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Jon Jones warns Cain Velasquez: 'I feed off picograms of self-doubt'

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As far as UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is concerned, if Cain Velasquez wants to fight him some day, he better know – and not just think – that he could win.

Speaking to TMZ this week, Velasquez was asked if he could beat Jones. His answer?

“I think I could. I think I’m good enough,” Velasquez said. “Jon Jones, he’s an amazing athlete. I’ve watched him in all his fights. I know what he’s capable of. Again, every guy poses a great challenge. I think he does, as well. I think I could beat him.”

Late Friday night, Jones caught wind of those remarks and took to Instagram for a response that also included a warning.

Your confidence is going to have to be on lock in order to beat me my guy. Can’t be talking about “I think I can.” I feed off picograms of self-doubt, and I can smell it from miles away. 🦁 For now let’s just focus on the fights ahead of us. My heavyweight days are inevitable.

The “I feed off picograms” portion of the post is Jones having fun with the fact that he may or may not currently have in his system picograms of oral turinabol, the steroid for which he was suspended 15 months by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. Picogram levels of the M3 metabolite showed up in Jones’ system last month, though it’s been ruled that those picograms stem from a “pulsing effect” due to the substance being found in his system in July 217.

Velasquez, the former two-time UFC heavyweight champion, makes his return to the octagon Sunday after two-and-a-half years away when he takes on Francis Ngannou in the UFC on ESPN 1 main event in Phoenix. Jones, meanwhile, is preparing to defend his 205-pound title March 2 in the UFC 235 headliner vs. Anthony Smith.

If Velasquez returns to form and Jones continues his winning ways before what seems like an eventual move up to heavyweight, perhaps the two men could be on a collision course.

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