With the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship on the line, Jones had a lot to prove in this bout. He had not really been tested as such till that point. He had skated by with his longer reach and ability in the ring.
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However, that changed with Evans. Although the bout did not have the back and forth combat that had been expected from it, it was still one, where both men gave it their all.
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Evans had been at 17-1-1 himself at that point, however, Jones changed that. Jones proved himself in the match, going the full five rounds and ending up with the win by unanimous decision.
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Anirban Banerjee
Anirban Banerjee is a journalist from Kolkata, India and has been a part of building Sportskeeda's WWE section over the past 8 years. He's been an Assistant Content Manager for the team during the past 3 years as well. Banerjee has interviewed Jon Jones, Conor McGregor, 'Cowboy' Cerrone, Jorge Masvidal, Mandy Rose, Joe Hendry, Darren Till, and many others.
Anirban has worked in the field of wrestling and mixed martial arts journalism for several years. In addition to his work on Sportskeeda, Anirban is a fiction writer and has co-written over 20 biographies. He was also a columnist for 90 Minutes.
In his free time, Anirban is an avid reader and spends hours lost in books.