Though far from the verbal assault other fighters have endured, UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones has recently been the target of criticism from top contender Dan Henderson who he faces on September 1 at UFC 151. Henderson has called Jones’ stand-up and overall attitude into question over the past few weeks, leaving the 24-year old champion wondering what he’d done to elicit such venom from the typically reserved veteran.
“No clue why Dan Henderson decided to be so disrespectful to me leading up to this fight, but it is what it is. I could use the motivation,” posted Jones on Twitter. “The dude’s done so much for the sport, I’m not even trying to come at him like that. I did enough trash talking with ‘Rampage’ & Evans.”
Both Quinton Jackson and Rashad Evans blasted Jones in the media leading up to his successful title-defenses against them.
Henderson Thinks Jones’ Technique is a Bit Sloppy
“FYI – Henderson’s mouth isn’t bothering me at all, I just figured with all his experience he’d be over stuff like that,” finished Jones on the topic.
While it seems evident Henderson’s trash-talk has in fact bothered Jones, hence his response to it, given his performances against Evans and Jackson it might ultimately be a good thing for “Bones”. Jones is 16-1 with his only loss involving a questionable disqualification in a bout he was winning beforehand.
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