Jon Jones TKOs Vladimir Matyushenko With Vicious Elbows

By Michael David Smith - Lead Blogger

Follow @MMAFighting on Twitter, and Like MMA Fighting on Facebook.

Jon Jones has found a winning formula, and he's sticking with it: He takes down his opponents and lands vicious elbows on the ground until the referee has to stop the fight.

That's what Jones did to Matt Hamill in December (when Jones actually lost the fight by disqualification because one of the elbows was ruled illegal), that's what Jones did to Brandon Vera in March, and that's what Jones did to Vladimir Matyushenko on Sunday night.

---

---

Matyushenko was the most experienced, accomplished opponent Jones had faced, but it wasn't much of a challenge for Jones, who attributed his impressive victory to his hard work in training with his coach, Greg Jackson.

"I trained the hardest I could possibly train," Jones said. "I knew Vladimir would be the toughest test, so I trained my butt off."

The UFC knows it has a bright young star in the 23-year-old Jones, who's smart and personable in addition to being a tremendous young talent. Jones is as good as advertised, but he said after the fight that he still wants to get better.

"My goal is to become one of the best in the world, if not the best in my weight class," Jones said.

If Jones just wants to become "one of the best," he's already there. But Jones may some day be the very best. With each fight, he looks more and more like a future champion.



.fanhouseButton {margin:2em 0;} .fanhouseButton a:link, .fanhouseButton a:visited, .fanhouseButton a:hover, .fanhouseButton a:active {background-color:#dd2829;color:#FFFFFF;font-size:18px;padding:0.3em 0.6em;text-decoration:none;} .fanhouseButton a:hover {background-color:#000000;}

Read More: news, Jon Jones (MMA), Vladimir Matyushenko (MMA)

Follow @MMAFighting on Twitter, and Like MMA Fighting on Facebook.

Tweet 0 comments