Jonathan Dwight "Bones" Jones (born July 19, 1987) is an American mixed martial artist from Endicott, New York. He is the current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Winning the light heavyweight championship At UFC 128, Jones defeated Mauricio Rua by TKO at 2:37 of round 3 to become the youngest UFC champion ever. After an early flying knee that badly hurt the champion, Shogun was dominated throughout the 3 rounds. A body shot and knee to the head dropped the champion, causing the referee to swiftly step in and halt the bout.[44] Defending the belt His first title defense was expected to be on August 6, 2011 at UFC 133 against Rashad Evans, his former friend and teammate, but Jones was sidelined with a hand injury.[45] It was initially announced that the hand injury would require surgery, but Jones opted for rest and rehabilitation without surgery after further consultations with doctors.[46] Jones's injury was originally thought to keep him out of action until late 2011,[47] but he instead made his first title defense against Quinton Jackson on September 24, 2011 at UFC 135. Jones defeated Jackson via submission at 1:14 in the 4th round.[48] Jones vs Evans was in the works for a second time and a bout was targeted for December 10, 2011 at UFC 140.[49] However, a lingering thumb injury cost another title opportunity for Evans, and Jones instead faced Lyoto Machida at the same event.[50] Jones successfully defended the light heavyweight title at UFC 140, stopping Machida at 4 <b>...</b>
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