Jon Jones and MMA’s 5 Biggest Surprises

Last year Jon Jones had one of the best years in MMA history. Going from prospect to near the top of pound-for-pound rankings is no easy task for anyone to complete in a career; Jones did it in one year. A nice feature of MMA is that there’s always sur…

Last year Jon Jones had one of the best years in MMA history. Going from prospect to near the top of pound-for-pound rankings is no easy task for anyone to complete in a career; Jones did it in one year.

A nice feature of MMA is that there’s always surprises at every turn. Competing with small gloves and an ultra competitive work environment usually creates quite a few twists and turns that fans don’t ever see coming.

Jones’ year was predicted by fans, but nobody could’ve imagined all of it happening in a single year. The rest of these shocks that awed fans may have been predicted by some, but they still left us speechless.

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