Greg Jackson says his post-fight remarks to Jon Jones were "Boneheaded"

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Jones did what every other fighter would've done. Let the choke go when the ref broke it up. It's not his job to put him down slowly and make sure he gets in the recovery position. Anyone who thinks otherwise just doesn't like Jones.

Jacksons job is to make is fighters money, he's ruthless, he'll do any thing to do his job better than the other guy.

dropping Machida was natural for fighters with adrenaline and knowing he just won it was the having to be told after once cooling down to go

check on the other fighter,...most fighters that have the good guy character does with out being told to

the only reason people are making an issue of this is because it reinforces the false image of jones that himself, his manager and his training team have been pushing in an attempt to make himself more popular

jones is a great fighter but lots of people dont like him because its pretty obvious to most people that hes a bit of a d**k, but he he and every1 around him goes out of their way to portray him as a 'good guy' like gsp. I dont think the people that hate jones would have an issue if he just stopped being fake

i wish someone would say to him 'your one of the best p4p fighters on the planet, the king of your division and seriously wealthy, STOP FAKING BEING A NICE GUY TO WIN FANS' cos i reckon hed have a tonne more fans if he did that

yea, being a big machida fan here, i see no wrong. when i first saw this fuss, exactly what i thought was, adrenaline flowing, in the zone, that is what happens, no disrespect on the part of john at all.

Your smart ass jokes dont work on my Greg Jackson!

i want to hear what Rashad has to say about all this....he knows jackson the best



Jacksons corner don't give a shit about machida....They train for months telling their fighters to **** their oppenents up...



But Jackson hasn;t done anything wrong...this is the sport.....kill or be killed.



The funny thing is once a fighter gets ****ed up, guilt sets in for those who are half human, asking if they are alright....what a paradox.

This just proves that JJ is a pompous and arrogant person. Jackson is attempting to mold JJ into a respectable appreciative and humble person. This will be a mission for someone who comes from living in a basement and maybe $200 in his bank account.

I was a big JJ fan at the beginning of his career while he had a humble facade. As he climbed the ranks that facade slowly crumbled away. He's a phony. This guy will throw you under a bus for his own fame, after help him learn how to read.

Jackson was instructing his fighter in a dialogue his fighter would understand. "pompousness"

He sounds like Clinton. He'd have us believe his words have a different meaning than what was clearly intended. He got caught; he should have just owned it. I'd at least respect him for that.

Well, the original comments indicate an acknowledgement by Jackson and Jones that Jones has an image problem. This is not entirely fair. It stems from them having an accurate assessment of how good he is and being young and excitable.



As others have pointed out it is easy to dislike somebody who gets it all in a seemingly easy fashion. So some people dislike him.



Jones and Jackson are undoubtedly at heart reasonable people. You can see Jone's attempts to be down to earth, friendly and respectful although at times his efforts come across a little contrived. They would like Jones to have fans and are trying to address the boos and critics. Nothing wrong with that.



Initial comments came out sounding cheap. Jackson stepped up and took the right approach.

Bruce, all due respect, you cannot say with certainty both are "undoubtedly at heart reasonable people". You don't really know them, nor do I nor do most here. They are media figures and unless you're friends with them and see them off camera, you don't really know what kind of people they are.



HOWEVER, every once in a while you catch them saying something on camera when they THINK it is off camera. That is a peak into what kind of people they really are.



So . . . this is why I think the comment truly shows what kind of true characters Jackson and Jones are- phonies.

I understand what you mean Mere but what I always mean when I give these guys some slack is that when they sit down to dinner at their mother's house they are polite to her. If they have children they kiss them good night. I don't mean that if I interrupt Jones at dinner at a restaurant with his girlfriend that he'll be all happy and polite about it or that if I told him I thought he was a d1ck he wouldn't tell me to F.O..



Jones is a star. Star power ALMOST always goes to your head. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. The number of people who have become big stars and stay down to Earth (and don't go all Whitney Houston) is very small indeed...so maybe you are correct.



I'm going to "weak" myself and go cry and the sad state of human nature ;-)

Good points- most of our points are not necessarily mutually exclusive.

Jackson's comments were warranted. From what I read on this site, and most others, Jones does need to go get some fans.



"Go get yourself some DONALD CERRONEEEE" lmfao

Its ok Greg I realize its hard to babysit guys with no conscience.

Looking at that pick of Jackson, he seems like a guy who said what he meant.

Thatts one thing that can be said of Nick Diaz. He talks mad crap on someone, then after he smashes them, he walks the ring flipping off the guys he doesnt like, then he walks directly to his downed opponent and gives them respect for fighting him and taking what he dishes out.

Diaz>Jones in character simply because Diaz is real homie, not fake.

Jon's simply trying to say the right things and people who are mature can tell if he means it by his attitude and his gestures. Diaz doesnt give 2 craps whether you like him or not and only wants pay and a shiny belt.

I believe Greg Jackson explanation of what he meant, and no one can blame JJ, for God sakes he is only 24. These are fighters and not public speakers. Machida got softened up and then put to sleep. Unfortunately he should of tapped just like big Nog.

Keep in mind this is a JOB for Jackson, its his business and its in his best interest to help his fighters even if they are mental pygmies.

I don't know why this is such big deal. I don't think Greg should have to justify anything. It's not like he got in Mir's face after he pummeled him drank a coors light cause bud light don't pay him nothin and then flipped off the lions den.

I've all but given up on trying to understand why Jon Jones has so many dedicated haters. They hate him purely based off their perception that what he says is fake. Essentially, this boils down to what? That he's not charismatic enough to convince them?



What has Jones actually done to warrant this kind of hate? About the only thing he's done which I can actually see annoying people is him autographing things "Champion 2011" before he actually beat Shogun. Even then, when he was called on it, his intentions were so far away from trying to insult/look past Shogun that he was dumbfounded that people actually had a problem with it.



Besides that, Jon Jones is virtually squeaky clean outside of his fighting life as well. His only encounters with the law have been accidentally wrecking his car and chasing down a thief who robbed a random stranger. When I look at the real life troubles of some MMA stars (Rampage and Sonnen come to mind), I just can't help but wonder. What has Jones done to deserve such ire from fans?

The only thing i didn't like about the situation is how JJ just drops Machida and lets him HIT the ground like that. I just wished he woulda showed more class. I think Greg Jackson said what he had to say , JJ is a young fighter and is still learning the game outside of the Cage. I also feel Jones was showing the rest of the LHD that he's there to stay .

doesn't matter you told him to do it because the fans would appreciate it. which means he's not doing it because he is a nice guy. he is doing it so people will like him.

all your items are fake...take note folks 8P

Reply wasnt to you Michael, it was to a spammer thats gone now.

I swear we have a bunch of millie's in MMA.



I can't say I am a huge fan of Jone's personality--but he is not as bad as people make out. He's a fighter--and a great fighter, he's proven that this year--and before it was only promise.



Whenever a dominant fighter emerges, so do the haters. Silva, GSP, Jones--all have their share of irrational haters.. Aldo better watch out--since his last two wins have been by decsisions--and he didn't finish Faber when he should have.



Once you become king of the castle, you automatically become the dirty rascal to some fans.