5 Reasons why Jon Jones is the 'Baddest Man' on the planet

Jon Jones is the Light Heavyweight champion of the UFC. He has been so for 4 years now, an incredible accomplishment considering how far the sport has evolved and how murderously competitive the division has been over the years. Jon, who started off as a bright prospect within the UFC’s light heavyweight water, rose through the ranks like a meteor when the sport was still being ruled by largely one-dimensional fighters.A once-in-a-lifetime athlete no doubt, the champ has laid waste to every single competitor who attempted to derail the savagery train known as Jon “Bones” Jones. About 2 months removed from his next title defense against a very dangerous opponent in Anthony ‘Rumble’ Jones, let’s take a look at the phenomenon that has conquered the UFC since he made his debut roughly 6 years back.

#5 Young to the game

It is easy for people to overlook the fact as to how young Jon is to the sport, given how easy he has made his ascent to the top of the mountain look. He has only been competing in the sport for around 8 years and has been a champ for 4 years in that!

His accomplishments are more impressive when you consider the fact that he doesn’t have a elite background in either amateur wrestling or any martial arts. Double that with the fact that he doesn’t train in between fights and parties his fair share while getting out-of-shape, his success makes him a prodigy in the most real way. As skilled and a well-rounded fighter as he is, Jones has always shown considerable improvements in every successive fight of his  and now that he is moving to Albequerque, New Mexico to train full-time, things are just going to get worse, if you are a Jon Jones opponent in the near future.