oh ok gotcha yea Jon is a big boy

[@scocooper1]

Jesus, that was absolutely brutal. Jones was just surgical. Never seen a dude tap from strikes before.

[@mackpark3153]

And Shogun

[@horrorcastles]

@@mackpark3153tapped

[@Trrippy_Shades]

gsp tapped against strikes against matt serrra

[@seanflick4025]

He didn't tap from strikes ,he collapsed from striking

[@billj4525]

@@seanflick4025 He tapped after he collapsed though. It looked like he did at least.

[@MagnusTheUnholy]

He made Shogun Rua... one of the toughest men on planet earth tap to strikes to win the title. That right there is enough to be goat status.

[@benpietrzykowski9216]

Oh, and as a 23 year old kid. I’m 22 now I understand how crazy that is, always thought you were fully grown but for his fight iq to be that high that young is hard to believe . Just born to fight , simple as that

[@obshaky]

Wow. Shogun tapped at the end from the beating.

[@HattoriHanzo823]

Yup. You know he was in some serious pain

[@antoniopoletto8011]

Did it happen in other ufc fights?

[@zidane8452]

He just wanted to be full on submissive so he likes the beaten which is why when jones on top of him punching him he does nothing and enjoys the beating

[@zidane8452]

@@HattoriHanzo823 what pain? He enjoyed it😂

[@asadmalik2464]

​@@zidane8452 tf you on about

[@kendalgreene8688]

Damn he beat my boy Shogun into submission

[@josephpedley308]

Yep even tapped before the bell 😢😂😂😂😂

[@camilomoyavalderrama5977]

Shogun on his days was a pure berseker and already a legend of the sport, is crazy how jones make him surrender

[@billj4525]

Yeah, it really shows you how unbelievable Jones is, scary good honestly.

[@JahnNeema]

this version of jones was absolutely fucking terrifying

[@sirderp1]

What a flawless and dominating victory. The beating, the knockdown via body blow, ref stoppage and the tap out. The best finish ever.

[@howey935]

To make Shogun tap from strikes was unheard of and showed just how much of a savage Jon was.

[@joseafonso17]

Um dos maiores massacres em uma disputa de cinturão... o cara bateu no chão pedindo pra parar!!!

[@ahapawungshi]

Jon John we missed you

[@A.K.625]

Nah

[@zy823]

I think the thing I enjoy about jones is he brings eyes to his fights purely because hes a GOOD FIGHTER without all the theatrical bs most fighters are on these days

[@victorcantillanaencina3434]

Masterclass of mma

[@masstag1]

He’s literally breaking shogun no other fighter can do this like jon

[@Uuyrijies1123]

Young Jon Jones is the GOAT of MMA, at least for me. The new Jones is much more cautious, smart and neutralizes his opponents. Of course, I don’t mind but he isn’t that hungry anymore. Young Jones was more sociopathic and wanted to beat his opponents rather than just win. But that’s just my opinions. PEDS or not, he’s still a talent.

[@shawnhawes7545]

I saw what Shogun did to Rampage in pride then watched this. My goodness Jones is a handful especially in his prime

[@Aragnam]

Shogun was TAPPING at the end without a submission LOL. Never seen something like that. Man really had enough of it.

[@larrym.4084]

JOE ROGAN KNEW RIGHT AWAY! MIGHT BE THE GREATEST TALENT WE HAVE SEEN IN THE UFC!

[@the__black__box]

he says that about everybody, relax lol

[@bishop1283]

young jon jones was so great to watch. Great vid bro

[@timothyjohnson9475]

That was brutal

[@BEHOLDHIMOFTHEEAST]

Same way Shogun did Rampage

[@douglasaraujo1766]

O Shogun estava indo bem até começar a luta! Kkk Brincadeiras a parte, que SURRA!

[@watmaniser]

Shogun tapped, wtf is happening

[@Nazireu860]

Depois dessa surra Shogun nunca mais foi o mesmo

[@ceemor3404]

Correito...nunca mais...Jon Jones o destruiu brutalmente para sempre 🫢 pelo leão jovem, faminto e violento 😮

[@kimcarig714]

"And now the most dangerous heavyweight champion alive."

[@mreufrasio1982]

Shogun was saved by the bell twice and had Jones' back twice and didn't know how to take advantage of the opportunity. I found them both very lethargic. It looked like a pretty tough fight.

[@judehn853]

3:20. Only Jon Jones could make his fighting debut at 3 months. He didnt like his mother trying to teach him to walk, he had to show her that spinning elbow

[@victormartinez9899]

Let's see this Jon Jones against Gane... Unleash the Beast one more time!!!

[@wkr420]

Bro made him tap from strikes 😂

[@misterwachulochulo5262]

Jon landed the liver punch and then went for knees to the face. Straight murderous intent, I can understand why Shogun tapped lol.

[@izzy6231]

Jon doesn't have prime, prime has jon

[@Kinosis79]

Jones always looked good fighting smaller guys. Then when bigger LHWs came along he looked much more average.

