In this week’s Trading Shots, MMAjunkie columnist Ben Fowlkes and former UFC/WEC fighter Danny Downes wonder how MMA is supposed to solve a problem like Jon Jones , who dominates inside the cage and yet can’t quite connect with fans outside of it. * * * * Fowlkes: Danny, it’s a week after UFC 172 and I’m still thinking about Jon Jones. Partly it’s his dominant, genuinely creative performance I’m thinking about, but mostly it’s everything else, the Instagram taunts and extracurricular gloats that seem to follow just when things were looking up. Perhaps no other fighter seems to want to be liked as much as Jones, but it’s just not happening, and more and more it seems like he has himself to blame. What are we supposed to make of this guy
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Trading Shots: Downes and Fowlkes on the mysteries of Jon Jones – MMA Junkie