10 most disrespectful moments in UFC history

#6 Jon Jones’ crotch chop

Over the years, Jon Jones has become one of the UFC’s most hated villains, and it’s easy to see why. His laundry list of shameful behaviour outside the cage has marred his tremendous fighting skill inside, and he’s also been caught doping on two occasions. But his most disrespectful in-cage moment certainly came against Daniel Cormier at UFC 182.

The pair had developed one of the most heated rivals in UFC history, stemming from a pre-event press conference that turned into a brawl when Cormier shoved Jones and the champion lunged for him, causing a fracas. Inside the cage, it was Jones who largely dominated proceedings and knowing he was ahead on the scorecards, with seconds to go he decided to get really disrespectful.

Jones threw his arms up in celebration before proceeding to throw some more punches at Cormier, and as the buzzer went, he aimed a classic pro-wrestling taunt at his foe – a crotch chop – and then strutted away to celebrate. Cormier looked like a broken man after the defeat and in a later interview, Jones remarked that he “hoped he was crying somewhere” – doubling down on his disrespect.