"Most people don't know that. My left hip is covered in arthritis. I actually already qualified for hip replacement. My last training camp I went to bed in so much pain."
"It happens. Like most fighters, we deal with injuries quietly sometimes and like in my case, for years. A lot of us walk around limping most days, paying the ultimate price for our health."
"Even after becoming one of the most accomplished fighters in the history of the sport, my critics still give me grief about slowing down over the past few years. That's called living to fight another day taking the lessons learned and applying them to business instead of the Octagon. It's called evolution."
Jon Jones has severe arthritis in his left hip and has already qualified for hip replacement. He experienced intense pain during his last training camp, sometimes going to bed in substantial pain. A private conversation at DBX 5 in Houston that mentioned the condition was recorded and circulated publicly. Many fighters quietly manage chronic injuries and often walk around limping while paying the long-term cost to their health. Jones expressed gratitude for his battle scars and indicated he would make the same career choices again, framing cautious pacing as evolution rather than decline.
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