Jon Jones

Jon Jones, the reigning UFC heavyweight champion, announced that he has begun training after a lengthy recovery from his injury.

"First day in the gym after injury, feeling awesome. Here we go," "Bones" wrote on his social media accounts.

Jon Jones suffered a serious injury while training for his fight with Stipe Miocic, the former UFC heavyweight champion. As a result, the fight, which was supposed to take place last November, was postponed indefinitely. It was reported that Jones' recovery could take at least eight months, but Jon started training 5 months after the injury.

Recall that Jones was previously challenged several times by interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall, but "Bones" ignored those challenges.

Former UFC lightweight champion T.J. Dillashaw expressed confidence that featherweight division titleholder Alex Pereira doesn't stand a chance in a potential fight with heavyweight division leader Jon Jones.

"We've seen that Pereira is not very good in the parterre. He's a champion, although he's flawed. However, he's such a good kickboxer. The way he has mastered MMA so quickly is incredible, but there are holes in his game for sure. He's obviously the best kickboxer we've had in the UFC. His wrestling and grappling need improvement.

We saw a fight where he was moved and he had no idea how to get back to his feet. He's probably working on that. He has an amazing jiu-jitsu fighter in Teixeira on his team, so I'm sure he's developing. A potential fight between Pereira and Jones? Jon would outpoint him. Easy," Dillashaw is quoted by Middle Easy.

Recall that last weekend at UFC 300 in Las Vegas, USA, Pereira made the first defense of the belt at 93 kg, knocking out Jamal Hill in the opening round.

Tom Aspinall, the interim UFC heavyweight champion, spoke out again about the fight with the organization's champion in this division Jon Jones. The Briton noted that Jones did a smart thing by refusing to duel with him in person.

Henry Cejudo, a former UFC champion in two weight classes, has reacted to allegations against Jon Jones that he assaulted a female employee of the anti-doping agency DFSI.

Alex Pereira, UFC light heavyweight champion, believes that at the moment it is unrealistic to equal Jon Jones in the number of belt defenses. Alex also added that it is impossible to repeat this achievement due to the fact that the sport has become more competitive.