Why does evans hate jones

Evans joined Jackson in after winning the second season of The Ultimate Fighter. Jackson helped Evans become the light heavyweight champion in Evans helped make Jackson one of the most sought-after coaches in the sport.

Now the two were amidst an ugly, public bridge-burning. He said he openly resisted Jones joining the camp. He said that Jackson demonstrated a complete lack of foresight in training a top contender alongside a top prospect.

He said that the two of them were growing distant both as friend and mentor. He said the camp as a whole was too big, and had too many members to give fighters the individual attention they deserved. While Evans' gripes with Jackson were largely professional, he attacked Jones on a personal level.

This was followed, however, with talk that Evans and Jones got testy with each other in a Las Vegas nightclub. Though initial reports suggested the altercation was physical, or near physical, Evans later claimed that Jones talked smack, then left without incident. Jones has yet to comment on this. Evans then admitted he sent the messages amidst a lengthy argument, and in turn criticized Jones' maturity level, basically accusing Jones of tattling.

All these rumors and headlines provided a great deal of interest for their fight Jones pulled out of what was to be his first title defense at UFC with a hand injury.

Evans was then matched against Phil Davis, who was later replaced with Tito Ortiz. Questions began popping up around Jones' injury as, shortly after Evans was no longer available as an opponent, he declared that his injury was not as severe as initially thought, and he would be available to fight immediately. He was then quickly matched against Quinton Jackson, who Evans had beaten the previous year. Evans defeated Ortiz handily and remained the top contender.

Jones defeated Jackson handily and remained the champion. The two, once again, were penciled in to face each other, this time at UFC This fight, like the one before it, did not come to pass.

So I told Greg, "work his corner. Though fighting is a business and everyone is expected to act like a professional, that doesn't make it easy for Jackson to work against a fighter he helped build.

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He's the man. Jones began to think back to their early days as teammates when Evans acted as the protecting older brother who, over many dinners and training sessions together, taught the young fighter essential life lessons like how to file his taxes and what to avoid when navigating life in Albuquerque, New Mexico. When you develop a friendship, it's bigger than a sport. From one of UFC's all-time great rivalries to a full-circle brotherhood, Jones left no compliment unturned when describing the legacy that Evans leaves behind while entering the Hall of Fame.

He is one of the first guys to teach us how to dress to the UFC. He was one of the first guys who brought the idea of being a brand to the UFC," Jones said. Speak well, dress well -- he is one of the pioneers of that. He was a UFC champion and a great representative of the sport and well spoken. He is a class act and a great father and a great friend, great mentor and a great teammate.

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