Victory over Klein would lengthen Jones’ UFC win streak to 3, and his general win streak to seven. And Saturday night time will see the Welshman, who’s seemingly by no means in a boring struggle, struggle below the UFC’s newly elevated bonus regime for the primary time, the place the opportunity of a six-figure bonus hangs tantalizingly in entrance of him. But, regardless of the lure of a life-changing sum of cash being up for grabs, he’s not targeted on the financial reward. He’s simply targeted on the win, by any means needed.
“My last fight was a six-figure fight,” he mentioned. “These issues do not scare me. They do not hassle me. I had the bonus the final one, which pushed me over (to 6 figures). And to be truthful, it would not add any strain. I’ll fortunately go on the market, and I’ll fortunately level (struggle) Axel over three fives (to) safe this win. But once more, I don’t go backwards. I’ve no intention of taking him down and holding him down. I’ve the intentions of going on the market and taking his chin off.
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“So for me, exciting fights are just part and parcel (of what I do). I never look for a bonus. All I do is look to secure that win. I’ll happily finish him – I’m always looking for that finish. But if this goes three fives and I end up beating him over every round, that’s more than good enough for me.”
While an enormous bonus would definitely be welcome for Jones, who’s in the midst of attempting to purchase a home, Saturday night time is all about finishing the turnaround, as he bids to safe victory in London to bury the unhealthy reminiscences of his final struggle at The O2, the place it seemed like his UFC story was near being over.
“This, for me, is gonna be my London redemption arc,” he acknowledged. “For me, that is very vital, as a result of after London final time, folks advised me to give up, and I refused. I doubled down and invested extra in myself, handled a whole lot of issues, and are available out stronger.
“So for me, this is my redemption arc. And unfortunately, Axel Sola is just a character in my story.”
