Jon Jones has had the unique opportunity to get to know two of MMA’s most outspoken athletes.
In 2012, the former two-time UFC titleholder spent a few weeks filming the 17th season of The Ultimate Fighter opposite Chael Sonnen. Though the two mostly got along on the show, Jones got to experience firsthand Sonnen’s larger-than-life persona prior to their bout at UFC 159, which Jones won by first-round TKO.
But years before he and Sonnen crossed paths, Jones was a standout wrestler at Iowa Central Community College where he lived with current interim welterweight champion Colby Covington.