Jon Jones solely had six fights on his resume earlier than signing with the UFC however a kind of really got here in opposition to an opponent who would finally be a part of him within the promotion a couple of years later.
Again in 2008 — simply two months earlier than Jones made his octagon debut — he took on Parker Porter in a light-weight heavyweight bout beneath the World Championship Combating banner.
What would finally turn into a part of his audition tape for the UFC, Jones wanted simply 36 seconds to demolish Porter in a one-sided battle.
Whereas Jones is now the reigning UFC heavyweight champion, Porter really ended up competing solely in that division for many of his profession however again then he was nonetheless preventing at 205 kilos. Jones earned the emphatic victory after which fought once more lower than a month later the place he took out Moyses Gabin in his last battle earlier than transferring to the UFC.
The remaining is historical past.
The never-before-seen footage was launched forward of UFC 309 the place Jones returns to motion for the primary time in over a 12 months when he faces Stipe Miocic in the principle occasion.
Take a look at the battle and see how Jones regarded in one among his earliest fights earlier than finally amassing an ideal 6-0 report to affix the UFC roster the place he would go onto turn into arguably the best fighter of all-time.
