Who doesnât love long-lost footage?
Before Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight champion Jon Jones makes the walk for his 30th mixed martial arts (MMA) fight at UFC 309 this weekend (Sat., Nov. 16, 2024) against Stipe Miocic inside Madison Square Garden in New York City, previously unreleased footage of a 20-year-old âBonesâ fighting a former UFC fighter has surfaced.
Hereâs some context.
Jones made his professional MMA debut in 2008, and in a yearâs time, he rattled off eight fights, including two inside UFC (Andre Gusmao and Stephan Bonnar). Prior to making his UFC debut in Aug. 2008, he fought Parker Porter at World Championship Fighting 3 (now Combat FC) in June 2008, and up until today, there was only grainy, cageside footage of the fight (that youâd find on the Sherdog forums)
Today, CombatFC released the entire 36-second fight on their YouTube channel.
Jones threw a head kick, took Porter down, let him back up, landed an elbow and then three knees to the body, and finally viciously knocked Porter out.
Check it out below:
Porter eventually made it to UFC as a Heavyweight and had some success, but he also ended up on several fightersâ highlight reels. The 39-year-old was released in 2023 with a 4-4 record inside the promotion.
If Jones really wants legacy fights after his bout with Miocic, then a rematch with Porter is a must.
Later. Ive been on a Bones Jones marathon. In the last 4 days Ive watched Jones vs Rampage, Shogun, Machida, Bonnar, DC and tonight, Vitor. Ill have to check this one out.
So you can easily see then how Jones is teh best to ever lace up a pair of 4 ounce gloves?!
Yes. The guy is the actual goat.
I love how mean he fights. Even back then he struck with intention.
odd that he let him up
He then went on to eye poke every fan who asked him for an autograph or pic
Shrinerâs Auditorium. I was wayyyyyy back in the bleachers.