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Corey Anderson claims Jon Jones is avoiding him: He knows it’s a risky fight

Corey Anderson has many reasons why he feels he won’t get his title shot. From pinning the blame on the UFC for depriving him of it, he now points to champion Jon Jones as the root of the problem.

“I’ve been saying it since last year when I called for the fight. He tweeted me saying, ‘You want the smoke?’ I answered back I want it right now,” he recently told MMA Fighting. “All of a sudden, he started dilly-dallying around my name, calling other people out.

“He’s avoiding me. He called me out thinking I would hesitate.