"I feel like the comment I made, made a lot of people upset, a lot of Islam fans upset. But really what I was trying to do, was I was trying to translate for Nate to the Russians."
"Not many people can say that Islam is an up-and-coming fighter, when it's coming from me, I can say that."
Jon Jones has sparked controversy over his comments regarding UFC champion Islam Makhachev, referring to him as 'still young to the sport.' Filming a reality show in Thailand, Jones explained his remarks came as an attempt to translate Nate Diaz's often hard-to-understand slang for a Russian audience. While trying to clarify his intentions, Jones remains firm in viewing Makhachev as an up-and-coming fighter, a perspective he believes he can express due to his own legacy and achievements in MMA.
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