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Jon Jones Opens Up on Why He Chose to Coach Against Nate Diaz: ‘It’s Not a Rivalry’

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Jon Jones offered some insight into why he decided to accept a gig coaching against Nate Diaz on a Russian reality TV show.

In May, news broke that ‘Bones’ was headed to Thailand to film ALF Reality, a series similar to The Ultimate Fighter, which was set to see Jones and Diaz coach opposite one another. However, Diaz’s involvement in the show came to a crashing halt after a scuffle on set evolved into an all-out brawl, prompting his team to leave the show. Jones ultimately stayed and continued to film the show.

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It’s certainly not the first time Diaz and his team have been involved in an impromptu melee.