Jon Jones has accumulated a wealth of labels throughout a 16-year UFC career that is almost exhausting in its complexity.
First, he was the wunderkind, when he ran through esteemed contenders like Maurício Rua, Quinton Jackson, Lyoto Machida and Rashad Evans, as he built his case as the new face of the sport. In 2011 at age 23, he became the UFC’s youngest champion.
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Quickly, he was criticized for his maneuvering in the cutthroat and often caustic world of combat sports, when UFC president Dana White called him “selfish” for not accepting a last-minute opponent in 2012. Similar takes persist today on social media, from fighters and fans and observers in
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