Titelmatchen mellan Jon Jones och Daniel Cormier blev tvungen till att bokas om efter det att Jones skadat sitt knä, en skada som Alistair Overeem ligger bakom. Enligt tränaren Greg Jackson så var det hela en olyckshändelse, men Overeems föredetta träningspartner Anthony Johnson tror annat.
Detta hade Johnson att säga, via ”MixedMartialArts”:
He did some things here that were like that. But I didn’t think he’d take that into Greg Jackson’s gym. Not the stuff that happened anywhere else. So that shocked me.
I just figured when I first heard he was hurt that it was an accident with one of his usual training partners, not some one who’s just come in and has hurt him. Greg Jackson says it wasn’t on purpose, but I know the man and when he was here he was always hurting somebody. Accidentally on purpose. And it ain’t because he’s clumsy, he ain’t clumsy, he would just hurt you.
I’ve seen the guy do it. I’ve seen him basically bullying and stuff. Now I can’t speak on what happened with him and Jon because I wasn’t there. They could have been training like pro athletes and really just pushing each other and a freak accident happens. And I hope Jon recovers and comes back stronger. But if it really wasn’t an accident, then I feel sorry for Jon and I hope he recovers regardless. But when Overeem is involved, it is what it is.
I dagsläget pratas det om en match mellan Anthony och Alexander Gustafsson, men om det är något som blir av återstår att se.
