Corey Anderson has had his personal issues with light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. But after he ended up losing to Jan Blachowicz via first-round knockout at UFC Rio Rancho, “Bones” is having the last laugh.
“I was happy to see Corey Anderson eat his words,” Jones told ESPN’s Laura Sanko in a post-fight interview. “He’s been talking so much trash, and then to go out there and perform the way he did its...”
Blachowicz may have made a strong case for the next title shot. And while a rematch against Dominick Reyes is also in the conversation, Jones says he is welcome to take on this new challenge.