Jones beats Gustafsson and regains UFC belt. Photo: Reproduction / Facebook @ufc
Jon Jones is back! Considered by many to be the greatest fighter in history, the American left the controversies aside, showed that the time away from the Octagon didn't hurt and regained the UFC light heavyweight belt. This Saturday night (29), in the main fight of UFC 232, he defeated Alexander Gustafson, unquestionably knocking out the rival who had given him the most trouble in the Octagon.
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“I want to thank everyone who stood by me. My team, my coaches, my family. I am a product of the great people I have around me. Alexander has a very long reach and connected good blows to my face. He's a guy who recovers very quickly. The plan was to use wrestling to beat him. He has a guy there who calls himself a double champion… What kind of guy gives up his belt just because I came home? Daddy's home, Cormier. Come get his belt, he’s right here,” Jones said while still in the cage.
The fight
The fight began surrounded by expectation. After the extremely even fight in 2013, Jones tried to start the rematch looking for the takedown, but the Swede defended well. The American worked with front stomps on Gustafssson's knee, who was rotating well in the octagon, but whenever he entered the range of action he was met with elbows.
In the second round, Gustafsson applied the tactic that balanced the first meeting between them. The Swede walked forward, combining punches and forcing Jon to retreat. The North American tried to respond with leg kicks, but without the same pressure.
With the fight getting tense, just like in the first duel, Jones decided to show all his worth. Without giving in to bad luck, as soon as the third round began, he attacked Gustafsson's legs and took the fight to the ground. On top, the North American showed all his superiority. He quickly passed the guard, trapped one of his rival's arms, reached his back and, with several punches to the side of the head, forced the referee to stop the fight and declare the knockout at 2:02.
UFC 232 results
Main Card
Light Heavyweight: Jon Jones derrotou Alexander Gustafson by knockout at 2m02s of R3
Feather weight: Amanda nunes derrotou Chris Cyborg by knockout at 51s of R1
Welterweight Weight: Michael chiesa finished Carlos Condit with a kimura at 56s of R2
Light Heavyweight: Corey anderson derrotou Ilir Latifi in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Featherweight: Alex Volkanovski defeated Chad Mendes by technical knockout at 4m14s of R2
Preliminary Card
Heavyweight:Walt Harris derrotou Andrei Arlovski in the judges' split decision (29-28, 27-30, 29-28)
Feather weight: Megan anderson derrotou Zingano cat by knockout at 1m01s of R1
Bantamweight: Petr yan derrotou Douglas D'Silva by technical knockout 5m from R2
Lightweight: Ryan Hall submitted BJ Penn with a heel hook at 2:46 of R1
Bantamweight: Nathaniel Wood finished Andrew Ewell with a rear naked choke at 4m12s of R3
Average weight: Uriah Hall defeated Bevon Lewis by knockout at 1m32s of R3
Welterweight: Curtis Millender defeated Siyar Bahadurzada via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
Bantamweight: Montel Jackson finished brian kelleher with a hand triangle at 1m40s from R1
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