In his time away from the sport, former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones added on a good amount of weight as he prepared for a transition to the heavyweight division.
Jones, 35, weighed in at 248 pounds on Friday ahead of his return to the octagon, according to ESPN's Marc Raimondi. He actually outweighed his opponent Ciryl Gane, an experienced heavyweight, who came in at 247.5 pounds at the UFC Apex.
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Jones (26-1, 1 NC) and Gane (11-1) will face off for the vacated UFC heavyweight championship on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.