Jon Jones responds to Dominick Reyes’ challenge; manager says ‘Reyes needs another win’

UFC champ Jon Jones appears to welcome a fight with Dominick Reyes, but he doesn’t seem overly enthusiastic about it.

Reyes (12-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) strengthened his case to challenge Jones (25-1 MMA, 19-1 UFC) for the light heavyweight title when he earned a first-round TKO of Chris Weidman in Friday’s UFC on ESPN 6 headliner. He made a valid argument why he should get the shot during his post-fight media rounds, also taking a few shots at “Bones” in the process.

Jones clearly heard Reyes, because on Saturday he responded to “The Dominator” for the first time (via Twitter):

Many have talk shit, all have fallen. You will do the same

— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) October 19, 2019

Let's run it and see who falls. https://t.co/sixcqlq8SV

— Dominick Reyes (@DomReyes) October 19, 2019

It appears Jones and his team have some level of hesitation about fighting Reyes next, though. Jones’ manager, Abraham Kawa, said he thinks Reyes could still put together a better resume (via Twitter):

Reyes is 1-1 in his last 2 i believe. Reyes needs another win first. The W against volkan is ehhhhh most people thought he lost that one.

— Ibrahim Kawa (@Abraham_kawa) October 19, 2019

If a fight with Reyes isn’t next for Jones, what is? He once again teased a move to heavyweight, naming the winner of the Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier trilogy as a potential foe (via Twitter):

I should just wait for the winner of DC and Stipe? Let these light heavies figure out who’s going to present the best challenge https://t.co/PfTK5LxrJN

— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) October 19, 2019

Probably going to need a few months to pack on some muscle anyway

— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) October 19, 2019