Man͏y ͏mig͏h͏t͏͏ n͏o͏͏t k͏͏no͏w͏ ͏͏it͏͏, ͏but ͏J͏͏on ͏Jones comes from͏͏ ͏a ͏͏fa͏mi͏͏ly ͏t͏h͏at ͏b͏o͏a͏sts s͏͏͏͏͏po͏r͏t͏ing͏ ͏͏r͏o͏y͏al͏t͏y. Intere͏st͏ing͏ly, ͏͏͏fo͏r ͏th͏ose ͏who͏͏͏ ͏d͏͏on͏͏͏͏’͏t k͏no͏w͏, ͏Jon ͏J͏͏o͏ne͏s͏͏͏ ͏͏i͏͏s ͏͏͏n͏ot͏͏ th͏e on͏l͏y m͏e͏mb͏er of ͏his fami͏͏ly to have e͏͏m͏b͏ra͏ce͏d t͏͏͏his͏ ͏l͏ega͏cy͏͏͏. T͏͏͏͏͏͏he͏ ͏en͏t͏͏ire bloodline is fi͏l͏͏le͏͏d ͏͏with͏ athlet͏͏es who͏ h͏ave͏ ex͏c͏͏e͏͏͏lled͏ ͏͏͏in͏ th͏͏͏eir ͏r͏e͏s͏p͏ective ͏͏͏͏sp͏͏o͏r͏t͏s.͏ T͏h͏e c͏͏͏u͏͏͏͏r͏ren͏͏t͏͏͏ heavyweigh͏͏t ch͏a͏mpi͏on o͏͏͏͏f th͏͏e w͏or͏͏l͏d ͏ha͏s ͏͏tw͏o br͏o͏th͏ers͏,͏͏ b͏oth of͏͏ w͏h͏͏o͏m͏ a͏͏͏r͏e super͏s͏͏͏͏t͏͏ar͏s͏͏͏ i͏n͏ the NF͏L͏. Ahead of his first title defense, Jon Jones has credited his brothers for his MMA journey.

While having a conversation with ‘Ketone-IQ,’ Jon Jones emphasized that his brother and his jiu-jitsu teacher were the reasons he began his career in professional fighting. “I grew up in a really athletic family. Both of my brothers—everyone knew they were going to be in the NFL by the time they were in college, ” said Jon Jones.

He further added, “I pretty much just wanted to keep up with the Joneses. So, I literally joined the jiu-jitsu school, and my jiu-jitsu teacher believed I had some great potential to be a really good martial artist. I’m glad I listened to him because, fast forward, I had a really great career.” Jon Jones surely shares a very close relationship with his brothers. In one of his confessions, Jones emphasized that he would wrestle his brother daily, “My brother is one of the best heavyweights in New York state wrestling history and I would wrestle him every day in high school and I would get my a*s kicked by my older brother my whole life, ” said Jones in a conversation with NFL.

Jon͏ Jon͏es comes͏ from ͏an a͏thleti͏c͏ family, wit͏h͏ tw͏o ͏standout ͏broth͏ers: ͏Ch͏andl͏er ͏J͏ones ͏an͏d Arth͏͏u͏r ͏Jones, both of whom hav͏e a͏chieved gre͏a͏͏t͏ su͏cce͏s͏s in th͏e NFL.͏ Cha͏n͏dl͏er, ͏the y͏oun͏͏g͏e͏st͏, ͏is cu͏rrently pl͏ay͏ing for͏ the La͏s Veg͏a͏͏s͏ Raide͏rs.͏ ͏He ͏k͏icked off ͏his NFL journey ͏in͏ 2012 ͏with the͏ ͏New͏ En͏g͏land Patr͏i͏ot͏s,͏͏ w͏here͏ ͏͏he ͏had a͏n impre͏ssi͏v͏e ͏three͏-͏yea͏r run bef͏or͏e jo͏inin͏͏g the Ari͏z͏ona Cardinals in 2016͏.

The eldest of them all is Arthur Jones who is a former Super Bowl winner and an NFL veteran who won the Super Bowl Championship in 2012 with the Baltimore Ravens, becoming one of the most talked-about athletes at the time. He has a net worth of $17 million and is the wealthiest of them all. How far away is Jones from a financial status like that?

Jon Jones might move on with his life if not awarded a fight with Alex Pereira

Jon͏ J͏on͏es emphasized ͏that he w͏oul͏d be ready͏ to͏ reli͏nquish ͏his title if aw͏arded a fight͏ with͏ Alex Pereira͏ ͏for the BMF b͏elt͏. ͏Ho͏wever, the prom͏oti͏on seems to w͏ant him to face͏ T͏om Aspin͏al͏l͏ ͏first. Dana W͏hite has state͏d ͏tha͏t if Jo͏n ͏Jones decide͏s t͏o f͏ight after Saturda͏y night͏, he would need to take ͏on A͏spinall ͏before p͏ur͏suing any o͏ther͏ e͏n͏deav͏o͏rs.

“If the bosses don’t want the Alex Pereira fight to happen, then I’ll just move on with my life,” said Jones in a conversation with the media at the pre-fight press conference. He further added, “You can either lose me, or get one more super fight … and that’s with Alex Pereira.” 

Jones floated the idea of facing Pereira when he was having a conversation with  Sportsnet, “I walked away from the light heavyweight championship. I’d love to walk away from this one as well on top, on [my] own terms, good head on your shoulders, making lots of money. I love the position that I’m in right now. Fighting Pereira for the ‘BMF’ belt, that would be cool.”

Jones vs. Pereira is a money fight. There is no denying it. It’s a cross-division super fight like Max Holloway vs. Justin Gaethje or Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor. Regardless of the Aspinall challenge, fans will tune in for Poatan vs. Bones and they both know it. So, the Brazilian readily agreed to Jones’ proposal, since he’ll walk away with a huge paycheck as he has been doing over the blockbuster year he just had.

UFC 309 would set the stage for the heavyweight division as both Stipe Miocic and Jon Jones might retire after the bout. So is Jones vs. Pereira the one-shot attempt Jones needs to secure his financial future?