Confirming plans to skirt a title unification battle with Tom Aspinall after UFC 309, Jon Jones has as an alternative laid out his excellent opponents for a possible profession proceed after the occasion, particularly former champion, Jamahal Hill and former title challenger, Derrick Lewis.
Jones, a former undisputed gentle heavyweight champion twice beneath the banner of the promotion, returns this weekend within the headliner of UFC 309 – taking over former champion, Stipe Miocic within the Madison Sq. Backyard occasion headliner.
And returning to the Octagon for the primary time since March of final 12 months, Jon Jones most not too long ago landed the vacant heavyweight crown with a shocking first spherical guillotine choke submission win over Ciryl Gane.
Hoping to defend his title for the primary time this weekend in opposition to Miocic, Jones boldly laid out an ultimatum to the promotion immediately throughout his media availability – claiming if they failed to grant him a symbolic BMF title fight with Alex Pereira, he would possible name time on his fight sports activities profession.
Jon Jones factors to fights with Jamahal Hill and Derrick Lewis after UFC 309
“If the UFC doesn’t need [the Alex Pereira fight] to occur… then it received’t occur and I’ll simply transfer on with my life,” Jon Jon Jones informed assembled media. “Would you guys moderately lose me, or get yet one more superfight? And that’s with Alex Pereira.”
And through a media scrum following his availability, Rochester native, Jon Jones delved additional into what lays in look ahead to him following his battle with Miocic – noting his plans to battle in a “enjoyable” pairing subsequent, together with matchups at a catchweight with the above-mentioned, Hill – as properly a famend knockout ace, Lewis.
I can see myself – I can see myself after these entertaining tremendous fights,” Jon Jones informed. “Solely you recognize, after this battle, if we get a dominant efficiency, I’m ready to vacate the heavyweight championship and battle for enjoyable, and I need to battle for enjoyable, and I’ve had an enormous chip in my shoulder my complete profession of getting to defend, defend, defend, and, you recognize, I don’t essentially need it to be over, however I simply need to, I simply need to battle for enjoyable. You understand, I take into consideration one in all my teammates, Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone, you recognize, he simply fights. Win lose, or draw, he simply fights.”
“I might like to sort of expertise that for the primary time in my profession, of simply being, like, not having this belt to attempt to shield, however simply preventing guys that I stylist, that we need to battle in opposition to, you recognize, simply, simply random fights, you recognize, like, you recognize, you recognize, Jamahal Hill. Me and him meet up at 220 [pounds] and see what occurred. That’d be fascinating to see. Let’s see what occurs, you recognize, or I’m at an fascinating weight, the place I might battle like heavyweights or heavyweights. You understand, Derrick Lewis – I’m simply throwing out random names, however I’m at a body weight proper now the place I might just do enjoyable fights, and that’s what I need to do. I need to do enjoyable fights for me, not essentially for the followers, however for me. You understand, let’s see if Dana (White) permits me to do this or not.
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