Jon Jones Reveals Career Threatening Injury

© Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn ImagesIt appears Jon Jones won’t be stepping onto the wrestling mats anytime soon for a showdown with Daniel Cormier. For months, the longtime rivals have flirted with the idea of a grappling match under Real American Freestyle rules, with Cormier an Olympic wrestler insisting he would dominate Jones if the former two-division UFC champion crossed into his world. Jones, however, says lingering injuries from his MMA career have effectively shut the door on that possibility.

“I have severe arthritis and most people don’t know that,” Jones said in a video posted to social media. “My left hip is covered in arthritis. I actually already qualify for a hip replacement.…