{"id":280381,"date":"2018-07-09T10:14:50","date_gmt":"2018-07-09T17:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=280381"},"modified":"2018-07-09T10:14:50","modified_gmt":"2018-07-09T17:14:50","slug":"jon-jones-breaks-silence-after-ufc-226","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/jon-jones\/jon-jones-breaks-silence-after-ufc-226\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Jones breaks silence after UFC 226"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ever since UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier knocked out Stipe Miocic to claim the UFC heavyweight title at UFC 226, we&#8217;ve been waiting for the first comments of his arch rival, Jon Jones.<\/p>\n<p>Well, Jones has now issued those comments \u2014 and they&#8217;re shockingly passive.<\/p>\n<p>Despite all the animosity shared between Cormier and Jones \u2014 perhaps the two most heated rivals in MMA history \u2014 Jones hasn&#8217;t said anything nasty just yet. Instead, he seems to be taking a more nonchalant approach.<\/p>\n<p>Jones&#8221; first comment occurred when a fan rightfully suggested that the entire MMA community was awaiting Jones&#8217; reaction to Cormier&#8217;s big win.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Well I hope the whole MMM community is having an awesome Monday. Know that God is love <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6WYDXkpTN2\">https:\/\/t.co\/6WYDXkpTN2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BONY (@JonnyBones) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonnyBones\/status\/1016356786041999360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 9, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Well I hope the whole [MMA] community is having an awesome Monday,&#8221; Jones said in response to this fan. &#8220;Know that God is love.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jones then Retweeted a highlight reel of all of his UFC finishes, and added the following in a second Tweet.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonnyBones\/status\/1016360309198610433<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Just keep in mind that life is a journey and not a race,&#8221; he said. &#8220;If it\u2019s in God&#8217;s will for me to still be here and healthy, please believe that [there\u2019ll] be many more fights to come. Let\u2019s not forget I\u2019m still the youngest guy in the top 5 at [heavyweight and light heavyweight]&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jon Jones is currently sidelined as he awaits USADA sentencing for a failed drug test administered before his July 2016 title fight with Cormier. In this fight, Jones knocked Cormier out with a kick, but the result was overturned due to his failed drug test.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, Cormier also had a pretty noncommittal attitude when he was asked about Jones post-fight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would [fight him again], if he\u2019s around,\u201d Cormier said of his rival at the UFC 226 post-fight press conference (via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2018\/07\/dual-champ-daniel-cormier-talks-pre-ufc-226-injuries-lays-out-retirement-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAJunkie<\/a>). \u201cBut I don\u2019t know if he\u2019s going to be around. But at this point, does he even deserve it? I hold the cards now. He may have won the fights, but I hold the cards. I\u2019m the one that competed.<\/p>\n<p>Do you think we&#8217;ll ever see Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier fight again?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 7\/9\/2018. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever since UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier knocked out Stipe Miocic to claim the UFC heavyweight title at UFC 226, we&#8217;ve been waiting for the first comments of his arch rival, Jon Jones. Well, Jones has now issued those comments \u2014 and they&#8217;re shockingly passive. 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