Hendo: Jones should just act like he really is When Daniel Cormier fought Dan Henderson he executed one of the great shows of strength ever seen in the Octagon, tossing Hendo like a backpack. However, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was not impressed. He beat Dan Henderson, whos like a 60-year old, and started talking trash to me on the mic right away, said Jones. Im going to give him what hes wanted. Hendo appeared Monday on The MMA Hour, and responded, with what now unfortunately a very common charge. He is who he is and it doesnt reflect good upon him when he does things like that, said Henderson as transcribed by Marc Raimondi for MMA Fighting. It doesnt bother me at all. I know who I am and I know how I portray myself. I dont have a whole lot of respect for him as a person. I said it a couple years ago. Hes just not very genuine. He portrays himself differently than what he really is and I think thats where people have the problem with him. If he didnt act like someone he wasnt, I dont think anybody would have a problem. Ive always respected him as a fighter. I think that hes got great skills in every part of the game. I thought DCs wrestling would make a difference in that fight and he didnt really utilize it the way hes capable of. Jones did a great job defending it and putting DC on his back a couple of times. While any number of figures in combat sports history of have found fame without being a babyface, Jones has higher aspirations. Mike Tyson made hundreds of millions of dollars, but he didnt have a lot of Fortune 500 endorsements. Or any. Jon Jones has a clear sense of where he wants to take his career, and a clear sense of the public persona that will get him there. He has not unfortunately shown the ability thus far to actually be that person on an adequately consistent basis. The real misfortune here is not that Jon Jones can act like a dope, because we all do. The real problem is that in a sport that is as real as it gets, Jones has to put on an act to be fully accepted by the public. He is the best fighter on Earth; that should be enough. That it isnt reflects more poorly on the public than it does on Jones. Hendo, 44, fights Gegard Mousasi in the co-main event of of UFC on FOX 14: Gustafsson vs. Johnson on Jan. 24 in Stockholm, Sweden.
Posted on: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 01:55:03 +0000
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