‘Rest Easy’ – Jon Jones Mourns Enormous Loss With a Photo of His 12-Week-Old Pet, Whom He Once Called His “Son”

Jon Jones is not only a fighter. He has a keen interest in breeding and training dogs. Several members of his family, including his dad and his brother. The light heavyweight fighter had two dogs. One of them recently passed away, and the fighter looked like he was hurting from the loss.

Jon Jones’ German Shepherd Rottweiler, BJ, passed away. Although the exact reason is unknown. Fans are speculating it was age. Jon Jones had recently shared pictures of his dog talking about how it was becoming difficult for him to even stand up. Jones had shared pictures from the past when his dog was just 12 weeks old and another present-day picture.

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Jones spends his time training and playing with his dogs when he isn’t fighting or training for a fight. He has another dog named Dutch. The dog is a Belgian Malinois. Jon Jones’s Instagram has several pictures and videos of him having a good time with his dogs. He also shared pictures of an entire litter of puppies. The post asked users to connect with their brother if they wanted to have a “super dog”.

Jones posted an emotional story

Jones posted a story on his Instagram profile where he thanked BJ for all the amazing years. The story said, “Rest easy BJ thanks for all those amazing years“. BJ was a very intelligent dog and Jones had earlier posted pictures of the dog doing tricks at a dog park.

Jones also captioned the video “my son“. Jones has called his dogs “my boy” and other affectionate names on several occasions. This goes on to show how deeply attached Jones is to his dogs.

Jon Jones has been away from the cage

‘Bones’ has been away from the cage for a while now. He last fought against Dominick Reyes at UFC 247. Jon Jones was the winner by a unanimous decision. Fans have waited for him to return since then. Jones has teased fans with possible fight speculation against Stipe Miocic at UFC 282, but nothing has been confirmed yet.

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UFC fighters are really tough men, but they have softer sides too. Jones mourning for his pet is a reminder that outside the Octagon UFC fighters are normal human beings with emotions. Fans will hope that Jones moves on from this loss and gets into the fighting game. Would you like to see Jon Jones fight for a title?