FULL SEND PODCAST - Jon Jones | Ep. 159

Episode Date: June 19, 2025

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Toronto or Montreal? Man, I think it was Montreal Years ago How was it out there? Was it electric? I love the Canadians You guys are always like sorry? Sorry?

Yeah We're polite Yeah, you guys are very polite Bro, to me it's just crazy Because like I've been watching UFC For like a long ass time too Since like the Spike TV days

And like How have you been in this Like how have you been fighting So fucking long? Like your first fight was 2008 I think I'm a little bit of a vampire You know I'm just, I'm just

I think your second fight was on the same card as GSP BJ Pen 2. I was going to ask you about that. Are you, I would imagine GSP is your number one. GSP fan, yeah, GSP inspired me like... Same. But like John, you, your second fight, like I said, was on the same card as GSP, BJ Pen 2. For UFC, like, OG UFC fans, like... I think my first, like, several fights were GSP cards.

Like, I was an undercar guy. And just being around him, man, he inspired me so much. I saw his professionalism. I saw the way that he dressed. You know, he was one of the first guys who had suits on. I saw that he had meaningful men around him, not just a big entourage, but like everybody on his squad had a big purpose. And I really wanted to model my career after him.

I think I did, you know, meeting Greg Jackson and Faraz's a hobby. And, yeah, George is one of my greatest inspirations. Yeah. I don't know. To me, it's just so crazy that, like, you've been through so many different, like, heiress. Like, you fought Rampage Jackson. You fought Leota Machita. You fought Rashad Evans. What do you think was the most dangerous John Bones Jones? The most dangerous? I mean, not that you're not dangerous now, obviously. Like, you know, I was going to say that. I think

that's the guy that I am today. You know, I have the resources. I know how to train. I know how to win. I would say it's the guy that I am today. But I don't know. You know, youth is always in a great advantage. You know, just feeling, feeling just lively and, you know, just it's all been great man i i undeniably it's just all been great every chapter of it no one's talking about rashad evans or rampage jackson like fighting again so it's like for you to like fight those guys like i don't know it's just so crazy but i was a lot i was a lot younger when i came into the sport you know i started really young at a super high level and um yeah that's why the guys aren't around anymore do you think anyone will ever break your record as young as champion

no uh yes well there's a lot of records in mind that i don't believe people will break you know just like the winning all the winning you know on the highest level it's going to be very hard to do especially as the sport progressed just like anything you know things get better the science you know the training the methods get better i don't think babe ruth could compete with the guys today and i think the fighters of the future are going to be very tough and it's going to be very hard to do what i've done what drives you like right now is like a person like you've achieved so much you're obviously the goat like i said you fought on fucking gsb bj pen in 2008 i don't know i've been around for a while huh you have kids now you just had a son yes what like really drives you now and motivates you

well you know obviously family is is my reason why right and and then just knowing that god gave me an opportunity to be just different you know i feel like i owe it to the world to give things back. One of the main things I want to give back is just inspiration, letting people know that there's nothing in the world they can't do, whether that's winning a fight or getting over adversity. And so that's my driving force. You know, I had a coach that used to say to me all the time,

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going on there or anything i think dana gets things done you know and i think business speaks before emotions and uh francis present himself in a humble way and i think that he could very easily be back in the ufc so you think there's a chance that he ever comes back to the ufc yeah absolutely yeah absolutely you know dana white he's one of the best sports minds yeah in recent history for a reason and money talks francis brings eyes and i'm sure dana will be interested but i feel like also like i'm i'm good friends with dana too like he's done so much for me and like our whole crew that i can't even explain but i also feel like once you piss him off you're kind of on that shit list and you're fucked i mean i feel like i'm a living And I feel like Nagano's kind of on that, where it's just like...

I feel like I'm an example of like, you know, people, they grow and they mature and time changes thing, time heals all. And there were moments of my career where I felt like they didn't absolutely hate me. And now I feel like, you know, he's a big advocate for me. I feel like he also has a soft spot for people too. And like, I feel like you were maybe sometimes on the shit list, but, like, he has a soft spot for people. And once he loves them, like, I feel like he always loved you. And like, you might be on his shit. list for a little bit, but also

like he still loves you and he's always had your back. Zane has changed my life, man. The fatitas, the UFC has absolutely changed my branch and my family tree and I'm sure there's a part of him that feels as if, you know, I'm a personal project

for him. You know, he created one of the greatest martial artists of all times. He was a big part of it. He gave me the platform to show myself. So I think he respects me and I'm grateful for it. I respect him too dearly. Well, it was like one error or one like moment where you really pissed ain't off. Oh, UFC 151.

Me refusing to fight shows on it. That, man, he just didn't see the logic in it, you know. We're not the one in there creating the art. Then it's easy to just say how easy it is, you know, to create the art. But, you know, I respect the process. And I have to show respect in the way that I do things. And yeah, that pissed him off, though. What happened, though?

Like, you just refute... Yeah, maybe it was Dan Henderson I was supposed to fight, cancel the fight, he got injured, supposed to fight Chell Sondon instead. Dan Henderson and Chell were really good friends, and I just assumed that they were in cahoots, and I didn't want to put myself in any type of disadvantage by taking a fight last minute,

despite how above people perceived that I was, I just, I just, humility and respect in the process tells you to put in the time, which was great. It was all divine because I ended up getting the coach against Chell Sanna at the ultimate fighter and then fighting him. And it was fucking amazing. That's crazy. Absolutely amazing. I like talking about Chell one thing just because he's such a bitch. All right, guys, I want to give a quick shout out to Shopify.

