If it’s possible to become bored of being a UFC champion, Jon Jones reached that point in 2020. Including his first title win over Mauricio Rua in March 2011, Jones’ past 15 fights have been for either the undisputed or interim light heavyweight championship – all wins, with one no contest, over the best the division has had to offer. A feeling of dissatisfaction was a big reason why Jones, a two-time UFC 205-pound champion, vacated the title back in August in favor of a long-awaited move to heavyweight. Could he have held onto the belt and tried to become another one of the promotion’s champ-champs? Probably, if he wanted to. But Jones also wanted to do right by the division given his new direction
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Jon Jones vacated UFC light heavyweight title out of boredom, no intention to go back – MMA Junkie