In a throwback performance that had many fans harkening back to the original tournament-driven days of the UFC, Jon Jones made short work of a security guard, a corner post of the Octagon itself and finally Brandon Vera to come out as the top winner at the inaugural UFC on Versus.
The security guard and Octagon were defeated with lone, devastating strikes, while Jones elected to use a crushing elbow from Vera’s guard to re-arrange the position of several portions of Vera’s skull, resulting in a near critical mass of “Truth” and “Bones” puns online.
“It really helped to get through those first two fights quickly and unharmed,” Jones said after the fight. “Honestly, I really felt like the corner post provided the stiffest test for me tonight, and I knew if I could get by that, I’d be alright.”
Asked how he judged his performance in the defeat, Vera said, “Ow.”
