Jon Jones: I absolutely hate it when people mention Rashad Evans
“With all due respect to you as a reporter – and I want to make it clear to all the…
“With all due respect to you as a reporter – and I want to make it clear to all the other reporters – but I absolutely hate when people mention Rashad Evans, especially throughout this training camp,” Jones said when asked about the recent change of heart both men have had with regards to meeting in the cage at some point in the future.
“He’s a friend of mine, but I’m fighting Mauricio “Shogun”, one of the best fighters that’s been around for a long time, and for people to even be mentioning Rashad Evans right now, I think it’s ludicrous,” Jones continued. “Rashad is not in my mind, he’s not in my being. He has absolutely zero to do with my heart and who I am right now. Right now it’s me versus Jon Jones, and I’m beating all the weakness out of myself, beating all the give-up out of myself, I’m beating the lack of cardio, I’m beating the lack of confidence – any sign of weakness that’s in my heart, I’m getting rid of it. The fact that people are bringing [up] Rashad, it almost angers me. This guy has nothing to do with Shogun, and I think from here on out I won’t even answer a question about Rashad.”
If you’re noticing a change in Jones’ tone when it comes to his teammate, you’re not alone.