MMA fighter with no legs, Zion Clark, looks back at doing the pushup challenge with Jon Jones after latter's title win: "When we running it back?"
Jon Jones may have a rematch awaiting him following UFC 309 but not under mixed martial arts rules. On Nov. 16, Jones returns to the octagon to headline the promotion's next pay-per-view offering against a man many see as the greatest heavyweight in the organization's history, Stipe Miocic.
'Bones' looks to notch his long awaited first heavyweight title defense but Zion Clark seems like he wants that smoke with Jones whenever and wherever. Clark was born without legs but has done great things as an MMA fighter as well as a pro wrestler to name but a couple of his many inspiring endeavors.
Clark also challenged Jones to a pushup contest after 'Bones' claimed the gold in March of last year. He got the better of Jones in this pushup showdown with the footage being shared once again on the ESPN MMA Instagram account.
Taking to the comment section of the post, Zion Clark said:
"When we running it back @jonnybones"
Check the Instagram post below:
Jon Jones' history of rematches
While a future pushup contest with Clark would represent a more playful rematch, Jon Jones has shown himself to be demonstrably successful during the sequel clashes that he has had.
The 37-year-old had a pair of fights inside the octagon against Alexander Gustafsson with the two contests playing out quite differently. The first fight they had at UFC 165 in September 2013 is regarded as an all time classic in MMA. Once the dust settled on this iconic fight, Jones would get his hand raised over Gustafsson but after easily the toughest test of his entire fighting career at that point.
The rematch with Gustafsson at UFC 232 (December 2018) was a far more one sided affair comparatively. Jones ended up securing a third round ground and pound TKO finish to claim the then-vacant light heavyweight title.
'Bones' had another notable rematch in his career against his most bitter rival, Daniel Cormier. Their first meeting at UFC 182 was an exciting meeting that saw Jones retain his 205-pound belt by way of a unanimous decision in January 2015.
The Rochester native would run it back with Cormier at UFC 214 in July 2017. 'Bones' was able to land a head kick and follow up punches on DC to halt him in the third round. However, it was overturned to a no contest after errant findings in a drug test for Jon Jones.
Check out Jon Jones' UFC 214 octagon interview: