Jon Jones Offended By Thiago Silva Slapping Brandon Vera

Posted on Sunday, January 9, 2011 at 11:04 pm 
Filed under MMA News, UFC News · Tagged with Brandon Vera, Jon Jones, Jones, Silva, Thiago Silva, Vera

Following UFC 125, Jon Jones took offense to Silva’s slaps to the back of Vera and talked about how it rubbed him the wrong way:

“It kind of bugged me, only because we all fight, and just losing alone is humiliating enough. It’s embarrassing. … Think about all the people who watched those fights. All (Brandon Vera) fans, all the members at his school, all the kids that look up to him. Man, it just kind of rubbed me the wrong way. It’s not something I would ever want done to me and it’s not something I would ever do to someone else. … There’s ways of looking for an opening besides playing pattycake on a guy’s back.”

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Thiago Silva Has Choice Words For Jon Jones

Jon Jones was critical of Thiago Silva’s antics during his bout against Brandon Vera at UFC 125 and in response, Silva has given his two cents on Jones and his place as a fighter:

“This guy is a jerk. Everybody’s a professional fighter and all fights include provocations. Brandon Vera said he’s break my legs, that I wasn’t on his level. I don’t say things, I do. You get recognized when you do things. I’m a professional fighter, but I can’t always please everybody. There’s always somebody behind the computed with a plate filled with French fries, ready to criticize you. I fight for the fans, for the money and to put my name up there. Talking is too much easy, nobody knows what goes on in your life, your trainings… I think I did my job. Who likes it, likes it, but you can dislike it if you want.”