Jon Jones on Reyes at UFC 247, potential future with Miocic, Adesanya | Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show
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ESPN MMA’s Ariel Helwani sits down with Jon Jones at the Jackson Wink MMA Academy in Albuquerque, New Mexico to preview his light heavyweight title fight vs. Dominick Reyes at UFC 247 and more, including: (3:01) improving his life because he felt he was throwing his greatness away, (7:31) overcoming the loss of his mother, (19:38) potentially moving up to heavyweight to fight Stipe Miocic after fighting Reyes, (22:38) his rivalry with Israel Adesanya and (32:33) how he initially got into MMA.
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When Jones is taking a pause he's just thinking "What a human would say ?"
😂😂😂
Julesgio what is he then sociopath or psychopath
@@stockyguru Not a doctor but I'd say a sociopath
Yup, very calculated sociopath. He was wondering why people are so upset he ran from a lady in a crashed car.
What would one of those human beings people admire say.... 🤔Tough question Ariel?
Jones trained really hard last weekend for Reyes.
SnakeDiet more of this
Lol.
🌫🌫🌫
Lmao
XD
Jones is like the Dark Lord of MMA the way he speaks with such certainty that he is the best and he almost pities his opponent for not knowing how good he really is and what he's going to do to them
Lord Jones lol
his DQ loss may be foreshadowing that Tony Ferguson is the one. lol
He need to embrace the heel role. He would be a massive star if he went full villian mode.
Arkhzeus Hes earned that. I think people don’t realize how insane his 9 YEAR run as the champ really is. 9 years is a ridiculously long amount of time to be the Champ, plus he’s never been dropped, dazed or anything which he’s fighting the best fighters in the world, if you think about it, how is that even possible!
More like the dark lord because he's going to take steroids, eye poke & knee kick every opponent
Nobody: Ariel: “remember” when we had coffee years ago n told me you’re my friend
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💀💀💀this almost killed me
John Williams lol 🙏🏽
Fawk bro 🤣
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Hahahahha that's a strong comment
Dad: Who is Jon Jones fighting on Saturday Me: Some football player
Some high school baseball player
It's his greatest opponent.
Finally a young hungry dude
It’s BASEBALL, dude
Stg 😂
Jones is an interesting character, I can never decide whether he’s a beautiful devoted Christian or the son of the Satan.
Honestly he is a mix of both
Yeah, he's a chameleon like Cormier had stated prior. I can see through his B.S.
Hes a liar
Son of Satan
I wonder the same about myself.
Jon Jones we need a new JRE podcast!
Dont see it
Talk for yourself.
when he was on he was lying about everything
Jeremy Todd 💯💯💯
Coke head lol loser
Jon "I'm just proud that I'm so humble" Jones
Nathan Smith sooooo true lmao
Nathan Smith that’s an amazing comment
Hahaha that's a good thing!
Yes facts
Well said
Thanks ariel Now Chael can make 2,3 video out of this interview
Mohammed Billlah 😂😂😂😂 facts
Mohammed Billlah lol, so true. 😂
Lmao 😂
Only 2 or 3???
Okay great
Only loss is that DQ for elbows. The only person who can beat Jon Jones... is Jon Jones.
Let him clean out the HW division and not waiting to bully a MW Champ Adesanya.
Dont ever disrespect Matt Hamill the Goat like that
Yeah, he almost beat himself multiple times when he got caught with illegal substances in his body.
theonly man gus and Santos were close fights but Jon outstruck both of them and stunned them both constantly whilst Jons chin has never been cracked
you are copying coments from other vids loser
This is like a serial killer interview
PotatoExpress it feels like that, although he is my favorite fighter.
I agree. Ariel has that serial killer vibe and look
@@Jeff-wq8zv Ariel is the last guy to have that
Best comment on this video honestly. I was thinking the same thing and analyzing him for sociopathic or psychopathic tendencies. Did you notice the little smiles he would make at certain times?
@@Mr-E. psychopath for sure
He seems so genuine and truthful.. a true sociopath.
Takes one to know one buddy..
He's like the Rihanna of mma, sure there the best but total screw up lol.. sociopath definition is someone who doesn't have regard for others.. I think jonsey fits this and he's very charming when he talks.. well just see how he proves to the world
Coked up Jones would whoop this Jones.
😂😎😂
Hernis De La Cruz lol facts
BIG FACTS
I’d love a wild night out on the blow with Jones
I felt bad for Texeira, Jones went h.a.m on him.
I DON'T NEED A TUNE UP, I'M PRETTY TUNED UP, I'M IN TUNE. CLASSIC
- tony ferguson
MMA World gonna make 10 videos out of this😂💀🤦🏻♂️
Arliss Jones that’s what I was thinking😂
Fook mma world!
