Is Jon Jones in a love triangle with Valentina Shevchenko and Holly Holm?
Former UFC fighter comes up with insane claim of a love triangle between Jon Jones, Valentina Shevchenko and Holly Holm.
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Jon Jones and Valentina Shevchenko are fighting on the UFC 285 card this weekend. Jones will make his Heavyweight debut. On the other hand, Shevchenko will look to solidify her case as the GOAT of the flyweight division. Jones and Shevchenko, sharing the same card, have brought speculations surrounding their “relationship.” Somehow, speculations dragged Holly Holm into it.
For a long time, Jon Jones and Holly Holm trained under the same coach, Greg Jackson. They are good friends and support each other during their fights. Valentina Shevchenko and Jon Jones previously fought on the same card at UFC 247. They got along very well with each other and had mutual respect between them.
Jones and Valentina Shevchenko once again share the same fight card at UFC 285. It led to speculation from none other than the “Bad Guy” Chael Sonnen. Sonnen is known to be among the leading voices in the MMA community. He has talked about the sport of MMA in great detail on his YouTube channel.
On My Mom’s Basement with Robbie Fox podcast, this is what Sonnen said:
They have a great story they could tell. That's their story to tell, but they have a great story to tell. By the time you work Holly Holm in there, you bring in this personal side, and you have two fighters that are very close in weight class. I don't know if Shevchenko and Holm had fought, and Jones made his choice, it's one of these situations.Chael Sonnen via Robbie Fox podcast
Chael Sonnen might be having fun, or he knows something that the fans don’t. But so far, there is no substantial proof to indicate any love triangle between Jones, Holm, and Shevchenko.
How did the Jon Jones love triangle speculation start?
Ariel Helwani recently interviewed Chael Sonnen on the MMA Hour. They have fantastic chemistry together, and Chael Sonnen started to ask Helwani for information on Jon Jones and Valentina Shevchenko’s alleged relationship. The ‘Bad Guy’ kept asking Helwani about any secret between Jones and Shevchenko, but Helwani kept dodging the question.
Chael Sonnen started to speculate about the relationship between Shevchenko and Jones. The coincidence of them fighting on the same fight card for a second time made him suspicious. Sonnen’s observation appears to be based on coincidences rather than actual facts. Nevertheless, Sonnen made mere suspicion into a big story leading up to UFC 285.
Ariel Helwani, on the other hand, felt uncomfortable talking about the speculation and kept trying to divert the question multiple times during the interview. It remains to be seen whether Sonnen or Helwani will reveal any factual information about the speculation.
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