Jones is undeniably one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time. He holds a record of 26-1, with his only loss coming by way of DQ due to illegal elbow strikes. He cleared out much of the UFC light heavyweight division and defended the belt numerous times.
In 2020, he announced he would be making the move up to heavyweight, vacating his light heavyweight title in the process. However, ‘Bones’ is yet to make his divisional debut and has not competed in over a year.
Considering Jones’ incredible resume, many fighters would no doubt be daunted at the prospect of fighting him. However, Curtis Blaydes has pointed out that there is also a huge upside to facing the former champion in the octagon.
In a recent exclusive interview with Sportskeeda MMA’s Andrew Whitelaw, Blaydes stated that even losing a fight against Jon Jones would boost a fighter’s profile. He added that considering Jones is all but undefeated, a win against him would make you an instant superstar.
Curtis Blaydes on who he has a realistic chance of fighting next
Should Curtis Blaydes defeat Jairzinho Rozenstruik this weekend, there are a number of potential opponents he could be matched up with next.
However, for the time being, the 30-year-old appears to believe it will be one of the following four fighters: Francis Ngannou, Ciryl Gane, Stipe Miocic or Jon Jones. Curtis Blaydes told Sportskeeda:
You can check out our full interview with Curtis Blaydes ahead of UFC 266 below:
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