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LAS VEGAS, Nev. - The best fighter in mixed martial arts is about to get better.Fresh from dispatching former Olympic wrestler Daniel (DC) Cormier via unanimous decision at UFC 182, light-heavyweight Jon (Bones) Jones said living year-round in his training base of Albuquerque, N.M., will take him to the next level.Previously, the 27-year-old would return home to Ithaca, N.Y, after a fight, hang out with his friends, play video games, develop a big gut and be a full-time dad. Training was put on hold until the next challenger came along.Thats about to change.Now that I live in Albuquerque, its going to be huge. This next fight is going to be something else, Jones said Saturday night. Im going to get right back to strength and conditioning. Im going to actually start working towards a black belt in jiu-jitsu and I get to work at things.Im so excited for this development and for this maturity that Im getting ready to start going through — training in the off-season. Expect whoever I fight next to have their hands full ... 2015 will be my best year.That declaration should send chills through every light-heavyweight and more than a few elite heavyweights. Jones (21-1) is close to cleaning out the 205-pound division as it stands now.Next up will be either No. 1 contender Alexander (The Mauler) Gustafsson or No. 3 Anthony (Rumble) Johnson, who meet Jan. 24 in Stockholm.Jones has already beaten Gustafsson, at UFC 165 in Toronto in September 2013. The two were due to meet again in 2014 but the Swede was injured, opening the door to No. 2 Cormier.There are few name fighters left in the top 15 of the 205-pound division, leading to thoughts that the six-foot-four Jones might try his hand at heavyweight.I would fight (heavyweight champion) Cain Velasquez in a heartbeat, he said, referring to Cormiers teammate at the American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose.Fighting a heavyweight would be surely to entertain the fans. It would have to be against a perfect opponent, he added.Sounding less than convinced when asked about Jones future challenges at 205 pounds, UFC president Dana White said new opponents always pop up.Now the discussion starts on where Jones first in the UFCs all-time pantheon, with former middleweight champion Anderson Silva and ex-welterweight title-holder Georges St-Pierre generally considered as the top two.Its just so hard for me because Jon Jones is so young and has so many more things to accomplish but hes beat the Whos Who, hes cleaned out the division, hes breaking records, said White. And if this continues, yeah, (hes) probably the greatest ever.Jones spoke all week of his respect for Silva and GSP. But after the fight, he made a case for himself, saying all he has to do is to stay focused and keep working to become the greatest ever.With all due respect, I believe that Ive had the toughest resume in the history of this sport. Ive fought so many amazing athletes. So many times people thought I was going to lose.Jones legacy is already part of the UFC record book.His eight successful title defences are the most in light-heavyweight division and third best in all weight classes behind Silva (10) and St-Pierre (nine).He has the most wins (15) at 205 pounds and has ruled the division (1,387 days as of Sunday) longer than anyone else.Plus his 12-fight win streak is the longest active run in the organization.Perhaps most impressive is the list of fighters Jones has beaten along the way, including former champions Mauricio (Shogun) Rua, Quinton (Rampage) Jackson, Lyoto (The Dragon) Machida, Rashad Evans and Vitor (The Phenom) Belfort. He also beat Chael Sonnen, who fought for the title in two weight classes.And Jones, whose weapons are diverse given his height and 82-inch wingspan, has beaten them different ways. He can win a dog-fight or chop you down from distance in a technical matchup. And when he gets opponents to the ground, he has sent them to hospital.Hes a young stud, thats for damn sure, said lightweight Donald (Cowboy) Cerrone, who trains with Jones.On Saturday night, Jones outwrestled the Olympic wrestler by three takedowns to one and beat Cormier in the clinch. Cormier (15-1) had stuffed all takedown attempts in his previous four UFC fights.Were the King of the grind, Jones said later, using the slogan Cormier wore on his T-shirt all weekJones, a former junior college wrestling champion who gave up an NCAA scholarship to Iowa when he became a father, admitted he had a chip on his shoulder with the wrestling community throwing its support behind Cormier.While he continues to win in the cage, the champion seems to have become comfortable in his own skin outside it. Despite his exploits, fans are mixed when it comes to Jones who in the past seems to have had trouble telling his story — which combines his Christian faith with a definite edge.Now he is willing to be himself, unconcerned if it means playing the villain at times. Jones now carries himself with a definite swagger, which he has backed up time and again in the cage. Fighting tough scary dudes is what I do, he said. A lot of people said Jon, you seem more calm and relaxed and just having fun more than ever. Ive accepted my job, I accept that its not going to be easy. But I know that I have the cardio to last. And as long as I dont get knocked out, Im going to be there in your face, no matter what you do to me, fighting you back for 25 minutes.So its almost like accepting death. Once youre not afraid of death any more, you can have just kind of have fun and do your thing. Thats where Im at in MMA.Jones was relaxed enough before Saturdays fight to greet fans and sign autographs in the arena. He said later that he had been feeling cold and a little flat, so he wanted to feed off their energy.He is also comfortable engaging with opponents outside