Jon Jones vacates UFC title and plots move to heavyweight
4 years, 7 months ago

Jon Jones vacates UFC title and plots move to heavyweight

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Long-reigning UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones says he is vacating his title and probably moving up to heavyweight. It’s been an amazing journey, sincere thank you to all my competition, UFC and most importantly you fans.” The 33-year-old Jones is thinking seriously about making his long-anticipated move up to heavyweight, where Stipe Miocic reigns as champion after beating Jones’ archrival, Daniel Cormier, in their third fight last Saturday. open image in gallery Jon Jones after successfully defending his title against Thiago Santos in 2019 Jones tweeted that he “just had a really positive conversation with” the UFC. open image in gallery Stipe Miocic retains his UFC heavyweight title over Daniel Cormier in the latter’s last fight Jones has fought just once in the past year, beating Dominick Reyes in a close unanimous decision in February.

History of this topic

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1 month, 4 weeks ago
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4 months, 1 week ago
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4 months, 2 weeks ago
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4 months, 2 weeks ago
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4 months, 2 weeks ago
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4 months, 2 weeks ago
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7 months ago
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1 year, 5 months ago
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1 year, 10 months ago
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1 year, 10 months ago
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2 years ago
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2 years ago
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2 years ago
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2 years, 9 months ago
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2 years, 10 months ago
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3 years, 2 months ago
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3 years, 3 months ago
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3 years, 6 months ago
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4 years, 9 months ago
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