Following his recent win at UFC 135, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones looks to have a lot of confidence heading into his next bout against Rashad Evans.
Jones, who successfully defended his title against Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, endured an intense but awkward staredown with Evans during his postfight interview and looked determined to beat his rival.
Jones appeared on the Jim Rome Show to discuss his future bout against Evans and said he intends to put on another dominant performance.
“I’m going to try to make it the easiest fight of my career,” Jones said. “I don’t like Rashad and that’s going to motivate me. I have to work my butt off and just do everything necessary to make this fight look like the easiest fight of my career.”
Since their public fallout earlier this year, the former teammates have gone their separate ways. Evans now trains at Imperial Athletics in Boca Raton, Florida, while Jones has remained at Jackson’s Mixed Martial Arts in Albuquerque, New Mexico, under the tutelage of trainers Greg Jackson and Mike Winklejohn.
Since then, Evans has been very vocal about Jones’ image and mentality as a fighter. He even revealed that he got the better of the champion in sparring sessions on several occasions during their time together at Jackson’s MMA.
Jones is expected to make his next title defense against Evans, but he is currently on medical suspension after suffering a hand injury during his bout with Jackson last weekend.
A date for the upcoming title bout has yet to be announced.
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