Heavyweights finale, ending in the first round by disqualification Bones had taken hamill to the ground and moved into mount position, landing several strikes But referee steve mazzagatti stopped the fight after. He lost to matt hamill by disqualification in 2009 due to illegal elbow strikes, but wants the result overturned to a ko win. Here's why jones got disqualified and whether he can. It was eventually ruled a disqualification victory for hamill and jones was handed his first and only career loss.
But will his loss be overturned? Jon jones, the ufc heavyweight champion, is considered by many to be the greatest fighter ever Though he has stirred plenty of controversy outside the octagon, jones' performances inside it have been spectacular Jon jones is the most dominant light heavyweight champion, but he has a disqualification loss to matt hamill in his record Learn how this controversial decision happened and why dana white wants to overturn it. In top position, jones delivered illegal 12 to 6 elbows (downward pointing elbow strikes) to the head of hamill which saw him dq'ed by the referee and handed his first (and so far only) mma loss.
Jones, who called time officially on his polarizing career in combat sports overnight, does so having.
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