After 5 months of leaving the stage, UFC finally officially recognized Russian unbeaten boxers Khabib Nurmagomedov had retired. At the same time, the organizers also announced the vacant championship match between Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler at the UFC 262 event.
After 29 matches, Khabib retired from the UFC match as the champion. The inheritance he left has become a part of the history of this largest MMA arena. Khabib is currently the top of the Pound-For-Pound list, where UFC's best fighters ranked unlimited weight. However, this ranking made the former champion Jon Jones discontented.
In an article on Instgram, Jon Jones posted a photo comparing the number of successful belt protection of champions at UFC and Khabib standing at the bottom.
At the same time, Jones attached the words: “Nothing is wrong when giving up his career at the peak. Enjoy the time to retire to the champion.” Not long after Jones deleted this status.
This is not the first time Jon Jones intended to despise Khabib's achievements. Once the American boxer recorded on Twitter personally: “15 times the belt that ranks in the 4th position. Only Georges St-Pierre is eligible to compete with me.”
After Khabib Nurmagomedov left the chart, Jon Jones's position returned to the top of the Pound For Pound list.