JON JONES has been snapped in UFC battle gear for the primary time in over three years.
The previous long-reigning light-heavyweight champion will make his return to the octagon at HEAVYWEIGHT this weekend within the most important occasion of UFC 285 in Las Vegas.
After present process a dramatic physique transformation for his long-awaited transfer up in weight, Jones shall be welcomed again to the cage by former interim 265lb king Ciryl Gane.
MMA followers have been questioning how Jones will look along with his new body.
And SunSport received the primary take a look at the previous pound-for-pound king in UFC battle gear forward of his return.
SunSport caught the 35-year-old donning black Venum battle shorts together with a darkish blue and black high.
It was doubtless the primary time Jones had donned the UFC's Venum battle kits because the final time he fought - at UFC 247 - Reebok have been nonetheless the promotion's package supplier.
Jones appeared thick and muscular within the high and the shorts, along with his body displaying he is clearly hit the fitness center exhausting throughout his hiatus.
Through the UFC 285 media day, he informed SunSport: "I ended up off coaching camp bench urgent 315 (143kg) for 5 [reps].
"Deadlifts was about 640lbs and my squat was about 500lbs, perhaps 520lbs, someplace round there.
"In the direction of the tip, I wasn't going for large numbers.
"I used to be simply going for explosiveness and muscular endurance.
"However I've received fairly sturdy over the past three years."
When requested to disclose how heavy he received, he added: "A couple of months in the past, I received as much as 267lbs.
"However I felt a little bit extra bloated and I did not like my endurance at that weight."
Jones, nevertheless, has minimize a substantial quantity of weight in an effort to be each nimble and robust for his heavyweight bow.
He mentioned: "I plan on competing proper round, anyplace between, 245 and 250lbs."
Jones hasn't set foot contained in the cage since his controversial UFC 247 victory over Dominick Reyes in February 2020.
Bones retained the light-heavyweight belt by way of unanimous determination in what proved to be his ultimate defence of the 205lb belt.
He vacated the title just a few months later in an effort to put together for his heavyweight debut, which has been 11 years within the making.
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