{"id":138492,"date":"2015-04-17T10:00:59","date_gmt":"2015-04-17T17:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=138492"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:36:22","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:36:22","slug":"jon-jones-heavyweight-probably","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/jon-jones-heavyweight-probably\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Jones To Heavyweight? &#8212; &#8220;Probably Not&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Jones2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Jones2.png\" alt=\"Jones\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-126546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Jones2.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Jones2-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Jones2-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Jones2-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Honestly, probably not. As I get older I&#8217;m maturing a lot more. My weight cuts are becoming a lot more easy. I&#8217;m learning how to eat better. I&#8217;ll probably be at light heavyweight for a long time. I&#8217;ll probably go to heavyweight for one or two super-fights at some point and then get back down to light heavyweight.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Fans have been clamoring for Jon &#8216;Bones&#8217; Jones to eventually make his way to heavyweight, but from the looks of things it won&#8217;t be happening anytime soon. Even if he does make the transition, it sounds as if Jones only wants to do a couple of super fights before making his way back to light heavyweight. 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