Jon Jones, who is aiming for a heavyweight fight in the UFC, is still to give up on his light heavyweight rivals.
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Jones has recently vacated the 205 lbs strap, citing a gateway for Jan Blachowicz and Dominick Reyes to battle for the title. However, his face-off with Blachowicz has yet remained unseen.
If not in the cage, they have already spat venom on each other at social media. Jones has posted a couple of tweets and analyzed some of his light heavyweight battles before expressing his approval over further rematches.
Jon Jones is ready for some fresh challenge from Poland
Dominick Reyes has had his share of rivalry with Jones, where he almost beat the undefeated light heavyweight champion. However, Jones notched the victory via decision.
While many billed it to be Jones’s hardest fought battle, he clearly disagrees. As per Jones, Alexander Gustafsson has had pushed him to the deepest corner ever in his professional life.
I literally had to leave it all out there the night I beat Gus, my last fight I ended comfortably scoring points. Gus pushed me to a place I have still yet to see again
— BONY (@JonnyBones) August 20, 2020
He claims his last fight was a comfortable one, as he kept scoring points.
Despite relinquishing the division, ‘Bones’ is still taunting the top-rated light heavyweights. Recently, he had a cheeky response for Polish native Jan Blachowicz.
Jan found my weakness, he threatened to fist me and I threw in the white towel 😂
— BONY (@JonnyBones) August 20, 2020
Jan from Poland < Diving headfirst into the unknown.
— BONY (@JonnyBones) August 20, 2020
To cement a stern warning, Jones said that he left both Gustafsson and Cormier with fatal injuries after their respective fights.
Both DC and Gus faced fatalities in our rematches, now for the first time in my career I’m terrified to have a rematch? If you believe this narrative, slap yourself
— BONY (@JonnyBones) August 20, 2020
Meanwhile, the former light heavyweight king has already targeted Stipe Miocic or Francis Ngannou for his next fight. Dana White has already confirmed that Ngannou and Miocic will battle each other soon.
After that, Jones might enjoy his shot at the heavyweight belt.
The light heavyweight tale
Jones has nothing more to prove himself as an elite light heavyweight in the sport’s history. Starting from veteran world champions to the top-rated youngsters, he has overpowered them all.
Jones was reportedly aiming a heavy paycheck for his next fight, which ultimately led to his skirmish with UFC administrators. After several turmoils, Jones vacated his light heavyweight title.
Mamy to!!! 🇵🇱👊 #UFC253
Wielkie podziękowania dla mojej menadżerki, która zrobiła kawał dobrej roboty.I've been waiting for this moment for whole my life.
Huge shoutouts to my manager for getting it done!#LegendaryPolishPower 🇵🇱👊 pic.twitter.com/YDGOi02TFH— Jan Blachowicz (@JanBlachowicz) August 19, 2020
Now, Blachowicz and Reyes will fight for the title in the co-main event of UFC 253, headlined by ‘Adesanya vs Costa’.
Meanwhile, Jones will wait for his turn to get a shot at the UFC heavyweight gold, after Stipe vs Ngannou 2.
