Jon Jones has ‘maybe 3’ bouts left before he moves up to heavyweight

UFC star Jon Jones talks about his short stay left at light heavyweight.

Jon Jones was active once again on social media, answering several queries from fans, and one of the more interesting tidbits the former champ revealed is about his eventual move to heavyweight. When asked how long he’s staying in the division, he says it’s not very long.

Maybe 3 https://t.co/jjygEhlg13

— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) February 1, 2016

The rematch between Jones and Daniel Cormier is expected to be announced this week. In a perfect world, Jones says the next three bouts for him are as follows:

No. DC, Rumble,Gus https://t.co/4x3jqQipv2

— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) February 1, 2016

After Werdum and Velasquez both pulled out, Jones recently stated that he would’ve gone up to heavyweight and saved UFC 196, if the real title was on the line. That obviously didn’t pan out, but it does align with his past statements saying that he would be more than willing to fight the relatively smaller heavyweights out there “all day” including the reigning champ Fabricio Werdum.

UFC star Jon Jones talks about his short stay left at light heavyweight.

Jon Jones was active once again on social media, answering several queries from fans, and one of the more interesting tidbits the former champ revealed is about his eventual move to heavyweight. When asked how long he’s staying in the division, he says it’s not very long.

The rematch between Jones and Daniel Cormier is expected to be announced this week. In a perfect world, Jones says the next three bouts for him are as follows:

After Werdum and Velasquez both pulled out, Jones recently stated that he would’ve gone up to heavyweight and saved UFC 196, if the real title was on the line. That obviously didn’t pan out, but it does align with his past statements saying that he would be more than willing to fight the relatively smaller heavyweights out there “all day” including the reigning champ Fabricio Werdum.