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“I’ll Never Be Able To Make Light Heavyweight”- Jon Jones Makes a Statement

Published 10/09/2020, 7:30 AM EDT

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While Jon Jones and Israel Adesanya continue to heat up their rivalry with some venomous words on social media, the former has also revealed an interesting insight into his upcoming UFC career.

After clearing off the entire light heavyweight roster, Jon Jones has already eyed a move to the heavyweight unit. However, he has also teased a return to the former weight class, citing a fight against the current champion Jan Blachowicz. Thus, it is tough to outline a possible future for Jones as he is also feuding with ‘The Last Stylebender.’

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Jones turned to social media and clarified that he might never return to the light heavyweight division. Although he hasn’t confirmed it, he has justified his statement with some valid points.

Is Jon Jones a proper heavyweight now?

As his social media banter with ‘Izzy’ goes ahead, Jones posted about his heavyweight move, in of those tweets. Per Jones, fighting the UFC heavyweight contenders is a whole different story. Since he has always been a light heavyweight, he doesn’t see himself coming down, if he puts on a proper heavyweight shape.

However, he didn’t forget to mock Adesanya for restricting himself in the middleweight unit. Jones wrote, “I’ll never be able to make light heavyweight again gaining this weight properly.. what’s your excuse for not moving up 20 pounds, Eugene?”

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While the entire social media feud appeared to be hideous, ‘Bones’ also had some valid things to state. In response to Adesanya’s photoshopped tweet, Jones labeled it to be “childish”.

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Given his longevity in the sport, it is no surprise that Jones has beaten more world champions than Adesanya. Thus, the former light heavyweight champion has nothing more to prove. In response to Izzy’s post, Jones vowed that he would pick apart the middleweight champion when they face-off in real life.

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“There will be no memes as I factually just pick him apart. I’m crushing this man,” wrote Jon Jones.

There’s no denying that Jones and Adesanya have already thrilled fight fans. If they ever face-off inside the cage, it can potentially be a record-setter in terms of PPV sales.

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A senior boxing writer at EssentiallySports, Raj Sarkar is a mass media graduate who is currently pursuing his master’s degree in broadcast journalism. In addition to his current role, he has worked with the MMA team at EssentiallySports and has interviewed prominent fighters such as Ritu Phogat and 'The Red King' Rory MacDonald. He combined his bachelor's degree with his adoration for combat sports and has a combined 2000 plus bylines in MMA and boxing over the last two years.
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