In the days leading up to UFC 196, Conor McGregor was asked if he thought Jon “Bones” Jones is the top pound-for-pound fighter in the UFC. His response was, well, about what you would expect from him.
“I’m No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and maybe Jon and ‘Mighty Mouse’ (Demetrious Johnson) is 10,” he said. “That’s what I feel.”
So after McGregor lost to Nate Diaz at UFC 196 tonight, Jones—who attended the fight—responded to him. He didn’t have a whole lot to say, but he did post this shot of him and Johnson on Instagram:
Damn. All we can say is:
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