UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was heavily criticized following his recent victory over Glover Teixeira for reaching out with an open hand, constantly keeping his fingers in Teixeira’s face. With the topic of eye pokes and how they affect fight resultsbeing a current hot topic, former UFC heavyweight champion Bas Rutten was asked about and addressed Jones’ approach, amongst other issues, on a recent episode of Inside MMA . Rutten said, because of Jones’ relaxed demeanor, “that is a dirty fighter” when sticking his hand in his opponent’s face for such a long time. There has since been a firestorm of people criticizing Rutten’s criticism, so the former UFC champ took to his Facebook page to explain his comments: “Wow, some people don’t listen to what I say, they just ‘assume’. This is what I meant and you can get that from what I said on Inside MMA. Jon Jones knows exactly what he’s doing when he fights, that’s why he is such a great fighter.
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Is Jon Jones a Dirty Fighter? Former UFC Champ Bas Rutten Explains His Comments – MMA Weekly