Jon Jones är inte den titelhållaren som är mest omtyckt av fansen, då många bland annat tycker att UFC:s lätt tungviktsmästare är för kaxig. UFC-kommentatorn Joe Rogan tror dock att det är rasism som ligger bakom varför folk tycker illa om Jones, och detta hade han att säga via sin podcast:
I don’t know why Jon is not more loved or popular than he is. I don’t understand it. In my opinion, I will never miss a Jon Jones f***ing pay-per-view. I’ve heard people say, ’Oh, he’s cocky. He’s this and [that].’ I wonder what the f**k is going on with that and I’m going to throw this out there, I’m just going to say it: I wonder how much of it is racism. I really do.
You know why? Because I think they look at him as this cocky black guy and I think a lot of people have an issue with that. I think that if he was a white guy and he was doing the same thing, a la a Chael Sonnen, I think he would be way more popular. Chael was never the successful athlete that Jon is, but I think Chael was way more successful as a promoter than Jon is. Jon has not been nearly as cocky or outwardly braggadocious as Chael was.
I just always found it odd when everybody would get upset at him and say that they didn’t like that ’he’s cocky.’ He’s 25 and he’s the UFC’s light heavyweight champion. He’s the youngest ever UFC champion. He destroyed Shogun [Rua] to win the title and I mean destroyed. He threw a flying knee and hit Shogun in the chin five seconds into their fight. I mean, Jon Jones is a motherf***er. He’s a motherf***er, but for whatever reason people have had an issue with that. I know I’m going to get a bunch of hate tweets. ’F**k you and your f***ing bulls**t. What do you got? White guilt? Calling out racism?
Den 3 januari kommer Jon att ta sig an Daniel Cormier, då de möts under UFC 182 i Las Vegas.
