Archaic longtime gentle heavyweight champion Jon Jones will wouldn’t maintain any shortage of opponents to sq. off with when he makes his heavyweight debut (presumably) later this 365 days.
Jones signalled his intentions to switch up a weight division soon after defending his 205-pound crown in opposition to Dominick Reyes final 365 days, announcing that a rematch with Reyes or a battle with then-contender and now champion Jan Blachowicz true didn’t excite him. Jones has taken a long hiatus from the sport as he readies himself to address the UFC’s stout boys, with fights in opposition to the likes of most unusual champion Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou mooted.
More likely, though, is that Jones may perchance be ushered in to battle the winner of their rematch which is slated to happen on March 27.
Failing that, though, Jairzinho Rozenstruik may perchance be more than joyful to oblige.
“It’s gripping and it’s a stout motivation Jon Jones within the heavyweight division,” Rozenstruik said to MMA Junkie. “On story of , that man is one of doubtlessly the most efficient and he’s going to achieve serve in and strive to achieve his thing. You as a fighter within the heavyweight division thunder laborious and likewise you wish make obvious that that whenever you salvage that battle, you take.
“You don’t desire to lunge in there and attain something loopy and lose the battle. You may want to want to lunge in there and take, it doesn’t topic what it takes. For me, it’s a stout motivation.”
First issues first, though. Surinamese striker Rozenstruik is determined to face France’s Ciryl Gane on March 13, a battle which he hopes will reputation himself for what may perchance be a profitable opportunity in opposition to Jones.
“Yeah, that is at chance of be nice,” Rozenstruik said of a doable conflict with Jones. “I mean, he’s the perfect of all-time. Every person desires to battle the perfect of all time and gaze the put you’re at to your occupation.
“In case you salvage that battle you’re going to be even more motivated, and yeah, you may perchance be working more difficult for what’s coming. Jon Jones is one of doubtlessly the most efficient, nonetheless that doesn’t mean that you just actually want to lose in opposition to Jon Jones. You may want to want to take in opposition to doubtlessly the most efficient. To be doubtlessly the most efficient, you will like to beat doubtlessly the most efficient.”
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