Jon Jones: I’m Okay With Mighty Mouse Being Called Best P4P Fighter
There’s been a lot of talk about who the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world is. Most people say it’s current UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson or former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones.
Jon Jones (22-1) is set to fight Daniel Cormier (17-1) at UFC 200 in a light heavyweight title bout and spoke with MMA Junkie about who the is the best fighter in the world.
“I’m OK if people say it’s ‘Mighty Mouse,’” Jones told MMAjunkie. “I do look at ‘Mighty Mouse’ as a tremendous talent, but I know that I’m a tremendous talent, too. I know that I’ve done some amazing things.
“Our stats are completely different, but we both have great stats. But I don’t mind sharing that space with Demetrious Johnson.”
Jones believes that there can be debates of this but at the end of the day, no one can prove who the best is, and it is just talk and is thankful to be in the discussion.
“At the end of the day, people say, ‘Is Muhammad Ali the greatest?’” Jones said. “‘Is Floyd Mayweather the greatest? Is Mike Tyson the greatest? Is ‘Sugar’ Ray Leonard, ‘Sugar’ Ray Robinson?’ Whatever – it’s always gonna be up for debate.
“Just a few years ago, everyone was saying Anderson Silva was the greatest of all times. And now, he’s not really. … I don’t lose sleep over the argument. At the end of the day, just being in the argument is tremendous, and I’m grateful to just be mentioned alongside the greats.”
UFC 200 takes place at the new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, July 9, 2016. The prelims will air on UFC Fight Pass at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT with three bouts and FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT with four bouts. The main card will air on PPV at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT with five bouts.
