“This guy tickles my pickle and I cannot wait to put my hands on him," Jones said.
Before the fighters hit the scale for the UFC 245 ceremonial weigh-ins on Friday, the combatants in the twin championship fights slated to headline the company’s return to Houston, Texas in early February took to the stage to begin setting the table for what should be an electric night at UFC 247.
On one side of the podium sat challengers Dominick Reyes and Katlyn Chookagian, the undisputed top contenders in their respective divisions and the latest emerging contenders to believe they are the ones to unseat the dominant figures who reside atop their individual weight classes.