Jon Jones is arguably one of the biggest stars in the history of mixed martial arts and could be the best fighter to ever step in the Octagon.

Unfortunately is also one of the stars who finds himself most often in the spotlight the wrong reason. Jones has had his fare share of runs in with the law and most recently was pulled from UFC 200 after violating the anti-doping policy.

Despite all his troubles outside the Octagon, you can’t argue with his greatness inside the cage:

More About Jon Jones

Quick Rise Jones entered the UFC in August 2008 on a few weeks’ notice, won, and was rewarded with bouts against future Hall of Famer Stephan Bonnar and a UFC 100 spot against Jake O’Brien. Near effortless wins over veterans Brandon Vera and Vladimir Matyushenko followed before he dominated previously-unbeaten Ryan Bader at UFC 126. Jones’ only loss came at when a poor referee call resulted in a disqualification loss to Matt Hamill, in a fight he was by all accounts winning soundly.

Title Shot After his UFC 126 win, while still inside the Octagon, Jones was offered the chance to step in for injured teammate Rashad Evans to face light heavyweight champ Shogun Rua on six weeks’ notice. Jones accepted and went on to dominate Rua as well as his subsequent opponents: Rampage Jackson, Lyoto Machida, Rashad Evans and Vitor Belfort.

source: ufc.com

Jon Jones’ Last Five Fights

complete record: mixedmartialarts.com

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