Jon Jones earned the first defense in his latest UFC light heavyweight title reign Saturday when he defeated Anthony Smith in the UFC 235 headliner. Jones (24-1 MMA, 18-1 UFC) pushed his unbeaten streak in the octagon to 16 fights with a lopsided unanimous decision victory over Smith (31-14 MMA, 7-4 UFC) in the pay-per-view main event, which took place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Jones’ victory over Smith at UFC 235. * * * * We've arrived at the #UFC235 headliner! Jon Jones ( @JonnyBones ) and Anthony Smith ( @lionheartasmith ) are moments away clashing for the UFC light heavyweight belt. Full play-by-play: https://t.co/VhubKoMI4t pic.twitter.com/uKRwvFXupK — MMAjunkie (@MMAjunkie) March 3, 2019 Anthony Smith comes out to Mark Morrison | “Return of the Mack” https://t.co/RZN0m5Ap4s #UFC235 — Sherdog by Mandatory (@sherdogdotcom) March 3, 2019 And finally, Jon Jones walks out to Queen/Jadakiss | “We Are the Champions” / “The Champ is Here” https://t.co/Vb0H3eT6dz / https://t.co/KAKnWrfYY7 #UFC235 — Sherdog by Mandatory (@sherdogdotcom) March 3, 2019 #UFC235 Welterweight Title Closing Betting Odds: @JonnyBones Jones(-750) vs. Anthony @lionheartaSmith (+525) @espn @UFCFightPass @ufc @Jon_Anik @joerogan @DominickCruz @espnmma @MMAOddsBreaker — Nick Kalikas (@FightOdds) March 3, 2019 Jon looks like a monster out there ! I expect some domination! #UFC235 — Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) March 3, 2019 Smith opens with a leg kick
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Twitter reacts to Jon Jones’ dominant title defense against Anthony Smith at UFC 235 – MMA Junkie