Let’s be honest Jon wasn’t out 3 years building his body for HW...

[kingghidrah]

I'd LOVE for someone to answer this question I keep asking:

If the UFC and USASDA are so corrupt then why would they bother suspending Jones at all? You know what you do if you're corrupt? Throw the test away and act like it never happened. They wouldn't lie to everyone about a failed test and still punish the fighter. It's obvious they wouldn't care about the test in this scenario so why would they care to suspend the fighter?

Only thing I can think of is they wanted to enforce it but Jones threatened to sue, and so they made a deal to have him suspended quietly.

Kind of like people think Jordan was kept out of the NBA for 2 years due to gambling, they felt they had to enforce it but they wanted to keep it hush hush so it didn't damage the brand.

 

[AmonTobin]

Right, but he was already a large guy (walked around 230ish and pretty muscular. Look at him now. His arms, legs, shoulders, back, etc. aren’t even bigger.

He just put a belly on.

he could’ve just eaten a ton of donuts/fast food for 2 weeks or so and gotten the same body transformation.

I hear what you're saying. I'd take it with a grain of salt though. We don't know when photos were actually taken. Jones could be intentionally misleading about that too. All I know is the guy will show up 100% prepared.

 

[Banana Tree's Nemesis]

I think his workouts are more powerlifting style than they are bodybuilding.
I haven't seen him do any bicep curl drop sets.
I have seen him deadlift and squat.
Not every strongman looks like Pudza. Some of the big guys develop a fat coat. Seems to be legitimately the ideal body type regarding strength performance for some.

 

[jsbx45]

He looks like he started working out just a few months ago and only the UFC and him know why he was inactive for 3 years.
Was he suspended is the honest question because his body transformation is not that of 3 years old dedication. Why 3 years? Did he snitch to get 3 instead of 4? What do you think? Does his body look of that 3 years prep?

He's been showing pictures of himself lifting weights and gaining weight for years TS. Stop with this nonsense.

 

[FloydMayweatherMMA]

 

[Arm Barbarian]

I will say this, if I was an elite athlete known to use PEDs like Jones and I took 3 years to transform my body and came out looking like this:

I think I’d sue my coach/supplement provider.

Damn. His physique looks bizarre. Big gut, still with the pencil legs. It's kind of comical, he's striking an early McGregor swole pose, looking swollen with blubber.

 

[chardog]

He won that fight against his fiancé, he's been staying active.

he won the fight, but lost the decision

 

[SkinnyClaw]

He is way bigger, I don't know what some of you guys are looking at. He's not shredded, but the size difference is clear as day. How quickly are you supposed to put on 20+ lbs of muscle? Even when you're a teenager and only focused on bodybuilding it takes a couple of years for that.

 

[ComfortablyNumb55]

He don't miss a meal anymore.

 

[BigDramaShow26]

I've been saying for 2 years now that Jon is suspended for 3 years and won't come back until after Feb 2023 and low and behold he's fighting in March of 2023. Maybe it's a weird coincidence maybe not.

Someone is going to have to give me a better explanation why someone would sit out 3 years in the prime of their career just to put on muscle. The guy was already walking around 225+ and he just looks bloated. Maybe he put on 5 lbs of muscle which isn't much for 3 years.

 

[RockyLockridge]

nah, they were trying to make the gane fight for about a year and a half. they said enough is enough.

 

[BigDramaShow26]

He is way bigger, I don't know what some of you guys are looking at. He's not shredded, but the size difference is clear as day. How quickly are you supposed to put on 20+ lbs of muscle? Even when you're a teenager and only focused on bodybuilding it takes a couple of years for that.

That's not 20 lbs of muscle. He looks bloated. Maybe it's 5-8.

 

[VinceArch]

he won the fight, but lost the decision

Rubbermatch!

 

[tymikeson]

jones is full of garbage.

3 years ago Jones decided he wanted to move to heavyweight. 3 years ago so did this man:

Cruiserweight Usyk

Heavyweight Usyk

 

[true_fan]

Even if he was suspended he wouldn't be suspended from training, only fighting.

He was in limbo not knowing if he is pardoned so he snitched his old training facility and got the pass!

 

[GrantB13]

Only thing I can think of is they wanted to enforce it but Jones threatened to sue, and so they made a deal to have him suspended quietly.

Kind of like people think Jordan was kept out of the NBA for 2 years due to gambling, they felt they had to enforce it but they wanted to keep it hush hush so it didn't damage the brand.

Jones would have no leg to stand on. If he failed then he failed. Sue for what? USADA has also proved they’ll suspend and the UFC will strip Jones of any title in the past. Why would they be afraid of him NOW?

 

[Liverkick-king56]

If you want him to look like a bodybuilder, he's going to end up stuck in the mud like William Knight.

To be fair he was insanely jacked for the DC rematch.

 

[nately]

I will say this, if I was an elite athlete known to use PEDs like Jones and I took 3 years to transform my body and came out looking like this:

I think I’d sue my coach/supplement provider.

That's Jones at 240. This is Ciryl Gane at 250.

 

[GolovKing]

He is way bigger, I don't know what some of you guys are looking at. He's not shredded, but the size difference is clear as day. How quickly are you supposed to put on 20+ lbs of muscle? Even when you're a teenager and only focused on bodybuilding it takes a couple of years for that.

He looks like he put on about 5 lbs of muscle and 25 lbs of fat. He's bigger but he doesn't look like a real heavyweight. His body is soft and doesn't look like he will be athletic or able to carry this weight efficiently.

 

[americanphenom]

you guys are so ignorant about so many things on this board .... he lifted for strength and size not for a bodybuilding body. Look at Fedors physique yet he would dominate guys with muscular physiques. Shoguns when he was the best ..... i swear yall have zero knowledge of the fight game on here and act like you know everything. Ya have to keep cardio up at the same time as gaining weight .....go ahead and try that you idiots !!!!! dummmmm dummmm dummmmm