We never want anything bad to happen, especially to an athlete like Jon Jones.
Jon has always been able to start off at a certain pace but then pick it up throughout the fight and then, at the end of the fight, his opponents are like, 'Damn, this guy is at another level.' I think that's what makes Jon Jones, Jon Jones.
When Georges St-Pierre retired and Jon Jones was absent, I had Jose Aldo, the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world. That's how highly I think of him.
I was a fan of Jon Jones. I thought he was great.
If they call me to fight Jon Jones, I'm ready to fight anyone in the UFC.
Jon Jones is at the top for a long time, can't say enough about him.
I believe that style-wise, matchup-wise, I matchup much better against Anderson Silva than Jon Jones, but it doesn't mean that I'm scared to fight at 205.
Jon Jones is a great fighter.
It's unbelievable how good Jon Jones really is. It's the minute he steps out of the octagon, you never know what's going to happen.
You've got Jon Jones, for instance. That guy is the best, one of the best fighters in the world, but he's a cheater.
Pay-Per-View is run by drama. It is. It's true. I've done the research for myself. You look at Jon Jones. When Jon Jones fought Machida, probably did about $200,000, $300,000. When he fought Cormier, they made, like, $875,000.
Jon Jones is amazing; he's so confident. He uses his elbows very well, and I think he's a great talent.
I'm not really too worried about the mystique of Jon Jones. Because I know Jon Jones' core. I remember when Jon Jones used to come up to me and say, 'Hey man, what's it like when everybody wants to take pictures with you?' So I know Jon Jones.
Can anyone tell me what Jon Jones was ranked when he fought for the UFC title? No one knows. I believe, in that aspect, it was easier to get fights back then. It wasn't, 'What's this guy ranked?' You fought, made your money, and went home.
We used to see spectacular things with Jon Jones when he fights.
I did what Jon 'Bones' Jones couldn't do, and that was finish Bader in a minute and fifty-six seconds.
Without a doubt Jon Jones is one of the greatest fighters in history, and, of course, we do see errors that we'll try to exploit.
UFC 151 will be remembered as the event Jon Jones and Greg Jackson murdered.
As a champion and one of the best fighters in the world, guys should always step up to the plate and want to fight Jon Jones.
You don't see many Jon Jones's.
Jon Jones is the best fighter in history.
When you look at my record at 10-0 as a professional and look at Jon Jones' record when he was 10-0, who was his toughest guy? Stephan Bonnar, and he did not finish him. I have fought higher-caliber opponents at this stage in my career than Jon did in his at 9-1; His tenth fight was Matt Hammil.
Jon Jones' skill set is unique. Jon Jones goes out there and does video game moves that the announcers can't even call because they've never seen them before.
Jon Jones is awesome and won his first world title at 23 and 8 months. I believe I can do it before then.
