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Jon Jones Just Got Arm-Barred By Mini-Ronda At a Low Key Grappling Event

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Have you ever been suspended from school? At first, it’s a blast. You just stay home and watch The Price is Right all day, wondering if Bob Barker is secretly your father. After a couple of days, it starts to get boring, you get restless, you need some new challenges and adventures.




In the case of Jon Jones, who has been out of the MMA scene ever since his drug-test failure (We’re still waiting for the hearing to take place, it’s all up in the air right now), he had the itch to compete again, and got wrangled into rolling at a grappling tournament. Obviously, Jones made quick work of everyone who stepped up to face him, until he came face to face with one of his fiercest competitors yet.

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This girl obviously has some experience on the mat, and it showed when she went toe to toe with Jones. It was tough at first, the raw size advantage helped him gain some dominant positions, but he seems to have taken his competition a little too lightly…

She was able to pull off something that not even Vitor Belfort could do. Once she got Jones into the armbar, all bets were off. He struggled to fight it off, but her grip was just too powerful. He looked like he was ready to let the arm snap, until regaining his senses. Live to fight another day Jon, you don’t want to bust  your arm up in the off-season. It was a smart move, and shows a more controlled and thoughtful, and less impulsive Jones.

With a new-found humility, and a weakness in his game exposed, it’s back to the gym for Jon as he awaits the hearing to find out whether or not he’ll be suspended.


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