UFC light-heavyweight champion, Jon Jones, received a lot of heat for his decision not to fight Chael Sonnen (as a replacement for Dan Henderson) on the promotion's Sept. 1 card, but the 25 year-old stands firmly by his choice. <
Sonnen capitalized on Jones negative publicity, verbally attacking
4;Bones" during an interview with ESPN. He even called the youngest champion in UFC history an "entitled brat."
Jones doesn't seem overly concerned with Sonnen's insults, and he had a few harsh things to say about the "American Gangster" during an
interview with Ariel Helwani. He also made it clear that he doesn't think Sonnen deserves a title shot.
"It's like, why would I contradict myself when I clearly just said that I think
Chael Sonnen is a racist? The way he treats Brazilians is just totally uncalled for; I have zero respect for him," Jones said. "Chael Sonnen is a punk, he's a thug. He calls himself the American Gangster but he ratted out all his friends in that money laundering situation? That's not gangster. He's a straight punk."