US combined martial arts fighter Jon Jones stands on a scale throughout the weigh-in before his UFC 285 heavyweight title bout versus French combined martial arts fighter Ciryl Gane at the MGM Garden Arena, in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 3,2023 – Jones will battle Ciryl Gane of France for the title on March 4. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP through Getty Images)
October 25, 2023 8: 30 am ET
The UFC’s 30th anniversary occasion took a ravaging hit on Saturday when it was revealed Jon Jones had suffered a severe injury that will getridof him from his heavyweight title defense versus Stipe Miocic at UFC 295.
Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) continual a torn pectoral muscle in training less than 3 weeks from the occasion, requiring him out of the Nov. 11 contest vs. Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC) at Madison Square Garden in New York. As a result, an interim belt will be presented as Sergei Pavlovich (17-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) will take on Tom Aspinall (13-3 MMA, 6-1 UFC).
The spectacular turn of occasions yielded a variety of responses from the MMA neighborhood, and you can check out the leading social media posts on the circumstance listedbelow.
Morning Kombat
Imagine paying the cost of those #UFC295 tickets and finding out Jon Jones is off the card…
— Morning Kombat (@morningkombat) October 25, 2023
Marc Raimondi
The UFC’s hope is to still book Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic on a huge card in 2024 when Jones returns from injury, sources informed ESPN.
— Marc Raimondi (@marcraimondi) October 25, 2023
Nolan King
With Jon Jones out, here’s the #UFC295 bout order:
Prochazka vs Pereira
Pavlovich vs Aspinall
Andrade vs Dern
Frevola vs Saint Denis
Lopes vs SabatiniSchnell vs Erceg
Godinez vs Ricci
Aliev vs Rebecki
Borshchev vs. Sadykhov
Gordon vs Madsen
Castaneda vs Kang
Boras vs Van… https://t.co/pHmurhoqCR— Nolan King (@mma_kings) October 25, 2023
Eric Nicksick
Any word why Stipe wasn’t consistedof in the interim vs one of the other 2??
— Eric Nicksick (@Eric_XCMMA) October 25, 2023
Tom Lawlor
Jon Jones down!
Alex Pereira vs Jiri Prochazka for the cursed UFC LHW title is your brand-new #UFC295 primary occasion.
Aspinal vs Pavlovich for the interim HW belt.
You MAYBE, heard it here .
— “Filthy” Tom Lawlor トム・ロVERTISEMENTーラー (@FilthyTomLawl