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Video: Jon Jones displays ‘grown man strength’ with 435-pound squats in latest weightlifting clip

Jon Jones is making sure that when he finally debuts at heavyweight, it’s going to be with heavyweight strength.

The multiple-time UFC light heavyweight champion has provided regular updates as he transforms his body for a move up from the 205-pound division, and the latest clip sees him performing five Zercher squat reps.

In the clip, Jones can be seen with a heavily-weighted barbell held in the creases of his arms. An on-screen caption says Jones was squatting 435 pounds each time.

Along with the video, Jones wrote, “Old dog in the yard showing what grown man strength looks like.