{"id":318186,"date":"2019-07-04T07:48:06","date_gmt":"2019-07-04T14:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=318186"},"modified":"2019-07-04T07:48:06","modified_gmt":"2019-07-04T14:48:06","slug":"jon-jones-explains-why-most-opponents-try-to-attack-his-personal-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/jon-jones-explains-why-most-opponents-try-to-attack-his-personal-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Jones explains why most opponents try to attack his personal life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the lead-up to any Jon Jones fight, it&#8217;s common to hear his opponent mention his troubles outside the cage, be it his issues with the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) or his run-ins with the law.<\/p>\n<p>Jones believes that&#8217;s because his opponents can&#8217;t find anything else to criticize him for. His mixed martial arts game is so flawless that they&#8217;re forced to look elsewhere as they search for ammunition for their trash talk.<\/p>\n<p id=\"IMmZR7\">\u201cA lot of my opponents try to insult my personal life because there is not much to say about my martial arts game,&#8221; Jones told <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UFCNews\/status\/1146554212479688704\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UFC.com<\/a> recently.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"qM9X8j\">\n<div class=\"c-read-more\">The good news, at least in Jon Jones&#8217; eyes, is that it&#8217;s going to get harder and harder to criticize his personal troubles. He&#8217;s adamant that he&#8217;s now firmly on the straight and narrow, and believes people will eventually move passed his previous blunders.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p id=\"Sq9OtH\">\u201cI worked really hard to try not to show any glaring holes in my game, but I definitely have some glaring holes in my personal life,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I think that is something that I will have to deal with a little while longer moving forward, but eventually that will be over.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jon Jones, who is once again the UFC light heavyweight champion, is currently gearing up for a title defense opposite brick-fisted former middleweight Thiago Santos. The bout will headline UFC 239 this Saturday in Las Vegas, Nevada.<\/p>\n<p>While Santos&#8217; absurd power makes him a dangerous challenger for the champ, the <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/ufc-239-pro-fighters-make-their-picks-for-jon-jones-vs-thiago-santos-title-fight\/\">overwhelming perception<\/a> is that Jones is simply too versatile and too clever to be undone in Sin City.<\/p>\n<p>UFC 239 will also feature a bantamweight title fight between champion Amanda Nunes and challenger Holly Holm, and a dynamite welterweight scrap between Ben Askren and Jorge Masvidal.<\/p>\n<p>Do you think Jon Jones will retain his title on the card?<\/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> on 7\/4\/2019.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the lead-up to any Jon Jones fight, it&#8217;s common to hear his opponent mention his troubles outside the cage, be it his issues with the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) or his run-ins with the law. 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