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Often regarded as the greatest to ever do it in the cage, Jon Jones claims his inspiration is a UFC legend who always finds himself in that same conversation. Playing up a return to the Octagon in recent weeks, former two-weight champion Jon Jones has eyes fixed on a massive UFC White House card next summer. And welcoming a showdown with current light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira, Jones has explained what attracts him to the pairing most. Delving into his gold-laden career in the sport, Jones claimed the reason for his vast success in combat sports comes from his inspiration, who also achieved a record-setting feat. Jon Jones reveals he ‘models’ his career on Georges St-Pierre Taking great inspiration from former welterweight and middleweight champion Georges St-Pierre, Rochester star Jones named the Canadian as his biggest career inspiration. And repeating St-Pierre’s incredible dual-weight title run with his heavyweight title victory before his retirement earlier this year, Jones claims he modelled his entire rise and maintenance in the sport on the iconic Canadian legend. “I really enjoy the way GSP (Georges St-Pierre) conducted himself — the professionalism, the size of his team, every member of his group was vital,” Jones told the No Script podcast. “The way that he would wear suits to the UFC — he was one of the first fighters to do that. “I wanted to model my career after him, and that’s why I met Greg Jackson. Greg Jackson was one of GSP’s coaches at the time, and sure enough, this guy completely changed my life, my psychology. Modeling myself after GSP was brilliant,” Jones continued. Jon Jones’ history with Georges St-Pierre Beyond an infamous nightclub encounter between Jones and St-Pierre, as well as their common coaching teams, the duo have an interesting history. Considered two of the greatest fighters to ever set foot in the Octagon, St-Pierre gave his take on where the look-see-do combatant actually features on the GOAT list.
