Jon Jones | Greatest Year

2011 would prove to be a pinnacle year in Jon Jones career, as he secured the light heavyweight title at the age of 23, making him the youngest UFC champion in Octagon history, then following this historical career moment with two additional title defenses. Jones is set to make his much anticipated return to competition at UFC 285, when he faces former interim champ Ciryl Gane in a main card championship matchup you will not want to miss!
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[@tristencuda3424]

I don’t think people understand that he beat all of them in such a short amount of time.

[@irishscience580]

Finished bader, shogun, rampage, lyoto, in less than a year. Greatest year of any ufc fighter no doubt

[@silksonic3927]

stipe can beat jones

[@deadstreet1675]

Cheated whilst doing it. Amy fighter that fails a drug cheat should be removed automatically and there legacy wiped out... this would stop other fighters risking it..

[@cole4236]

@@deadstreet1675 haha ok mate. He’s the GOAT

[@jaydenstyopin8313]

And all of them are ufc legends and hall of famers

[@ohioiyboi3875]

4 fights in one year, 3 of them for the title… Jones is a monster

[@k1ng_0fthes0uth-8]

He took little to no damage in those fights

[@MrDragonsEye05]

Betting my mortgage on Jones when he's fighting Gane-

[@mysticmac4244]

Beast

[@cindybates68]

@@MrDragonsEye05 0i wouldnt do that because gane can put his lights out , i think jon will take him down , if gane cant get back up it will be a quick fight , if gane can keep it standing could go either way

[@DonPeppinoo]

He beat Bader in February & fought again in March! Go through another weight cut then kill/destroy Shogun for the title!!

[@wonderboy8]

Jones has the most brutal elbows, it’s crazy when they land

[@nethanaelbastias9102]

because they land in the back of the head

[@crazypato3752]

El Cucuy says “WHATS UP!!!”

[@flash980]

@@Carnage-Pepe 🤣🤣🤣

[@flash980]

@@crazypato3752 Jon would kill him

[@buttamob]

​@@nethanaelbastias9102did Rampage tell you that lol

[@JR-gc6yl]

he’s a killer just look at how he dropped machida n walked away 🥶

[@StuffAndMemes]

Look at the way he hit that pregnant lady and drove away too, true killer 😂😂

[@Ogaoga69]

@@StuffAndMemes bro shut up 😂you literally everywhere

[@flash980]

@@StuffAndMemes dude go finish getting pegged 😂😂

[@Jaxcash]

@@StuffAndMemes Didn't even drive away

[@angeljoelfernandezcalleja2012]

coldest end of a fight ever

[@eugenebelcher3]

This man with red trunks and a fade is the best fighter ever

[@PickemMMA]

Yah so smart inside that octagon. His opponent just don’t see the strikes coming cause they comes from all different angles

[@crazypato3752]

His Tupac version against DC 2 looks pretty badass as well

[@lesliechow3793]

nike jones the greatest jon jones ever

[@rodihernandez8953]

Gg

[@jackdaniels2905]

​@@lesliechow3793 coked out killin machine.

[@brodieholmes263]

I never saw that shogun tried to tap before he realized it was stopped.

[@bluenick4577]

That was not a fight lol that was A beating

[@samuraibirds917]

Shogun got absolutely annihilated that night

[@gh0st398]

You try to take those shots and not tap 😂😂

[@brodieholmes263]

@@gh0st398 never said I could big guy😂😂

[@kaza_family5950]

Jon has the most impressive career. Dude was so dominant. The 🐐

[@zombie_turtle666]

no doubt jon bones jones the goat

[@ohioiyboi3875]

Roids

[@mysticmac4244]

🐐🐐🐐

[@rickyayy]

Nah

[@Meece11]

@@ohioiyboi3875 Cope

[@basedredpilledchad1616]

Jones really beat legends like machida,shogun and rampage in a year's span,insane,resume wise no one comes close to this guy.