MMA world is the absolute worst go mmadigest and you’ll never go back
Bulian Brubillo Mma Digest is pathetic compared to Mma World... Mma World is the goat of UFC news
Who?
I feel like I’m watching a serial killer interview 🤣
Couldn't agree more lol. And it's not a dis!
Says the serial victim😉
I’ve gotten that vibe from him in the past but he seems like he’s in a really good place here. Maybe in missing something lol
chris millan lol yeh ur right . I meant it in a sense that he is just enjoying visualizing destroying this guys confidence 😂
No before he would of lied about partying and "traditions"
Casuals be like : gamebred can baptize jones
Edward Valdez no you fool only khabib can
Edward Valdez theyre delusional
He can though. Baptize this sinner
@@Kp-cb8pq You're dumb
I dont even think casuals think that
aint nobody touching jon bones jones. Every guy always says "im the one" and look what happened so far.
Neurolicious Honestly the Santos fight seemed like Jon hurt Santos leg early and didn’t really have motivation to keep fighting He was never really close to losing he just didn’t dominate
Will C which is why he needs to move up to HW to taste some real challenge
They said the same thing about every dominant fighter over the years and every one of them lost eventually. If he fights long enough, he will lose.
hes not going to go his whole career undefeated, so eventually it will be somebody, and that person will have said they are one. it might not be this week, but it will be,
Yea but hes not gun be champ 4ever
22:18 “every piece to the puzzle is important or you don’t have a masterpiece” -John Jones. What a quote probably my favorite line he said in this whole interview
Surprised ariel didn’t get his eye poked during this interview
😂😂
Right after the camera shut off, Jones front kicked his knee into the next room
🤣🤣🤣
Come on, no way Jon's fingers are getting past that nose!
@@NyteMare96 Snakes have longer fingers than humans
The last few minutes were great. Never knew how Jon got into MMA. Inspiring story
“Every piece of the puzzle is a very important piece, or else you got no masterpiece at the end” -Jon Jones on his opponents.
words are just words and louder than actions but sometime actions speak louder than words 'cause it's the right thing to do -the great sociopath
Jiva Daya well Jones has spoken and proven his word true
gsixuwlj Jones was in the ufc before his brother were in the NFL So for him at 19, just some tall dude with a baby on the way and no real money, yeah that’s pretty average
Jon Jones is the true king of mma.
Hes nothing but a cheat
Jon Jones is on an entirely different level 🔥
JP's Virtual Journal Ι ĸnow нe aιnт looѕιng тo ѕoмe ғooтвall player 🤦🏽♂️🤣🤣
phoenix8129 🦗 🦗 🦗
He really is on a whole different level he beats everyone because he knows how to win against anyone his opponents what's to beat him yet they try to hard and then the pay for it with a lost hahaha
FUN FACT: Just over a month after this interview was conducted, Jon Jones was arrested for a DUI and shooting a gun in the middle of Albuquerque outside of a strip club lol.
Jon Jones has a lot of dark energy surrounding him. He's basically the perfect fighter
Sumeet Singh underrated comment
Dark energy as being Christian? Keep hating Hindu boy
@@ANGRYGREEKMANYO why you bringing religion into this?
Sumeet Singh more like light energy lmao
@@theCust0m CUZ they MAKING him out to be demonic or something. He's Christian. Keep CRYING for the GOAT. Blessed by our Lord Christ
tbh I find the jon jones "nice guy" character harder to believe than the colby covington MAGA character
R6Scrubs this man literally cannot be sincere without people saying every positive emotion he ever shows is fake. 🙄
He's Christian. Who said he didn't have a dark side. We all do. When did he fake a nice guy image though?? He's real as ever. So what. U want him to cus the whole interview ???? Lol he trashtalks when it's appropriate just stop URE so edge and cringe
@James Dr internet doesn't mean anything thought it's weak
@Matt Zeccardi keep CRYING for da GOAT he's blessed by CHRIST
Well tbh you don't know him.
Dont you love how he keeps smiling as he talks...he is such a sweet monster😂
Wicked remark 😂😂😂
Hey ESPN, thank you for uploading the full video here on KZhead and not just releasing it for ESPN+. Keep up the good work, Ariel is great as always
9:54 Jon “I got my traditions” Jones
Cocaine and pictograms
I thought the same thing 😂😂 I’m big Jon Jones fan too
Juan "I'm tired of First Name "Quote" Last Name Meme" Esteban
Made me laugh cause I thought of sandblasting hookers
Like 90% of the UFC roster blow and bull testosterone
Jon's interviews always sound identical to a person bullshitting at a job interview to me
Sure real when he steps into that octagon though 🙄😂
😂🤣😂
Yea most of these guys don't really want to do media but it's in the contract. It's gotta be especially boring for people like Jones who gets asked the same questions about the past every time and who's been doing it for so long.
