Jon Jones reveals savage reason behind NOT considering Conor McGregor as MMA's G.O.A.T

Light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is arguably greatest MMA fighter of all time but when it comes to superstardom, Cor McGregor is biggest face of fight business. In terms of fighting, Cor and Jones are highly different as y belong from different weight classes and possesses different abilities. However, duo is often compared with each or to settle debate of who is greatest MMA fighters of all time.  In meantime, Jon Jones was asked about his opinion over Cor McGregor as MMA G.O.A.T and Jones’s answer was quite surprising.

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UFC 247: Jon Jones opens up about Cor McGregor being G.O.A.T

light heavyweight champion does t consider Cor McGregor as greatest of all time. However, he respects Cor for what he has done for sport of MMA. During his recent interview with ESPN, Jon Jones said, “At end of day, for me, it's t about making most money, it's t about being most famous - it's about being guy people are going to talk about 50, 100 years from w. That's what really gets me out of bed in morning. At end of day - disrespect to Cor because I love what he's doing for our sport - I don't think he's (Cor McGregor) going to be in conversation when people are sitting around in barbershop talking about greatest martial artists in world”.

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On Sunday at UFC 247, Jon Jones defended his light heavyweight title successfully by defeating Dominick Reyes. Although some considered it a controversial win, Jones asserted his dominance in sport furr with his performance. It will be interesting to see if Jones faces McGregor anytime in near future after his latest comments and victory both.

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