UFC News: Jon Jones labels Anderson Silva as the greatest middleweight of all time

Current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones is currently engaged in a Twitter war with reigning UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya. However, amidst the social media back-and-forth between 'Bones' and Izzy, the former officially declared Anderson Silva as the greatest middleweight fighter of all time.

Jon Jones' labels Anderson Silva as the greatest Middleweight fighter of all time

In a recent tweet, current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones took to Twitter and claimed that Anderson 'The Spider' Silva is the greatest middleweight fighter he has ever seen.

'Bones' sent out a tweet which read that he will be telling his kids that the former UFC Middleweight Champion is the greatest 185-pounder of all time. The former later followed up with another tweet that read that his kids already know about Silva being the greatest middleweight of all time.

I’m going to tell my kids Anderson Silva was the greatest middleweight of all time. #Facts

— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) November 22, 2019

Jones, who is currently in the middle of a social media war with Israel Adesanya, might be taking an indirect jab at the current UFC Middleweight Champion by labeling Silva as the greatest to grace the 185-pound division.

Shit my kids already know

— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) November 22, 2019

What's next for Jon Jones?

As of now, we still don't know for sure who Jon Jones will face next in the UFC, however, 'Bones' next defense of the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship could be against Dominick Reyes.