Jon Jones bounded to the scale with an outstretched smile at the UFC 239 official weigh-ins Friday morning at New York-New York.
“Easiest weight cut of my career,” is perhaps the most overused cliché in mixed martials but given how Jones prepared for his title defense Saturday night against Thiago Santos, this might be one instance where the sentiment is genuine.
“I’m lighter than I normally am,” Jones said Wednesday at MGM Grand during open workouts. “My idea was, I’m fighting a guy moving up from middleweight, so I don’t need to be any more powerful or strong for this fight.