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"Some of my motivations aren't traditional anymore. I don't think I care about what most fighters would care about. Most fighters wouldn't turn down $30 million. They just wouldn't do that. My goals are different than other people's these days.
[Alex] has the 'it' factor. He's blessed in some way. He just has 'it.' It really can't be taught. You can't have a publicist that come and show you how to become someone like that. There's just some people that people just get behind. They don't know why they love them or why they hate that person. Some people just have that thing about them that just makes you want to pay attention.
Pereira, literally, some of the only things he says is, 'Chama. And people are (yelling), 'Chama!' No one even knows what it means, but he has that 'it' factor. That's part of the reason why I wanted to compete against Pereira. I felt as if the brand that he represents and the energy that he has behind him will be remembered more than just five years from now.
For example, Aspinall just had a close fight, and people are already writing him off. His journey hasn't even started yet and he's already almost moved on. I feel like Pereria, fighting a guy like that, it would just bring so much more to the table for me.
One of the greatest motivations is to continually prove people wrong of what I'm capable of.There's fighters that thought, 'Man, he should have never made it this far. He drinks, or he stays out late. He eats McDonald's. Why is he the champion?'
I love proving those people wrong. The people that are like, 'Oh, well he doesn't speak well enough, or he doesn't do this right. No way he can go on and be this great promoter or be this reliable business partner.' I love to prove people wrong.
It's not a place of hate, it's more about earning respect and realizing that I'm an immovable force that despite how you feel about me, you have to see me exist. You have to see me continue to smile and continue to move forward and to not be defeated easy. These are some of my motivations."
Is there something different about Jon? More based? Can people change?
Is anyone starting to like him again as a person?
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[Alex] has the 'it' factor. He's blessed in some way. He just has 'it.' It really can't be taught. You can't have a publicist that come and show you how to become someone like that. There's just some people that people just get behind. They don't know why they love them or why they hate that person. Some people just have that thing about them that just makes you want to pay attention.
Pereira, literally, some of the only things he says is, 'Chama. And people are (yelling), 'Chama!' No one even knows what it means, but he has that 'it' factor. That's part of the reason why I wanted to compete against Pereira. I felt as if the brand that he represents and the energy that he has behind him will be remembered more than just five years from now.
For example, Aspinall just had a close fight, and people are already writing him off. His journey hasn't even started yet and he's already almost moved on. I feel like Pereria, fighting a guy like that, it would just bring so much more to the table for me.
One of the greatest motivations is to continually prove people wrong of what I'm capable of.There's fighters that thought, 'Man, he should have never made it this far. He drinks, or he stays out late. He eats McDonald's. Why is he the champion?'
I love proving those people wrong. The people that are like, 'Oh, well he doesn't speak well enough, or he doesn't do this right. No way he can go on and be this great promoter or be this reliable business partner.' I love to prove people wrong.
It's not a place of hate, it's more about earning respect and realizing that I'm an immovable force that despite how you feel about me, you have to see me exist. You have to see me continue to smile and continue to move forward and to not be defeated easy. These are some of my motivations."
Is there something different about Jon? More based? Can people change?
Is anyone starting to like him again as a person?
Jon Jones explains why he rejected $30M for Tom Aspinall fight
Money alone isn't a motivating factor for former UFC champion Jon Jones.
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