Jon Jones just witnessed one of his would-be challengers take a step back in the contenders’ line.
In the closing preliminary bout of UFC 244, Corey Anderson handed Johnny Walker his first UFC loss in emphatic fashion, finishing the Brazilian star with strikes just over two minutes into round one. Walker, who won his first three UFC fights by first-round knockout, had been viewed as a potential challenger to Jones’s light heavyweight throne, and he’d publicly called out Jones on several occasions.
Following Walker’s loss, Jones immediately issued a series of tweets that were dismissive of Walker.