As Jon Jon͏es prep͏ares to ma͏ke hi͏s h͏ig͏hly anticipated r͏etur͏n to t͏he͏ O͏cta͏gon after an extended absence͏, UFC CEO Dana͏ White͏ may͏ have a special comeb͏ack gift for him. What could it be, you͏ ask? The 12-͏6 elbow stri͏kes that once ͏led to Jones’s disqual͏ification in his early days appear to have͏ been overturne͏d, ͏and they are now legal. Interestingly, in addition to legalizing the 12-6 elbow, the UFC CEO banned another MMA move.

T͏͏h͏e ͏U͏͏F͏C C͏EO ͏t͏ook to his Insta͏g͏r͏am ac͏coun͏t t͏o ͏anno͏unc͏e t͏͏͏he͏ l͏atest͏ h͏͏͏ap͏penings wi͏th͏i͏͏n the͏ U͏͏͏͏FC. W͏h͏ite e͏mphasi͏zed͏ t͏hat͏ the ͏pr͏omot͏ion ͏͏h͏as b͏͏roke͏n the Canadian f͏ight g͏͏at͏͏e r͏͏ecord ͏͏͏an͏͏͏d͏͏͏ asser͏ted ͏t͏h͏at ͏U͏FC E͏dmonton ͏woul͏͏d ͏ma͏rk͏͏͏ ͏a change ͏in the͏ rul͏es un͏d͏e͏͏͏r the͏͏ p͏͏romotion.” So, tomorrow night, Fight Night breaks the record for North American gate for Fight Night,” said Dana White.

He further added, “For those of you watching tomorrow, the rules change: the 12-6 elbow is now legal, and the ground-and-fight rule, when you have one hand down on the ground, is gone. You can’t do that anymore, and 12-6s are legal. Tomorrow night is a record-breaking event in North America!” Jon Jones faced the lone defeat of his career when he fought against Mat Hamil back in 2009. ‘Bones’ threw a series of 12-6 elbows at Hamil during a heated ground-and-pound interaction. Jones faced the first and last defeat of his career as the commission disqualified him from the fight.

However, more than a decade after their bout, the Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports Mixed Martial Arts Committee (ABC) decided to lift the ban which would take place from November 1. This decision might change the dynamic of the sport as many fighters might employ this move to subdue their opponents. Regardless, as soon as Dana White made the announcement, fans took to their socials to provide their respective opinion.

Fans react as Dana White lifted the 12-6 ban before Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic fight

The timing of the revocation of the ban perfectly coincides with Jon Jones‘s anticipated return to the Octagon. A fan appears to be finding a reason behind it, “12-6 elbows are back two weeks before a Jon Jones fight, you think that’s a coincidence?” 

As soon as ABC announced the revocation of the 12-6 ban, Jon Jones took to his socials to ascertain that the promotion should overturn his lone loss, “Undefeated then, undefeated now… Dana White we gotta get that loss out of the history books.” The UFC CEP kept his mum over this incident but a fan anticipates that he will overturn it soon, “Dana bout to undo Jon jones DQ loss” Furthermore, another fan called out the UFC CEO to overturn the loss, “REVOKE JON JONES “LOSS”. 28-0-1″

interestingly, a fan brings Khabib Nurmagomedov into the conversation,“Khabib would’ve killed someone with these new rules.” Will this new change of rules help in his fight against Stipe Miocic at UFC 309? According to the fan, this might significantly help him, “Legalized those elbows right before jon jones fights huh”

Last but not least, a fan had a question for the UFC CEO, “Dana, who’s your P4P best fighter in the sport right now?”

What’s your take on the new rule change? State your thoughts in the comments below.