{"id":686242,"date":"2026-05-22T00:45:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T00:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/686242\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T00:45:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T00:45:10","slug":"jon-jones-headed-to-russia-amid-boxing-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/686242\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Jones headed to Russia amid boxing rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Yet despite repeatedly insisting he\u2019s done with MMA, Jones continues teasing future fights and combat sports opportunities every other week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">But what about boxing? \u2014 a sport that has \u201cBones\u201d has never really excelled at.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Jones is expected to travel to Russia for the upcoming IBA Bare Knuckle tournament, where he could potentially meet with International Boxing Association (IBA) president Umar Kremlev to discuss a possible future in boxing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">And Kremlev certainly sounds interested.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cIf we are talking about a potential move into boxing for Jon Jones, these are the kinds of stories that interest us,\u201d Kremlev told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxingscene.com\/articles\/jon-jones-former-two-weight-ufc-champion-heading-to-russia-for-boxing-debut-talks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BoxingScene<\/a>. \u201cJones in the ring against Daniel Cormier or Francis Ngannou, but under boxing rules \u2014 these are the fights that the whole world is talking about and waiting for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Well\u2026 maybe \u201cthe whole world\u201d is a massive stretch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Also, the problem is obvious.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Jones cannot get released from his UFC contract to fight MMA competitors outside the organization, why exactly would the promotion suddenly approve outside boxing matches now?<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">And while Jones remains one of the biggest names in MMA history, it is hard to imagine the UFC rushing to co-promote boxing events in Russia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">For now, this feels more like another chapter in the ongoing \u201cIs Jon Jones retired?\u201d saga than an actual finalized career move.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Then again, with Jones, things tend to change every other week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Yet despite repeatedly insisting he\u2019s done with MMA, Jones continues teasing future fights and combat sports opportunities 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