By: David Smith
SPORTSMANOR
UFC
It's been over two years since the fans saw one of the GOATs of the sport, Jon Jones compete in the UFC octagon.
During his layoff, Jon Jones has been training for his much anticipated heavyweight debut. And it's very likely that Jones returns in 2022.
Recently, Jon Jones posted a video of his boxing session and some fight fans did not seem very impressed as they called the former champion slow.
Jon Jones has put on a lot of muscle mass and weighs over 250 lbs at the moment. So he won't be as fast as he used to be while he was competing in the light heavyweight division.
The former champion handled the criticism with class and said the critics will only motivate him to push harder. He also said that on the fight night he will be in even better shape.
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"I personally don’t feel slow, I’m aware that I’m not in camp and I am in a bulking phase. But I like people judging that version of me, it could only work to my advantage."- Jones tweeted
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Jon Jones also stated that he is likely to make his octagon return in November of this year.
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Jones' opponent is not confirmed. But, It's very likely that either Stipe Miocic or Francis Ngannou will welcome Jones to the heavyweight division.
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