[@StuffAndMemes]

Yeah while juiced to the gills

[@charlesdobronxcharlesdobro4660]

The only man to ever give Jon jones a loss. The one and only a chael sonnen

[@flash980]

@@StuffAndMemes he wasn't even juiced then..keep crying hater🤣

[@thenedsmmachannel8970]

​@Steve Fox this was 2011. Everyone was sauced up

[@iimax_9135]

On steroids

[@jg5004]

Finishing Bader, Shogun, Rampage and Machida in a single year when they were all relatively near their primes is legendary. Ironically Shogun is the only other fighter I can think of that had a year as good in 2005.

[@borklaser7291]

@Jorge Sanchez 🇺🇸 this was definitely a passing of the torch legacy fight

[@VICKEY_DESIGN]

​@@borklaser7291 it definitely was

[@coolathar]

The finish of Lyoto looks like a murder scene

[@epochlabs]

I think we may just see one of the greatest heavyweight fights. Jon just may remind the masses why he's remained undefeated!

[@user-mt2jm7vy6i]

do you think he will fail drug test again but still will somehow fight?

[@rodihernandez8953]

Gg

[@SonGokuuuuuuu]

The most high level for sure

[@josh1180]

@@user-mt2jm7vy6i jon Jones is the goat. No one has ever dominated like he has. Not a fan of him outside of mma, but damn it he is the greatest.

[@user-hx1br4cq1u]

i hope 🆚ngannou

[@jaydaniel2145]

Who else here CAN'T WAIT to see Jon Jones back in the Octogon??

[@matcho23]

I got Jones by UD

[@jaydaniel2145]

@@matcho23 That's very possible

[@LovepreetSingh-rn4id]

@@matcho23 by elbow stoppage

[@jaydaniel2145]

@@LovepreetSingh-rn4id Also possible.

[@onechampion4128]

Me

[@hardnewstakenharder]

As someone who had followed the sport well before Jones, his 2011 is still the most impressive year I've ever seen in the sport.

[@crossovo]

like him or not, he's the goat 100%

[@BDTIHER]

i agree

[@ryanmussell739]

Yes But it sad how his career ended up. He could have been the face of mma.

[@golubmirko6067]

@@ryanmussell739 he was and still is face of mma but his resume could have been better if he fixed himself

[@getyourbandsup4860]

@@ryanmussell739 its better and more exciting this way, dude is the villain of UFC yet by far the best to do it...makes it way more fun

[@tooljunkie555]

@2:47 I LOVE how Jones completely faked the leg grab and 💥BLASTED him in the face

[@buttox]

Nice catch

[@John-sp9if]

Bro that was sooo fast and hard, Jon is vicious.

[@26michaeluk]

His fight IQ is unmatched.

[@LetsFlyThere]

Brutal and violent elbows. I hope we see this Bones we knew so well

[@ronburgundy2383]

You mean the woman beating drug user?

[@Justin-jg2hi]

I personally don’t think it’ll happen. The extra 50 pounds, 25-30 being muscle, at a division he’s never fought at, will severely diminish his speed. Also, we don’t know during these fights, if he was on anything because of how easy it was to pass tests. They tests were done just before, and immediately after the fight, so cycling off was easy. I don’t have a lot of confidence in Gane. It’s pretty much a given unless he lands something clean. I personally think he waited until Francis was gone before he seriously started to negotiate a fight at heavyweight. Regardless though, he’ll have the heavyweight belt, and there will be nobody for him to fight because that division is pretty much dead.

[@zombieepx1933]

@@Justin-jg2hiextra 50 lbs is a stretch. jones weighed 225-230 lbs fight night when he fought at 205 lbs. if he comes in at 250 lbs against gane like expected then thats only 20-25 lbs heavier, and not pure muscle. and also without a hard weight cut and dehydration torture. which he also spent 3 years preparing and getting used to it.

[@drinny2214]

The Shogun fight is always so brutal, Jones is literally the Perfect Weapon.

