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He may only be a promoter, but when it comes to Jon Jones, Dana White doesn’t pull any punches.
Speaking recently on The Jim Rome Show, White fielded questions from Rome about the former two-time light heavyweight champion, saying that he didn’t believe money was the driving force behind Jones’ troubles but that they exacerbated his already wild personality.
“I don’t know. He’s not a ‘just about the money’ type guy. He’s really not that kind of guy. I just think that Jon likes to party and he’s a guy that likes to go out and have fun and do whatever it is that he does, and I think the money and the fame made it a thousand times worse.
“This guy couldn’t control himself and would completely go off the deep end. I’m not sitting here acting like Mr. Holier-than-thou, we’ve all gone and had fun and probably partied a little too much here and there, but he consistently, consistently kept doing it. Even when he would completely f**k up, he would pull himself together and come out and completely f**k up again. Even this last time when he came back, fans forgave and he was the most popular fighter and everybody wanted to see this guy succeed, and he did it again. It’s just unbelievable.”
Jones issues are not limited to errant elbows and USADA violations. He was arrested in 2012 for DUI but avoided jail time. In 2015 he received 18 months probation for leaving the scene of an accident causing injury. And in 2016 he was arrested on a probation violation after a drag racing citation. White considers these legal issues more telling.
“Even worse than that, this guy was looking at jail time,” said White. “This judge gave him another shot and this guy was looking at some serious jail time and a lot of bad stuff and that still didn’t wake him up. If that’s not a wake-up call, you’re unfixable.”
https://www.mmafighting.com/2017/11...white-calls-jon-jones-unfixable-ufc-214-usada
