Jon Jones har sedan diskvalificeringen mot Matt Hamill radat upp hela tio raka segrar, där åtta av dem tillkommit via avslut. Nu kommer han återigen att kliva in i oktagonen för att ta sig an Glover Teixeira, och UFC:s VD Dana White har svårt att inte kalla Jones för den bästa genom tiderna om han vinner den matchen samt de kommande två efter det.
Här kan ni läsa vad Dana hade att säga om Jon, via ”MMAFighting”:
Look at what he’s done at such a young age. The guys he beat, the guys he’s gone through. And look at who he has in front of him, who is not a five-to-one underdog. After this he’s got [Alexander] Gustafsson and possibly [Daniel] Cormier. He hasn’t had an easy road and it’s not looking any easier for him, but those are the kind of fights that create your legacy. If this kid wins the next three fights, it’s hard not to call him the greatest light heavyweight ever. What do you call him after these next three fights?
If he beats Glover on Saturday he’ll fight again towards the end of the year, which will be Gustafsson. Then at the beginning of next year he’ll fight either Cormier or Henderson. If he wins those two fights, what will he be, 27 [years of age]? 27 years old and he’ll have beat all those people. It’s just, I don’t know, man. It’s pretty crazy.
I even had my doubts after the Gustafsson fight, but he’s bounced back from that, too. His attitude has changed. When you take your first ass whipping, the guy had never been in a fight like that in his life. He dominated everybody that he fought. Then he went in against Gustafsson and that fight was a war. And everybody here saw and fans all around the world saw it: he was in deep water and kept fighting and came out with that elbow. He came out and fought the fifth round like he wanted to win the fifth round. He wanted to win that fight and keep the title.
Could I say more good things about him? He’s on the right track. He’s on his way to possibly being the greatest ever. Maybe he’s the greatest ever in three fights. He might be. Whether you like Jon Jones or you don’t like Jon Jones, you can’t deny what he’s done. What he’s done is unbelievable. No matter how much you love Gustafsson – I love Gustafsson – I love the way he fights, I love his attitude, I love everything. I don’t care if you f–king hate Jon Jones, you cannot deny he won that fight. He won that fight. If he gets through [Teixeira] and the next two fights, I don’t know what we’re even talking about here. He might be the greatest ever.
Imorgon kommer Jones att ta sig an Glover vid UFC 172, en titelmatch som kommer att äga rum i Baltimore.
