đ Jon Jones wants to get a KO victory using 12-6 elbows now that they've been legalized in MMA.
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â Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) November 9, 2024For Jon Jones, finishing the UFC 309 headliner with 12-to-6 elbows will somewhat right the only blemish on his record.
Jonesâ otherwise perfect record is marred by a controversial disqualification loss to Matt Hamill in December 2009. Jones was mauling Hamill on the ground with 12-to-6 elbows, which were then illegal, forcing referee Steve Mazzgatti to call off their fight in the first round. Jones recalls that maintaining his perfect record in the UFC was very important for him. The manner in which he suffered his lone pro defeat left âBonesâ devastated and in tears backstage.
âWhen I lost that night, I actually cried backstage,â Jones told ESPN. âIt was absolutely devastating to me. I had always had this vision in my mind and in my heart tha…