5 active UFC fighters who are at loggerheads with Jon Jones

#4. Colby Covington vs. Jon Jones

UFC 268: Colby Covington at UFC 268

Colby Covington and Jon Jones were roommates at one point at Iowa Central Community College. The two future UFC Hall of Famers were up-and-coming amateur wrestlers back then.

Covington has suggested that the two fighters were initially friends, who later grew to hate each other. However, Jones has denied all such claims and has gone on record to say that Covington has always been a "rotten person."

With both fighters often rubbing each other the wrong way, especially in the UFC, their rivalry has turned really sour. Neither man has missed a chance to punch down on each other in recent years. Explaining how the cordiality between the two eroded back in college, Colby Covington said:

"He [Jon Jones] just started doing steroids and he just freaking always had roid rage. He'd come home and yell at me, 'What the f**k are you doing, Colby? Do the dishes.' He would just literally freak out and I would see this roid rage in his eyes and I'd be like, 'Dude, what's your deal, man?' I just lost a lot of respect for him. He started partying a lot, doing ecstacy, doing all these drugs and you know the rest is history."

Watch Colby Covington talk about his relationship with Jon Jones, right here:

Covington has also called Jon Jones a "cheating, lying, piece of sh*t person". Following Jones' recent arrest, 'Chaos' didn't miss a chance to take to social media to fire shots at his 'frenemy'.

Jon Jones was asked about his time together with Colby Covington ahead of UFC 247. The former light heavyweight champion shot his former roommate down and said:

"Colby is a habitual liar at the end of the day. He really is. I mean, he told the fans that we lived together for two years. We lived together for one semester.. Colby is a really bad person. He really, really is. There's no coincidence that Tyron Woodley got to know him [Colby Covington] and hates him. [Jorge] Masvidal got to know him and hates him. I got to live with him and really don't like him. If any of you guys get to know him, man, he really is a rotten person."

Watch Jon Jones talk about Colby Covington right here:

After Colby Covington was removed from the American Top Team, Jon Jones really rubbed it in his face, displaying the animosity between the two.

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#3. Francis Ngannou vs. Jon Jones

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With Jon Jones having transitioned to heavyweight and Francis Ngannou emerging as the baddest man in the division, UFC fans began yearning for a clash between the two.

Unfortunately, a number of reasons, including the hotly debated topic of fighter pay and Jon Jones' antics outside the octagon, made it impossible for the UFC to book this mega fight.

In an interview with TMZ, UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou talked about the possibility of defending his title against Jon Jones. Predicting a KO win, 'The Predator' said:

“I want Jon Jones...definitely. . . I don’t care about what the talk says. I love that fight. I have some size, too. I’m strong, too. I’m impressed [with his move to heavyweight]. I know he’s very skilled, very talented. I respect that. But we are both men, and we’re going to find out."

Watch Francis Ngannou talk about a possible fight with Jon Jones:

Jones was quick to call out Ngannou on Twitter. The former UFC light heavyweight champion reminded the newly-crowned UFC heavyweight champ that he needed to defend his belt in order to cement his position at the top.

'The Predator' not only responded to Jon Jones' ominous callout, but also went a step further and mocked him for being 'scared'. Ngannou wrote on Twitter:

"Rumor says you don't want to fight until next year. Don't be scared Jonny boy, it's just a fight."

Jon Jones has a new enemy and he's big and scary.

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