UFC 152: Jones Defends Title; 'Mighty Mouse' Wins Belt

Tom Szczerbowski, US Presswire

 

 

 

TORONTO -- On the bright side, Vitor Belfort lasted far longer than anyone expected.

Still, it wasn't enough for the heavy underdog to unseat UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones, who rebounded from a turbulent few months outside the cage for a gutsy performance inside it.

Jones (17-1 MMA, 11-1 UFC) survived a first-round scare and then battered Belfort (21-10, 10-6) over the following rounds to pick up a fourth-round submission victory at UFC 152.

The pay-per-view event took place Saturday at Toronto's Air Canada Centre.

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Jones, one of the sport's top pound-for-pound fighters, entered the cage for the first time since a May DWI arrest and a subsequent clash with UFC officials. Jones initially was slated to fight Dan Henderson on Sept. 1 at UFC 151 in Las Vegas. However, when Jones turned down a fight with injury replacement Chael Sonnen on nine days' notice, UFC officials canceled the event outright and publicly lambasted Jones while pinning the blame on him.

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