UFC heavyweight champ Jon Jones announces return to training after surgery for torn pectoral

April 24, 2024 12:30 pm ET The Jon Jones comeback has begun. The UFC heavyweight champion announced late Tuesday night that he’s back to training for the first time since having surgery on a torn pectoral muscle suffered last October. Jones made the news known with a post on his Instagram, posing with his teammates and long-time coaches Greg Jackson and Brandon Gibson. “First day back in the gym since my injury, felt amazing. And so it began,” Jones wrote. Jones tore his pectoral muscle ahead of a scheduled title defense against former champion Stipe Miocic. The fight was supposed...