It’s been nearly two years since Jon Jones stepped inside the UFC octagon, but the former light heavyweight champion thinks he’s closing in on his next appearance. Depending on the winner of the UFC 271 heavyweight title fight Jan. 22, Jones (26-1 MMA, 20-1 UFC) predicts he could return as soon as April 2022. “I’m looking to fight somewhere in April, possibly Madison Square Garden, or a total opposite date, possibly July at International Fight Week,” Jones told Albuqeuerque, N.M., TV station KRQE . “Those are the two dates that I’m kind of eying.
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