Jones vs Belfort

Jon Jones will return to the Octagon in an attempt to get one step closer to light heavyweight immortality. A win would tie the champion with Chuck Liddell and Frank Shamrock as second most successful 205-pound champion in UFC history with four successful consecutive defences of the crown.

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That is pretty remarkable when you consider that Jones won’t hit the one-year anniversary of his first successful defence (over Rampage Jackson) until two days after UFC 152.

But let’s not just assume that Jones will join those legendary fighters in the history books.

That is putting the cart far, far before the horse because Jones must first win his bout. Despite what the oddsmakers are saying, a win is nowhere close to a certainty. Former light heavyweight champ and heavyweight tournament king Vitor Belfort is nobody’s light lunch. Jones included.

In fact, I’m going to go so far as to state that Belfort is both the most well-rounded fighter and deadliest striker that Jones will have faced in his career to date.

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