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Just when we thought that UFC champion Jon Jones was the perfect athlete, reality comes back to smack us in the mouth with a hilarious and borderline embarrassing video involving the champ and current Atlanta Hawks center Al Horford.

In the video, Jones stands with the former third-overall draft pick from 2007 and attempts to touch the rim of a regulation sized NBA basketball hoop. Though he is easily one of the most physically gifted mixed martial artists on the planet today, Jones’ inexperience on the court stuck out like a sore thumb as he looked like an uncoordinated second grader when he attempted to dunk the ball. 

The ball even fell off the backboard and smacked him in the face for added shame. 

“We’ve got a ways to go, man,” Horford told the camera for NBA.com while Jones laughed in the background. “We’re gonna get him right.”

Jones’ 6’4″ frame makes him one of the tallest athletes in the sport today, however it’s his tremendous 84.5 inch wingspan that makes him the longest fighter in the history of the UFC. But even given that natural physical gift, Jones certainly won’t be making the transition from the Octagon to the hardwood anytime soon.

For now, it’s probably best that he sticks to what he’s good at, which is exactly what he’ll do when he battles his former teammate and sworn enemy Rashad Evans in the main event at UFC 145 on Saturday evening, April 21st. This time he’ll be looking to be the one dealing out the humiliation instead of the other way around.

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