Right after Jon Jones reclaimed the UFC light heavyweight title with a win over Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 232 last December, he immediately turned his attention to rival Daniel Cormier. “DC”, however, does not seem interested in dropping back down to 205 pounds, as he nears his planned retirement date by his 40th birthday on March 20th.
UFC president Dana White wants a trilogy to happen down the line, and when asked what Jones thought about it, he had this to say.
“Bring out the checkbook, Dana,” Jones told MMAFighting.com’s Marc Raimondi. “Let’s make it happen. I’ll definitely do it for the right number. I’ll definitely do it.”
Jones had already beaten Cormier at…
Jon Jones: Fighting Daniel Cormier at heavyweight ‘would take some serious convincing’