Jones wants Gustafson next
The light heavyweight division has no clear cut number one contender, as was evident by Jones defending his title against…
The light heavyweight division has no clear cut number one contender, as was evident by Jones defending his title against a middleweight who was coming off a loss. In the mix are Lyoto Machida, who Jones has already beat, Alexander Gustafson, and Dan Henderson who just lost to Machida. If Jon Jones doesn’t take a superfight, Gustafson is really the only viable contender and that is who Jones himself would like to fight
“I’ve fought Lyoto Machida before,” said Jones. “I fight for the people that support me, but I also fight to prove critics wrong. A lot of people believe that I have been successful because I appear to be larger than my opponents. And with Alexander Gustafsson that would be no more. So fighting Alexander Gustafsson — a guy who is 6’6″ or 6′.5 pretty long arms himself, long legs — I think that would be a great thing and that is who I’d love to fight next.”