UFC light heavyweight champion, Jon Jones has today admitted he misses the friendship he had with former champion and the next man he faces inside the octagon, Rashad Evans as we inch closer to their UFC 145 clash on April 21st in Atlanta, Georgia.
Speaking via Yahoo! Sports, Jones said:
“We trained together and we had good times, but this competition has come between our friendship, which sucks. I do miss being friends with the guy. But it’s business, and he’s coming after my championship. I’ve gotta do what I’ve gotta do. It might be a little awkward punching him in the face, but I’m sure the first time he swings at me, it will get reactionary. I’d like to get to a point of being cordial, but to be friends again is not necessary. There’s thousands of wonderful people in the world I can meet. After all that’s been said, we can just live our lives. Respect is all that’s necessary for me.”
Jones has laid waste to the light heavyweight division over the past couple of years, defeating the likes of Ryan Bader, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Lyoto Machida. With a handful of legitimate contenders left to face, 2012 could be quite a year for the man dubbed “Bones”.

