Jon Jones: This is who I am

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                    <p>UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones regularly veers between a seemingly sincere Christian trying to impart important values to his fan bases, and an undignified boob.</p>

Here is the description on his Twitter account:
Youngest Champ In UFC History. Proud Christian. Blessed. Striving For Greatness. Will You Be A Witness?

And here is what you could witness on the father of three daughters' Instagram yesterday:

And his puerile social networking messages are far from the worst of it. When things got really bad, and homosexual slurs were directed at a Swedish fan, Jones reported that someone hacked his phone. Usually a simple delete does it. He has a series of well-documented, non-social network, real life gaffes as well. The brawl with Cormier for example netted him $50,000 and 40 hours of community service.

UFC president Dana White appeared Tuesday on FOX Sports Live, and said Jones should go full heel.

"I think he should embrace it," said White as transcribed by Marc Raimondi for MMAFighting. "He's kind of come off like the bad guy in this thing. All the stuff that happened behind the scenes, when they were doing the interviews after the fight in the MGM lobby, Jones was 100 percent the bad guy."

During a media conference call on Monday, Jones, 27, seemed accepting of the idea.

"I've been pretty resistant," said Jones. "No one wants to be the bad guy. But at the same time, people tag me to be the bad guy. I've learned to just let go. Let go."

"For that hot mic to come out and for people to see that side of me, it was kind of a relief. Because it's like, you know what? I am a Christian and I do try to carry my image in a certain light, because I think it's important for the people I inspire and for endorsements. But at the same time, this is who I am. I will swear. I will tell a guy who told me he would spit in my face that I would kill him. I would call him the names I called him."

The issue came to a head when the UFC released an ad highlighting the champion's remarks referenced above. On Tuesday, Jones said, perhaps a little bitterly, that he would roll with it.

"It's just the UFC," said Jones. "UFC 151 got canceled and instantly my image got ruined overnight. That taught me a lot, it really did, about the UFC. So, them using that to promote fights, it doesn't surprise me. I'm just gonna go with it. It's what I said, it's my quotes and I'll live with it."

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Lol Phone Post 3.0

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"UFC 151 got canceled and instantly my image got ruined overnight. That taught me a lot, it really did, about the UFC."

Yup.

Jones is contractually obligated to promote the UFC, but the UFC does not have to promote Jones. In fact, the UFC has crapped all over him to the media. The UFC 151 thing is a good example. Canceling UFC 151 was the UFC'c call, and the card was weak because they made it that way. Blaming Jones was completely unfair.

I'm glad Jones sees how the UFC operates.

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TMT - "UFC 151 got canceled and instantly my image got ruined overnight. That taught me a lot, it really did, about the UFC."

Yup.

Jones is contractually obligated to promote the UFC, but the UFC does not have to promote Jones. In fact, the UFC has crapped all over him to the media. The UFC 151 thing is a good example. Canceling UFC 151 was the UFC'c call, and the card was weak because they made it that way. Blaming Jones was completely unfair.

I'm glad Jones sees how the UFC operates.

i cant stand jbj but this!

the ufc has done just as much if not more to create this image of jones.

he probably has alot of press obligations especially leading up to fights. i would laugh my ass off if he starting pulling a marshawn lynch at press event.

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TMT - "UFC 151 got canceled and instantly my image got ruined overnight. That taught me a lot, it really did, about the UFC."

Yup.

Jones is contractually obligated to promote the UFC, but the UFC does not have to promote Jones. In fact, the UFC has crapped all over him to the media. The UFC 151 thing is a good example. Canceling UFC 151 was the UFC'c call, and the card was weak because they made it that way. Blaming Jones was completely unfair.

I'm glad Jones sees how the UFC operates.
Or it got canceled because without a title fight they have to issue refunds Phone Post 3.0

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Dude was so desperate to have fans like him, but was such a terrible liar, no one bought it for a second lol. He should've just been the asshole that he really is from day one. People would respect that more.

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Let it go! Let it go!
The media never bothered him anyway Phone Post 3.0

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Kingtony87 - 
TMT - "UFC 151 got canceled and instantly my image got ruined overnight. That taught me a lot, it really did, about the UFC."

Yup.

Jones is contractually obligated to promote the UFC, but the UFC does not have to promote Jones. In fact, the UFC has crapped all over him to the media. The UFC 151 thing is a good example. Canceling UFC 151 was the UFC'c call, and the card was weak because they made it that way. Blaming Jones was completely unfair.

