J. Jones participated in the big UFC press conference in Las Vegas this Monday (18). Photo: Reproduction
In any sport, discussions about who is the greatest athlete of all time tend to dominate debates among fans and even journalists and experts. In MMA, it is common for discussions to involve names like Fedor Emelianenko, Anderson Silva e Georges St Pierre. But if it depends on Jon Jones This controversy will soon end. That's because the UFC light heavyweight champion said that if he wins his next fight against Daniel Cormier and a hypothetical rematch against Alexander Gustafson will be arguably the greatest fighter in history.
“About me being the best of all time, I guess if I beat Gustafsson and Cormier how do you disagree with that? The argument ends there. Right now, I believe I have the best resume in the history of the sport, I don't think anyone has beaten so many champions, but after this, beating DC and Gustafsson, no matter who your favorite is, you can't deny that I will have the best resume in the sport . (I would fight Gustafsson) Just to leave all doubts behind. Maybe one of those guys who say, 'Maybe I don't like Jon Jones, but he won the fight'. When I beat Gustafsson a second time, it will be: 'You like me or not, it doesn't matter, you saw what you saw, I clearly won'. At the moment, I clearly didn't win for some people. I consider it a victory, but some people don't. I beat Gustafsson and DC and everything will be: 'This guy beat the toughest guys in the last 10 years, beat everyone. How can you disagree that he is the best pound for pound?'. This is my goal. I'm not saying this from an arrogant point of view, but because, damn, that's what people should want to be: the best”, said Jones, in a chat with the press after a press conference in Las Vegas (USA) reproduced on the “Combate” channel website.
Currently, Jones is very close to achieving half of the goals he set to become the greatest fighter of all time. On January 3, 2015, in Las Vegas (USA), the light heavyweight champion puts his belt on the line against the undefeated challenger Daniel Cormier. The duel is the main fight of UFC 182. Three weeks later, Jones' other target enters the Octagon and could stamp his ticket for a rematch between them. On January 24th, in Stockholm (Sweden), Alexander Gustafson face Anthony Johnson in the main fight of UFC on FOX 14. If the Swede wins and the champion does too, the two have everything they need to repeat the “Fight of the Year 2013”, won by Jones by decision of the judges.
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