Jon Jones Gets Hilariously Called Out By Unexpected UFC Star

Jon Jones gets called out by an unexpected UFC star through the power of social media prior to his next fight being announced.

It’s been well established that Jones is expected to make his next title defense against rising prospect Anthony Smith. UFC President Dana White broke the news late Saturday night about this main event fight at the UFC 235 PPV. The pay-per-view event is set to take place on Saturday, March 2, 2019 in at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Well, prior to the fight being announced, Alex Volkanovski, who fights at featherweight, issued a challenge to the champ. The rising prospect has thrived in the UFC’s featherweight division as of late. He’s currently on a six-fight win streak in the UFC and has won 16 in a row overall.

He’s fresh off a win over Chad Mendes at UFC 232. He wrote the following on his official Twitter account:

Challenge

“@JonnyBones I’m coming for that belt!! Ever wondered what a featherweight would look like fighting at light heavyweight? #fathead @ufc.”

@JonnyBones I’m coming for that belt!! Ever wondered what a featherweight would look like fighting at light heavyweight? 👀 #fathead @ufc pic.twitter.com/BXsU1ekBZT

— Alex Volkanovski (@alexvolkanovski) January 5, 2019

Obviously, due to the weight difference, there’s no way that this fight will be sanctioned. No state athletic commission would license this fight to happen. But the fact that this rising prospect went out and tried to get some buzz over this will help build his name.