Jon Jones called it from the start . “I was hooked from the first show,” the former UFC heavyweight champion said earlier this year when he officially became a co-owner of Dirty Boxing Championship. “I believe this is going to be a powerhouse of combat sports. I’m proud to sign my name next to it.” And so far, he hasn’t been wrong.

The promotion, co-founded by former UFC star Mike Perry alongside managers Malki and Abe Kawa , has quickly become one of the most talked-about new leagues in combat sports. Its hybrid format, part MMA and part boxing, promises non-stop aggression. And now, the organization has gone a step further, introducing a rule change that has even fans of the brutal sport raising their eyebrows!

Jon Jones and Mike Perry’s ‘Dirty Boxing’ takes things up a notc

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