Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight champion Jon Jones always wanted to test himself against heavyweight fighters after failing to find his equal at 205 pounds.
Now’s his chance.
“Bones” caught the eye of former UFC heavyweight titleholder Frank Mir with a submission win over fellow mixed martial arts (MMA) elder statesman Dan Henderson earlier this month at Submission Underground 2 (watch it), and despite their bromance, Mir wouldn’t turn down a “fun” grappling match.
"I was under the assumption that if you are serving a suspension then you can't compete in anything.