Jon Jones' Historic Title Run Ends Without a Fight
My UFC fandom is admittedly very much in it's infancy and therefore it should be noted that I speak on this subject with absolutely no authority. My interest in UFC was peaked following the first Silva/Weidman because it was hard to have not heard about what happened in that fight. In the following months, my friend would try to convince me to watch more and often sending me youtube clips of Jon Jones fights since he was my friend's favorite. So when the rematch for Silva/Weidman was set, I was 100% behind finally watching my first UFC event. What can I say? I'm a pro wrestling fan, I can't pass up a good story. I began with an already established respect for Jones due to my friend's fandom, hearing about his historic reign over the light heavyweight division and being a huge wrestling fan, I instantly identified him as the "real-life" version of WWE's own historic champion, CM Punk. A guy that's not shy about his ability and actually backs it ...