I was a fan of Jon Jones. I thought he was great.

You don't see many Jon Jones's.

My confidence comes from me, not from Jon Jones. I can't draw my confidence from another person.

I'm not on a slander campaign to ruin Jon Jones publicly. That's not what I set out to do.

When you look at my record at 10-0 as a professional and look at Jon Jones' record when he was 10-0, who was his toughest guy? Stephan Bonnar, and he did not finish him. I have fought higher-caliber opponents at this stage in my career than Jon did in his at 9-1; His tenth fight was Matt Hammil.

As a champion and one of the best fighters in the world, guys should always step up to the plate and want to fight Jon Jones.