[@spastosNM]

If there is a fight that you can describe as a masterclass onesided clinic thats it.Jones was inhuman on this one.

[@renannanan5800]

Um verdadeiro animal!

[@bones26]

The Goat.The best ever and pound for pound.

[@shabrour]

Jon Jones is the most creative fighter ever in all fighting-industry.

[@chrisnewera2079]

crazy what Joe says after Jon wins, 12 years later is true

[@DescartesRenegade]

I like Khabib, and GSP, and Silva..but how can anyone measure up to the arsenal Jones has? The guy had the striking of Silva, wrestling of GSP, weight awareness of and ground game of Khabib. Except for the lack of KO power, Jones has everything every fighter dreams to have.

[@chandanraj6043]

Rise of the Goat of mma🐐

[@hydrohasspoken6227]

Jones struck with a force that was meant to kill A dance of death, a ballet of pain, In this fight, only Jones could reign

[@cedricf3451]

This man is the goat he started at 21 years old

[@Volpz.]

Se loco, que surra.

[@Violaosimplificado7]

Ele foi o lutador que mais apanhou do Jones

[@michaelrocha612]

Massacre total...... Que surra

[@wimbledon5353]

It wouldn't have mattered, but Shogun was supposed to fight Rashad Evans on this event and prepared specifically for that opponent. That would have been a more competitive fight.

[@rodrigomontes9802]

“It wouldn’t have mattered”😂

[@paulb217]

Shogun and a punching bag served the same purpose in this fight!😮

[@bigantho1557]

Greatest Of All Time

[@DR-ww7rx]

Kicked him in the knee so many times. Sometimes he doesnt even need to fight dirty and does it anyway

[@neto1731]

Humilhante.

[@marcelorodrigues4286]

Foi um monólogo do Jones!

[@netorodrigues1166]

É inexplicável. Ele sabe TUDO que o oponente vai fazer e faz A ULTIMA COISA QUE O CARA ESPERA. Gênio

[@Gabriel_Martinez751]

I hate this fight because Shogun was one of my favorite fighters. Jon Jones is a living legend man. Dude is so talented.

[@amarevanhook7453]

Imagine how exhausting that beatdown was he didn’t even have a chance to breathe the whole time

[@chriscruciat2469]

C O M P L E T E D O M I N A T I O N

[@olioli888]

Notice the tap by shogun at the end!

[@osamaibrahim3741]

Jon Jones you are the lion of all love ❤❤❤❤

[@coldbloodedreptile8199]

Steroids

[@amoncarter5083]

Notice how jones is either always at range or immediately in clinch range smashing with elbows, wrestling. His control of distance is a master clinic he never let shogun ever get going.

[@craigthorpe3249]

Looks like he didn’t even train for the fight

[@user-dz7we4wv5v]

isso foi uma humilhação

[@stevenwalker9013]

Shogun is a legend, but this looked like a random dude off the street. That’s as one sided of a championship fight you will see

[@denilsoncosta590]

Foi uma verdadeira surra

[@Kauto36]

Shogun in pride used to just abuse his opponents like this.

[@FireCaT-]

When the first 2 mins was over its like WHAT ONLY ROUND 1?

[@2003Deidy]

Shogun aguentou mto. A invergadura do Jhon é fd, sem contar q agressivo constante nos ataques.

[@brandonsurreyguy]

Jon Jones is the GOAT

[@crzymuthafacker5825]

I hope rua didn’t have a drink after this fight because that liver took a hell a beating.

[@benpietrzykowski9216]

Pretty impressive for Rogan to say maybe the greatest talent ever when he was 23, but yet again he was such levels above everyone how could you not .

[@nabi5864]

Jon Jones at his best has no rivals or competition...He ran through the division and not to mention beating DC twice without a struggle

[@darkclaw1462]

Not to mention being the first UFC fighter and LHW champion to finish Rampage Jackson Inside the octagon In his prime at 100%, and the 3rd fighter In history to finish Rampage In his professional MMA career along with MMA legends such as Kazushi Sakuraba and Wanderlei Silva. When breaking It down like that It's very understandable why a literal Four-time U.S. World Team member, Five-time U.S. Nationals champion, 2003 Pan American Games gold medalist, and a two division UFC champion like Daniel Cormier would've understood that Jon could've still beaten him even without steroids, at his core Jon truly has a gift of destiny from god as Khabibs father (RIP). Jon Jones Is undoubtedly the GOAT, as much he's had his demons, flaws, and numerous set backs, however that doesn't change what he's accomplished, not to mention so other sports legends or polarizing sports figures have sinned as much as Jon has such as Mike Tyson, Lance Armstrong, Michael Jordan, etc. they've all had to deal with humility, before becoming men. And so without Jons demons, It's clear to see that Jon wouldn't be as great as he Is now and he wouldn't have Inspired fans like me to become a huge fan of MMA as much as I have now. And for that I thank him. Because truth be told, no amount of steroids or any substance of drugs are going to help achieve this level greatness. PERIOD.

[@frankgregory8891]

Daniel controlled him easy their first fight.

