Rampage Jackson has had his ups and downs in the sport of MMA but one thing he’s always been is honest. During and interview on AXS TV he gave his true feelings about Jon Jones and explains why he isn’t a fan of his:
“Honestly, I think Jon Jones is bad for the sport, because when he fights people, he injures us. He kicked my knee backwards. My knee has never been the same. He’s doing it to a couple of other guys. I saw him rip one guy’s shoulder out of his socket (Glover Teixiera). We just try to do the same thing he’s trying to do, earn a living and do the sport that we love. We don’t go in there and try and injure people.”
Jackson went on to discuss Jon’s drug use.
“For Jon Jones to do all the stuff he was doing and still be one of the best fighters in the world, it says something about him,” said Jackson. “I can’t talk much about it. I don’t judge people. There’s a lot of stuff I’ve never done. I’ve only done one drug, when I was a kid, marijuana, an herb. I don’t consider it a drug. I don’t condone it. I don’t do it anymore. But the drug he was doing, people overdose from it, people can die from it. This kid was fighting three days after and he was one of the best. I hope he comes back and he learns from his mistake.”
Whether or not Jones tries to intentionally injure his opponents I can not confirm but his out of the octagon transgressions are a subject that can no longer be disputed. As Rampage stated, hopefully Jon comes back a better man and a better fighter.