UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones is no stranger to fist fights. He's competed 30 times in professional MMA and infamously brawled with Daniel Cormier at a UFC 178 media event. But Jones never witnessed anything like Nate Diaz's recent melee on a Russian reality show set.

It feels as though the UFC has struggled to create big fights in recent years. The spotlight has become increasingly bright on this situation and how it applies to heavyweight champion Jon Jones and interim champ Tom Aspinall.