Jon Jones calls return of old gloves for UFC 309 'a major relief'
Tuesday, news broke that the UFC was returning to its most recent past generation of gloves for UFC 309 and not the updated ones that arrived in June. That was great news for Jones, who has not fought with the new gloves, and in using them in training ahead of his title defense against Stipe Miocic, had not grown used to them.
Jon Jones is an all-time great, but is his return to the Octagon about preserving his legacy or building on it?
Jon Jones was 23 years old on the morning of March 19, 2011. That night, in Newark, New Jersey, he would fight for the UFC light heavyweight title — an eye-popping young talent about to be thrust, ready or not, into the deep waters of combat sports against the legendary Maurício “Shogun” Rua.
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Jon Jones didn’t like new UFC gloves, calls it ‘a major relief’ to have old gloves for UFC 309Fighters competing at UFC 309 are set to wear older versions of gloves, which were initially replaced by a new design that ...
One fan, and he’s an influential one, leading that GOAT conversation lately has been Dana White, Jones’ boss and president of ...
The UFC’s experiment with new gloves is over. UFC President Dana White announced the promotion is going back to its old ...
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Dana White Shoots Down Jones vs. Pereira, Says ‘Bones’ Will ‘Absolutely Positively’ Fight Aspinall, Dismisses Ducking AccusationsIf Jon Jones wants to fight again after Saturday's scrap with Stipe Miocic at UFC 309, there's only one road open.
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