Colby Covington Advises Gable Steveson to End Association with Jon Jones

Colby Covington suggests Gable Steveson should sever ties with Jon Jones. Jones previously supported Steveson, an Olympic gold medalist, before Steveson joined the UFC. Steveson even participated in Jones’s Dirty Boxing Championship promotion and had Jones in his corner for his UFC debut in July. Jones was again in Steveson's corner at UFC 331, but the event did not unfold as planned.

Steveson suffered a 12-second knockout loss to Sean Sharaf and left the Octagon before the official announcement. Speaking to Submission Radio, Covington asserted that Steveson needs to move on from Jones and find a new training team.

"Jon Jones is bad energy," Covington stated. "He’s a demon. We've seen his history of wrongdoings towards women, people, police, and drug testers. He’s simply a terrible person. Associating with and constantly being around that negative energy will affect you.

You need to surround yourself with positive, like-minded individuals who work hard, have faith, and are not problematic like Jon Jones. Steveson should definitely cut ties with Jones, join a new camp, regain focus, and utilize his wrestling skills, which brought him this far."

Covington has consistently voiced his negative opinions of Jones over the years. They were once roommates at Iowa Central Community College but later had a falling out, leading Covington to publicly criticize Jones and reference his past legal troubles.

English Translation:

Colby Covington suggests Gable Steveson should sever ties with Jon Jones. Jones previously supported Steveson, an Olympic gold medalist, before Steveson joined the UFC. Steveson even participated in Jones’s Dirty Boxing Championship promotion and had Jones in his corner for his UFC debut in July. Jones was again in Steveson's corner at UFC 331, but the event did not unfold as planned.

Steveson suffered a 12-second knockout loss to Sean Sharaf and left the Octagon before the official announcement. Speaking to Submission Radio, Covington asserted that Steveson needs to move on from Jones and find a new training team.

"Jon Jones is bad energy," Covington stated. "He’s a demon. We've seen his history of wrongdoings towards women, people, police, and drug testers. He’s simply a terrible person. Associating with and constantly being around that negative energy will affect you.

You need to surround yourself with positive, like-minded individuals who work hard, have faith, and are not problematic like Jon Jones. Steveson should definitely cut ties with Jones, join a new camp, regain focus, and utilize his wrestling skills, which brought him this far."

Covington has consistently voiced his negative opinions of Jones over the years. They were once roommates at Iowa Central Community College but later had a falling out, leading Covington to publicly criticize Jones and reference his past legal troubles.