{"id":677699,"date":"2026-05-18T15:21:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T15:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/677699\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T15:21:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T15:21:07","slug":"jon-jones-thinks-he-would-surprise-a-lot-of-people-in-boxing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/677699\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Jones thinks he would ‘surprise a lot of people’ in boxing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jon
\nJones<\/a> believes he would surprise people with his boxing
\nskills.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jones attended
\nMost Valuable Promotions “Rousey vs. Carano\u201d<\/a> on Saturday in Los
\nAngeles, California. Francis
\nNgannou<\/a> knocked out Philipe
\nLins<\/a> in a heavyweight matchup on the card and subsequently
\ncalled out Jones. While Jones expressed interest in the matchup, he
\nnoted that he needs to be released from the
\nUFC<\/a> first.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jones is optimistic about his UFC release if he goes through the
\nright channels. Jones recently revealed that he wants to transition
\nto boxing.A Chance to Show Other Skills?
\n
\n\u201cI think getting out of my UFC contract is very very possible,\u201d
\nJones said.\u201dI need to find the right people and go through the
\nright channels\u2026 I really wanted to box. If I put all of my energy
\ninto my hands, my combinations, my punching power, I think I would
\nsurprise a lot of people. I would love to box.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jones (28-1) is currently having a falling out with the UFC. Jones
\nretired as the heavyweight champion last year after ducking interim
\nchampion Tom
\nAspinall<\/a> for over a year. However, Jones started rallying for a
\nspot on the White House card as soon as it was first mentioned.
\n\u201cBones\u201d started lashing out at the UFC after failing to land a spot
\non the White House card. Jones has since been asking for his
\nrelease from the UFC.<\/p>\n

However, MVP CEO Nakisa Bidarian doesn\u2019t sound very optimistic
\nabout Jones\u2019 UFC release. Bidarian believes Dana White will make it
\nextremely difficult as Jones\u2019 release would open the door for a
\nbooking against Ngannou, which would arguably be one of the
\ngreatest heavyweight matchups of recent times.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u203c\ufe0fJon Jones<\/a> says
\nhe wants to go into boxing next and thinks he can get out of his
\nUFC contract<\/p>\n

\u201cI think getting out of my UFC contract is very possible\u201d pic.twitter.com\/JtcESidm07<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Dovy\ud83d\udd0c (@DovySimuMMA)
\nMay 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n