Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is one of the biggest names among the Jackson-Winkeljohn roster. It is the stable that propelled him to becoming the youngest UFC champion, and eventual superstardom.
But apparently, long-time analyst Joe Rogan may have had a hand in the Jones-JacksonWink connection. All of it supposedly transpired during a weed-addled conversation, years back.
During the most recent episode of the JRE MMA Show, it was revealed that fellow comedian Ari Shaffir was the one who instigated the meet-up between Rogan and Jones.
“Early on Jon Jones, he wasn’t anything then – 4-0, maybe, something like that – meeting him, talking about sh-t - and I can talk about this now because it’s no longer a banned substance in the UFC - talking about weed,” Shaffir recalled (transcript via MMA Fighting).