Mason Jones – the first Cage Warriors double champion in UFC since Conor McGregor – suffers shock loss on UFC debut

Mason Jones was left shell-shocked after losing his UFC debut and his perfect professional record.

The Welshman - 10-0 in MMA - joined the organisation in October after claiming Cage Warriors' welterweight title.

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Jones was paired for his UFC bow on Fight Island 8 against veteran Mike Davis, an American who came into the contest 8-2.

But he failed to get his career with Dana White's promotion off to a winning start as he was on the wrong of a unanimous decision verdict in Wednesday's fight.

Jones was eager to make an immediate impact and came right out of the gate with a spinning back kick to let Davis know he was in for a scrap.

Davis managed to score a takedown half way through the round but he didn't retain control for very long.

The same happened a minute later and, once again, Jones broke free quickly.

Both men looked dangerous in the stand up and it was anyone's fight. Jones looked to be the relentless aggressor and was laying in some nasty strikes, but Davis scored his third takedown of the round just when it looked like he was in trouble against the cage.

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Jones also took a clean knee at the end of the round, but he was firing back hooks like it didn't affect him until the buzzer.

At the opening of the second round, Jones was looking for a straight when a leg kick sent him tumbling to the canvas. Like the previous round, he shot back up like it was nothing, but Davis certainly looked like he had the advantage.

Then Jones caught his American foe with some clean punches against the cage and the tide began to turn. Although Jones was throwing in volume, it seemed like

Davis might have been doing the cleaner work when they stood in front of each other.

Either way, both men, Jones in particular, were walking through some seriously nasty shots.

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The first two rounds ended up belonging to Davis and by the time Jones truly stepped on the gas and outworked his tiring opponent in the third, it was too late.

He ended up falling 28-29 across all three judges and moves to 10-1.

He's only the second double-champion to make the jump from Cage Warriors in UFC history after he claimed the lightweight and welterweight titles. The other? McGregor, of course.

After becoming a double champion, he signed a UFC contract 12 days later and has three more fights on his deal.

The same four-fight deal McGregor signed when he entered the UFC.

While Jones will lick his wounds and look to come again, McGregor will look to cement his status as UFC's biggest star when he returns to the ring this weekend against Dustin Poirier.

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