"We don't need to see your fat a** out there" - Fans want Jon Jones at heavyweight only to see him get beat, says Chael Sonnen

According to Chael Sonnen, Jon Jones’ jump to the heavyweight division has generated fans’ interest only because they want to see him lose.

In one of his most recent YouTube videos, Sonnen was asked by a fan if the 205 lbs division is more interesting without Jones in it. ‘The American Gangster’ was affirmative about this statement as he elaborated on recent title changes being a good thing.

Next, he addressed the reason behind Jones' absence from the division, which was his campaign for a heavyweight fight against former UFC titleholder Stipe Miocic. According to the analyst, the whole experiment has fans interested due to the perspective of Jones getting beat.

Chael Sonnen said:

“Hey Jon, what are you weighing? What are you weighing? Because this whole heavyweight thing, the whole heavyweight thing was only contingent on us, the audience, believing with some kind of reasonable hope that you’re finally going to get your a** kicked. That’s it. We don’t need to see you at heavyweight. We don’t need to see your fat a** out there. We want to see you get beat, that’s it.”

Jon Jones’ last outing inside the octagon took place at UFC 247 back in February 2020. The then-current light heavyweight champion successfully defended his belt against Dominick Reyes. It was the third title defense during his second reign.

He later vacated his belt and announced his potential jump into the heavyweight division, campaigning for a fight against Francis Ngannou and recently against Stipe Miocic. However, during a Q&A session with fans, ‘Bones’ stated that the bout was postponed due to the UFC "playing games".

Watch Chael Sonnen talk about Jon Jones in the video below:

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Dana White gives an update on Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic

During Francis Ngannou's absence, Dana White is strongly considering creating an interim heavyweight title fight. It’s hard to say when, or even if, the Cameroonian titleholder will return to the octagon. So the UFC brass is weighing in on different scenarios, with Jones vs. Miocic being one of them.

In the lead-up to UFC 275, the promotional president was interviewed by MMA Underground’s John Morgan. At one point, White spoke about Jones’ return and the aforementioned matchup:

“I agree with you 100% that he is still the greatest of all time. Yeah, obviously, we’ve got Francis right now, his knee, we’re waiting on that, see how long that’s going to be. Then, you know, him and Stipe probably makes sense. Either Vegas or New York.”

Watch Dana White talk about Jones vs. Miocic pairing in the video below: