‘Scary guy’ Jon Jones says don’t believe the media hype: ‘I’m way more good of a person than negative’
MIAMI, FLORIDA - APRIL 10: Jon Jones, co-owner of the Dirty Boxing Championship, attends to the DBX6: Michael Garcia v Rob Perez at James L. Knight Center on April 10, 2026 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Leonardo Fernandez/Getty Images) | Getty Images We’ve seen a lot of Jon Jones interviews this weekend as the former light heavyweight and heavyweight champ bounced from his Dirty Boxing event to UFC 327.
There was the usual will he or won’t he return to fighting questions, many of which he answered in completely opposite ways. And then there’s this little moment from Shea Filling, who has become a regular covering all the unorthodox boxing events like BKFC and now Jon Jones’ DBX event. After complimenting “Bones” on an impressive event she also dropped this chestnut.
“You are nothing [like] what I expected,” she told Jones. Jon Jones admits his mess-ups go viral because of his fame 😅 "I'm a little bit of a wild guy and I'm pretty well known, so when I mess up it gets very public, but I do believe I'm way more of a good person than I am any negative. " (Via: @SheaFilling ) pic.
twitter. com/jpg5jS8kfY — Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA) April 13, 2026 “Yeah? Did you expect me to be a scary guy?
” Jones replied, raising an eyebrow. “The media, there’s a lot of stuff out there about you,” Filling said. “And you think, ‘What would he be like in person?