[@zacbakcrak]

The entire Shogun sequence just blows my mind every time I see it. The fake guard break to set up that HEAVY left, the elbow after letting Shogun rest for a split second, how patient he is the entire time, and the body shot that finishes him, all of it is just some of the highest combination of skills in MMA we'll likely ever see. IMO he's the biggest what if in MMA

[@zacbakcrak]

And it's the YOUNGEST champion in UFC history, facing off against the current champion, and Jones comes flying out of the gate with a flying knee and then dominates Shogun for the entirety of the fight. Just insane man

[@MFBMQ]

How is he a “what if”? You mean if he was less affected by vice?

[@zacbakcrak]

@@MFBMQ yeah lmao. If he was consistent and focused on his MMA career instead of all the things he’s done. I’m by no means saying he’s a good person

[@jacobmarley-ze1jy]

@@zacbakcrak he's not a good person? who r u to judge? r u perfect?

[@zacbakcrak]

@@jacobmarley-ze1jy I didn’t say I was the end all be all for ethics lmfao. Most people would agree that doing a hit and run on a pregnant woman is not something you typically see good people doing though

[@k1ng_0fthes0uth-8]

Seeing him drop Machida lifeless like that was so crazy

[@gifted26]

Absolute Legend! Youngest UFC Champion When There Were GIANTS IN THE GAME!

[@crusty6148]

@@beauaIloevvConor 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@jaredbrillon8614]

@@beauaIloevv Conor? And the mr Olympian?

[@bhoomeerg8045]

I mean they all had great resumés but nowadays they would be fighting at MW.

[@StuffAndMemes]

Roid cheat

[@jacobjaramillo3192]

@@beauaIloevv conor a goat? Thats a joke right?

[@MacheddieFr]

fighting 4 times in four months for being a top guy is almost unheard of now

[@adamreed2000]

Jon jones bones the undefeated, excited to see him back in the octagon and hope he keeps his act clean.

[@Meltymorty]

Jones choking out Lyoto was one of the coldest moments in mma history

[@neca7602]

I watached over 200 UFC events in the past 7 years and i haven't seen a more complete fighter than Jon Jones.

[@neinlives9424]

SO YOU NEVER SAW GSP OR MIGHTY MOUSE GUYS WHO ACTUALLY BEAT PEOPLE WITHOUT BEING JUICED TO THE GILLS AND FED OLD PEOPLE. GOOD FOR YOU SCRUB

[@beboid]

@@neinlives9424 mad. cry.

[@budani1473]

Jones was trying to become a cop before he got into mma, perused a degree in criminal justice. Dude is a straight up killer

[@geemello6625]

@@neinlives9424 why you so emotional lmao

[@buttamob]

I don't think I ever had more anticipation for a fight. I know everyone isn't a fan but that has been my favorite fighter since he dominated Shogun. Can't wait til next week!

[@Franky00798]

every attack of john jones is deadly

[@adityarangarajan3948]

12 years on, in 2023, there still hasn't been a man who's beaten this dude in a fight. Insane.

[@Lemaforthewin]

Reyes beat him what are you on about lol

[@elitist3447]

@@Lemaforthewin score cards were not even close. Opinion vs Facts and facts always win.

[@armandosalgado7993]

​@@Lemaforthewin delusional

[@joshuazhao9597]

@@elitist3447 nah facts is he also lost to matt hamil

[@Diegoo98]

JJ dropping Lyoto body is stone cold LMFAO JESUS!

[@praneetlokhande6331]

the look on jones face when he found out he was getting a title shot is everything man.......

[@grady187]

That knee to Rua was so f’n vicious

[@budani1473]

Seeing shogun tap after the fight was stopped... was ufc at its peak

[@comediansdeath5107]

I'm speechless I watched all these when they happened and still can't believe John is that good

[@maartenaalsmeer]

Last KO in 2018, last 2 fights close decisions, 3 year ring rust and moving up to HW. Gane's no joke, we'll see what happens.

