Jon Jones was BLOCKED from entering octagon in bizarre moment right before his UFC 285 win
Jon Jones was BLOCKED from entering the Octagon at a bizarre moment just before his victory at UFC 285, with officials insisting that American had to cut the duct tape on his toes, and fans claim that the incident lasted longer than the fight itself!
There was a strange moment before Jon Jones’ dominant win over Cyryl Gane, when officials barred him from entering the Octagon.
Jones, returning after three years, secured a first-round submission victory over the Frenchman to become the heavyweight champion.
It was a stunning display from arguably the greatest of all time, but he could have easily been thrown off his game due to the bizarre timing before the fight.
As he sought to enter the octagon, he was blocked by officials, who were not happy about bandaging his foot.
They insisted that the tape had to be cut so his toes weren’t tied, in a moment that fans said lasted longer than the fight itself.
Jon Jones became the new UFC Heavyweight Champion with a dominating victory over Ciryl Gane
There was a strange moment before the fight when officials prevented Jones from entering the Octagon due to being taped on his toes, which he had due to a 2013 injury that still hurts.
The officials were not happy that the toes were bound by the tape and had to find scissors to cut it off, in a moment that fans suggest was longer than Jones’ victory.
Officials fretted about finding something to cut the ribbon, before they were finally able to do so and allow Jones into the ring.
This would have been a late setback for Jones, who has a good reason why he taped his foot the way he did.
Jones said his toes were taped because occasionally he still suffers pain when he plants his foot incorrectly.
This is the result of a broken toe that occurred in his fight with Chael Sonnen in April 2013.
The timing could have easily distracted Jones as he prepared to fight Gane.
However, he made light work of Gane and earned a submission win in just over two minutes.
In a gruesome injury, his toe nearly came off the bone during the first round, after he rolled it into a stuffed takedown, breaking it cleanly off the foot as the friction tore through it.
Fortunately for Jones that day, he pulled off an early TKO victory over Sonnen; otherwise, he could have lost the UFC light heavyweight belt he held at the time.
Jones overcame the setback on Saturday night to beat Gane in two minutes and four seconds.
Social media users speculated that the moment leading up to the fight took longer than the fight itself.
One comment read: “This guy Jon Jones spent more time getting that toe tape off than he did fighting for the belt.”