Watch: Jon Jones and Anthony Johnson troll Dana White with presser ‘brawl’

One of the biggest moments in recent UFC fight promotion was Jon Jones' infamous press conference brawl with Daniel Cormier. Their dust up at…

By: Zane Simon | 9 years ago
Watch: Jon Jones and Anthony Johnson troll Dana White with presser ‘brawl’
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One of the biggest moments in recent UFC fight promotion was Jon Jones’ infamous press conference brawl with Daniel Cormier. Their dust up at a pre-fight media event caught the attention of fans everywhere, and eventually made its way into the UFC’s own promo vids. It was a big sales booster, but a moment that UFC president Dana White said he would have broken up, had it gone down on his watch. Looks like Jon Jones and Anthony Johnson were eager to give him the opportunity.

Both fighters were on hand for the UFC’s “Welcome to the Show” press conference, to promote their title fight at UFC 187. But, when they squared off for a stare down, things started to get heated… or not.

They got Dana goood!

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Just to confirm the good vibes all around, Anthony Johnson was on Twitter, shortly afterward, seeing if he could find a picture of Dana’s face, in the heat of battle:

Solid work from the champion and the challenger.

And of course, not to be shown up by the boss:

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Zane Simon
Zane Simon

Zane Simon is a senior editor, writer, and podcaster for Bloody Elbow. He has worked with the website since 2013, taking on a wide variety of roles. A lifelong combat sports fan, Zane has trained off & on in both boxing and Muay Thai. He currently hosts the long-running MMA Vivisection podcast, which he took over from Nate Wilcox & Dallas Winston in 2015, as well as the 6th Round podcast, started in 2014. Zane is also responsible for developing and maintaining the ‘List of current UFC fighters’ on Bloody Elbow, a resource he originally developed for Wikipedia in 2010.

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