Reacting to comments made by rival, Colby Covington ahead of his UFC 296 title fight with Leon Edwards – in which the Clovis native mocked the defending champion’s late father, heavyweight kingpin, Jon Jones described the former as the most “heinous” human being he has ever met.
Jones, the current heavyweight champion and former pound-for-pound number one, has been sidelined from the Octagon since he turned in a first round vacant title fight win over former interim titleholder, Ciryl Gane back in March at UFC 285.
As for Covington, the former interim welterweight champion is set to headline UFC 296 this weekend in Las Vegas, taking on arch-rival, Edwards in the pair’s championship fight atop the final flagship event of the year for the organization.