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Iconic Muhammad Ali image recreated with Jon Jones

A year ago Bruce Buffer predicted that Jon Jones would be the Muhammad Ali of MMA. “I believe it and…

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Chris Palmquist
April 2, 2012 · 1 min read
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A year ago Bruce Buffer predicted that Jon Jones would be the Muhammad Ali of MMA.

“I believe it and receive it” twittered Jones in response.

Now UFC magazine pays homage to an iconic image of The Greatest, taken just one year after Ali won an Olympic gold medal; no one had seen anything like him.

Sound familiar?

Expect to hear the comparisons for many years to come.

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