MMAjunkie<\/a> recently, Jones’ admiration for Silva once again shone through. The light heavyweight king praised the Brazilian legend for his recent performance against undefeated contender Israel Adesanya. While Silva lost this fight by decision, Jones \u2014 like many fans \u2014 was blown away by the 43-year-old legend’s efforts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cThat loss against Israel I think was great for his stock,\u201d Jones said. \u201cAs an Anderson Silva fan, would I like to see him get his hand raised? Absolutely. But hats off to Israel for being so exciting and keeping the fans excited and having his own torch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs an Anderson Silva fan, that\u2019s exactly what we want to see. That was so beautiful. I\u2019m so proud of him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jon Jones continued: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m so proud of Anderson in his last fight,\u201d he stated \u201cHe did so well. I am so proud of him. He has nothing to be ashamed about. He went against a young, hungry challenger, and he just proved his greatness. That performance, to me, was nothing short of great.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTo go in a stand-up battle against Israel at Anderson\u2019s age and with the injury he experienced, that just proves his greatness. He\u2019s amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe\u2019s just amazing,\u201d he concluded. \u201cHe continues to prove it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What do you think of these comments from Jon Jones?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This article first appeared on <\/em>BJPENN.COM<\/em><\/a> on 2\/24\/2019.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It’s no secret that reigning UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones and former UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva are big fans of one another. Speaking to MMAjunkie recently, Jones’ admiration for Silva once again shone through. The light heavyweight king praised the Brazilian legend for his recent performance against undefeated contender Israel Adesanya. While Silva […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54430,"featured_media":300917,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[10098,39449,10091,39610],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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