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Jon Jones Responds to Thiago Santos Calling Him a 'Roider' Ahead of UFC 239

Jon Jones will defend the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship against Thiago Santos at UFC 239 in Las Vegas on July 6, but the trash-talking is already well underway.

On Friday, Santos spoke with Brazilian TV station Combate (via Lucas Rezende of Bloody Elbow) about Jones' past and whether it has any impact on him ahead of the title fight.

"I'm not bothered by [the controversy around Jones]," he said. "It's karma. He'll have to live with it. He will be remembered as a roider, a guy who drives while drunk. That's his business. I have to be remembered for not doing those things.