{"id":110602,"date":"2014-09-01T16:05:40","date_gmt":"2014-09-01T23:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=110602"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:36:25","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:36:25","slug":"overeem-fires-back-at-dana-for-comments-on-training-with-jones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/overeem-fires-back-at-dana-for-comments-on-training-with-jones\/","title":{"rendered":"Overeem Fires Back At Dana For Comments On Training With Jones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufc-169-results-overeem-batters-mir-en-route-to-unanimous-decision-win\/alistair-overeem-wins-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-84581\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/alistair-overeem-wins-PNG.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"alistair overeem wins PNG\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/alistair-overeem-wins-PNG.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/alistair-overeem-wins-PNG-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/alistair-overeem-wins-PNG-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After Jon Jones was forced out of his UFC 178 bout against Daniel Cormier due to a torn meniscus it was reported that Alistair Overeem was the man he was training with, someone who is infamous for injuring teammates while training.<\/p>\n<p>UFC President Dana White had some harsh words for Greg Jackson for allowing the two men to train together given Overeem&#8217;s physique is much different from Jon Jones&#8217; opponent Daniel Cormier.<\/p>\n<p>Cormier fired back at White during an interview with <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2014\/09\/ufc-fight-night-50s-alistair-overeem-responds-to-dana-whites-criticism-on-training-with-jon-jones\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAJunkie<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201c(The injury was) very unfortunate.  This was just one of those freak accidents on a takedown. Listen, I was looking forward to that fight. Everybody was looking forward to that fight. Jon Jones was looking forward to it. Accidents happen. There\u2019s no fault to blame.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat is he doing training with me? We\u2019re in the same gym. We\u2019re teammates. We have lunch (together) and we drive around together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was no intent (to hurt him),\u201d Overeem said. \u201cThere\u2019s always something you can say. Sometimes it\u2019s best to say nothing and it is what it is. That\u2019s just my two cents.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After Jon Jones was forced out of his UFC 178 bout against Daniel Cormier due to a torn meniscus it was reported that Alistair Overeem was the man he was training with, someone who is infamous for injuring teammates while training. 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