“I truly, truly believe that (I can beat Jon Jones),” claimed NBA star James Johnson, who expressed confidence that with a bit of “ground work ” training, he could overcome the UFC legend. Jon Jones, however, dismissed the claim, taking a jab at Johnson with a CTE joke and labeling the idea “crazy.” For the first time in UFC history, an athlete from a sport over 130 years old directly challenged a fighter. Joe Rogan then escalated the situation, “ I don’t know what the f*ck is going on,” Rogan remarked. Though fans buried the debate back then, but it wasn’t the last time the two sports would cross paths.

Recently, UFC CEO Dana White reignited the rivalry between the NBA and UFC when he appeared on the Pound for Pound Podcast , saying that while everyone else might be watchin

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