Jon Jones was the youngest UFC champion in history. Relatively younger than his peers, Jones wreaked havoc during his early light-heavyweight run, defeating the likes of legends like Lyoto Machida, Rashad Evans, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, and others. However, he has also attracted notoriety with his troubles outside the octagon.
Jones has had run-ins with the law and the USADA, the former anti-doping partner of the UFC. Moreover, he recently allegedly threatened an officer of Drug-Free Sports International, UFC’s new anti-doping partner. Nonetheless, Rampage Jackson is now privy to some big news regarding Jones, which might seriously impact the MMA community, as revealed on the JAXXON podcast.
Pretty soon, there’s gonna be some news about Jon Jones. It’s gonna be really big, and it’s gonna shock the whole MMA community. I’m just gonna leave it at that.
Rampage Jackson via JAXXON podcast
Jackson’s revelation came at the recent episode of the JAXXON podcast, featuring guest Marlon Vera and special co-host Luke Rockhold. None of Vera, Rockhold, or co-host Bear Degidio were aware of it, and Jackson might’ve revealed it to them off-camera after the podcast ended.
Jon Jones has attracted severe criticism as of late. The main reason is his disinterest in a fight with interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall. Moreover, he had also inappropriately touched a comedian while in a drunken stupor.
Rampage Jackson speaks on fight with Jon Jones
Rampage Jackson was one of the best fighters of his era. With an exciting fighting style and funny persona, Jackson became one of the most popular fighters in the UFC. Jackson’s best fights happened at Pride FC, but he was also a light heavyweight champion in the UFC.
Rampage Jackson (Image via: X)After winning the light heavyweight title from Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, Jones faced Rampage Jackson for his first title defense. Jones won the fight easily via submission. Jackson spoke of his mentality going into the matchup on the INSIGHT with Chris Van Vliet.
That’s the only fight in my career where I’ve been almost close to a hundred percent, without any of my injuries hurting. I trained really hard and was overconfident. I thought I was going to beat the out of that kid. I really thought I was.
Rampage Jackson via the INSIGHT with Chris Van Vliet
Jackson stated he had no regrets about the loss, particularly as Jones became one of, if not the best fighters ever. Jackson stated Jones caught him in a rear-naked choke, the biggest weakness in his MMA game. Nevertheless, despite his praise for Jones, Jackson has also accused Jones of being a dirty fighter.
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