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in the US to like just fucking let loose Miami's Miami right Miami there's Las Vegas I genuinely love living in Albuquerque New Mexico that's my home I just love Albuquerque is not a party spot. Bro, call me a black skin, bro. I just, I love my people. I love my community. And, um, yeah, that's one of my favorite places. Albuquerque is a spot where you just like, that's where you get the fuck away from everything, right?

You know, if you ain't real, then you won't, you won't, you won't be outside for too long. Yeah, I really love that community. What was your biggest, like, celebration night after a card? It's hard to say, man, you know, I. Like, what card after did you just, like, just sally hard? I think my biggest celebration is learning how not to celebrate, you know, just to know that it's, it's not a coincidence. It's a habit, you know, it's just what we do. Our team is used to winning.

You know, my coaches are used to look at me in the eye, smile and hugging and say, we did it again. And then I expect my coaches to go to the hotel room, you know, there's no after parties, really. And I think when I got to a stage in my life where it wasn't about drinking afterwards or, like, really even celebrating afterwards, it was just like, Like, you know, just giving back to Team Jones, you know, allowing them to feel, to feel me closer. You know, I guess that was a big graduation for me. It was just like... How did you officially flip that switch over after like so many years? I feel like when you, when you know what the job requires and then you expect the job to be done, like you just get better at it.

You know, like, for example, pre-fight dinners, slowly stop doing that, you know, just realizing that energy. needs to be harnessed and then um and then even you know the post fight you know parties just like when you when you expect to win you just start to behave differently i guess when you expect to win but i guess it just gets old right like no it's not oh are you looking for click bait no winning's not oh no man it's something that you should be grateful for always yeah always it's a privilege um to do what you love and be good at it all right guys also really quick fullsen.com we just restocked it ton of new golf shit on there that you guys have been loving they're so clean so fresh we got hats with like teas in them and the golf pillows in general are just the best

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true, what's real. I see the way people look at me and the way I make people feel. And it's an extraordinary thing. So it's a true blessing. Now my job is to serve that, give that to my fans. be reachable, touchable, let them know what I have inside. That's who I am right now. I've punched and kicked enough people. Because, yeah, everyone's wondering, it's like, is John Jones, I saw that there's something, do you see something online? There's like 150,000 petitions.

John Jones vacates the title. But I guess people are waiting for, like, I mean, you might have to make, like, an official retirement thing or like. I'm a company guy, you know, and there's a lot of things that's happening. and behind the scenes where my job is just sit and be still and take the punishment. In my opinion everyone asks me like friends and

I'm like, I just think John Jones is a master negotiator. He's waiting for the bag he deserves. If anyone deserves a huge fucking paychecks it's someone that has fought since 2008 and I think you're just a smart guy in my opinion.

What's that Italian phrase came, saw, and conquered. That's genuinely how I feel. That's genuine how I feel It's been great, man Life's been so amazing What do you think though? That I just didn't get into that conversation

I don't know What's that? I didn't get into that question at all with you It's just Not really Yeah, it just curved it What do you make of like Tom Aspinall

And all the things that he's been saying about you? I think he's awesome man I think he's awesome I think he should go on And have a wonderful career Do you think that he needs you? No, I think he needs me I think

When you want something bad enough and if you get it, it could be the worst thing that could ever happen to you. Hoof, that was, that was dope. I personally think as a fan, like, I respect Tom, like, but I think that he needs that fight.

You know what I mean? I don't know what other, I mean, there would be cool other heavyweight fights, but obviously, like, versus you, it would be insane, right? So I know he really wants that fight. I love being the ultimate troll. I'm in a spot right now where

I'm really enjoying the fruits of my labor, all the hard work I put in. he's just not he's not in a position he's not in the position to like excite me it's just the truth because if i whoop his ass it's gonna be this it's gonna be it's gonna be the next guy there's gonna be a whole new fan base of somebody who everybody believes in I've done this my whole adult life I've heard I remember rampage fans years ago we shot fans and leot

fans like i literally have replayed this story so many times in my life but as a fan don't you think maybe the fans are just waiting for john jones to be like like a kib moment in the ring where it's like yo i'm done like don't you think maybe the fans are waiting for john jones after all these years after all these goaded fucking years to be like i'm done my job of the ufc is to do what's right for the company i could easily just say i'm not fighting my job is to chill And that's what I'm doing. I know, you're a smart guy. Do you think after the UFC, let's say you do fight again,

would you ever do a fight in, like, dirty boxing or something? Yeah, I think I will fight again in the future. I think I will fight again. And where the future of combat sports is going, it's just going to be amazing when I show up, when I pop back up. But right now, I'm just, I'm just focused on so many other things, like family and, like, building my house, like, building this brand. I just don't like even the fact that you fought Rampage Jackson and now like no disrespect to Rampage.

Like he's a legend, but it's like where like no one is talking about Rampage Jackson fighting again. So it's so crazy that like you fought guys in that era like the OG UFC era and people are still talking about you like coming back and fighting. The biggest form of flattery is to be my age and and to have the hearts of my fans still like literally whether you love. me or hate me, whether you want to see me do it again, or maybe think that I've met my match, I have the hearts of the fans. And as an athlete, what more could you ever ask for? What would it take to fight Tom Aspinall from the UFC? Like, what does the UFC got to do? Said something real wild on off the cuff. I'll see you guys later. That's it.

Yeah, thanks for the happy being. John Jones, the legend. John, can you tell them? I would have been a little more professional if we did this five hours ago. But John said, can we do this after the fight? I've never done this after a few drinks. I'm glad I did. That was smooth. Good water. Dirty boxing.

Cheers to Johnny B. We're in the presence of a fucking legend. This guy is the UFC fucking goat. He's been fighting since fucking 2008. He's inspired all of us. Cheers to Johnny B. I'm joining Dirty Boxing tomorrow. Yeah.

Oh. Oh. Oh. Very good. Woo!