Newly crowned UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones made a triumphant return to the octagon at UFC 214. The fighter finished his heated rival Daniel Cormier with a stunning knockout for the light heavyweight title. Now, the fighter wants to face off against former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar. Things are looking up for the returning champion. However, that was not always the case.
In a recent interview with Maggie Gray on the SI Now Show, Jon Jones revealed that he used to drink before his fights in order to challenge himself.
“I almost did accept doing self-destructive things.” He said, “But, somewhere in my head I was doing it to challenge myself, to see what type of things I could fight through. I felt that I had to have the cards stacked against me, in order really perform at a higher level. So, I would drink before a fight. I would just do stupid stuff before fights to see how much I really got.”
