That's what Jones' agent Malki Kawa tweeted earlier today:

Just so you guys know, @jonnybones did ask for any one of the guys you tweeted: forrest, franklin and couture. Let's see who'll step up and do it.

Right now it looks like winner of lil nog and bader. All are great opponents and @jonnybones would welcome the challenge.

So it appears that none of the aging lions of the UFC's 205lb class -- Rich Franklin, Forrest Griffin, or Randy Couture -- is eager to be fed to the fast rising Jones.

I can't say I blame them. Griffin openly said that Jones would "whoop his ass" and that he "hoped" Jones wouldn't be his next fight. Poor Rich Franklin has been faithfully jumping back and forth between 205lbs and 195lbs as needed by the UFC, but apparently Jones is a bridge too far.

And as for Randy Couture, there's just too much money in a final run at the title for "the Natural" to waste it on him losing to Jon Jones. Clearly the UFC needs to give him someone credible but not as dangerous as Jones to make that happen.

Having said all that, if Jones does get Bader or Nogueira, it will signal the end of his development phase. That fight would be a no joke #1 contenders bout. Either man is a significant jump up from the Hammill's, Vera's and Vladdy Matyushenko's Jones has been feasting on lately. And if Jones were to win that one, is he really ready for a title shot?

What do you think?