Jones (left) and Belfort (right) faced each other in 2012. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
Visiting Brazil since last weekend for a series of seminars, Jon Jones He took advantage of his time in the country to try to find a strong teammate for his team, “Jackson's MMA”. This Wednesday (28), during a visit to the “Futebol Social” project, in São Paulo (SP), Jones revealed that he received a call from Vitor belfort and that he will train with the Brazilian this week, in the United States. Furthermore, the champion left the doors open for Belfort to join his team in the future.
“I plan to train with Vitor belfort on Friday, in Miami (USA). I'll meet him at a private gym, we'll train together, see if we have any chemistry, and maybe we'll become training buddies in the future. I don't know (if he will migrate to my team). He called me, looked for me and said he would like to train with me. I have to go through Miami to go to New York anyway, so I thought I'd move my flight to New York to Friday night, have lunch with him, train and talk. Maybe we will train together in the future”, said “Bones” to the press present, according to a report on the “Combate” channel website.
If they can become companions in the future, Vitor belfort e Jon Jones have been adversaries in the past. In September 2012, the Brazilian was called up at the last minute to replace the veteran Dan Henderson in the light heavyweight title fight, after the series of events that culminated in the cancellation of UFC 151. Belfort, who was already working in the middleweight division, moved up a category and challenged Jones in Toronto (Canada). After coming very close to winning, when the champion was trapped in an armbar in the first round, Vitor ended up being submitted by the North American in the fourth round.
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