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Jon Jones spent a whole year (2021) without a fight for the first time since he made his debut
It is going to be two years since Jon Jones stepped inside the Octagon. The light-heavyweight GOAT hasn’t fought since his title defense against Dominick Reyes at UFC 247.
A couple of months after that he announced that he was relinquishing his LHW title in a bid to move to the heavyweight division.
He did as he said, and began packing muscle and weight to get ready for the toughest division. A payment dispute with UFC President Dana White saw him not compete in 2021 – his first year without a fight.
On his Twitter account, Jones revealed that he would compete in 2022.
With his highly anticipated debut getting closer, Jones took to Instagram to divulge what he had been doing in recent times, Jones posted a short clip from his fight against Thiago Santos
“I spent the last few days locked inside my office studying myself and possible future opponents. I’m excited to figure out my next opponent so I can start focusing in my energy even more. This is my favorite kind of homework.”
Ahead of the 2022 New Year, UFC middleweight Sean Strickland warned people of Jon Jones.
Indirectly referencing Jones’ recent arrest following an assault on his own wife, Strickland tweeted:
“Do you guys think Jon Jones is going to have a WHITE New Year or is it going to be ORANGE?? Yall be safe tonight, you never know when you’re going to encounter a coked-out ufc fighter.”
It is worth noting that Strickland has been unloading on a number of UFC fighters in recent times.
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