I don't get JJ bulking up to HW...

[13Seconds]

I mean, it's kinda working for him, so far, ain't it?

Plus, what possibly could be left to prove at LHW after 15 title fights in a row there?

I wonder if he'll let Pereira get 3 years to bulk up to HW

 

[13Seconds]

He has already explained it in detail.

He has? Source?

Genuenly interested in the process.

 

[Oscar Madison]

He has? Source?

Genuenly interested in the process.

He didn't go into the process -- but this was the most recent interview about his reasoning for his target weight going into the Stipe fight.

 

[Lord Pyjamas]

He allegedly spent years bulking up to HW.

At LHW he fought around 220.

At HW he fights around 240.

Visually he looks absolutely the same in terms of musculature, but with an additional layer of fat and a rather prominent gut ... which, on a 6'4" man it's easily 15-20 pounds of fat.

So he spent years bulking up to HW to gain <5 pounds of muscle? Like ... totally pointless.

Wild theory! But as a life long scholar of Jones he probably noticed that he could do pretty much anything he wanted with heavy weights at LW so he just got fat and partied instead.
The right decision if you ask me! Being focused might actually fuck him up instead.
Just born to be a fighter!

 

[icemun]

Jones as a 222.5 pound LHW

Jon Jones "bulked up" to 237.5 pound HW

I can see why it took him nearly a decade to figure out how to put on a whopping 15 pounds of that kind of muscle.

Dudes really dont understand how hard putting on efficient mass is for elite athletes.

Its not like the average gump sitting around playing video games eating McDonalds and 7-11 pizza.


Putting on effective weight especially retaining cardio is a feat especially after 20 and more so post USADA

 

[AleYeah]

I wonder if he'll let Pereira get 3 years to bulk up to HW

3 more years of age/wear and tear on Jones is probably the only way that fight would be competitive. (I'd still watch, though.)

 

[AmonTobin]

If Pereira makes a move to HW, he’ll do it in 6 months not 3 years. The one thing Pereira fans have over Jones fans is they don’t have to keep a book of excuses in their pocket.

 

[orca]

He allegedly spent years bulking up to HW.

At LHW he fought around 220.

At HW he fights around 240.

Visually he looks absolutely the same in terms of musculature, but with an additional layer of fat and a rather prominent gut ... which, on a 6'4" man it's easily 15-20 pounds of fat.

So he spent years bulking up to HW to gain <5 pounds of muscle? Like ... totally pointless.

gsp also spent years bulking up adding 15 lbs

i mean thats 45 lbs you gotta carry when you fight
you train your body so that you get used to it

if gsp waited years and years to add 15 lbs
why cant jones wait for like 45 lbs?