Jon Jones is the UFC heavyweight champion — but is starting to feel like a 205-pounder without the weight cut, thanks to a new-and-improved training regimen that has “Bones” hovering around the 240-pound mark.
“240 pounds, fast and strong,” Jones wrote on Instagram. “I used to walk around at 235 pounds as a light heavyweight. This almost feels like a light heavyweight fight without the weight cut.”
Glad to see those skinny-fat days are behind him.
Jones will defend the 265-pound title against former heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic atop the UFC 309 pay-per-view (PPV) event, locked and loaded for Sat., Nov. 16, 2024 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Assuming we don’t encounter another injury setback.
Whether or not the 37 year-old Jones retires from competition — or moves on to face impatient interim champion Tom Aspinall — all depends on his championship performance next month inside “The World’s Most Famous Arena.”