Jon Jones appears on a renowned magazine's list of the greatest precocious athletes in the sport

Jones (photo) has been UFC champion since 2011. Photo: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC

The success of Jon Jones within the UFC he is being recognized in environments that transcend the world of MMA. The light heavyweight champion, who recently defended his belt for the eighth time, had his name mentioned in the list of most successful sports personalities under 30 years of age by the renowned North American magazine “Forbes”.

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The only MMA representative on the list, Jones appears in 12th position, surpassing names like Neymar (19th), Cristiano Ronaldo (26th) and Sebastian Vettel (28th). First place is James Harden, basketball player for the Houston Rockets.

At 27 years old, Jones has become one of the most successful fighters in MMA history in a short period of time. The youngest UFC champion, at 23 years old, “Bones” has already broken the record for title defenses among light heavyweights, defeating names like Daniel Cormier, Alexander Gustafson, Vitor belfort, Rashad evans, Glover Teixeira, Mauritius Shogun, Lyoto Machida e Quinton jackson.

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