Craig Jones has responded to controversial comments made by Islam Makhachev’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz, post UFC 322. This past weekend, Makhachev, who made his welterweight debut, dethroned Jack Della Maddalena by unanimous decision.
Makhachev had more than 19 minutes of ground control time and completely stopped ‘JMD’ from posing any threat with his striking. After Della Maddalena’s reign ended, Abdelaziz took a dig at Craig Jones, who was a part of the Australians’ training camp to help him prepare against the Dagestani. In an interview with Fox Sports, Abdelaziz said :
“Hey Australia, this Craig Jones, please deport him.