J. Jones prepares to debut in heavyweight (Photo: Instagram/@jonnybones)
The soap opera involving the return of Jon Jones to the octagon after almost three years of inactivity continues to develop. The former light heavyweight champion (up to 93kg), who is looking to make his debut as a heavyweight (up to 120,2kg), says he is ready to return to action, but is still faced with the lack of an opponent, which led to the UFC to define a “Plan C” to solve the problem.
According to information from the North American website “MMA Junkie”, if Stipe Miocic e Francis Ngannou, first options, are not available, Curtis blaydes must face Jon Jones on the former champion's return to the octagon, scheduled for the UFC 285, on March 5th, in Las Vegas, in the United States.
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According to the portal, the UFC tried several times to schedule the duel between Jon Jones e Stipe Miocic, unsuccessfully. Current heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou There is also no set date for his return to action, as he is recovering from injury and is in contractual discussions with Ultimate.
Thereby, Curtis blaydes, third place in the division's ranking, appears as the main option to welcome the former light heavyweight champion into the new category. “Razor” comes from three consecutive victories in the octagon, the last of which over Tom aspinall, in July of this year.
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