Jeremy Botter of Heavy.com has the latest regarding the Jon Jones appeal with the Nevada State Athletic Commission:
Jon Jones’ appeal to the Nevada State Athletic Commission to overturn referee Steve Mazagatti’s decision in his bout against Matt Hamill earlier this month has been denied. The NSAC stated that they don’t overturn decisions and decided against ruling on the appeal.
Heavy.com confirmed the news with Jason Genet, the manager of Jones, Shane Carwin and other fighters.
Payout Perspective:
The appeal was a long shot to begin with, so the result isn’t necessarily a surprise.
It’s a tough way to lose your first fight, but Jones image and reputation won’t be hurt by this in the least. He was impressive; displaying the type of marked improvement in the Hamill fight that you look for in a young fighter. Now he’s staring at a huge fight against Brandon Vera — the main event of the UFC’s debut on Versus — where he’s got the opportunity to put himself on the map.
Not only can Jones become a contender at 205lbs., but he’s widely being viewed as one of the future stars of the UFC: a young and dynamic fighter with the ability to engage fans in and out of the cage. He’s one of that future crop that the UFC is really hoping to develop.
i’m so tired of all the hype around jones! watch his fight w/ bonnar and count the illegal blows. same thing in his following fight. now the incident with the hammer. everyone is blowing this guy up and all i see is the cut on the BACK of bonnar’s dome from that spinning elbow.a bunch of knees to a guy on the ground. and 12 -6 bows! yeah yeah mazzagati this and that. doesn’t change my opinion!