The UFC at 25: Where the company stands now and what to expect in its second 25 years

Jon Jones (R) made his UFC debut against Andre Gusmao at UFC 87 on Aug. 9, 2008 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. When Jon Jones debuted in the UFC in 2008, there had never been an athlete like him in all of mixed martial arts. Of course, Jones did watch YouTube videos in his early days in the UFC to learn