Greg Jackson confirms that Jon Jones did not dislocate his right arm
Posted on September 27, 2012, 02:50 PM by Mike DrahotaFamed MMA trainer Greg Jackson spoke up today about his prized fighter Jon Jones' injured right arm from a Vitor Belfort armbar last Saturday. Previously thought to be facing potential nerve damage in the arm, it appears that Jones is surprisingly healthy considering the circumstances:
“It didn’t dislocate or anything. I’m sure it’s just strained, and maybe a bursa sac or two went out, but I don’t think it’s going to be anything major.” - via Sherdog.com
Jones publicly stated that he had never felt that pain before, and that he felt the arm pop. He was in the hospital after UFC 152, and appeared at the post-fight press conference in a sling. However, today we find out that Jones is not in as bad of shape as we may have thought. His will and determination to continue fighting with an injured arm is a huge testament to Jones as a fighter and champion. Say what you will about the highly-criticized fighter, but Jones endured extreme adversity to come back and win the fight via submission. He would not tap, and he won because of it. Greg Jackson echoed this sentiment with the following:
“It’s a personal choice, and when there’s a lot on the line, like a world title, I think that’s what you have to do. You have to kind of have that mentality where you’re not going to get stopped. As you’re coming up [the ranks], it’s a personal choice for the fighter, but it’s not nearly as important. When you’ve got your world title on the line, it becomes pretty important. It’s a good mentality to have. I was very proud of him for just saying, you know what, I’m going to gut through it and get through it. I thought it was kind of inspirational.”
With the news, hope springs eternal for the anticipated proposed bout of Dan Henderson versus Lyoto Machida may be put on hold in favor of the Hendo/Jones tilt we all want to see. Henderson is returning to training in Asia very soon, and Jones does not seem to be injured any great length of time. Jones is a warrior, who will be the man to end his reign of dominance? Maybe we haven't even seen this fighter yet.
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props for not tapping!
maybe they should find a world class bjj guy to face him now like they did with silva ( leites,maia)
And you also forgot to mention that Silva has fought some wrestlers,the most annoying fighting style throughout MMA, as well. A.S has fought and beaten them all.
Those fights were "yaaaawwwwnnnn" boring as hell.
could've would've should've...
And as for brake for days ha! *facepolm* :-) =
please just stop with the nonsense. we know ur trying to act like a troll, but the reality is that u are one. DRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrr.
Next fighter vs Jon Jones better knock him out or attack his right arm.
Belfort deserves credit for pulling off a very slick submission, and Jones for showing he has a champion's will, not giving up when a lot of fighters would have tapped.
But what is up, people posting about Anderson Silva and how great he is in fight/article that has nothing to do with him? Maybe getting a bit nervous about the #1 spot on the p4p list?
If Silva doesn't totally crush the American Psycho, and if GSP can't handle Condit, Jones is the new number # 1.
haha shut up
haha, your mother.
Anderson could flat out lose to Bonnar and still be #1
If Anderson loses to Bonnar he drops from #1 PFP, period. There should be no discussion about it, and GSP would take over the spot.
You just proved what a good replacement for a Silva buttplug you would be highkick.
Agreed.
you are one jealous *itch.
Jones had a 1 foot reach advantage and Silva smashed Vitor a lot quicker and you may see it as a fluke but every fight silva is in seems like a fluke win.
Silva is the king at the moment and there is no way you can compare the two careers yet. Jones is a beast but needs a couple more tough fights, near losses and dominating wins before he can play with the notion of being a legend.
IMO Jones has faced way tougher opponents than Silva. Out of Jones Last Six fights 5 of them were belt holders and the other was a top contender at 205. I've never seen Silva or GSP go through competition like that and with the finishes Jones has pulled off. He's undefeated He beat Hamill into the Canvas that was a bad stoppage and an even worse call on the ref. He had 45 unanswered elbows Hit Hamill. When the ref finally decided to stop the fight Hamill laid there choking in a pool of his own blood and his eye sockets were filling with blood. IT WAS BRUTAL. That fight shouldn't have went as long as it did.
maybe b/c in LHW the belt changed hands so many times! jacakson to forrest,evens.the dragon,shogun,jones!
Also take into account that Jones has a HUGE adavantage in all of his fights that no other champ has.
Could have been a new light heavyweight champion if belfor wouldn't have let up when it popped. Jones got really lucky IMO.
Props to both fighters - but here's a random comment. Anyone find Greg Jackson annoying lately. We all know he's smart and all - all credit - he has created champions.
And this is where I get random - but he's annoying right? I just want to know that I'm not alone on this. Genius but annoying and sounds like he is making excuses a lot ..I know you guys want to talk about Jones and Vitor sooo ummm..... POKE HIGH RULES!!!!!
I wonder if Vitor breaked that arm what kind of comments will be now..Props to both fighters especialy for Vitor !He could brake that arm to secure the win but he didnt because he is a human being not a killer.He truly competes ,great sportmanship.God bless you!
I really doubt Silva will lose to Bonnar, and even if he did, his place as an all time great would not be diminished in any way.
But as far as current p4p rankings, different story. He's still ahead of Jones, and the fact that, compared to Jones, he beat Belfort so easily, makes that argument.
But Jones, in only his 2nd fight in the octagon, dominated Bonnar, so if Sivla struggles against the American Psycho, that argument goes both ways.
Unless your a Silva fanboy who some how has tied your own masculinity to the Spider's career, in which case you're probably totally irrational and do things like say how great he is in post that has nothing to do with him.
Agree with the first 3 paragraphs. The 4th is just incendiary
Yeah, I guess I was kind of hitting that nail with a bigger hammer than I needed to.
All I was saying was they should put Jones against world class bjj guise since he is beating everyone so lets see how he does against some1 who just was a sub
I was really referring to what you were saying because at least you were making a point about Jones. And he'll get someone with top BJJ sooner or later.
i hope so cause if a guy like maia gets ur arm like that it would break then you would have to tap.
Vitor should have snapped his arm into 2 pieces.
He'd have still lost providing the fight wasnt stopped.