Jon ‘Bones’ Jones and Colby Covington were once college roommates, and training partners. But the two have long gone from being close friends to, well, something far less cordial. The latest chapter in their fallout saga came when Covington took a personal dig at Jones, calling him a “woman beater” while talking about how the champ has been avoiding Tom Aspinall. Bones responded by stating how sad Covington’s career has panned out to be.
“We were roommates in college, I went on to become the best, he’s out there, making interviews like this. I feel sad for him,” said Jones.
The UFC heavyweight champion then went on another Instagram page that had shared the Colby comment video, and called Covington a “sad boy”.
“If jealousy was an actual person. This is exactly what it would look like. I haven’t seen Colby in person literally since college; for him to have this much hatred, it could only be one thing. I mean, look at that passion in his eyes.” wrote Jones.
The superstar’s retaliatory comment spree was triggered when Covington brought up Jones’ past problems with domestic violence.
“Jon’s scared of him. He’s ducking him. He doesn’t want to fight f***ing Tom Aspinall… That’s why he’s saying, I will vacate the title and fight the no.10 guy… Why do people think Jon Jones is the GOAT? He literally destroyed his legacy by ducking Tom Aspinall. He’s a b*tch, he’s a coward and he’s a woman beater. He beat his f***ing wife. “
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Covington has built his UFC persona around trash talk. While some love the drama, others question whether his focus has shifted too far from actual fighting.
Though the personal attack was in bad taste, Covington is not wrong about the fact that Bones should be fighting Aspinall. As the undisputed heavyweight champion, his first fight should have been against the interim champion. That is the law of the sport.
But not only was Jones adamant on fighting Stipe Miocic, he has continued dodging Aspinall since then.
While Covington’s comment had some semblance of logic this time, his words generally need to be taken with a pinch of salt. And so should some of the bizarre Jones stories that have surfaced over the years.
Nothing like a wild Jones story
Former rival Chael Sonnen had once alleged that Jones had hid inside a cage one instance to avoid being tested for drugs. Now, that’s a wild story and Sonnen had narrated it while talking on the Joe Rogan podcast. Back in 2020, when Israel Adesanya asked Jones if it was true, the heavyweight champion had replied:
“I was hiding from Nevada State Athletic Commission, not USADA and that was years ago. I had just smoked a blunt and was afraid I would fail my test for weed. … That’s the actual truth.”
Marijuana or any cannabis-related product is not prohibited in out-of-competition drug testing as per the rules. So, if at all the authorities had showed up to test and Jones was worried about “weed” then it would have been just hours before and after a fight. So, something clearly is missing in the story narrated by Jones. Maybe it is logic that’s missing, or the actual truth even.
The point is, both Jones and Covington are known to take outlandish routes when they talk. And their latest exchange, regardless of who is right or wrong, is an indication that the former roommates have common traits that are not very desirable.
