Anytime a big star loses their first fight, you got a mixed-bag of reactions from a wide variety of people. When Ronda Rousey lost, most of it was negative. In the case of Conor McGregor, a lot of it has been negative as well.
So, how does former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones feel about McGregor’s first Octagon loss?
“Bones” spoke about McGregor’s loss recently, explaining why he feels it was a good thing for McGregor to be humbled in defeat.
Jones stated the following about McGregor’s loss to Nate Diaz at UFC 196:
“A part of me thinks it’s a good thing he was humbled. Right before he lost, he was getting into conversations about fighting anybody, anywhere, saying things like I could beat anybody, any weight class they’re in.
I was getting fans writing me messages asking ‘How would you do against McGregor?’ I was like ‘C’mon guys, you can’t be serious. I’m a 220-pound, 9-time world champion. You really think he’d even be a match?’ Some people really believed that he can beat anyone at any weight class.
So I’m glad that it happened. It allowed the fans to have that reality check, that alright, maybe that guy isn’t unbeatable — stuff that us professional fighters knew the whole time.”