His biggest weakness is that he is so humble.
@@PlayerVid From a marketing standpoint, I see what you mean
The absolute Best fighter we've seen in the UFC
《 Wicked 》 Jon “asterisk” Jones
Agree with you 👌!🔥best of the best
@Herb Dee No they arent. Gsp, mighty mouse, stipe?
@Herb Dee You just said everyone's legacy is stained. The fighters I named do not have a stained legacy even remotely close to Jon jones
Agree don't like the guy but definitely the best
They should’ve conducted the interview where Jon feels the most comfortable.... under the cage.
Seldin Samardzic unfortunately most people won’t know what you’re referring to 😂💉
@@BaconRecoil most casuals
Where USADA at 👀😂
Hilarious when people say casuals, why not just be happy your fighters are getting more publicity... which would lead to more revenue and then hopefully a bigger pay day for the guys, SMH. As a casual, your referring to the time he hid under the cage to avoid taking a drug test, quite a casual story tbh
@@kellymitchell1559 Lol we got a casual triggered here 🤣🖕🏼
“I’ve been winning world championships since he was getting knocked out overseas, fighting for $5000” lmfao
JG he isn’t lying
JG I was laughing so hard 😂😂
Jone's only loss is when Matt Hammil's big deaf head, pummeled and destroyed Jon's poor elbow.
Your joke, combined with your loose grasp of grammar got a serious chuckle out of me. Fair play sir.
I love it 🤣🤣🤣
Steve Jobs ya gotta relax dude. It’s ok. He’ll eventually retire. You’ll be able to live your life then
😂
This blessed me. Especially the end where he talked about how he started and how he started to believe in himself.
Props to Jones for giving Santos the credit he deserves.
I believe Santos realy impressed Jones. He fought with a torn knee and still gave him some problems.
Cejudo vs Jones mid 2020. Lets go champ!!! 💪
silent road lmao
Cejudo demolished him
Cejudo fought Morales, who fought Aldo, who fought Conor, who fought cowboy, who fought till, who fought Gastelum, who fought Weidman, who fought Reyes... I believe i make a compelling case for Cejudo being next in line behind Reyes
@@tuttosalve8352 lamo 😂🤣
Died 🤣
“Anyone can get clipped” -The Schmo 2020
Foook Ariel Helwani
“It will be done... in 1!” -jon the notorious mcjones
Alban Murati 🤣 I read this out loud and started dying laughing 😂 thank you
Dominic “bad breath” Reyes
He does look like he has bad breath fr
Probably has the clam chowder 🤢
@@Alexxtooraw you mean coffee and stoges 😂😂😂
That last 5 minutes was truly inspiring. Serious respect for jon. True Champion.
17:11 Jon Jones' reaction to Kobe Bryant's death: "Dissapointing."
hahahahahahahah
Robert Baratheon John ain’t black u can hear it in his soul so doesn’t surprise me!!!
He clearly don't know much about basket-ball !
Love this guy. Knew he was a star the first time I saw him fight. In this interview Jon is literally laying out the principles of success. Great interview Ariel.
Lol
"My Mom's funeral was epic" - Jon Jones - Definitely not a sociopath
Craziest man in the world. You can see in his eyes he’s born to kill. But he’s still the goat
@@eldio2124 Steroids
@@eldio2124 he has a darkness about him but I don't think he's born to kill, just a wild child with some sociopathic tendencies
Y'all are taking the statement out of context.
@Crowbar. 27 He actually is. It's just that people can't do a simple 1+1 when someone is saying something like that, becasue its easier to take things out of context in the internet.
It’s amazing how small Jones looks here. He looks smaller than Ariel at certain angles.
Ariel is pretty tall I believe
What angle u lookin from
Dk loud any and every angle that shows both Ariel and Jon in the same frame
Look how each of them are sitting in the chair.
Both are sitting differently and wearing different clothes. Ariel is dressed fancy which makes him look wider while jones is just wearing a dark blue sweater. Also jon isnt known to be huge in terms of muscles. He is a tall guy with an insane reach
Jon noticing the novice things in his opponent's in certain situations is complete dedication to his craft. Skills aside, this man want's something we as fans can't see yet. Can't wait to tune in.
''I've been winning championships since adesanya was getting knocked out over seas for $5000''
Elliot Southworth Izzy will beat Jones. Watch and see. This will age well. Come back in 2021.