I'm glad Jones sees how the UFC operates.
Or it got canceled because without a title fight they have to issue refunds Phone Post 3.0

I didn't know Nevada had that rule. I had only heard of that in CA. But at the end of the day it does not matter. Hendo pulled out late, and injuries are foreseeable events. This is fighting.

If the UFC thought the rest of its card was so weak that they had to cancel it without Jones, they shouldn't have scheduled it that way. If it was a great card, people would still go even without Jones.

Bones's only decision was whether to fight Chael on 8 days notice. Chael had been at Hendo's training camp, so he was aware of Jones's fighting style. Jones on the other hand had not prepared for Chael at all, and he would not have time to do so because he was cutting weight and doing promotional stuff. So why should he take that fight, especially when he is the champion? It makes no sense.

The fact that the UFC would hurt Jones's image (and thus his earning power) over their lack of planning is pretty bad.

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Kingtony87 - 
TMT - "UFC 151 got canceled and instantly my image got ruined overnight. That taught me a lot, it really did, about the UFC."

Yup.

Jones is contractually obligated to promote the UFC, but the UFC does not have to promote Jones. In fact, the UFC has crapped all over him to the media. The UFC 151 thing is a good example. Canceling UFC 151 was the UFC'c call, and the card was weak because they made it that way. Blaming Jones was completely unfair.

I'm glad Jones sees how the UFC operates.
Or it got canceled because without a title fight they have to issue refunds Phone Post 3.0

And? So the UFC makes less money, right? The UFC made the call because the billionaire Fertitas or hundred millionaire Dana wouldn't have made as much money as they liked. And it was because they put a shitty card together, with a strong main event, like boxing does, and Dana said he'd NEVER do.

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My fingers are crossed that after Jones finishes Cormier he grabs the mic and goes on a tirade. I want him to just go full heel. I mean, call out other fighters, diss the boss, even call the women in Las Vegas ugly. And then someone should throw him a Bud Light Lime and he should drink it right in the cage.

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MisterHawkeMMA -

My fingers are crossed that after Jones finishes Cormier he grabs the mic and goes on a tirade. I want him to just go full heel. I mean, call out other fighters, diss the boss, even call the women in Las Vegas ugly. And then someone should throw him a Bud Light Lime and he should drink it right in the cage.

Most epic outcome ever. If he did that shit I would lose it. Phone Post

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WattMell - "It's the ufc"

"It's what I said"

Which one bro? Phone Post 3.0

QFT.

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ABE FROMAN - 
MisterHawkeMMA -

My fingers are crossed that after Jones finishes Cormier he grabs the mic and goes on a tirade. I want him to just go full heel. I mean, call out other fighters, diss the boss, even call the women in Las Vegas ugly. And then someone should throw him a Bud Light Lime and he should drink it right in the cage.

Most epic outcome ever. If he did that shit I would lose it. Phone Post



So basically, you want Jones to do his version of CM Punk's pipebomb promo (with a dash of Stone Cold thrown in at the end).

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MisterHawkeMMA - 


My fingers are crossed that after Jones finishes Cormier he grabs the mic and goes on a tirade. I want him to just go full heel. I mean, call out other fighters, diss the boss, even call the women in Las Vegas ugly. And then someone should throw him a Bud Light Lime and he should drink it right in the cage.


and "spray paint n.w.o. on the belt."

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BuddyRevell - 
ABE FROMAN - 
MisterHawkeMMA -

My fingers are crossed that after Jones finishes Cormier he grabs the mic and goes on a tirade. I want him to just go full heel. I mean, call out other fighters, diss the boss, even call the women in Las Vegas ugly. And then someone should throw him a Bud Light Lime and he should drink it right in the cage.

Most epic outcome ever. If he did that shit I would lose it. Phone Post



So basically, you want Jones to do his version of CM Punk's pipebomb promo (with a dash of Stone Cold thrown in at the end).


Sure, why not?

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Musashi - People were hating on Jones long before UFC 151. He was already acting above himself.. like he is the one who picks the fights. That's what fueled the criticism. His choice to pull out of the event seemed like a power play on his part.

Jones's only choice was whether to take a fight against Sonnen with 8-days notice, leaving him with no time to prepare. Like an intelligent person he did not take that fight.

If the UFC put on a weak card that couldn't survive the loss of one fighter, that's their fault.

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Point is, Jones had a lot of people who disliked him well before 151.