White: Jones could be ‘best ever’
Dana White: “I don’t know. I think if you keep winning the way that he [Jon Jones] wins, you might not have to like him, but you’ll definitely respect him.”
At only twenty six, Jon Jones has captured and defend the UFC light heavyweight title six times. That alone makes him one of the best ever, but if he continues to win, Dana White believes he could be considered THE best ever:
“I don’t know. I think if you keep winning the way that he wins, you might not have to like him, but you’ll definitely respect him,” White said of Jones at Thursday’s Ultimate Media Day.
“I say it all the time, look at what he’s accomplished. Look at what he’s done at such a young age. The guys he beat, the guys he’s gone through. And look at who he has in front of him, who is not a five-to-one underdog. After this he’s got [Alexander] Gustafsson and possibly [Daniel] Cormier. He hasn’t had an easy road and it’s not looking any easier for him, but those are the kind of fights that create your legacy. If this kid wins the next three fights, it’s hard not to call him the greatest light heavyweight ever. What do you call him after these next three fights?”