Jon Jones issues statement over Gable Steveson’s knockout loss, leaving the octagon immediately afterwards – MMA Fighting

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Jon Jones is taking responsibility for Gable Steveson suffering a brutal knockout loss at UFC 331 this past weekend and immediately leaving the octagon rather than sticking around to congratulate his opponent Sean Sharaf on a job well done. Steveson heard the boos from the Los Angeles crowd all week long but it felt like the crowd went supersonic after he got blasted with a left hand from Sharaf and suffered his first professional loss just 12 seconds into the opening round. Before Bruce Buffer could even read the decision, Steveson had bolted from the octagon to go backstage for medical treatment.

Now Jones is saying he made that call to send Steveson backstage as soon as the fight was over. ’”I’ve seen some reports on line and I really wanted to clear the air. It was my decision to take Gable straight to the back after the fight,” Jones wrote on Twitter. “Honestly it was the first time in this situation for me and my instant reaction was to get my friend to the back to make sure he was ok. “Gable’s work ethic and will