“I would name myself, Anderson Silva, Georges St-Pierre, Khabib Nurmagomedov, and Jose Aldo,” the American said in an interview with RMC Sport. “These are my favorite fighters. We had disagreements with Khabib in the past, I spoke out against him a couple of times, but there was no real enmity between us.
“I like the way he behaves, how he represents his faith, his country, and I respect him as a businessman. He is an honest and straightforward guy, a real man, and I pay tribute to his life principles.
On March 4 at UFC 285 in Las Vegas, Jon Jones will resume his career after a three-year hiatus and will try to win the vacant UFC heavyweight championship belt in a confrontation with Frenchman Cyril Gan.