Chael Sonnen has zeroed in on Jon Jones’ only weakness.
Jones is as close to perfect as anyone has ever seen in the octagon, a flawless combination of speed, grace and ferociousness. But he’s yet to fully develop a trait similar elite athletes widely possess — thick skin.
Sonnen recently ridiculed Jones as a dork and little punk kid — tame insults by the two-time middleweight challenger’s standards.
Like a hungry rat in a rural warehouse, Jones ran right into the trap.
The cynic would say Jones saw an opportunity for a big-money bout somewhere down the road and decided to play Sonnen’s game. But that’s unlikely because it’s totally out of character for the champion. Jones was notoriously uncomfortable in verbal spats with Evans and Quinton Rampage Jackson.
In addition, he’s already got a championship defense lined up against Dan Henderson in three weeks at UFC 151, then a bout with Lyoto Machida, and possibly a showdown with the winner of Mauricio Shogun Rua and Alexander Gustafsson.
Earn a title shot instead of trying to talk your way into one and I’ll be glad to hurt you, Jones tweeted at Sonnen.
Confusing advice, considering Jones is making it much easier for Sonnen’s mouth to lead him to a title shot by answering the taunts.
Oh I plan to, tweeted Sonnen back, adding, (By the way), how long did it take your parents to come up with your name, JON JONES..creative.
Expect to see Jones vs. Sonnen sometime in 2013 if both fighters win a couple contests.
