UFC champion Jon Jones maps out 5-year plan – including acting

UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones is aware of the top is close to, which is why he’s motivated by large fights.

Jones (28-1 MMA, 22-1 UFC) defended his heavyweight title at UFC 309 when he completed Stipe Miocic by Spherical 3 TKO. The all-time nice solely has a struggle or two left in him, and sees a matchup with gentle heavyweight champion Alex Pereira as extra profitable than interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall.

“Cash is a motivator,” Jones stated on Alex Gonzalez’s YouTube channel. “I believe most individuals lie in the event that they stated they weren’t motivated by cash. But additionally, I’ve been doing the UFC work simply out of affection, too. I actually love what I do. I actually love earning money. I actually love writing my title down within the historical past books and being a man who’ll have the ability to reside endlessly by way of the UFC report books. That each one means lots.

“However one other factor, Dana White, my boss, he instructed me a very long time in the past, he was like, ‘Jon, cash won’t ever be your situation as a result of I by no means need you to fret about cash. It should by no means be your situation. It should all the time come to you for the remainder of your life.’ And it looks like the much less I take into consideration cash, the extra it involves me. It simply begins falling in my palms lately, and I’m grateful for it.”

Jones just lately posted behind-the-scenes footage of his function as a Navy Seal within the upcoming film “Edo’s Crossing.” Performing is one thing “Bones” want to dive deeper into finally.

“Inside the subsequent 5 years I wish to win yet another struggle,” Jones stated. “Perhaps even two extra fights, and attempt to make as a lot cash as potential within the UFC. I wish to launch off my performing profession. I’ve all the time wished to be an actor. I believe I do fairly good on digicam, and I’ve performed little commercials and issues like that.

“Each time I’m on set, all people’s like, ‘Bro, it’s onerous to consider that you just’re a fighter. You conduct your self identical to all of our skilled actors.’ In order that’s my five-year plan. Ten years from now I simply wish to be the very best dad I could be.”