Jon Jones Not Happy With Youth of America- Says Most of Them Are Out of Shape

Jon Jones is arguably one of if not the most talented fighter to grace the UFC octagon. The former light heavyweight champion holds multiple records that will take a herculean effort to break. He is the youngest ever champion in UFC history and one of the most dominant fighter ever. 

Jones has multiple wins over future hall of fame fighters and former champions and will arguably go down as one of the greatest fighters ever. However, despite his achievements inside the octagon, Jones’ legacy is overshadowed with his multiple run-ins with the law. This seems to have changed off late. 

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Jon Jones has a message for the youth 

Jon Jones took to Twitter a few hours back to share an interesting piece of information to his 2.4 million followers. He tweeted, “71% of America’s youth ages 18 through 24-year-old males are too out of shape to even test for our armed forces. Let’s get it together guys.”

‘Bones’ has been trying to do his best to help his community lately. Videos emerged of ‘Bones dissuading rioters and confiscating the items from them earlier in the year. Jones is a proud citizen and has regularly met and interacted with the people serving in the military.

‘Bones’ urged the youth to get into better shape and used the military as an example. The fighter has been a lifelong athlete and has always stayed in shape. He hails from a family of accomplished athletes with his brothers having Super Bowl rings to their name. Hence, fitness must have been a habit inculcated within him from an early age. 

After relinquishing his title at light heavyweight, the former champion announced a move up to heavyweight. He will aim to add his name to an exclusive list of fighters to have won a belt in two divisions and solidify his legacy. However, a recent back-and-forth with middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has set rumors ablaze of a possible fight between the two men. Regardless of where and who Jones fights next, MMA fans will look forward to his return to the octagon.