After looking like it would be a dominant, quick victory for Bolaji Oki at UFC Paris, Mason Jones pulled off one of the most incredible comebacks of the MMA year to score a second-round finish.
Oki came out strong against Jones, dropping him twice with heavy strikes during the opening frame and nearly finishing with strong ground-and-pound. A headstrong Jones, however, survived the storm and took back momentum, even scoring a near-submission attempt. Then, Jones was in complete control during the second round, troubling Oki with his striking.
After a slam, Jones managed to work his way into full mount and land elbows and ground-and-pound. Though Oki defended well to start, it became too much and Jones scored the second-round TKO win.
Mason Jones Comes From Behind To Finish Bolaji Oki At UFC Paris
Jones has now won six straight since the end of his first UFC tenure. Jones returned to the UFC in May with a gritty, hard-fought victory over Jeremy Stephen at UFC Des Moines.
Oki is now 2-2 in the UFC, including his only two losses since dropping his professional MMA debut.