Out of Shape Jon Jones Digs Up Daniel Cormier Rivalry as Fans React to Viral Clip of UFC Champ Flaunting a Belly

Jon Jones got his moniker ‘Bones’ because of his tall and skinny frame. The undisputed UFC heavyweight champion fought in the 205-pound light heavyweight division for over a decade before his move to heavyweight last year.

This, of course, required him to put on some weight to compete at 265 lbs, which took him the better part of three years. Gone was the skinny, cut Jones, replaced by a more round and bulky version of himself. And fans were delighted to see him resemble one of his former rivals.

Jon Jones, is recovering from two recent surgeries he underwent after tearing his pectoral muscle while training for his UFC 295 fight against Stipe Miocic. Expected to be out until at least mid-2024, the champion is on vacation, having toured Australia recently and is currently in Thailand. He visited the Bangtao Muay Thai and MMA gym in Phuket, where he gave the students a few tips and tricks of the trade.

During the session, ‘Bones’ demonstrated how he was able to use his rival and former champion Daniel Cormier‘s aggression against him, drawing him closer and catching him with knees to his body. Jones even showed the gasps ‘DC’ gave every time he was hit in that way. Notably, Jones seems to have put on a pound or twenty, with a visible paunch, increasingly resembling the heavy-set Daniel Cormier. And fans, of course, had a field day with fat Jon Jones.

Fans take shots at Jon Jones for his physique

Fans took to the comments section of the video posted on ‘grapplescience’s Instagram page and relentlessly mocked him for his new, portly figure.

One fan protested that Jones was not fat, just big boned:

“Jonny “I’m just big boned” Jones”

Another felt the champion needs to stay off the donuts:

“Jones ate all the donuts 😂”

One fan felt that Jones was slowly turning into his arch-rival Cormier:

“All that talk about DC and he’s actually starting to morph into him”

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Another fan seconded this:

“Jonny getting that DC body.”

A third fan also agreed:

“Jon “DC” Jones”

One fan felt this was Jones’ way of giving Cormier respect:

“This is his way of trying to give dc respect. Alot of y’all ever had a rival and it shows”

Another came to Jones’ defense and felt this was natural when he was inactive and recovering from injury:

“Injurys an being inactive that’s what happens to the body in the recovery phase ppl”

As per reports, Jon Jones will face former champion Stipe Miocic in what has been dubbed the ‘Battle of the GOATS’ in a legacy-defining fight this year. ‘Bones’ has called this bout the most important fight of his career and it is expected he will retire after the bout. And based on his appearance at the gym, he would make an excellent coach. Do you agree?

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