[@buixrule]

Yeah it's gonna be interesting for sure.

[@deez9805]

If Gane doesn’t knock him out I see Jon destroying him. Jon’s wrestling is better than anybody Gane has faced and since Jon is still the longer fighter, Ciryl will have to deal with a ton of Jons clinch work. Stylistically it’s going to be hard af for Ciryl to outpoint him

[@hunterxhunter7795]

@@deez9805 he's going to outpoint Jones. Jones has to take the fight to the ground

[@markusmahadeo1374]

Last2 fights?? Jones clearly beat santos

[@RT-qz5ci]

@@markusmahadeo1374 bro these people are trippin. Santos was not a close decision. Jon was never in danger

[@razorthings]

The man, the myth, the legend is back.

[@FightNightPicks]

Bader, Shogun, Rampage, Machida…legends! What a year it was 🔥

[@baeualoevv]

all washed

[@thenedsmmachannel8970]

​@smd2 lmao in 2011? They were all top 5. You're acting like he beat them in 2020 and even then guys like Mousasi taking a 45 year old Machida to a split decision

[@glantin]

Not only who he beat, but the time span he done it, the age, how easily, the amount of title fights, defences. Just the goat

[@kristy-lou8762]

Jones is still WAY too underrated in my opinion. He's fkn awesome 👏👏

[@Rexy888]

The most complete fighter ahead of the game.

[@EaglesWind1]

These fights were a long time ago. Interested to see how he performs 10+years later

[@Dylonski]

IM GOING TO 285 WOOOOO

[@eyyydeepee2278]

Can't wait to see him fight again. I rooted this guy from the very beginning of his championship run. Not a single one defeated him. Jon "Bones" Jones all the way!

[@El_Rey-V]

I fell in love with Jon Jones in the UFC the same way I loved seeing LeBron and learning the history of the NBA, The best fighter ever

[@ryneredington]

lebron ghey, he be riding on that boat with P. Diddy

[@JamesBooond]

Gaaaay.

[@TheAntManChannel]

Undeniably the greatest to ever play the game.

[@michaelatonio1363]

No doubt man! I know a lot of us have been waiting patiently for his return! I know I have!!!

[@bjird7278]

You mean greatest eye poker of all times 🤣

[@sygmaone]

Exactly. No one comes close.

[@danny4081]

@@bjird7278 you can’t eyepoke you’re way through all the legends he finished kid. Cope harder

[@StuffAndMemes]

Not at all

[@carsonweidner7410]

in 50 years you will tell your kids you watched Jon Jones live. The greatest combat fighter ever to walk this earth.

[@anasshahid224]

Jon Jones is truly one of the all time UFC greats, his list of opponents is stuff of legend and he beat them all, competed at the top level, Jon Jones a once in a generation talent, the GOAT is back 🐐👏👏👏

[@berzerkbankie1342]

Machida was still very much in his prime and a problem at that point. It was so impressive what JJ did to him.

[@manuelzapata3801]

I used to rewatch Jones fights constantly when he was on his rise. It was him who made me the fan I am today.

[@mmainstories]

That finish of Lyoto has to be one of the coldest moments in MMA history.

[@n.j.t262]

The best year of any MMA fighter ever, no doubt about that.

[@dampbutthole3025]

its crazy that jon jones has been in the ufc for such a long time and still going

[@adamlehat6682]

After watching this, you just see how much of warriors these guys are. The amount of balls it takes to absorb brutal hits of elbows and flying knee attacks in your skull is just insane. Huge respect to all fighters in cage matches, this shit ain't a game, its a war.

[@5CRALREADY]

GOAT JON ...HIS LEGACY WILL BE SOLIDIFIED THIS YEAR ....STAMPED WITH 2 BELTS

[@1gbuzzin]

ARE YOU BACK JUNKIE

[@martinez77.]

