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UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones”\u00a0Jones is set to defend his title against Glover Teixeira tomorrow night at UFC 172 in Baltimore.<\/p>\n

After a long day full\u00a0of media obligations, Jones sat down with MMAFighting.com’s <\/a>Ariel Helwani and asked\u00a0the journalist\u00a0for some different questions.<\/p>\n

Helwani obliged, noting that UFC president Dana White had recently made the case\u00a0that Renan Barao\u00a0was the best pound for pound fighter in MMA.<\/p>\n

“I can\u2019t argue with what Dana says,” <\/em>replied Jones. “Ultimately, Dana\u2019s not a fighter, he\u2019s a promoter. I can\u2019t always speak for his logic when he says certain things. His word really doesn\u2019t\u2026 it doesn’t change anything. He\u2019s our boss and everything, I mean, but he\u2019s no sensei, so whatever.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Helwani continued to press, asking Jones if he feels like\u00a0Dana promotes\u00a0him as well as\u00a0he does other fighters, notably UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey.<\/p>\n

“It’s hard to say,” replied Jones. “It’s hard to say. But at the end of the day, all I have to do is win fights, and hope for the best. I would like to have a great relationship with him.”<\/em><\/p>\n

“I don\u2019t really want to comment on it too much. I think it\u2019s apparent where I rank with him. I\u2019ll just say I\u2019ll never be Chuck Liddell, but at the same time, you know, it’s whatever, it\u2019s all cool. As long as we respect each other, and I do the best I can do for the company, everything will be cool.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Helwani then suggested\u00a0for Jones to play pro-wrestler and go total heel,<\/p>\n

“I’m not quite ready to go total heel,” said Jones. “I love the people. And I definitely want to be remembered as a positive force and light to the sport, and to people’s lives. And that’s what I am going to continue to fight for. I haven’t quite given up on the people.”<\/em><\/p>\n

“That’s not my thing. I do me. I have fun with being who I am. Sometimes it goes over very well; other times I get hated on for things. But either way, I’m taking care of my family. I have a great job. I feel good. I feel good with all of it. I let things take care of itself. At the end of the day my heart’s still ticking, by body’s still healthy, my mind’s still healthy, and I’m just grateful for everything, you know?”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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