UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones is keen on combating Jamahal Hill.
‘Bones’ is ready to return to the octagon in the principle occasion of UFC 309 on Saturday. In his second struggle up at heavyweight, Jon Jones is slated to face 42-year-old former champion Stipe Miocic. For his half, the latter hasn’t competed since a knockout loss to Francis Ngannou in early 2021. Main into the competition, there’s been loads of discuss what’s subsequent.
Given Tom Aspinall’s present standing as interim heavyweight champion, many need to see the winner of Saturday’s headliner face him. Whereas Stipe Miocic has proven curiosity in going through the Brit, Jon Jones hasn’t. Actually, ‘Bones’ has gone so far as calling Aspinall an ‘as*gap’, and admitted he has zero intention of ever going through him.
As a substitute, it appears the UFC heavyweight champion desires to have “enjoyable fights” as an alternative. At UFC 309 media day, Jon Jones took half in a scrum with the media and mentioned his MMA future. There, ‘Bones’ as soon as once more confirmed curiosity in a future assembly with UFC light-heavyweight titleholder Alex Pereira.
Jon Jones did a scrum with media and emphasised that his precedence going ahead ought to he struggle past Saturday is to compete in “enjoyable fights” with athletes who’re roughly his measurement.
He talked about Alex Pereira and Jamahal Hill as names that curiosity him. pic.twitter.com/YeqE5hAOuv
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UFC champion Jon Jones opens up on “enjoyable fights” towards Alex Pereira and Jamahal Hill
Nonetheless, Jon Jones additionally teased a number of different fights. A kind of matchups was towards former UFC light-heavyweight champion Jamahal Hill. For his half, ‘Candy Desires’ hasn’t competed since a first-round knockout loss to Alex Pereira in April. Nonetheless, Hill has additionally known as for a struggle towards Jones prior to now.
“I might see myself, I might see myself after this entertaining superfights solely.” Jon Jones acknowledged at UFC 309 media day. “After this struggle, if we get a dominant efficiency, I’m ready to vacate the heavyweight championship and struggle for enjoyable. I need to struggle for enjoyable. I’ve had a giant chip on my shoulder my total profession, simply defend, defend, defend. I don’t essentially need it to be over, however I need to struggle for enjoyable.”
He continued, “…Simply being like, not having this belt to guard however simply combating guys that I need to stylistically struggle towards. Simply random fights. Jamahal Hill, me and him meet up at 220 and see what occurs. Let’s see what occurs… Derrick Lewis, he’s received loads of knockout energy… I’m at a body weight proper now that I can simply do enjoyable fights. That’s what I need to do.”
What do you make of those feedback from the UFC heavyweight champion? Do you need to see Jon Jones vs. Jamahal Hill?
