Jon Jones has had a love/hate relationship with the UFC for a long time.
In a bid to convince the promotion to let him return at the White House in 2026, Jones recently apologized to Dana White for how their negotiations played out earlier this year.
The saga regarding the heavyweight title may have led to a lot of criticism surrounding ‘Bones’ but it certainly wasn’t the only time that he’s caused frustration.
White was furious with Jones after he had to cancel a UFC PPV for the first time due to him not accepting a replacement opponent for a light heavyweight title defense.
In 2017, it looked like things were finally falling into place for the champion once again, only for the wheels to fall off in dramatic fashion.
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Jon Jones missed out on the chance to become a champ-champ due to his doping violation
Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier remain fierce rivals to this very day after sharing the Octagon with each other on two occasions.
After their UFC 200 rematch was canceled due to ‘Bones’ being suspended due to a doping violation, he appeared to have finally put this behind him when he returned at UFC 214 in December.
Jones produced arguably the most impressive win of his career by stopping Cormier in the second round to win the title only for the result to be overturned due to another doping violation.
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The belt was returned to a disappointed ‘DC’ while Jones’ suspension was reduced significantly following his cooperation and an independent arbitrator declaring that he didn’t intentionally cheat.
This still derailed the promotion’s plans for him following this emphatic performance, which Dana White revealed when he reacted to the news of Jones’ positive test.
The UFC president revealed that there were talks about the light heavyweight champion moving up to heavyweight to challenge Stipe Miocic for the title.
It would have ‘probably’ taken place at UFC 218 in Detroit, an event that took place on this day eight years ago.
By the time that Jones would return to the Octagon in December of 2018, the man he “beat” at UFC 214, Cormier, had moved up to heavyweight and dethroned Miocic to accomplish something that his greatest rival didn’t by becoming a simultaneous two-weight champion.
UFC 218 didn’t have a super fight at the top of the card but it certainly didn’t need it
The card that fans got for UFC 218 may not have been the one that the UFC originally hoped for, but that didn’t make it any less memorable.
Max Holloway may have fairly accurately replicated his first win over Jose Aldo when beating him for a second time to defend the featherweight title, but it was impressive nonetheless.
The real highlights from this event came elsewhere, with Francis Ngannou delivering a contender for the most devastating knockout of all time when he put Alistair Overeem out cold with an uppercut.