Is Jon Jones doing it all wrong promotion wise with this good guy persona?

[INoHespectChael]

I think he's messing up again trying to be the good guy/hero in his return. All he's talking about is changing and being a different person now instead of playing the heel like he was starting to do before fought DC the first time.

He's even trying to get all the fans on his side and telling them to boo DC whenever they see him. It didn't work out too well for him the 1st time he tried to put on the fake nice guy persona.

He's still not that big of a PPV draw and I thought he would learn from Mayweather, Ronda, and Conor and continue with the cocky trash talking persona. His 1st fight with DC sold 800K PPVs with all the hype behind it and most people rooting for DC. Not sure if the rematch would even beat that if it wasn't on UFC 200 especially after his fight with OSP.

 

[cumafish]

He's going face, heel, face. pro wrasslers do it all the time.

 

[touchedbyjab]

Jones needs to adopt the "villain" persona. The bad guy, party animal, drunk driving madman that everyone roots against. People would tune in to see whether or not he gets beat. He should go full WWE.

 

[K1HerosNakamura]

DC will draw some nastiness out of him soon I hope

 

[Fadedshade]

Maybe he's ashamed of his true self. Sherdog psychology

 

[mudrubble]

With DC as his opponent, he has to play the role of mastermind. He has no choice. DC will lead him there with "Jon, tell them what you said to me backstage...yeah... tell them what a pussy I am..... aren't I the biggest pussy you ever met? Tell them!"

Makes it hard for him not to win the exchanges and look more composed than Daniel.

 

[cumafish]

DC will draw some nastiness out of him soon I hope

but DC is hardly a sympathetic figure with MMA fans...
I think Jones is getting a push because DC is actually more unlikable.

 

[Mr Wings]

Yes. No one buys his act. But all he needs is Cormier around poking at him and he flips back to his real self.

 

[melvinj0]

Yes, if he embraced his inner douchebag he would be much more popular.

 

[submerged88]

Jones learned a lot from Rashad's experience about how UFC fans hate a cocky black guy.

So, even though he is seen as being fake, he knows to go full on arrogant mode will drive so many fans angry with rage cause he's not Ronda or Conor (that is white) and he can't get away with that.

 

[Mr Wings]

But it is a better choice than the cockiness of Ronda and Conor, because if (when) he eventually loses, he'll be glad the world isn't shitting on him in the backlash.

 

[Morris88]

They don't even like me...they just hate Jon Jones!

 

[Mr Wings]

Jones learned a lot from Rashad's experience about how UFC fans hate a cocky black guy.

So, even though he is seen as being fake, he knows to go full on arrogant mode will drive so many fans angry with rage cause he's not Ronda or Conor (that is white) and he can't get away with that.

Everyone LOOK! A smart Sherdogger!

 

[ortizgnp]

Thing is I don't feel as he's trying to be some kind of hero or good guy this time around. At least not with DC.

 

[Reign009]

Dude this isn't pro wrestling. Jones is the way he is because he's sensitive when it comes to the fans. He actually doesn't like it when fans are against him.

 

[Verace]

Jon is gonna jon

that said, i havent seen him trying super hard to be the nice guy lately. not sure what sparkled this thread. it was way worse back then.

 

[HI SCOTT NEWMAN]

Its not in his nature. Jones is a lovely and sensitive person. His skills do all the talking, best fighter in UFC, unbeaten, undefeated, unmatched. the best.

 

[GoshiShun17]

NO ts!!! After the coke plus the hits and run, he better do his damndest to make it appear like he's clean himself up. He could have suffered much harsher consequences. He's fucked up enough by getting his belt stripped stopping him from setting record.

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[pcjnyc11379]

Jon Jones is my favorite fighter besides Fedor of course , but god damn , its hard to root for the guy because he cant make up his mind on who he wants to be. First he acts like Tiger Woods pre scandals , where he is polite and nice, then he becomes Barry Bonds and is completely unlikable. Then shit hit the fan and he was stripped of his title and he was the good guy again. Sounds like he got a hundred different people telling him a hundred different things. Homeboy gotta make up his mind already. Im still gonna be a fan but i can see why people go crazy, its like Jon has multiple personalities

 

[Blanqa Blanqua]

If he don't, the Judge gon send him to Jail.

Y u no unna Stan?