Jones, silva, gsp, johnson, aldo... the GOATs 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐

[@dougiekills13]

Man i forgot ho many times a yr he fought..back then it felt like waiting forever always enjoyed his fights best ever

[@Jayfran727]

The best to ever step into the Octagon

[@atdhemorina3348]

Once in a millennium type of talent

[@CREEDO.]

*the way jon jones ended lyoto machida was brutal*

[@jamesturner6949]

That shot to the ja on Rua goat material

[@mickeymomighty5660]

Everyone seems to have forgotten Jones' dubious victories.

[@madgavin7568]

Jon Jones fans

[@dankk2754]

Can’t wait to see Jones back in the octagon

[@miteshdas6146]

The God gifted most creative mixed martial artist we've ever seen🙏

[@migueldomingues3739]

Rampage experience pain expression is on point

[@mg_phopla]

The return of the GOAT

[@_tony_masters]

PLEASE go put money on Gane! Need a bigger return for when Jon finishes him inside 4.

[@brodieholmes263]

He opened as a +150 dog. U must've waited for him to be the favourite to bet or sum🤦😂

[@_tony_masters]

@@brodieholmes263dude was an underdog for all of 12 hrs Didn’t have time to get dog money on him

[@jg5004]

Jon is one of the few legit world class athletes in mma. He has one of, if not the best, fight iq in the game.

[@Lass3dasboy]

That lyoto drop after choked out is so terrifying😂

[@worklife316]

JJ=🐐

[@matthewboi6734]

Can’t wait to see the goat back in action !

[@iimax_9135]

Bro took steroids, and you still call him the goat

[@matthewboi6734]

@@iimax_9135 plenty of ufc fighters took steroids cmon now casual , Jones will always be the goat

[@iimax_9135]

@matthewboi6734 Imagine defending someone who uses steroids 🤡

[@matthewboi6734]

@@iimax_9135 imagine thinking he’s the only one that ever did steroids and fought 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡 best champ of all time go cry somewhere else

[@iimax_9135]

@matthewboi6734 Imagine thinking that because a few other people did it, then it somehow becomes okay 🤡 Awful logic

[@jackwood7726]

Dude really opened his fight vs Rua with a flying knee... Absolutely next level

[@Maartun]

Jon Jones is my favorite UFC fighter, can’t wait to see him fight again!

[@SarkkiKarkki]

Look how much bigger he is than everybody.

[@elvergazo2131]

Greatest fighter of all times! Best resume in the sport. Shogun, Rampage, Machida, Bader, Alexander x2, DC x2, Glover, Thiago, Smith, Reyes, OSP and many more

[@WRNWRW]

Reached the top too early, it destroyed him outside the octagon. Good to see him back, most skilled MM artist.

[@madgavin7568]

Jones shouldn't be in the UFC anymore, let alone fighting for the HW title. He bashed his girlfriend, he belongs in prison.

[@HorrorEdits]

This is the true goat of MMA, and there is no world where anyone else makes sense.

[@788dave]

A true GOAT wouldn't abuse performance-enhancing drugs.

[@darkclaw1462]

If that’s the case, I guess Anderson Silva isn’t In the conversation for the GOAT in MMA, but hey whatever makes you sleep better at night buddy.

[@trustnobitcheqz]

Da GOAT 🐐💯

[@user-uc7qb1su4e]

The only GOAT

[@PickemMMA]

I can’t wait untill ufc 285 so hyped for Jones return. I want to see how much he has improved since he last competed and what new skills he has been working on.

[@andrewyachovitz6749]

That Machida finish is so dam cold man

[@turkeyman631]

Crazy how late in life Jon started fighting but still ended up being one of the greats.

[@jimmyjackass1805]

Late in life ? He is still the youngest UFC Champion ever.