@@illDragup did I say he wouldnt?
@@illDragup ?
@@illDragup No he wouldn't. Izzy is skinny. He wasnt even able to beat Yoel. Doubt he'll beat Bones
@@user-ob5xh3bw5n He did beat yoel just off of activity. Go ahead try to argue
“ An improving Jon Jones is a frightening prospect for anyone” ~ Picogram 2020.
Obitrice For life yo mama 2020
*Surprised he gave so much respect to Thiago Santos. Now back to the twitter side of Jones...* ✅😁
This was probably my favorite Jones interview.
“I’m already tuned up” 💯
Jon wants stipe, dc wants stipe By the looks of it, stipe will retire blind with the worst case of Cte in mma
Jones is the man. Adesanya wouldn't beat Jon come on
Clown Adesanya should worry about Yoel Romero.
Jon would cook Izzy
Would be an insane fight. Can't eveb imagine them both in the same cage
@Godzilla 2219 by the time he does that (if he does) Jones is long gone
Adesanya not but Artem Lobov will
Seriously one of the most criticized athletes on the planet. This man has really set himself straight the past couple years and still gets criticized about his past
BIHfolife1 he should have been cut by the ufc he’s lucky he’s allowed to continue especially after the hit and run cmon
@@THIS---GUY why cut the best fighter in the world, maybe ever, for a wild rise to fame. Every superstar has their drama but the important part is they learn how to deal with the success, which Jon did.
He's the Patriots of the mma... Still with that cheating bs
@@THIS---GUY and im sure you don't feel the same for Connor
Ha ha, Can I cite for you just how many dudes who are convicted murderers, have later claimed to be a changed man and found god, only to get out and murder again.
The last 6 minutes of this video hit me hard, Jon Jones you are the absolute man.
Some people still do not understand how scary this dude actually is. The way he talks before a fight, his composure, the stare, the body language and everything else. That's basically the attitude you need to make statements. I believe that most fighters lost their fights against Jon before they even began to step inside the Octagon because of this. Jon is good at mind games, he does it in a way people are not familiar with. After he's done with this, he will take the rest what's left of you inside the Octagon without remorse. Dude's really giving the impression of a sociopath, not even kidding, lol.
Salute, El Cucuy ✊
The other one is prime fedor .when he had that aura of invincibility before after time caught up with him .
Dominic Duenas armchair psychologist
Someone should just ask him straight up “Are you a sociopath?” lol
This guys been doing the same interview for ten years
Joe Duke I know sad they keep bringing up his past
FRESHPRINCE505 I also mean he saying the same stuff too like he’s gonna be great la la la
True xdd
I love this new Jon "down to earth guy," thank you Jon for making it easy for me to be a fan of yours :)
"Arial. I just feel that... I am amazing. And I am proud of myself. To be such a great gift to me. Myself. And the people around me. And last but not least: The world."
Being a fan of Jon Jones, I really enjoyed this interview.
Definitely me too. Was so excited to watch it
Lol see his publicist stop the interview when he asked about the non contest. The guy just trying to charm people.
Are you his father?
@@pavellima5755 why yes, yes I am Pavel.
@@davidswaney2553 the joke is Jones doesn't have any fans except for his family, so I've asked are you one? Man, its simple joke, try to figure it out yourself next time
This feels illegal to watch
Love saving these videos for when I lay down at night (late) and eat chips. Best ever
The only person to make this man take an L is himself
Good interview . A lot of interviews focus solely on hype or controversy. They forget to ask deep thought provoking questions to get answers us fans would really want to know about a athlete
To be fair we have heard about Jones controversy for years haha its getting old hearing about it
I agree. Very very good interview. I like how Jon outlines the basic principles for success in any endeavor here. This interview is a master to piece to be honest.
Every interview this guy makes me respect him more.
Actions speak louder than words.
Idk why people hate on Ariel so much this is the best jon Jones interview I’ve seen
Great job Jon!!! and another AWESOME interview Ariel...as always, you're the Man!!!
Jon crawled out from under the cage for this interview
Lmaoooo
Was Chael Sonnen there or why was Jones scared?
Niko Lörslörö oosada
That’s not fair. John uses the space as a rec / prayer 🙏 room...
Welcome to Albuquerque Ariel
I have a feeling jones talked to mcgregor's pr manager with the way they both were taking about their first fights of 2020
Gotta say never was a big fan of Jones BUT glad to see him mature and become a better man and helping people ...
