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Jon Jones Fires Back at NBA’s James Johnson Over Bold Fight Challenge: ‘This Man Sounds Crazy

Jon Jones is tired of hearing NBA journeyman James Johnson run his mouth.

Last year, Johnson — a forward for the Indiana Pacers who has played for no less than 11 NBA teams since being drafted by the Chicago Bulls in 2009 — boldly claimed that he could beat undisputed UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones if given a year to hone his ground game.

“I would need a year,” he said on the NBA Rookie Life podcast. “My standup game is great but what we all know with Jones is he’s a collegiate wrestler, really good on the ground and that’s not my forte.