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Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones met for Jones’ title back at UFC 135 in September of 2011, a fight Jones won by fourth round submission.
Rampage is looking back at that fight, which took place over a decade ago, and he calls Jones “the dirtiest fighter ever.”
“Jon Jones is a great fighter. Even if he was standing in this room I would say it. But he’s the dirtiest fighter ever,” Jackson said in an interview with Chris Van Vliet (transcript via Farah Hannoun of MMA Junkie). “The guy is so smart. He does the most dirtiest things. If you’re doing anything good on him, he’s going to poke you in the eye. If you’re advancing or doing anything good or you get the advantage, he’s going to kick your knee backwards.”
Jones’ lone loss as a professional MMA fighter did come against Matt Hamill, with that loss coming by DQ due to allegedly illegal elbow strikes.
Despite calling Jones a dirty fighter, one thing Rampage readily admits that he and his former rival are cool now.
“I’m cool with Jon Jones,” Jackson said. “When I see Jon Jones, we’re cool. … I always had honor when I fought. I wanted to be the best fighter on the day. I wanted to win the fight clean. But I know that every fighter is not like me.”
