{"id":176192,"date":"2015-11-18T08:58:25","date_gmt":"2015-11-18T16:58:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=176192"},"modified":"2022-02-04T17:31:53","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T01:31:53","slug":"jon-jones-shoots-straight-to-the-top-of-ufcs-light-heavyweight-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/jon-jones-shoots-straight-to-the-top-of-ufcs-light-heavyweight-rankings\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Jones shoots straight to the top of UFC&#8217;s light heavyweight rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has shot back up to the top of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufc.com\/rankings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UFC&#8217;s light heavyweight rankings<\/a> following <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/ufc-193-live-results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UFC 193<\/a>. Since the announcement of <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/breaking-jon-jones-formally-reinstated-by-the-ufc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jones being reinstated by the UFC<\/a>, the light heavyweight division has been on their toes.<\/p>\n<p>Although ranked at number one to challenge the title holder of the division, Daniel Cormier, Jones is not getting the recognition he once had on the UFC&#8217;s pound-for-pound ranking at number 5, but well ahead of the champion Cormier ranked at number 8.<\/p>\n<p>With champion Daniel Cormier fulfilling his wishes for some time off from competition, fans anxiously await the announcement of Jon Jones next fight as all speculation points to a match with\u00a0the champion.<\/p>\n<p>Do you think Jones should wait for Cormier, or would you like to see him return to action sooner against a different opponent? 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