Jon Jones is eyeing historical past in the primary occasion of UFC 285 as he goals to turn into solely the eighth fighter in UFC historical past to win titles in two completely different weight lessons. Jones who has already been gentle heavyweight champion, will mark his debut within the heavyweight divison towards present No.1 fighter Ciryl Gane. The high-voltage contest may also finish Jones’ three-year lengthy hiatus since February 2020.
Forward of the bout, Jones interacted on episode 4 of the UFC 285 Embedded: Vlog Sequence. The American MMA fighter delved into his youth when he developed an curiosity in wrestling and the way his father performed a job in lighting the spark in him.
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“We had been wrestling for hours. My dad ended up getting us – he discovered a giant outdated piece of sponge someplace. It wasn’t truly a wrestling mat, it was only a large piece of sponge that he put down in our basement, and on a regular basis after faculty we might go down there and we’d wrestle one another for hours,” recalled Jones.
“Ultimately, that sponge had a lot micro organism on it. It was so disgusting. It had blood stained into it. We grew to become actual powerful little homies down there, after which we might get out and we might compete towards different youngsters and there was simply one thing completely different about us three. We had a whole lot of a** kicking time put in on that d**n wrestling mat down there,” he added.
Jones has educated underneath the steerage of heavyweight star Walt Harris for the upcoming contest. The high-octane contest is a chance for him to strengthen himself as one of many biggest UFC fighters ever. It stays to be seen how a lot his velocity might be affected within the octagon as he has gained weight for the bout.