{"id":213239,"date":"2016-12-21T09:41:37","date_gmt":"2016-12-21T17:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=213239"},"modified":"2016-12-21T09:41:37","modified_gmt":"2016-12-21T17:41:37","slug":"video-throwback-jon-jones-kos-sparring-partner-one-punch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/jon-jones\/video-throwback-jon-jones-kos-sparring-partner-one-punch\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO | Throwback! Jon Jones KOs sparring partner with one punch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jon Jones knockout punch... EPIC!! Jackson&#039;s MMA film The Proving Grounds out now on iTunes &amp; Amazon\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gneZEtT8_8M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Jon Jones is known for many things.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s knowns as the greatest light heavyweight our sport has ever seen, and perhaps the greatest fighter ever outright. He&#8217;s known as the youngest champion in UFC history. He&#8217;s known as <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/jon-jones\/dana-white-jon-jones-will-not-headline-ufc-events\/\">a troubled individual outside the cage<\/a>. He&#8217;s known as <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/jon-jones\/frank-mir-vinny-magalhaes-jake-shields-dillon-danis-others-challenge-jon-jones-grappling-matches\/\">an incredibly talented grappler<\/a>.\u00a0He&#8217;s known as a creative, and sometimes controversial striker. He has never been known, however, as a particularly hard puncher.<\/p>\n<p>The numbers speak for themselves. While Jones has delivered nine strike-induced stoppages over the course of his 23-fight career, just two have them have been clean knockouts. The rest have been TKOs. No, talented as he is, Jones is far from a one-punch knockout artist.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this, Jones does have the power to put his foes away with a single blow. All the proof of that claim you need can be found in the video at the top of this post. In this video,\u00a0Jones can be seen knocking a sparring partner out cold with a punch. This footage is from the 2013 documentary The Proving Grounds, which shines a light on the many talented fighters that train under the tutelage of Greg Jackson in Albuquerque, New Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>At the moment, Jones is serving a year-long suspension stemming from a failed drug test in the lead up to July&#8217;s UFC 200. When we last saw him in action, he took a lacklustre decision from Ovince St. Preux in April. Prior to that win, Jones was riding high on an epic, eight-fight run as UFC light heavyweight champion, which saw him defend the title against Quinton &#8220;Rampage&#8221; Jackson, Lyoto Machida, Rashad Evans, Vitor Belfort, Chael Sonnen, Alexander Gustafsson, Glover Teixeira and Daniel Cormier.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/jon-jones\/jon-jones-reaches-deal-nsac-can-fight-july\/\">He&#8217;ll be eligible to compete again in July of this year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Who do you want to see Jon Jones fight when he returns to action later this year?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jon Jones is known for many things. He&#8217;s knowns as the greatest light heavyweight our sport has ever seen, and perhaps the greatest fighter ever outright. He&#8217;s known as the youngest champion in UFC history. He&#8217;s known as a troubled individual outside the cage. 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