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LAS VEGAS, NV – JULY 06: Jon Jones is interviewed after his win over Thiago Santos of Brazil in their UFC light heavyweight championship fight during the UFC 239 event at T-Mobile Arena on July 6, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC)
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LAS VEGAS, NV – JULY 06: Jon Jones is interviewed after his win over Thiago Santos of Brazil in their UFC light heavyweight championship fight during the UFC 239 event at T-Mobile Arena on July 6, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC)
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones took to Twitter and continued on his Twitter rampage against several fighters. Chiefly, his rival Daniel Cormier, caused a stir by certain comments he made on Jones’ legacy and his USADA tussles. ‘Bones’ didn’t take too kindly to those comments and made sure everyone was aware of that fact.
Furthermore, Jones has been using his time to reply to fans on Twitter and clear up any misunderstandings about him.
The consensus GOAT is often in the conversation for steroid use and he oftentimes claps back at his detractors. ‘Bones’ never backs down from any conversation surrounding his past and he uses his platform to share his views.
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INGLEWOOD, CA – DECEMBER 29: Jon Jones stands in his corner prior to his light heavyweight bout against Alexander Gustafsson of Sweden during the UFC 232 event inside The Forum on December 29, 2018 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Jon Jones: Firing on all cylinders
Jones’ recent tweet that went after Cormier has grabbed fan attention and it shows their rivalry is still sizzling. Jon made reference to his bout against ‘DC’ where he was the first to cleanly defeat ‘DC’ in MMA back at UFC 182. His comments came out as part of a thread and he pushed back against the notion that he’s used PEDs.
Ask any steroid user you know if they would be able to win fights in the UFC for over a decade 😂 Ask them if they could out wrestle Olympians
— BONY (@JonnyBones) November 18, 2020
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Additionally, ‘Bones’ also responded to a fan who jokingly spoke about taking banned substances to become the GOAT of MMA. He was quick to point out that those substances wouldn’t have any hand in helping him raise his fight IQ.
Yeah try it, watch your fight IQ increase as well! https://t.co/LTeYYR5vTa
— BONY (@JonnyBones) November 18, 2020
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The Jackson-Wink standout has made a massive impact as of late by using social media to generate interest around his brand. Fans of the sport gravitate to his confrontational persona, and Jones has leveraged that to his advantage. Moreover, he’s managed to stay in the headlines despite the fact that he hasn’t competed since February. Not to mention, he has no fight booked in the months to come either.
The MMA community is certainly on the look-out when it comes to Jon Jones’ Twitter activity that always makes for entertaining viewing. Jones doesn’t pull his punches by any means and makes sure his point of view is well taken in. Fans of the sport lay in wait to see who becomes the next target of the former champion.