[@thenedsmmachannel8970]

​@jimmyjackass he was only pro for like 3 years. Some guys like Khabib and Islam are grappling while still in diapers. Jones made his MMA debut in April of 2008. He won UFC gold in March 2011.... thats insane

[@jimmyjackass1805]

@@thenedsmmachannel8970 I 100% agree with that However he did wrestle at UE in Highschool. He grew up like 3 miles down the RD from me. I have a Family member that cared for his House in Ithaca NY. Maybe I took your statement wrong I don't know. However he was a very young man when he won the title. So when you say late in life It comes across as you meant he was older. Kids nowadays are starting MMA at 5 years old. IMO JBJ losses this next fight. The sport is evolving rapidly.; I'm pulling for him. TYT

[@sandman62100]

Jon Jones was never a bad guy, just deeply misunderstood. Deep down inside we know he is a loving, caring, compassionate and beautiful soul. This is his redemption arc. If you happen to be reading this Jon, please know that the world is rooting for your success and thank you for all that you do for us regular folk. ❤❤❤

[@theprudentwarrior]

Do you misunderstand beating your wife in front of your daughters is not a compassionate and beautiful thing . He is a skillful cheater for sure in mma . He got skills no doubt . Not many people beat up a 100 pound woman and get a title shot for it.

[@sandman62100]

@@theprudentwarrior we all make mistakes and jon is no different. His greatness in the cage and his evolution outside of it should be respected and admired.

[@theprudentwarrior]

@@sandman62100 Yeah of course we all do but we all don't beat our wives. He has also cheated inside the cage though. Multiple failed drug tests and numerous eye pokes How has he evolved in a good way outside the cage? I can understand admiring his skills in the cage, but outside of it he is not that beautiful. We all don't admire him outside the cage. He says and does the same thing every time he comes back to fighting.

[@user-bj8mm4lv6b]

Oooo the Jones prowler stance is iconic

[@sodadad2176]

that liver shot on shogun is so brutal

[@adrianolini1889]

You can see Shogun tap when he hit the mat. Jon took that man soul 😂

[@johnpappa8073]

That ground and pound against shogun was the most vicious one I've ever seen

[@fxrdo]

The way he was just hunting Shogun with those elbows is merciless. Shogun looked beaten, exhausted, and terrified.

[@Tartaglia06]

That Lyoto's stoppage is one of the scariest thing in mma that i ever saw.

[@Hans_Hamon]

Gotta love Iron Gumby. Dude is Legendary.

[@easyballsofsteel4565]

2:45 his fight IQ is amazing

[@zacharysun4943]

Jon Jones vs Cyril Gane is going to be one hell of a fight. Can't wait for it.

[@dbouwens5049]

That KO against shogun was just pure art

[@infinitesea947]

I never noticed that shogun taps after herb calls the fight off

[@coachartifitness4621]

The way he annihilated Shogun is unbelievable. Rua was tapping to strikes.

[@SonOftheBattleCry]

Back in 2011 jones was like the Jordan of mma glad I was a fan and watched since then

[@ThePlaylist99]

Good to see everyone appreciate how dominant Jon Jones was. Absolute savage. It’s gonna be so interesting to see how he does after such a long layoff and going up a division, especially after a very controversial win in his last fight. Now that I think about it, so many parallels with GSP. GSP shocked me with how great he looked and maybe Jon Jones will do the same. But I just get this feeling that we might just see him get KOd. Especially after how he treated some of his opponents (dropped Machida like a sack of potatoes)

[@DJIceProductions]

Jones fight iq is on another level. That machida fight says it all. Machida was countering on Jones's kicks. Cornermen told him that. He fakes a kick booom. Dayum that was beautiful jus like he said in the post fight interview.

[@thelonesomewanderer8359]

despite all his shenanigans outside the octagon, this man is the goat no if ands or buts inside the octagon.

[@4evahodlingdoge226]

Crazy how both Jones and Bader are still going and doing well in their respective organizations.

[@victorvaughn4281]

USADA just changed the pictogram policy, Jon is the Undisputed GOAT

[@hersonflores8832]

Pre hit and run Jon Jones was on a whole other level

[@datman3416]

It’s funny how people are counting Jones out at HW smh don’t count the goat out