Jon Jones splurged big money on jewelry shopping during UFC 285 Fight Week
Jon Jones made an emphatic comeback at UFC 285, debuting as a heavyweight and submitting Ciryl Gane in the first round. 'Bon Gamin' and 'Bones' fought for the vacant heavyweight title, resulting in Jones winning his second UFC title.
Along with a shiny new belt, Jon Jones also made major bank, raking in an estimated $7,000,000. During the fight week, Jones splurged big money on jewelry shopping. The folks from Happy Jewelers showed the newly minted heavyweight champion a selection of luxury watches, including ones made out of white gold.
According to a video uploaded to the official Happy Jewelry YouTube page, Jones spent around $3,000,000 on their products. Check out the video below:
Perhaps Jones spent such a massive amount of jewelry was because he would go on to earn the same amount as his base pay for UFC 285.
Happy Jewelry is a family business owned by brothers Gabe and Danny Arik, who are Turkish-American. The business was started by their father, Isa Arik, who immigrated to the US in 1993 in search of a better life. The company designs and manufactures a range of jewelry items including fine jewelry, engagement rings, wedding bands and watches.
Will Jon Jones continue his winning streak at heavyweight?
Jon Jones handily beat Ciryl Gane at UFC 285 with a first-round submission victory. 'Bon Gamin', who many expected to give Jones problems on the feet was overwhelmed by 'Bones'.
Many argued that Jones was on a downhill trajectory at light heavyweight, having fought tough battles (and having controversies outside the octagon) in his later years as champion. However, being away from the sport for three years seems like it breathed new life into Jones' career, who made a successful return to the octagon.
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The question is - will Jon Jones be able to continue his winning ways at heavyweight? That question might probably be answered in his next fight, where he will most likely face former divisional champion Stipe Miocic.
Miocic is probably one of the most complete fighters in the UFC's heavyweight division. The Croatian-American is an NCAA Division-1 wrestler and has some of the best boxing in the UFC. The fight with Miocic might be the biggest test of Jon Jones' career.
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Even if Jones wins against Stipe Miocic, there are other fighters like Sergei Pavlovich and Tom Aspinall, who are young and hungry competitors surging through the division.
Will Jones be able to keep up his winning ways against the likes of Pavlovich and Aspinall? We will have to wait and find out, considering Jones remains active and is still with the UFC then.