Current title holder UFC American heavyweight Jon Jones spoke with respect to the legendary fighter UFC Brazilian Anderson Silvaand also recognized him as the greatest fighter in the history of mixed martial arts, Sports.kz reports with reference to Championat.com.
“If in my youth I idolized Anderson Silva, now I’m equal to him in the number of finishes in title fights. It's simply unrealistic. I grew up watching his greatness and dreaming of one day achieving even a fraction of what he did. To share this honor with a man I admired so much is beyond words. Always with respect and gratitude to my personal greatest fighter in MMA history,” Jones wrote on his social media page.
