JON JONES plans to undergo ANOTHER dramatic body transformation for his second outing at heavyweight.
The former long-reigning light-heavyweight champion bulked up to a whopping 267lbs in preparation for his long-awaited heavyweight debut last weekend at UFC 285 in Las Vegas.
A beefy Jones tipped the scales at 248lbs for his clash with Ciryl Gane but plans to be leaner in his next fight.
During an impromptu Twitter Q&A, the pound-for-pound king revealed: “I learned so much in this first heavyweight fight.
“I’ll come back at the same exact weight but much leaner.”
SunSport revealed Jones, 35, consumed a whopping 4500 calories on training days to build his new heavyweight frame.
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And his insane caloric intake led to him putting up some incredible numbers in the gym.
He told SunSport during the UFC 285 media day: “I ended up in training camp bench pressing 315lbs (143kg) for five [reps].
“Deadlifts was about 640lbs and my squat was about 500lbs, maybe 520lbs, somewhere around there.
“Towards the end, I wasn’t going for big numbers.
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“I was just going for explosiveness and muscular endurance. But I’ve got pretty strong over the last three years.”
Jones returned from a three-year hiatus to claim the heavyweight title with a two-minute submission of Frenchman Gane.
Former 265lb king Stipe Miocic will be next for Jones, with July 8 currently the working date for the showdown.
Jones called out the part-time firefighter moments after submitting Gane.
In his post-fight interview, he said: “Stipe Miocic, I hope you’ve been training my guy.
“You’re the greatest heavyweight of all time, and that’s what I want. I want you, real bad.”
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