UFC News: Jon Jones Has Perfect Reaction to Not Being Named Top Men’s Fighter

Jon Jones pulled off the biggest win of his career at UFC 309, as he handily beat Stipe Miocic to defend the heavyweight belt. This marked his 16th title defense, once again placing him as the arguably greatest mixed martial artist the world has ever seen.

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Following the win, the men’s pound-for-pound ranking dropped, and Jones was not in the top spot. In fact, he moved above Alex Pereira into the No. 2 spot. This ranking led to UFC President Dana White calling the media panel who makes the rankings, “clowns.”

White went so far as to also state that the AI deal he is working on in partnership with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg needs to happen “asap.”

Despite White being upset for Jones, the heavyweight phenom had the perfect response to his new ranking.

Jones took to X to state, “Being ranked number 2 pound per pound at 37 years old, I’m happy with that. ☀️.”

Jones stated that even being ranked No. 2 in the UFC at 37 years old is good enough for him. That is certainly a very positive and mature way of responding to what many people argue about.

Jones’ inactivity is one of the biggest talking points relating to his past troubles with being arrested, and the injury that led to his delaying his matchup with Miocic. Even though these are factors, Jones has defended a title 16 times.

The current No. 1 overall men’s pound-for-pound fighter is current lightweight champion Islam Makhachev. Makhachev currently has three title defenses. Though he has all but dominated every opponent, except for Alexander Volkanovski the first time, that pales in comparison to what Jones has done in the UFC.

Jones dominated the light heavyweight division for nearly a decade. He would then relinquish the belt and move to heavyweight. After easily dispatching Ciryl Gane, he set his sights on Miocic, the most decorated heavyweight in UFC history.

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UFC 309 was a reminder of why Jones is considered the greatest of all time. He was surgical with his strikes and overwhelmed Miocic with vicious body kicks, resulting in the third-round TKO/KO victory.

Jones was and is on a different level. With as many championship fights he has been in, it is kind of silly that he is not ranked in the top pound-for-pound spot. Still, the heavyweight champion is not concerned with that in the slightest, it seems. He is likely just waiting to see who his next opponent will be.

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