Jones: I’m grateful for the hate
Jon Jones: “All the greatest athletes, they have to deal with this adversity… I find a way to be grateful for the hate and try to show my appreciation for the positivity.”
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones appeared recently on FOX Sports 1′s America’s Pregrame about the rematch with Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 178 on Sept. 27 in somewhere that is not Sweden.
Jones reiterated that Daniel Cormier was more deserving.
Who’s more deserving? I would say Daniel Cormier has better accolades and the better record, saidJones as transcribed by MMAJunkie. He’s undefeated, and he’s beaten former world champions before. He was a world champion in the Strikeforce organization, so I would say Cormier. But, I think the fans want to see me fight Alexander more, and I think that’s what’s most important.
There was an extended back and forth between Jones and the UFC about who he would fight, but it has been settled.
I think we have a very healthy relationship, said Jones. I went to go meet with Dana White and Lorenzo Feritta a few days ago, and we had a three-hour meeting. We just sat and talked about our feelings for each other, and then we got down to business. I think we’re on a real clear playing field right now, with a clean slate, and we’re looking to build from here.
Jones is trying too to settle relations with the fans.
All the greatest athletes, they have to deal with this adversity, and I’m embracing it and realizing that if I wasn’t working so hard and wasn’t in this position, no one would care, and no one would be talking, said Jones. I find a way to be grateful for the hate and try to show my appreciation for the positivity.
