Of course, only three scorecards on the entire planet matter in any given fight and on that night, all three judges turned in cards that saw Jones as doing enough to retain his title. Will Jones need to rematch Reyes in his next outing? Or will plans to move to heavyweight this year move ahead? Then there's the long-shot possibility of middleweight champ -- and emerging Jones rival -- Israel Adesanya jumping up to light heavyweight to try and take out the king. While we may not know exactly who is next up for Jones, there are plenty of guesses to be made based on the information at hand.
Let's take a closer, detailed look now at Jones' best options for , including the pros and cons of each man and the possibility of every opponent to unseat the G.
Pros: The majority of media members -- and fans, it would seem -- scored the UFC clash between Reyes and Jones for the challenger. While Thiago Santos more on him later did win one of the three official scorecards in his fight with Jones, even that performance did not feel as clear cut as what Reyes managed to do against the champ.
Now, Reyes has a sort of "uncrowned champ" status and Jones' claim to be the best light heavyweight in the world feels in question. That has not been something that could be truly said in the last decade. An immediate rematch feels like the most "sporting" thing to do. Cons: There aren't many cons to a rematch, although if we can identify one clear flaw in Reyes' performance, it was he didn't quite have the gas in the tank to follow his roadmap to victory.
Reyes' movement, pressure and offensive output had Jones on his heels for the majority of the first three rounds of the fight. He'd only been in one scheduled five round fight in the UFC, and that ended with a first-round knockout of Chris Weidman.
Jones is a masterful tactician, something often overlooked when discussing what makes Jones truly great. He and his team know what to exploit now and will certainly plan their entire strategy around trying to leave Reyes in the state of distressed exhaustion he struggled through in Round 5. Reyes may benefit from a little more main event seasoning before facing Jones again. There's also the fact that Jones facing Reyes again would delay the long-awaited Jones jump to heavyweight.
Pros: Fans have wanted to see Jones challenge himself by moving up to heavyweight for years now. Recently, Jones admitted such a move was in his future and likely something that would happen in That means a battle with Miocic is of more immediate concern than testing the waters against a lower-tier challenger. But, for sheer pound-for-pound interest, seeing what Jones looks like as a heavyweight is among the most intriguing concepts in the sport.
Cons: A lot of this speculation revolves around the idea that Miocic has room in his calendar. Since then, Gane beat Derrick Lewis to win the interim heavyweight title, setting up a Ngannou vs. Gane bout. Jones said he has heard that bout will take place in January, so he is planning to fight the winner for the undisputed title in the second quarter of I want the belt, really.
I want the belt, I want big money. UFC president Dana White said in August that he was interested in doing a bout between Jones and Miocic at heavyweight, which would pit the best fighters in heavyweight and light heavyweight history against each other. Jones said he has interest in that fight, but it would not be his first choice. I fight for legacy and I do know that beating Stipe Miocic will be huge for my legacy. Right now, he doesn't have the belt and he's not the most famous heavyweight.
I'm looking to just get mainstream America excited about MMA and the heavyweight division. Big, megafights. Earlier, he was on the line to fight the newly crowned heavyweight king Francis Ngannou, but after having an open dispute with UFC president Dana White and team related to higher pay, the negotiations have halted.
While talking at the UFC press conference, White revealed that if Jones wants to make his heavyweight debut, then they can schedule a bout as there are many fighters who want to fight the former light heavyweight champion.
He can fight this summer, or he can never fight again. Despite multiple suspensions and run-ins with the law, Jones has fought at least once in every year since he made his pro debut in Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from.
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