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Wikipedia Summary for Jon Jones
Jonathan Dwight Jones (born July 19, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he competes in the light heavyweight division. He is a former two-time UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, holding the title from March 2011 to April 2015 and from December 2018 to August 2020. Jones also held the interim UFC Light Heavyweight Championship in 2016. As of November 2, 2021, he is #6 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings.
Jones became the youngest champion in UFC history with his title victory over Maurício Rua at age 23. He holds many UFC records in the light heavyweight division, including the most title defenses, most wins, longest win streak, and most submission victories. During much of his championship reign, Jones has been widely considered to be the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Never stopped nor outscored during his career, Jones's only professional loss is a controversial disqualification against Matt Hamill; a result that Hamill and UFC President Dana White dispute.
Between 2015 and 2017, Jones was involved in several controversies and lost his title three times as a result of disciplinary action. He was first stripped of his title and removed from the official rankings by the UFC in 2015 after he was arrested on felony hit-and-run charges. His subsequent returns to the UFC in 2016 and 2017 saw him emerge victorious in title bouts against Ovince Saint Preux and Daniel Cormier, but were both cut short by Jones testing positive for banned substances and receiving further suspensions, with the latter reversed to a 'no contest'. After his 2017 suspension was lifted, Jones reclaimed the championship in 2018 by defeating Alexander Gustafsson. He voluntarily vacated the title in 2020 amid a pay dispute with White and cited intent to move up to heavyweight.
My opinion, football is the most dangerous sport there is. After that, I'll give it to probably boxing.
My wrestling dream was to become a Division I national champion. That was my No. 1 dream -- not Olympics, not money. Just winning that tournament.
I just keep my eyes open and focus on the things I'm not good at and what makes other people better than me -- technique and things outside the Octagon.
I just would hate to have to fight my own teammate. I would never want to.
A rough beginning doesn't have to mean there is a rough end.
Glover Teixeira is a phenomenal opponent.
Putting forth the effort to succeed is tantamount to your success.
Wake up this morning knowing that the possibility for love is closer.
I absolutely hate when people mention Rashad Evans.
I have tons of pictures of myself as a kid with my medals, and they were never gold medals.
If you do something bad, it doesn't mean you're a bad person. It means you had bad judgment.
The higher the risk, the higher the reward.
When I fight someone who's not a good person, I want to beat him.
I'm here to fight; I'm not here to protect whether you think I'm a good person or not. I've given up on that.
My friends and family all know me, and that's the important thing.
When it comes to fighting and other fighters, I try to be respectful.
The struggles don't define you. It's how you handle them that determines who you are.
I would love to fight Brock Lesnar. He's a massive dude.
The moment I let fear slip in is the moment that the fights are gonna start getting closer and closer.
For a long time, I consciously tried to be a good person for others. Not anymore. Caring about other people keeps me in line, but I've decided to just be myself.
Daniel Cormier has been a model champion. He will be a champion for the rest of his life.
I feel as if I'm God's champion, and I have a lot of pride in that.
Being labeled as someone who would cheat hurts more than anything else I've ever been through in my career.
I've come to expect more out of myself -- as a citizen, as a man, as an athlete -- to reach a better place, a place I've never been.
As long as I'm taking care of my family and breaking records and continuing to excel and continuing to find new endorsements -- everything's working.
The biggest challenge is learning how to psych yourself up into believing in yourself as you walk into the Octagon.
Having that Christian base keeps me focused on what I have to do. It keeps me out of the clubs and in the gym.
Call it weakness if you will, but even the toughest individuals need assistance getting back on track.
I notice that I'm full of myself, and I am arrogant to some degree, but it's honestly only when it comes to talking about MMA.
I wouldn't argue that Anderson Silva is the best pound-for-pound fighter in MMA.
The first time I crawled into the octagon, I just felt like an animal, you know? Like a creature, like I wasn't quite human.
In a fight, you got to know that there's a strong chance you're going to get hurt. But at the same time, you know, most of the injuries you sustain in fighting are not career-ending injuries.
I love Twitter in particular because it allows me to grow and see how people feel about the decisions I make. My followers, they're always pretty honest with me. I love the honesty I get. I also find motivation in it.
I don't really deal in trash talk too much. But I show my confidence.
It's a cold world out there, and this world will pass you by if you give another man anything over yourself.
When life has beaten you up and you can't see a way to go on. Trust that tomorrow will change your fortune.
Hell will freeze over before I send you any money for this unwarranted bill.
That customer service representative is crazy, if he think I am going to pay that bill.
I'm not going to pay this bill. I don't owe you any money. You do what you got to do!
