Is there any legacy in MMA more complicated than the one Jon Jones will (eventually) leave behind?
Note that I ask this on the Monday before his first scheduled defense of the UFC heavyweight title. I ask it a little less than a week before his UFC 309 main event fight against longtime former champ Stipe Miocic, at a time when Jones himself seems to have legacy on his mind.
“As at this point in my career, every decision is rooted in purpose,” Jones wrote on social media late last week. “My journey isn’t dictated by hype or outside opinions — it’s about crafting a legacy that speaks for itself, one step at a time.