{"id":197753,"date":"2016-06-30T10:46:54","date_gmt":"2016-06-30T17:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=197753"},"modified":"2016-06-30T10:46:54","modified_gmt":"2016-06-30T17:46:54","slug":"video-jon-jones-talks-idolizing-rampage-jackson-shares-embarrassing-moment-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-jon-jones-talks-idolizing-rampage-jackson-shares-embarrassing-moment-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO | Jon Jones talks about idolizing &#8216;Rampage&#8217; Jackson and shares embarrassing moment meeting him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jon Jones Recounts Nightmares Before Fighting His Idol, Rampage Jackson (UFC 200)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VTZIjLlqTJ0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>UFC interim light heavyweight champion <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-tbt-jon-jones-tries-punk-big-brother-arthur-jones-instantly-apologizes\/\">Jon Jones<\/a> is set to fight current UFC light heavyweight champion <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/daniel-cormier\/daniel-cormier-dont-know-beat-jon-jones\/\">Daniel Cormier<\/a> to unify the belts in the main event of UFC 200.<\/p>\n<p>Jones recently spoke with the media in a presser for the historic pay-per-view card and was asked about the last fight that he had doubts going into a fight.<\/p>\n<p>Jones opened up and said it was in his fight with <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-quinton-rampage-jackson-cracks-up-opponent-satoshi-ishii-during-weigh-in\/\">Quinton &#8220;Rampage&#8221; Jackson<\/a> and how he had idolized the former UFC champion growing up.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I had a lot of nightmares leading up to that fight of things not going my way,&#8221; Jones said. &#8220;For some reason, he just intimidated me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jones also described the first time he ever met &#8220;Rampage&#8221; at his UFC debut and tells his embarrassing story of fanning out seeing him backstage.<\/p>\n<p>Who are you picking to win the UFC light heavyweight title fight between Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones at UFC 200? 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