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Jon Jones Eying 50 Wins, Compares Mark to Floyd Mayweather, 'All-Time Greats'

UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has said he wants to become the first mixed martial artist to attain a 50-0 record and be remembered with the "all-time greats" of combat sports like Floyd Mayweather Jr.

The 31-year-old's official record is 23-1-1 (one no-contest), but Jones indicated to TMZ Sports he doesn't count his 2009 disqualification against Matt Hamill as a loss. He talked up the chance of a trilogy fight with UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier and said he wants to reach 50 victories in MMA:

"[The UFC] can convince me to fight Daniel Cormier.