With plans to reclaim the UFC light heavyweight title aside, competing at heavyweight is also on the table for Jon Jones. One matchup that he says is “always appealing” to him is against former heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar.
His coaches at the JacksonWink Academy in Albuquerque share the same sentiment. Brandon Gibson, for one, says a move to heavyweight is inevitable.
“I think the day will come,” Gibson told Luke Thomas on a recent episode of The MMA Hour (via MMA Fighting). “I think Jon’s focus right now is just to continue his light heavyweight reign and solidify his legacy as a light heavyweight.