Jones responds to Chuck Lidell: 'If you want to come out of retirement, we'll do a super fight'

J.Jones (photo) did not like C. Lidell's comments. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC

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In recent days, the former light heavyweight champion and member of UFC Hall of Fame Chuck Lidell has insisted on the thesis that Jon Jones will be no match for Glover Teixeira, your friend and training partner, next Saturday (26). Upon learning of Lidell's opinion, Jones minimized the former fighter's comments and took the opportunity to provoke, stating that if the “Iceman” wants to fight again he will be available for a super fight.

“You'd expect Chuck Lidell to support his boy and that's exactly what he's doing. He's been saying a lot of other things, like that he would have gotten through my punches without any problems if he had fought me and would have beaten me in his prime or other things,” said Jones, in an interview with the official newspaper “UFC Tonight”. “At the end of the day, if he wants to come out of retirement, I would be happy to do a super fight,” he added.

Despite the reply, Jon Jones He said he didn't want to create any controversy with Lidell, but he didn't miss the chance to tell him to keep quiet. “I'm not going to sit here and insult Chuck. He is a person who is very, very loved by the public. So I'll keep quiet. But, I mean, it's like, 'Come on, Chuck. Stop it and keep your mouth shut,” he concluded.

Next Saturday (26) in Baltimore (USA), Jon Jones face the Brazilian Glover Teixeira to defend his light heavyweight belt for the seventh time and also to give an answer inside the octagon to Chuck Lidell. The fight is the main event of UFC 172. In the co-main event of the night, Anthony Johnson returns to the UFC and has a battle between two of the main names in the 93 kg division against Phil Davis.