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In the run up to his title defence at UFC 247<\/a>, Jon Jones made an appearance on ESPN \u201cFirst Take.”<\/a> His upcoming opponent, Dominick Reyes, was a hot topic, but the lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor also came up.<\/p>\n

The host, Stephen A. Smith, gave credence to Nurmagomedov and McGregor’s box office success in the sport. Co-host Max Kellerman postulated that Khabib Nurmagomedov is currently the best pound-for-pound fighter. Jones didn’t take offence to the comment but quickly gave justification for his superior GOAT status.<\/p>\n

\u201cI look at Khabib [Nurmagomedov] and Conor [McGregor] and I see how internationally known they are,” Jones said. “And it inspires me for sure, to try and work on my branding a little bit more outside of fighting. But at the end of the day, for me, it’s not about making the most money, it’s not about being the most famous, it\u2019s about being the guy that people are gonna be talking about 50, a 100 years from now.<\/p>\n

“That\u2019s really what gets me out of bed in the morning,\u201d Jones continued. \u201cAt the end of the day, no disrespect to Conor because I love what he\u2019s doing for our sport, I don\u2019t think he\u2019s gonna be in the conversation when people are sitting around at a barbershop talking about the greatest martial artists in the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think Khabib\u2019s an amazing fighter,” Jones added. “I think he\u2019s done a great job representing the UFC. He\u2019s a great ambassador for our sport. But if you were to ask some MMA experts about myself and Khabib, I think most people would be able to tell our resumes are completely different. I’ve fought so many world champions under my belt that I\u2019ve defeated. Khabib, a lot of his victories are against a lot of people that are relatively unknown, I\u2019ve been fighting legends since I was a young man in my early 20s.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kellerman clarified his comment, responding to Jones.<\/p>\n

\u201cNurmagomedov, in a sport where it seemed early on that the one whose base is the ground game usually has an advantage vs. the guy who\u2019s best known for striking, [that] is the best example I could think of the guy whose ground game is ridiculous and then could also stand up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jon Jones then continued the conversation.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis stand-up game is really not much to write home about,” Jones said. “I really don\u2019t want to insult my fellow martial artists. I don\u2019t want to insult these guys. I\u2019m happy for everyone. Like I said, some guys are more popular, some guys make more money. It\u2019s always gonna be kind of an opinion thing, but by the time I leave this sport I don\u2019t think there\u2019s gonna be much of an argument.<\/p>\n

“I know, in order to put a lot of this pound-for-pound-or ‘who’s the greatest’ to rest, I know I’m going to have to maybe obtain a second belt in a different weight class,” Jones added. “I think that would really set me apart from a lot of other guys.”<\/p>\n

What do you think of these comments from Jon Jones?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 2\/6\/2020.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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