Jon Jones Glad 'Scariest Dude Around' Anthony Johnson Retired

Jon Jones returns this Saturday night at UFC 235 to defend his UFC light heavyweight belt against the surging Anthony Smith, but found the time to make some good-humored observations about a former contender's cannabis ventures and enormous physique.

As in most of his fights, Jones heads into his bout against Smith as the heavy favorite, but is wary of the danger Smith can present given he’s finished his last three opponents in Volkan Oezdemir, Mauricio Rua and Rashad Evans.

Jones visited the UFC Performance Institute in the lead up to his fight with Smith and ran into legendary striking coach Henri Hooft and former opponent and UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans. Hooft has trained…