[@ASRTOSO2]

This fight should stop after first round or ruas couch should trow towel

[@JuanValdez-yc1hx]

Creó que tienes razón ......sinceramente creo que le produjo danos permanentes.....recibió golpes tan fuertes, una persona normal, con esos golpes ya estaría en El otro mundo, impresionante ....

[@charlesjohnson6777]

Shogun took alot of punishment here man gotta give him that he was eating elbows to the face like crazy 😧

[@Spaconace99-fd6ko]

A impressão que tenho, é que Jones vingou Rampage nessa luta.

[@connercummings5336]

Jon hits so hard every move he makes looks like it should be illegal

[@lukeluke295]

this is very true

[@rackembarry]

lmfaooo

[@garagespooky8193]

Rua was a beast until he ran into Jones.

[@gevanicosta6848]

Massacre!!!

[@hydrohasspoken6227]

Honest question: is Shogun's corner full of sadists? I would have stopped this fight as soon as the first round finished.

[@dantecry125]

damn just look at the size difference, he looks way way way bigger than everyone he beats in LHW lol and they complain about alex perreira being a bit bigger than adesanya?

[@Lei_Cobra]

Simplesmente Jon Jones

[@hamidious]

That flying knee changed the fight according to Shogun

[@punisherbmx1]

That 🤝

[@garico7464]

Goat.

[@plugingames6989]

Nunca vi alguém ser tão castigado quanto o shogun foi aqui

[@Ze_Moose]

True

[@gabrielspohr1333]

o jones castigo o glover tbm na luta deles, nao foi massacre mas a cara do glover tava virada num 8

[@mh2584]

Now that's how you beat a guy up took him apart from da start 👏

[@cordypants3639]

You actually feel sorry for Shogun for taking such a brutal beating...

[@alvarobarrionuevomontoya5293]

Goat

[@_gabrielxpc1]

Shogun apanhou igual cachorro de rua, estava lento, sem gás e com medo do Jhones

[@Oquadrinheiro]

É o jones que é muito superior, alem de mais alto e mais forte

[@ruanpablooperacionalmatema4657]

Shogun lutou sem joelho, lutou com o joelho machucado, preferiu levar uma surra do que perder o cinturão de graça....😊😊😊😊

[@reginaldosilva2606]

Só treinou tiro de meta e pisão na cara deu nisso

[@heyhowyoudoing8120]

When bones made history

[@roguerebel82]

💪💯

[@coldbloodedreptile8199]

Made history of roids. Shogun hurt jones but the roids

[@roguerebel82]

@@coldbloodedreptile8199 you trippin. I think you need to re watch that fight. Rua couldn't Crack the code to Bones and never stood a chance just like everyone else. Roids don't help skill or fight IQ. Yall say anything 😏😒🤔

[@juniormoraesrodrigues916]

Luta foi parelha, uma hora o jones batia outra o shogun apanhava

[@jairbigu9443]

Sem comentário o americano treinou brasileiro foi armazém de pancada foi humilhado

[@GamerDevilGirl666]

We Missed you very bad Jon

[@bakarspecialboy8816]

You know he beat a woman! Are you a misogynist? Imagine missing a criminal who committed a crime against a human of your own gender!

[@fernandofabricio3738]

Acompanho desde PRIDE e pra mim Jones entra facil num Top 10 de maiores de todos...

[@uguruzun6127]

Nasty

[@gabrielfs9170]

essa luta foi bem equilibrada, um pouco o Jon Jones batia e um pouco o Shogun apanhava

[@GabeSutton21]

Did we watch the same clip??

[@gabrielfs9170]

@@GabeSutton21 calado gringo

[@thomas_walker]

maybe the single greatest stint a fighter's ever had was shogun's time in pride, at least as far as the mma in the 2000's went. he had absolutely nothing for jones in this fight. masterful

[@coldbloodedreptile8199]

Jones was on roids

[@purestformofpeace]

@@coldbloodedreptile8199 Shogun prob was too. This was years before USADA. Regardless, Jones destroys Shogun 99 times/100

[@wellDamnJamz]

@@coldbloodedreptile8199 was shogun not?

[@Muhammad_Ibn_Raqib]

This was just after he stopped a mugger who stole a women’s purse. Shogun wasn’t ready…

[@brandonellis694]

I know Joe rogan had hair, i remember watching fear factor and early UFC and seeing his hair, but for some reason when i go back and see his hair in these videos now it shocks me every time 😂

[@Trrippy_Shades]

Wtf r u talking about joe Rogan not n this video at all

[@abdellatifziani2134]

Jon jones le meilleur de tout les temps sans concurrence.

[@coldbloodedreptile8199]

Steroids vs shogun

[@Advjjcd]

@@coldbloodedreptile8199 tous les combattants sont dopés y compris shogun

[@Isreal_666]

N'aurait pas du monter de caté à 35 ans.

[@Isreal_666]

@@Advjjcd Ouais mais regarde la diff de physique et les gens s'enflamment sur lui... Il a juste toujours été beaucoup trop gros pour ses adversaires, Cyril va le plier et Ngannou l'aurait démoli.