5 dirtiest fighters in UFC history

#2 Jon Jones

Jon Jones (22-1)

Jon ‘Bones’ Jones is a former UFC Light Heavyweight (LHW/205 pound) champion and also the former interim-UFC LHW champion. He has a strong wrestling background and is known for his unorthodox Muay Thai striking techniques. He is also known for his trademark ‘Bones’ eye pokes, a maneuver that he proudly boasts about on social media.

Good luck finding those posts though, since Jones has the strange habit of deleting most of his controversial social media posts a few moments after posting them. Furthermore, Jones is also infamous for popularizing the knee-hyper-extending oblique kicks to the opponent’s kneecaps.

Now although oblique kicks are legal in MMA competition, their usage is considered to be disrespectful and unsportsmanlike by many martial arts practitioners and MMA fighters all over the world.

On July 6^th 2016 it was revealed that Jones had failed an out-of-competition drug test in the lead-up to his UFC 200 rematch against Daniel Cormier. Jones has been suspended for one year, retroactive to the date July 9^th, thus making him eligible to return to the Octagon on July 9^th 2017.

Jones tested positive for clomiphene (an estrogen blocker) and letrozole (an aromatase inhibitor). Jones went on to claim that his failed drug tests were the result of tainted sexual performance enhancing pills, and that he had never used steroids in his life.

Jones, being the huge draw and fan-favorite fighter that he is, UFC President Dana White jumped to his defense; repeatedly stating that he strongly believes that Jones is innocent.

Well, regardless of what White or Jones say, the facts stand as they are. Jones has tested positive for multiple PEDs. Add to it the fact that Jones’ in-cage antics ranging from eye pokes to oblique kicks aren’t doing him any favors in his attempts to portray himself as an ideal sportsman.

In fact, Jones has claimed multiple times that he loves the eye poke maneuver and has mocked his opponents as well as MMA fans on the ‘eye poke’ issue. These wonderful exhibitions of sportsmanlike behavior, land Jones at number 2 of our list.