the cage. The bad blood between Jones and Cormier, dating back to their first meeting, has been palpable for months.While Jones initiated touching gloves before the fight and before the fifth round and said later he respected Cormier as an athlete, he did not back off his criticism of his opponent afterwards.I dont like him. I still dont respect him. Im glad he got what he got. Hopefully it will shut him up.The 35-year-old Cormier, who wiped tears away in the post-fight news conference, was classy in defeat.The five-foot-11 fighter was giving away five inches in height and 12 in reach but came right at Jones.One of the best first rounds Ive ever seen in a title fight, said White.While Cormier did well in the first three rounds, Jones proved to be just as prickly in the clinch and eventually took control of the fight.Two of the judges gave Cormier the second round while one gave him the third as the fight was scored 49-46 for Jones.Cormier spoke of Jones championship mentality, his ability to counter-punch while backing away and the fact that he seemed even bigger in the cage out of it, with that size wearing him down.I pushed him and I went after him and I fought him and he did a great job, he said.According to FightMetric, Jones won the significant strikes battle 92-58. 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Zaire also rushed for a team-high 96 yards on 22 carries with a score for Notre Dame (8-5), which snapped its four-game losing streak. We had that mindset that we had to do this for the team, Zaire said of splitting time with Golson. Leonard Fournette did all he could to help the Tigers (8-5) in this one, supplying 264 total yards with three touchdowns. Fournette set Music City Bowl records with a 100-yard kickoff return as well as an 89-yard rushing touchdown. He finished with 143 yards rushing on 11 carries. Zaire, who played a majority of the second half after splitting most the time with Golson in the first, had to sit out a play when his helmet popped off after a first-down run with just over four minutes to play. Golson came on and Irish coach Brian Kelly chose to leave the redshirt junior in for a few plays. Golson hooked up with Fuller for a 14-yard gain on 2nd-and-15. Zaire relieved him and proceeded to pick up the first down with a 3-yard run. Golson then hit Ben Koyack and Tarean Folston later in the sequence for 12 and 16 yards, respectively, prior to Zaires 8-yard scamper that moved the chains again for Brindza. This is a matchup that we had wanted at Notre Dame and we know LSU feels the same way, said Kelly. Really the mantra for us was get this to the fourth quarter and find a way to win. After accounting for just 18 passing yards in the first half, Anthony Jennings opened the second by tossing a play-action pass to a wide open John Diarse for a 75-yard TD, also a Music City Bowl record, to tie the game at 21-21. LSU had another explosive play later in the third when Fournette continued his monster day with an 89-yard touchdown run to give the Tigers their first lead of the day with 6:14 left. The Irish got it back on their next touch as C.J. Prosise rushed around the right end, broke a tackle and bolted into the end zone for a 50-yard touchdown. Isaaac Rochell blocked Trent Domingues 40-yard field goal to keep the game tied with under 12 minutes left in the fourth.dddddddddddd On Notre Dames opening drive, Zaire scrambled for a first down on 4th-and-9 at the Tigers 28. Two plays later, Fuller took a short pass along the left hash, picked up a couple of blocks and leaped into the end zone. LSU stopped the Irish on fourth down in its territory on the next drive, and responded with an 8-play drive that Fournette capped on an 8-yard touchdown run. Golson started the Irishs ensuing possession and hooked up with Chris Brown early in the second quarter for a 29-yard gain to the LSU 23. Zaire was then inserted back in two plays later, and after a couple of runs, his 7-yard scamper into the end zone gave Notre Dame a 14-7 edge. That margin did not hold, though, as Fournette took the kickoff 100 yards untouched for a score. The quarterback carousel continued for the Irish as both contributed to another score. Golson was crushed in the backfield, but managed to get a fluttering pass off to Fuller for an 11-yard gain and a first down. Zaire then zipped a pass to Fuller for 17 yards on 3rd-and-11 two plays before Folston barreled into the end zone for a 6-yard TD. LSU chewed up six minutes of clock to close the half. After Jennings was stopped on three consecutive plays from inside the 10, the field-goal unit was sent out with seconds remaining. Holder Brad Kragthorpe bolted for the end zone from the 2 and was inches from the goal line before getting brought down. Replay showed the ball just crossing the plane, however, video evidence was inconclusive. Just before the half, they tell me that with all the review I could get from the field, that that ball crosses the goal line, LSU coach Les Miles said. And in fact if thats the case, then we need a better way to communicate that to us. We need to see it better on the field. Game Notes Zaire had 96 yards passing on 12-of-15 efficiency, while Golson went 6-of-11 for 90 yards ... The last kick return for a score against Notre Dame occurred against Michigan State in 2009 ... Early in the third quarter, a bad exchange with Jennings and Fournette led to the games only turnover. Jennings went 7- for-14 passing for 151 yards and a touchdown ... Notre Dame, which ended the season with a 4-0 mark on neutral fields, now leads the all-time series with LSU, 6-5. The Tigers took the last meeting, a 41-14 decision in the 2007 Sugar Bowl ... Fuller, who had 57 yards on five catches, finished the season with 15 touchdown receptions ... The Irish outgained LSU, 449-436 and held the ball 14 minutes longer than their counterpart. ' ' '