Jon Jones is perhaps the greatest light heavyweight to every fight in the Octagon. More than once Jones had made comments suggesting he might eventually move up and test the waters at heavyweight.
However, today at the UFC 200 press event, Jones addressed the idea of moving up in weight, but now seems to have a different idea of what his future might hold:
“I’m looking at it as, if it’s not broke, don’t fix it,” Jones said this week on the UFC Unfiltered podcast. “You know, I used to eat bad and party all the time, and that made me think, well, maybe I won’t be able to manage staying at this size, staying at this weight. But you know, now, I’ve calmed myself down quite a bit through a life of sobriety and just a different outlook on my career and everything.
“I eat healthier naturally, and I just make better decisions naturally, so my weight cut has been better. I walk around with a better physique than I used to. I just feel and treat myself better, and I’m also almost 30 years old, so I’m not hitting any growth spurts this late in my life. So I’ve got a feeling that I can stay at this weight class for a long time.”
“Right now I’ve got Daniel, (Alexander) Gustafsson, and (Anthony) ‘Rumble’ (Johnson), they’re the only three guys really that I’ve got to work harder than,” Jones said. “Those are the only three guys who can stop me from being the greatest ever. So, I think I’m going to stay at this weight class for a long time and focus on being better than those three until some new blood comes along, and try to rack up as much money and as many wins as I can.”
