Every week where Jon Jones fights always seems to have some form of unpredictability.
But by Jones standards, the week before his fight on Saturday with Anthony Smith was almost calm. Sure, we had the failed drug tests and pulsing story that’s been in the news since late December. But that’s to be expected at this stage of the game.
Nobody said anything stupid in late trash talk. Smith talked like he could win, but wasn’t particularly convincing, and showed little hope in the fight. Jones was back to being awkwardly charming and friendly, with the narrative back that he was the greatest of all-time and less that he’s a guy who has been given numerous second chances and something always happens.