If Jon Jones hopes to solidify his reign as UFC light heavyweight champion, as well as one of the greatest fighters in UFC history, his recent performances would suggest he is on the right path to doing so.
After effortlessly dispatching three former champions, Jones is set to make his third title defense against another former champion in Rashad Evans, when the two contenders headline UFC 145 on April 21st.
Evans’ consistent trash-talk has aggravated Jones to the point to where Jones strives to beat him and prove he is a superior fighter.
“My opponent and I have a storied history that has been well-documented. He thinks he knows everything I bring to the table, but a lot has changed since he left the gym a year ago,” Jones told Fightline.com. “I’m a much different fighter than the one he trained with. I hope he is ready to see and feel that difference.”
Since capturing the UFC light heavyweight title last year against Mauricio “Shogun” Rua at UFC 128, critics and fans have searched long and hard for the fighter who possesses the certain skills to dethrone the 24-year-old champion.
But as talented and successful as his predecessors have been, no fighter at this point has even been able to put Jones in danger, let alone defeat him.
And while some fans are pointing to Evans’ past training experience as a possible advantage for “Suga,” Jones intends to silence his detractors once again.
“I have been able to prove many of my doubters wrong over the course of the last 12 months,” he said. “
“Some said I couldn’t submit a legend, and I did that. Some said I couldn’t take a punch, and I did that. Now some are saying that I will have trouble against someone who knows me so well. They are wrong. Wait until they see what I do on April 21.”
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