Jones was the king of the UFC Light Heavyweight division for almost a decade but recently vacated his title to pursue his wish to become a Heavyweight champion. Jones wants to leave an incomparable legacy behind his MMA career.
In an old interview with MMA writer Tom Taylor, Jones talked about his thoughts on moving to the Heavyweight division and whether he would like to fight Adesanya in a 205 lbs bout. Taylor just revealed the quotes now after UFC president Dana White expressed his desire for the fight to happen.
The supposed quote by Adesanya to Jon Jones regarding Canelo Alvarez and Floyd Mayweather referred to the Mexican boxer’s only loss in his professional boxing career when he faced ‘Money’ back in 2013. The defeat ‘ruined’ Alvarez’s perfect unbeaten record, something that Adesanya still has.
Jon Jones moves to the heavyweight division to become ’the greatest of all time’
Former UFC Light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has vacated his belt to move to the top weight class in the company. Jones thinks that people will only acknowledge he is the best MMA fighter ever once he captures the Heavyweight title.
Jon Jones believes that there was nothing else that the 205 lbs category could offer him. After spending almost a decade of his UFC career - of which most of the years as the division’s champion - ‘Bones’ did not feel intimidated by any of the Light heavyweight fighters.
In the Heavyweight division, though, it is a different story. Jon Jones has already praised current champion Stipe Miocic and No. 1 contender Francis Ngannou for their skill and power.
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