Just hours removed from the Nevada Athletic Commission hearing that granted him a one-fight license to compete at Saturday’s UFC 235 event, its clear Jones is relieved to be back to the business of being a fighter and all that comes with it. Later in the afternoon, Jones will meet his next opponent for the first time at the UFC 235 press conference.
“The man’s confidence, you can feel when you’re sitting there, looking at him eye to eye. You know if he really believes in his heart that he can beat me, or if he's just saying what the fans want to hear him say,” he explains.