Jon Jones: 'Dangerous' UFC legend primed for heavyweight debut

UFC fans have been promised a fighter who is on ‘another level’ to everyone else as they wait patiently for Jon Jones‘ heavyweight debut.

The former UFC light heavyweight champion is rumoured to be close to a return to the Octagon according to reports.

Jones has not fought since a controversial decision win over Dominick Reyes, 32, in February 2020.

He has been bulking up for the past few years since then in anticipation of a move up to 265lbs.

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And coach Brandon Gibson can’t wait to see the former pound-for-pound king in the cage three years after fans last saw him in action.

“I think there’s a lot of areas that Jon could exploit at heavyweight,” Gibson told MMA Junkie. “He has such a wide arsenal of techniques.

“He’s so dangerous, but you’re right. There’s a lot of heavyweights that are great boxers, that are great in the clinch, but Jon’s wrestling is on another level.

“His ground-and-pound is on another level. His jiu-jitsu is on another level, and then just the full spectrum of his striking arsenal, I think is on another level. So Jon’s gonna bring a lot to the table at heavyweight that I don’t think we’ve ever seen another heavyweight bring.”

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Jones, 35, has been keeping himself active by training with his new teammates at Fight Ready so he can hit the ground running in his new weight class.

“We’re just staying ready,” Gibson added. “It’s been a long process and I feel very confident with the work he’s done to rebuild his body into heavyweight, and the work we’ve been doing almost the last, coming up on, three years I’m very proud of.

“Jon