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UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington \u2014 who will quietly be stripped of his title when Tyron Woodley and Darren Till battle for the welterweight title at UFC 228 this weekend \u2014 has had plenty to say about his former college roommate<\/a> Jon Jones in the recent past. Speaking in a recent interview with RTSport, Jon Jones had the chance to launch some return fire.<\/p>\n

Jon Jones’ main gripe with Colby Covington, he says, is the way he bends the truth. In that way, Jones feels Covington is quite similar to Chael Sonnen.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cMan, he is such an interesting character,\u201d Jon Jones. \u201cOne thing I\u2019ll say about him that I wish people realized was how severe of a liar he is. He is an extraordinary liar. He reminds me a lot of Chael Sonnen, how he could say one thing and just tell the fans a bold-faced lie.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe lies about things that aren\u2019t even really important,” he continued. “I can see you lying if it\u2019s life or death, or if it\u2019s really going to be a detriment to your career or something, but he just makes up lies,” he added. “I really feel sorry for him to be that type of person. I really feel sorry for him. I don\u2019t know if that is fixable. That\u2019s what I think of him.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis fighting skills and all that, he\u2019s OK. He\u2019s doing well. I just want to see him be better, and I\u2019m sure a lot of people could say the same thing about me, but I just want to see him be better. Work on being better.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Jon Jones clearly isn’t a fan of the way Colby Covington comports himself, he says he probably wouldn’t engage Covington if they crossed paths in person.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019d say something to him, he really isn\u2019t\u2026 I don\u2019t want to say that, I was going to say he\u2019s not worth my time, but that could be a little arrogant,” Jones said. “I have nothing to say to him. He has a lot more to prove in this sport. He\u2019s got a lot more work to do to sit at the table with me. In the game right now \u2013 he is a child and I am a man, when you really think about it. Just when it comes to the things I\u2019ve proven. He is not close to be on my level.\u201d<\/p>\n

Interestingly, Jon Jones did have one bit of positive praise for Colby Covington. He was very impressed when Covington made good<\/a> on his goal to meet President Donald Trump.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cI was happy for him that he got to meet the president,” Jones explained. “I\u2019m a big fan of the law of attraction where people say, \u2018Hey, I\u2019m going to do this,\u2019 and they actually do it. Him saying that \u2018I\u2019m going to meet Donald Trump and I\u2019m going to the White House\u2019 and it actually happening! I love that type of stuff.”<\/p>\n

What do you think of Jon Jones’ comments on Colby Covington?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 9\/7\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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