Jon Jones: Where Does He Go From Here?

So after watching Jon Jones dominate Vladimir Matyushenko, one is left to wonder, where does he go next?

Dana White had said that if Jones were to beat Matyushenko, he would be given a major step up in competition.

Assuming about three-to-four months off between fights, Jones will be back sometime in November. There are two cards in November, UFC 122, which will take place in Germany, and UFC 123, which will probably take place in Chicago or St. Louis.

I have to think that White would put Jones on the card in the U.S., because he could get more attention on his up and coming superstar, as many UFC fans I have spoken to had not heard of Jon Jones.

According to mmaweekly.com, Jones is the No. 8 light heavyweight in the world.

Even with that ranking, fighting the No. 7 would still be a major step up. Right now, the No. 7 light heavyweight is Forrest Griffin.

Griffin was supposed to fight Antonio Rogerio Nogueira at UFC 114, but he was forced to pull out with a shoulder injury. Griffin is expected back some time in October or November.

The two cards in October both appear to be set, which leaves the two cards in November, however Forrest has stated that he does not want to fight outside of the US.

Which leaves UFC 123 as a solid guess for when he will return.

So far, the card for UFC 123 is looking to have Anderson Silva against Vitor Belfort, and Rampage vs. Lyoto. Those two fights alone would make for an incredible card, but throw in Griffin and Jones and you potentially have one of the best cards of 2010.

You would have five of the top 10 light heavyweight fighters all fighting on one card.

If this were to come to fruition, you could set up the winner of Rampage vs. Lyoto against the winner of Griffin vs. Jones for a fight for a title shot.

I think White would be satisfied with that because it would hardly be rushing Jones into something he isn't ready for. The title shot would be three fights away, which would give him 14 professional fights under his belt before getting his title shot—should he win them all.

Seeing that Cain Velasquez is getting his title shot after eight fights—six of them UFC, Jones getting a title shot after 14 fights—eight UFC, only seems to make sense.

If Jones does get his title shot, regardless of when, he could rule the light heavyweight division for a long, long time.

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