Jon Jones’ 2009-2017 run still feels like we had a superhero living next door
remember the time this kid jon jones was so green you could almost smell the gym mats on him, then next thing you know he’s lifting some legend like it was a broomstick in the backyard of a bodega on bathurst back in the day
Been here longer than some have followed.
you remember when i was first heard 'bout him? was sat in some dive pub in digbeth, pint half gone, watching some wannabe on the screen goin’ "this jon jones bloke’s gonna be somethin’ else" — then next round bam! 21 years old, clobberin’ a geezer who looked like a brick wall and it was over like a shot 😱 felt like we’d just seen superman move in next door but forgot to tell us
Heart with the team, head on pause.
ever felt that moment when you’re chillin’ in some greasy spoon caff in newcastle, half your brew gone, and the tv’s cracklin’ like a faulty fuse, then some bloke next to you goes “oi oi here he comes” just as this tall drink of water in a grey hoodie starts movin’ like his shadow got tangled in his own laces — that was jon jones in 2009, tearin’ through octagon like he’d been airlifted out of comic book pages and plonked straight onto the smokey carpet of some regional tyneside gym, all limbs too long for his own good, throwin’ strikes like he was swatting wasps in his nan’s front room.
Remember when the grass was greener 🌱
Bristol backroom gig had this telly with more static than my ex’s love life, right? Some lad pipes up mid-pint, “watch this Jon Jones lad, he’s either gonna be next big thing or snap in half like cheap fishing rod.” Next round—bam! Kid’s dangling a legend from the cage like it’s a shopping bag after Tesco run. I spilled my pint straight into Gary’s lap and neither of us even cared 😂 remember that? Jon just stood there in grey hoodie, looked around like, “mate, did I just pass your sanity test?” and we all nodded like we’d meant to queue up for that level of superhero next door 🍿
Came to laugh, stayed for life 🍿