Jon Jones, arguably the greatest fighter in UFC history, does not hand out compliments to just anyone. But when he does, it usually means that the athlete has done something truly special.

Islam Makhachev is getting praise from one of the biggest names in MMA. Jon Jones spoke openly about the UFC welterweight champion during a recent int.

The American had asked UFC CEO Dana White to set up a fight against current light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira. The pair wanted to clash at the White House, but it seems that will not happen after the Brazilian posted a message. Jones still wanted to fight Pereira but claimed that White is not keen on setting up this clash:

UFC legend Jon Jones believes welterweight titleholder Islam Makhachev is a once-in-a-generation athlete in combat sports.

Jon Jones’ last few months have been interesting to say the least. Retired as of June of this year, the legendary Jon Jones maintained that he is ‘not retired’ in a recent interview and that the former two-division champion is training five days a ...

Jon Jones believes Khamzat Chimaev is one of the best fighters in the world and would match up extremely well against the current crop of light heavyweights, including Alex Pereira.

And now, it has been revealed that the pair will meet again as coaches for the ALF reality series, a Russian MMA series similar to the UFC's 'The Ultimate Fighter'. The likes of Khamzat Chimaev, Petr Yan, Aljamain Sterling and Nate Diaz have all acted as coaches in previous series, with Jones even briefly serving as a coach alongside Diaz.