It was early December 2009, and the MMA world was feeling pretty excited about this new kid from upstate New York. Young guy, but tall and lanky with moves unlike any we’d ever seen. Crazy spinning stuff. Elbows from strange angles. What’s more, he’d only been fighting for a little over a year, and with minimal instruction beyond his background as a high school and community college wrestler. Asked about his unorthodox, but clearly very effective striking game, he claimed he learned it from watching YouTube videos.
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Today in MMA History: When Jon Jones lost after getting too creative with elbows – MMA Junkie