Jon Jones might want to add another championship to his resume after UFC 309.
Just days away from returning to defend his UFC heavyweight title against Stipe Miocic in the main event from Madison Square Garden in New York, the incumbent champion addressed his recent comments where he stated rather emphatically that he had no interest in facing off with Tom Aspinall but instead suggested a potential showdown with reigning light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira.
While he’s faced blowback for that declaration, Jones stands by his decision but he’s also not looking to hold up a division or stop Aspinall from claiming the title once he’s gone. In fact, Jones says as much as he likes the idea of defending the heavyweight title against Pereira, he’d be willing to give up that belt with hopes that a different championship could potentially go up for grabs.
“It’d be cool to fight over the heavyweight championship but I would also willingly give up the heavyweight championship,” Jones told SportsNet on Monday. “I walked away from the light heavyweight championship. I’d love to walk away from this one as well on top, on [my] own terms, good head on your shoulders, making lots of money. I love the position that I’m in right now.
“Fighting Pereira for the ‘BMF’ belt, that would be cool. We both have two belts in two weight classes and the night we fought we’d both be fighting for our third belt, which would be the ‘BMF.’ How cool would that be?”
Jon Jones willing to relinquish heavyweight championship, pitches ‘BMF’ title fight against Alex Pereira - MMA Fighting
