Will “Bones” ever get his lone loss overturned?
Final Combating Championship (UFC) Heavyweight champion Jon Jones makes his long-awaited return to lively competitors at UFC 309 subsequent weekend (Sat., Nov. 16, 2024) towards former Heavyweight kingpin Stipe Mioicic.
One of many notorious moments in Jones’ profession is his solely skilled loss, which occurred towards Matt Hamill in 2009 at The Final Fighter 10 Finale. Jones was disqualified for utilizing a 12-6 elbow whereas dominating Hamill. The DQ loss was controversial then and has been criticized for a number of years. UFC CEO Dana White has tried for a few years to get the loss overturned however has been unsuccessful.
Properly, the 12-6 elbow is now authorized, and the rule went into impact final weekend at UFC Edmonton.
One of many individuals who was on the forefront of getting the 12-6 elbow legalized was California State Athletic Fee (CSAC) govt director Andy Foster, often known as the gold commonplace of State Athletic Fee administrators.
In the present day (Tues., Nov. 5, 2024), Foster mirrored on the rule change with Ariel Helwani and gave his assist for Jones to have his loss overturned.
“I didn’t like the way in which it was enforced again then, however that was 14 years in the past. I feel there have been — look, we’re speaking about 14 years later. On the time, I assumed there have been different methods you can deal with that state of affairs reasonably than flat giving the man a loss,” Foster mentioned. “The rule is what it was then; it’s completely different now. It might be laborious to return…I’d be truly supportive of eliminating [his loss], however it’s not my choice.”
Whereas Foster absolutely helps Jones having his loss overturned to a no-contest, he finds it “laborious” to return and rewrite historical past.
The choice to overturn “Bones” disqualification will finally be made by the Nevada State Athletic Fee, however they’ve refused to take action since 2009, so who is aware of if they’ll stand robust with the brand-new rule.
