“I’m gonna be a real problem this time next year,” Jon Jones confirms that he will not fight for whole another year


“I’m gonna be a real problem this time next year,” Jon Jones confirms that he will not fight for whole another year

Jon Jones return

The former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones announced that he will be making his move to the heavyweight a long time ago, but the transition never happened fans were eagerly waiting for his return as they wanted him to take on the heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, but after Jon’s latest Tweets it looks like they will have to wait.

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Jon went on a war with the UFC to get the money he thinks he deserves for this transition, but UFC just wasn’t ready to negotiate, things got to a point where Jones asked UFC to let him go, Dana White was very much excited for Jones’s heavyweight debut but after a while, he lost interest in it as well, he said Jones can fight if he wants but going out on top is also not a bad thing.

After all, this drama people wondered when will Jon Jones fight again? And it looks like we might have an answer for that, he recently posted this on his Twitter account.

“Man, I’m telling you, I’ve always been the skinny one in my family. Becoming a proper heavy weight is a lot more difficult than I had ever anticipated. I want to do it right the first time.”

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In a pair of follow up Tweets, Jones outlined a timeline for his return where he hinted that he might not compete for another year, he said, “Honestly, I feel like the only people that it benefits, me jumping in there early are the other heavy weights. The way I’m training, I’m gonna be a real problem this time next year. I’m comfortable enough to wait and that’s exactly what I’ll do.”

“I got a feeling you guys will still be around,” Jon Jones is optimistic that his fans will stand by his decision

Jon Jones
Jon Jones

Jones has stated several times that his heavyweight debut will be massive no matter who he fights, and he also stated that he is ready to wait out as long as it takes to get the money, he thinks he deserves for this debut fight.

After his recent Tweets, a fan confirmed if Jones was really going to sit out for another year, he wrote, “Another full year out?”

To which Jones replied, “Yes, I got a feeling you guy will still be around. The sport should be bigger than ever by then. Always looking on the bright side.”

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