Sir, if you don't pay this bill by the close of business on Friday; we will be forced to disconnect your service.
As a customer service representative; I deal with people all day. Some really are guilty of not paying their bill.
I refuse to pay a bill I don't owe.
This customer service person doesn't understand that this bill was paid and I am not going to pay it again.
My biggest complaint about customer service is that I am put on hold too long.
I've always been a guy that has strived for dominating, not only winning.
Technology is the gene uncorked.
Love can climb the highest mountain or sink to the lowest depth.
I'm extremely confident. I do believe my own hype. And I'm working towards making it true.
A champion without his belt is like a knight without his sword. I've got to have it.
I got in the limelight at a young age. At age 19, people were already comparing me to Anderson Silva.
To see my little brother Chandler outdoing me, it's great; I want to be able to cross-market and feed off his star power.
I'm just a different machine than I used to be, where now I've taken my diet more serious than I ever have in my life, and I've gotten way small. My physique is just completely different to the way it used to be.
Talk is cheep. Love is priceless.
My parents always kept us in the house. We weren't allowed to spend the night at other people's houses. We were sheltered kids.
Everything is a possibility. I believe we're put on this earth to think big and dream big.
I'll see trash talk and people telling me why they're favorite fighter is going to beat me. It motivates me for sure.
Lying is a false significance of speech, with a will to deceive, which cannot be cured but by shame and reason; it is a monstrous and wicked evil, that filthily depraved and defileth the tongue of man.
I've been on hold for 30 minutes. I just got disconnected.
Trust may be in short supply after years of disappointments. However, improvement could come in a bat of an eye!
One day when I was bored, I just went down to a powerlifting gym, Via Strength Systems in Albuquerque. I knew I needed to expend my energy somehow. I started working out with them four days a week. I became obsessed with lifting and being fit.
I would study the best, the most flashy, the guys that had that flair, the guys that had that wow. I'd study those fighters, and I made up my mind that I'd be all of those at once.
The worst injury I've ever seen in a fight was with Anderson Silva when his leg snapped in half.
Don't be (dis.grun.tled), disgruntled that someone else is more successful than you are. Let their success motivate you to become successful.
To become successful you will have to get mad about your current situation. After you get mad, get motivated to do something about it.
You don't have to be the smartest person to become successful and wealthy. Many of the most successful and wealthy people in society are not the most educated people.
I think my confidence offends a lot of people, but I think people should learn from it and be inspired by it, instead of finding it offensive.
I believe in the law of attraction...I believe you can speak things into existence. When you know where you're going and you know what you want, the universe has a way of stepping aside for you.
You can call me 10 times a day to pay this bill but, I do not owe your company any money.
No doubt, love comes in many colors of the rainbow.
Most customer service people are great. It's that one customer service person from hell that drives me crazy!
Having to call your customer service department is like falling off a six story building.
I get fired up when emotions are involved. I think it pulls a little bit of extra out of me.
When the going gets tough that should be your inspirational reason to drive on.
Love and happiness is a great match.
I'm sorry I thought I paid my bill. I was wrong.
We have concluded that it is not science, and moreover that ID cannot uncouple itself from its creationist, and thus religious, antecedents.
There is one thing I know for sure. You can become successful, if you are willing to pay the price for success.
The fruits of your labor will bare the fruits of your success.
To live and love is a wonderful thing.
When there is, love life gets better.
I'm beating all the weakness out of myself, beating all the give-up out of myself, I'm beating the lack of cardio, I'm beating the lack of confidence -- any sign of weakness that's in my heart, I'm getting rid of it.
I am an athlete in every sense of the word. Athlete, martial artist.
Just to clear the record ive never turn down a mma fight against anyone and never will.
Despite the failures you've had, you can be great.
When it comes to MMA, there is a big chip on my shoulder. There is a way that I look at myself. I think it's really, really important, and it's something I'm not really apologetic for it. As I get older, and I win more, I start to embrace it even more.
A lot of coaches in MMA focus on MMA wrestling. My coach, his high school team is ranked 10th in the nation. Izzy Martinez is very connected to the wrestling community.
Fighting is not what I do -- it's who I am. It's what I was meant to do, what I was meant to be. I knew that right after my first MMA practice.
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Though I lost you years ago, I dreamed you were here. That dream gave me the inspirational feeling that I could make it one more day.
My account is paid in full. So, why are you calling me?
Success will not happen through (os.mo.sis), osmosis.
The economy has made me think I have no power. That is not true. I control the power to change my future.
They said you could not make it. Prove them wrong.
Like a raisin in the sun; that will swivel up and fade away. Your success dreams will swivel up and fade away, if you are not motivated enough to work for them.