Jon "you made it to the battlefield" Jones 🤣
Dominick “tickle your pickle “ Reyes
Lol🤣🤣
Duc Nguyen 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 good one bro
😂🤣🤣
Why is this so rampant? What did I miss?
xDRATERx jon said that dominick “tickles his pickle” instead of being a normal human and saying he annoys him
Ariel: I need some questions for this Jon Jones interview. *Asks the same questions from the Conor interview*
First off, great interview. Ariel Helwani has become an elite level interviewer. Has anyone ever seen Ariel have a bad interview? I don’t think the man even sleeps! Maybe he’s one of those “ai” lifelike robots! 😂
A lot of people saying he sounds "fake" or "generic". Hes just a normal guy, who happens to train in martial arts. And he may not be the nicest, greatest, most honest person ever. But hes the #1 cage fighter, you need to be a brutal savage to survive as long as he has.
I wouldn't consider Jon as "normal", though. He can't be normal, there is something off about this guy and that's (and many other things) what makes him special.
CrashBOREDOM they hatters
People will never get the crazy side of a fighter.
ARIEL AND HIS DARK HAND SIGNS
Always with the triple 6 man..
@@peacebalancetruth where
They worship satin😳🔫
@@honda116969 no they don't. Jones is a strong Christian. His dad's a pastor and his team and he pray to Christ in the cage every practice. Lol. Yeah maybe he is a little sociopathic. So am I. Doesn't mean anything no one is perfect
Why does everyone that is successful in any profession have to be a Satan worshiper? Can someone just be successful from working hard and training?
The last 5 mins of the interview was very interesting and inspirational
This is an amazing interview.
Ariel he's still smoking weed stop trying to make him say it lol
Really a great interview, Jon Jones is something else man, once in a lifetime talent and the GOAT without a doubt. Every piece of the puzzle is a very important piece, or else you got no masterpiece at the end.
actually Can't judge when Jones is being honest or just putting up a facade. GOAT fr sure, n nothg wrong in someone trying to be better, kudos to him, more power to him, but just difficult to know the man
Superb interview Ariel. Jon bones jones is one absolutely beautiful human being. Loved every minute of this. .. I could listen to the champ talk all day long I love him
I’d rather see Stipe vs Jones than DC vs Stipe 3 tbh
you can understand he is mentaly superior over his oponents when it comes to prepare and focus himself to the fight, also he is diverse in his art, that's why i can call him genious,
u got my respect bones!! i hear your words...u have become very professional in your interviews and perception of the game and where u see yourself..too cool my bro! even tho im a izzy fan coz he was brought up in my home town of ROTORUA,Ive been a fan of yours since you begun in this sport years ago bro🤙🤙
Really gratefull for all the picograms
Jones still parties hard, he just doesn’t drive home while drunk and high anymore
puntsize this didn’t age well
Spoke too soon.
😂
Haha Jones admitting he will still have a good evening the weekend prior to the fight. Good on him! It's all abt balance. Santos 3x the better opponent and Reyes insulting Jon means one thing imho, a quick finish by Bones.
He seems to want to permanently harm people instead..I seen that in his last fight
Santos 3x better than Reyes. I don’t think so
Is that what your mom told you
@@Rya_N33 talking to me? jon told me santos is the 3x better opponent
I have ASPD and it's so clear Jon does as well. Not just from the interview but his actions in contrast to his words. Jon=🐐
That last part was amazing!!!
Its weird to look a jon's arm after forgetting he has super long arms. My man could scratch his ankles from standing straight up
Great Great Interview/ Interaction, Jon Jones, The Greatest in the history of the World is ready, 👍🏾👊🏾✌🏾🇳🇬🇺🇸
Jon seems to have really matured. This interview was very interesting.
Jon Jones is such an exciting and creative fighter to watch. I cannot see Jones being beaten any time in the near future. The guy is such a gifted martial artist.
Reyes gon find out what level hes really at
Ya his ground game gonna get exposed, high school wrestling is not equal or greater then mma wrestling. That Jones world
Y'all idiots are thinking he's not training wrestling?? Casuals... That's why people don't want to take him down. Or they can't because he lays them all out.
@@ablesanchez1035 haha we will see bro. Sound like you rooting for reyes. He a good counter puncher but Jones gonna kick him to death like everyone else
we all gon find out
209 Cali It won’t take long either. First round TKO by elbows
Ariel in all his interviews: Do you remember our last interview we did?
There is a lot of maturity gained when your mother passes. You see ur life through her eyes and there is nothing to hide.
Great Great Great interview
That Jones vs. Stipe fight has me excited!
@Gaming and Animation channel nah Stipe too slow for Jones , Jones will keep him away easy
@Gaming and Animation channel Oh yeah id be a good fight too not easy for bones