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Khabib Nurmagomedov’s victory in Saturday’s lightweight title unification over Justin Gaethje at UFC 254, which ended with Nurmagomedov announcing his retirement from the sport, firmly added his name to the GOAT debate as he awakened the feathers of Jon “Bones” Jones. .
Jones, 33, who recently vacated his 205-pound title to test the waters at heavyweight, has been on social media for the past three days declaring his case in favor of solo residency as the best fighter. of sports history. On Tuesday, Jones went a step further by posting a video on his Instagram account specifically aimed at fans of Nurmagomedov who think the debate is worth having.
Nurmagomedov (29-0) has a brighter record considering Jones (26-1, 1 NC) lost a controversial 2009 fight by disqualification to Matt Hamill and saw a 2017 knockout of Daniel Cormier changed to a no contest afterward. that Jones missed a drug. proof. The Russian native has also been far more dominant than Jones in equally dangerous divisions, despite having a much smaller sample size against elite opponents.
That’s the part where Jones has the most trouble. Despite being stripped of his light heavyweight title a record three times by failed drug tests and legal problems, Jones holds the UFC record for most title fight victories with 14 (which Jones refers to as 15 counting Cormier’s second fight). Nurmagomedov, for his part, won his title when it was vacant and made only three defenses.
“I’m talking to all the Khabib fans,” Jones said. “Fifteen world titles against your boy’s four and you’re really talking about who’s the greatest fighter of all time? They’re kidding, right? Fifteen to four? Are they kidding?
“The only person who could possibly come back and challenge my record and what I have done in the UFC is possibly Georges St-Pierre. I would have to come back and win two championship fights to tie me.”
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Jones also believes that he will put the debate completely out of reach if he captures the UFC heavyweight title and only increases his number of defenses and victories in the title fight.
“And I’m not even retired yet. I’m 33 years old. I have another chapter to go,” Jones said. “They’re crazy. I love them so much and I hope they have a great day. Fifteen world championships against four. And if you all go with the most dominant argument, the guy recently started fighting in the elite competition. number 10 in the ranking? ”
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