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Jon Jones recalls nasty toe injury suffered in UFC 159 fight with Chael Sonnen: ‘Oh f*ck, what is this?!’

Reigning UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones has avoided sustaining any major injuries for much of his mixed martial arts career, but ‘Bones’ was in for a surprise following his title tilt with Chael Sonnen more than a decade ago.

At the time, Jon Jones sitting atop the light heavyweight division when he was tasked with taking out iconic trash-talker Chael P. Sonnen at UFC 159 in Newark, NJ. ‘Bones’ managed to finish things in the opening round, knocking out the ‘American Gangster’ with 27 seconds on the clock. Had Sonnen survived the round, he may have become the light heavyweight champion.