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Jon Jones ready & waiting for Chael Sonnen

ESPN staff
December 24, 2011
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Jon Jones has issued a confident response to Chael Sonnen, telling the middleweight he will be waiting if he wants to make good on his promise of a fight.

Sonnen was in typically bold mood on Friday, claiming he no longer wants to fight long-time target and reigning UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva. Instead, the American has three other champions in his line of sight.

January will see Sonnen fight Mark Munoz at UFC on Fox 2, where victory will make him the No. 1 contender for the middleweight belt. However, Sonnen claims he would use that status as leverage to go hunting other titles.

"I'm going to become the No. 1 contender on January 28th and despite what you may think, I'm not going to use that voucher to fight Anderson Silva," Sonnen told Off the Record. "I'll be looking at [Jon] Jones, [Junior] Dos Santos and possibly [Georges] St-Pierre.

"I will take that voucher to Dana White and pick one of those three guys. My time with Anderson is done."

The comments immediately pricked the ears of 205lb ruler Jones, who issued a response to Sonnen, telling him he won't be difficult to find in 2012.

"Someone tell Chael he knows where I'll be waiting," tweeted the light-heavyweight champion, who is still awaiting his next opponent.

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