Wow…Jon Jones is looking like a freaking mutant ahead of UFC 214…
Former UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones’ return edges closer by the day. Currently scheduled to face Daniel Cormier on July 29, ‘Bones’ will get yet another shot at redemption.
His struggles over the past few years have seen many opportunities squandered. His natural gifts have been forced to lay dormant as his addictions to temptation took the wheel.
With just two weeks left until he faces his rival and current champion ‘DC’ in New York, Jones has been relatively quiet.
Pic From Donald Cerrone’s Instagram This Week Shows Jones Looking BIG!
Jones went from a lanky 205-pounder, to a bodybuilder-esque physique during his time away. Against Ovince St-Preux, that added weight did little more than slow him down, even he and his coaches admitted that.
Judging by the pictures above and below, ‘Bones’ is looking to pack on serious mass yet again:
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During a candid interview with BR Mag, Jones opened up on his troubled past, and fighting future:
“I think my problem, when I first got into the game, was I wanted to be a saint—like, literally,” Jones says. “I thought I had to be a real goodie-goodie. I’m at a place now where I realize that the fans don’t really care if you’re a good boy or a bad boy. They just want you to be responsible, you know? Hitting a pregnant woman and taking off running is not responsible. Taking a dick pill is not being responsible.”
“You’re used to living the good life, you’re doing work you love, you have a big-ass house. And then you have all your shit taken away. It’s just you and a suit that doesn’t fit, and socks that are dingy, pillowcases that have somebody else’s sweat stains still on them. And the flip-flops that fucking don’t cover the heel of your foot. Or showering when people can watch you…”
His voice trails off.
“It was a terrible experience, but it was all I needed,” Jones says. “I finally realized at this point in my life how much I took for granted.”
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“Fighting was something inside of me that I didn’t realize was there,” Jones says. “I think about this a lot. Fighting is not what I do—it’s who I am. It’s what I was meant to do, what I was meant to be. I knew that right after my first MMA practice.”
“We definitely were poor,” he says. “The religion business doesn’t pay a whole lot, especially when you’re the assistant pastor. But my parents worked really hard and stayed together, and they showered us with a lot of love.”
Full UFC 214 Fight Card Below:
Event: UFC 214: “Cormier vs. Jones 2”
Date: Sat., July 29, 2017
Location: Honda Center in Anaheim, California
Broadcast: Pay-Per-View (PPV), FOX Sports 1, UFC Fight Pass
UFC 214 PPV Main Event:
205 lbs.: UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier vs. Jon Jones
UFC 214 Undercard (PPV, FS1, Fight Pass):
145 lbs.: Cris Cyborg vs Tonya Evinger for vacant women’s Featherweight title
145 lbs.: Dooho Choi vs. Andre Fili
205 lbs.: Jimi Manuwa vs. Volkan Oezdemir
140 lbs.: Renan Barao vs. Aljamain Sterling
115 lbs.: Alexandra Albu vs. Kailin Curran
155 lbs.: Josh Burkman vs. Drew Dober
265 lbs.: Dmitrii Smoliakov vs. Adam Wieczorkowski
125 lbs.: Jarred Brooks vs. Eric Shelton
145 lbs.: Ricardo Lamas vs. Jason Knight
145 lbs.: Renato Moicano vs. Brian Ortega
155 lbs.: Sage Northcutt vs. John Makdessi
