UFC 285 fans all say same thing after seeing Jon Jones’ new heavyweight frame ahead of Ciryl Gane fight
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS fans were all saying the same thing after getting their first glimpse of a topless heavyweight Jon Jones.
The former pound-for-pound king took to the scales on Friday morning for the first time as a heavyweight ahead of his UFC 285 title fight with Ciryl Gane.
Jones, 35, tipped the scales at a whopping 248lbs – a staggering 44lbs heavier than he was ahead of his last fight three years ago.
Bones’ lean and mean frame has been replaced by a muscular and thicker physique, which MMA fans were quick to comment on.
One said: “Jon just has the frame, still solid form IMO.”
And another said: “Jon ‘Thickums’ Jones.”
One remarked: “Hulk.”
Another chimed in: “Jones looks strong as f**k.”
One avid UFC fan said: “Jon has the absolute max amount of mass his frame can carry on to get to where Gane sits comfortably.”
SunSport revealed Jones was consuming a whopping 4500 calories on training days to transform his frame into that of a heavyweight.
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And he reached a whopping 267lbs at the peak of his body transformation.
He told SunSport at the UFC 285 media day: “A few months ago, I got up to 267lbs.
“But I felt a little more bloated and I didn’t like my endurance at that weight.”
“I plan on competing right around, anywhere between, 245 and 250lbs.”
Jones’ new frame has translated to a huge increase in strength.
He said: “I ended up off training camp bench pressing 315 (143kg) for five [reps].
“Deadlifts was about 640lbs and my squat was about 500lbs, maybe 520lbs, somewhere around there.
“Towards the end, I wasn’t going for big numbers.
“I was just going for explosiveness and muscular endurance.
“But I’ve got pretty strong over the last three years.”