Dana White thinks UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones doesn’t get enough credit.
Although Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) is widely considered one of the greatest fighters of all time – if not the greatest, White thinks he will only truly be appreciated once he hangs up his gloves.
“He’s one of the greatest fighters of all time, period, in all of combat sports, and I don’t think people give him enough credit,” White said on a recent episode of “Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson.” “The guy is undefeated. He’s never lost in MMA. Went right through murderers’ row at light heavyweight as a young f*cking guy. Then moves up to heavyweight and wins at heavyweight.
“… Jon Jones is one of those guys that when he is gone is when he will really get the credit that he absolutely deserves. He is a bad motherf*cker, 100 percent.”
Jones makes his first title defense against Stipe Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC) in the UFC 295 headliner on Nov. 11 at Madison Square Garden. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims expected on ESPN and ESPN+.
Jones hinted at potential retirement after fighting Miocic, but White thinks that will depend on which opportunities present themselves.
“Jon’s talking about retiring after that fight, but we will see what happens – we’ll see how it plays out,” White said. “I mean, he’s so f*cking good.
“I think it will depend on what challenges are out there for him after that fight, if he wins, if he can beat Stipe. Realistically, if you look at it, Stipe is looked at as the greatest heavyweight ever, (and) Jon Jones is the greatest mixed martial artist of all time.”
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