Slated to make his return to motion subsequent week at UFC 309, heavyweight champion, Jon Jones is the newest fighter below the banner of the promotion to land himself a pair of customized combat shorts — emblazoned with a purple and black-colored design, in addition to a white cross.

Jones, a former two-time undisputed mild heavyweight gold holder and the present heavyweight champion, is slated to make his return to the Octagon for the primary time since March of final 12 months, the place he landed the vacant heavyweight crown in his divisional debut.

Sidelined via a pectoral tendon harm suffered final November, Rochester native, Jon Jones most just lately headlined UFC 286 in a vacant title affair with former interim titleholder, Ciryl Gane, stopping the French contender with a surprising opening spherical guillotine choke submission win.

Jon Jones set to sport customized shorts for UFC 309 title combat

Returning subsequent weekend at Madison Sq. Backyard, Jon Jones is ready to headline UFC 309 in a showdown with former two-time heavyweight champion, Stipe Miocic, in a rescheduled title offing.

And following within the current footsteps of unbeaten featherweight champion, Ilia Topuria to land his personal pair of customized combat shorts forward of his title combat with ex-champion, Max Holloway, heavyweight titleholder, Jones will sport a pair of purple and black-colored customized shorts for his combat with Miocic — with a white cross emblazoned on them as well, in addition to Bible verse, Philippines 4:13.

As soon as extra admitting he would doubtless skirt a title unification combat with Tom Aspinall ought to he defeat Miocic subsequent weekend, Jones has, nevertheless, welcomed the possibility to tackle former two-division gold holder, Alex Pereira in an enormous “legacy” pairing.

“If there have been to be a combat of a man that’s nonetheless on our UFC roster that might be not solely financially price it, however legacy price it, it might be Alex Pereira,” Jon Jones mentioned throughout an interview with Kevin Iole. “We’re each 37 years previous. Proper now, I weigh about 235. I’m an extremely mild heavyweight. I feel Pereira walks round at 240. I feel that combat would go a lot farther on my legacy than a younger man who’s cool in the present day, and could also be gone tomorrow.

“I bear in mind a time when the entire world thought Johnny Walker was going to be the man to beat me. No disrespect to Johnny Walker, however all of us seen how his profession has performed out. I’ve simply been right here too lengthy to get all enthusiastic about somebody who’s scorching in the present day. I’m right here for legacy. I’ve been playing manner too lengthy simply to take random fights.”