Rashad: Jones joined Jackson’s to learn to beat me
At yesterday’s UFC 145 teleconference for reporters Jon Jones and Rashad Evans didn’t entirely stop the pre-fight trash talk, but…
At yesterday’s UFC 145 teleconference for reporters Jon Jones and Rashad Evans didn’t entirely stop the pre-fight trash talk, but did indicate it is getting old.
“I just get tired of talking about the thing over and over again,” Evans said. “All the press we’ve have to do, I’m not going to lie about it: I just want to fight.”
“I would like to be able to be at a UFC event or a fighter summit and not feel awkward in the same room with Rashad,” Jones said. “To be like men after the fight would be cool.”
“Do I think we’ll be best friends? No,” Evans said. “But I definitely think there’s going to be some respect. So I’ll just leave it at that.”
Despite the tempered talk, Rashad clearly remains bitter over the ‘divorce’ with his former teammate.
“It’s really about what was said before, and about how Jon really, really feels. Jon always wanted to fight me. He never wanted to be teammates and like brothers. Jon came on the team so he could learn the way to beat me.”
