Jones: I’m not worried about the H-Bomb
Thursday, May 3 at 11:00pm, UFC Lightheavyweight champion Jon Jones appeared on Spike TV’s “MMA Uncensored Live” and covered a wide variety…
Thursday, May 3 at 11:00pm, UFC Lightheavyweight champion Jon Jones appeared on Spike TV’s “MMA Uncensored Live” and covered a wide variety of topics.
On The H-Bomb.
“No, I’m not worried about the ‘H-bomb.’ I fought Ryan Bader. He had an amazing overhand right. I think he won The Ultimate Fighter with that overhand right. Rashad Evans ended up knocking out Chuck Liddell with his overhand right. Mauricio ‘Shogun’ had an awesome overhand right. I’m just not worried about it. It’s a single technique that I’m prepared for, extensively. ‘Hendo’ actually has a good left hook, as well, so, I’m not worried about single strikes.”
If he beats Henderson, who would he want a superfight with, out of Junior Dos Santos and Anderson Silva.
“Man, well, you know, I wouldn’t wanna fight either of them, because of the relationship that I have with those guys. They’re pretty awesome guys. If I had to choose, I would probably go with dos Santos.”
“(JDS is) not on my radar. Dan Henderson’s the guy that I’m focused on, the most. He’s still a ways away. But, I don’t know how I would fight Junior. But, you know, I definitely don’t want this to be taken as me calling him out, by any means. I’m a light heavyweight, and I’m fighting Dan Henderson.”
Who is the greatest?
“The greatest of all time would have to be Anderson Silva. But, I’m starting to change my way of thinking, to not try to be one of the greatest martial artists or boxers of all time, Ali or Anderson. I wanna be like ‘Alexander the Great,’ a guy who conquers and is fearless and who just love combat. That’s the mindset that I’m trying to evolve myself to.”
On charges the Rashad fight was not exciting.
“You know, I have this thing where I don’t like to rush. I definitely don’t want to ever lose a fight by getting caught by a wild punch. There was a scenario where, Eddie Alvarez, I think that’s who it was, where he like body shotted this one guy, then he ran up to him to try and finish the fight, and the last thing the guy hit him with, his last shot, and it ended up knocking out Eddie Alvarez. I think that’s who it was. That haunted me. I would never want something like that to happen to me. So, what I do is, I take my time and realize that I have 25 minutes to methodically pick someone apart.”
On Rashad Evans.
“I haven’t talked to Rashad, but I definitely pray for him. I wonder how he’s doing. I’m sure it’s a lot to lose, especially to me. You know, it’s a tough time in Rashad’s life right now, so he’s definitely in my thoughts and prayers… What’s happened has already happened now, and hopefully, that friendship is still possible.”