Dana White Compliments Jon Jones: “He’s The Greatest Talent We’ve Ever Seen”
Jon Jones has always been one of the most dominant fighters in the UFC. His only defeat to Matt “The Hammer” Hamill happened on December 5, 2009, at The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale. But it was Jones’ mistake – he landed illegal 12-6 elbows. “Bones” was winning the match and did a completely unnecessary thing. Also, Jon has never been knocked out or submitted throughout his whole MMA career.
Jones’ career came to a halt due to his bad decisions. He was stripped of the title for the first time due to hit and run incident. The second time, “Bones” was positive on letrozone and clomiphene. The third time, he earned one of the most beautiful KO victories over Daniel Cormier on July 29, 2017, at UFC 214. But he was suspended when his test samples were positive on Turinabol. The result was overturned to no contest.
Jon Jones slipped through with a reduced 15-month ban, following “substantial assistance rule”. DC accused him of snitching, but Jon claimed he had nothing to do with it.
Jones’ penalty finally expired on October 28, 2018. Dana White wasn’t interested in letting “Bones” headline UFC 230. One of the most controversial fighters is slated to fight Alexander Gustafsson. The two will face at the main event of UFC 232 on December 29, 2018, for the UFC Light Heavyweight Interim title. DC will be stripped of the title as soon as they touch gloves. Let’s remember, “Bones” defeated “Viking” at UFC 165 on September 21, 2013, in one of the best matches in the history of UFC.
Dana White praised Jon Jones in a recent interview, calling him “the greatest ever”. White stated that it would be very hard to deny if “Bones” defeats “Mauler” after all he’s been through. (via BJPenn.com)
“That’s the question. And that is a great question. If he can come back and win the title after everything he has been through, it would be tough to deny he would be the greatest ever,” said Dana White speaking to ESPN. “We can talk about how Jon Jones could have been the greatest, and if he comes back and does this it is hard to deny.”
Jon Jones defeated many legendary fighters. He was better than Daniel Cormier, Chael Sonnen, Vitor Belfort, Lyoto Machida, and other superstars. Dana White also had few more good words for “Bones”.
“He’s the greatest talent we have ever seen,” White said.
Do you support Dana White? Do you really think “Bones” is the greatest fighter ever?
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Watching JBJ for the first time back in August 9, 2008 against Andre Gusmao, my eyes lit up seeing him move and flow during his attacks on Gusmao. He was always dynamic and creative with his movement. You just new there was something very special about this athlete. He just continue to get better and better with each fight and soon surpassing the greatest light heavyweight champions at the time, with easy!
That was the biggest problem, it was to easy for JBJ! Without the needed big challenges, he stumbled in many areas of his personal life. Most mma fans respected his talent but not his behavior. He still has so much potential and I hope he takes this opportunity to really grow up and take advantage of what could be his last opportunity to change the ending of this great athletes life story. The second half, could even be better than the first! That would be a very special biography to be told! Bring it JBJ!