In light of Jon Jones’ most recent arrest, this time on domestic violence charges, his longtime rival and UFC commentator Daniel Cormier issued some advice for the UFC star.
Speaking to ESPN, Cormier simply told Jon Jones to “get it right” for the sake of his family. “I think the biggest issue is his rap sheet.
DC says Jones Simply Has To “Get it Right”
There’s been so many different things that have happened, but when you look at Jon Jones the fighter, he’s great. I’ve never been in there with anyone more talented.
He’s so smart, he can game plan, he can do things in a way that nobody else can, but it seems like outside there is just no control. He comes from a great family…. It’s on him to get better.
I think Dana said something so smart and so telling the other day. when he said he’s not even disappointed anymore, it becomes the expectation. When bad behavior becomes the expectation, that should be the biggest wake-up call for you to get it together, because there’s no more disappointment.
You’ve got to get it right. So if there’s a message from me, I take no pride in Jones being where he is today, and he’s in the stuff right now.
What I say to that man is just get it right. You’ve got to find a way to just try to get it right, because it ain’t even about the fight career right now. He’s obviously made a ton of money. It’s about getting life right so you can be the role model you need to be for those three young girls that he has.”
Cormier reiterated the responsibility Jones has to his family. Jon Jones will face trial for his disturbing domestic violence charges next month, crimes which Cormier described as “awful” and “terrifying”. “I remember when I saw Jones and his family on the red carpet for the Hall of Fame,
I’m so removed from that rivalry that I actually felt happy for him because his little girls aren’t babies anymore. They’re growing up to be beautiful young women and it looked like he had his family with him and he was going to be celebrating, and then he goes out and does something like that to remind me why I felt so strong about disliking him.
Because you start hearing these things and it’s awful. It’s actually really awful, and as the details come to light, it’s actually going to be much more terrifying to think of the emotions that are tied to this whole thing.”
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