Filed under: Featured , News , UFC While Jon Jones (22-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) has Dan Henderson (32-15 MMA, 6-7 UFC) ahead of him at Sunday’s Submission Underground 2 event in Oregon, “Bones” is already thinking about future possibilities in the grappling world. “I’m aware that I may be a little heavier than Dan, so I’d like to maybe challenge a heavyweight after this to see how I stack up against a guy who’s much bigger than I am,” Jones said today on a media conference call promoting the event “No one in particular though.” Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jones and MMA legend Henderson meet in the main event of this weekend’s Submission Underground 2 event, an upstart grappling event that streams live for FloSports subscribers from Portland’s Roseland Theater. There’s history in the matchup, of course, with Jones and Henderson initially expected to meet under MMA rules in the main event of UFC 151 in September 2012. Injury forced Henderson off the card, and Jones infamously declined a short-notice fight with Chael Sonnen, who now coincidentally serves as the promoter for Sunday’s grappling event. Jones said that history “didn’t really play that much of a part” in him taking part in the Submission Underground 2 match but does admit “it’s all part of the storyline now.” Instead, Jones – who’s currently serving a one-year U.S. Anti-Doping Agency suspension from MMA for a doping violation – sees grappling as a means for him to keep his skills sharp, but he knows that Henderson, who recently retired from MMA after he fell just short of claiming the UFC middleweight title, might not answer all the questions fans have when it comes to Jones’ grappling abilities.
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