Jon Jones is revealing that just before he won the championshipat UFC 214 on Saturday, he was listening to gospel music artiste Pastor Marvin Sapp’s song “Close” at the request of his father.
Jones who is a mixed martial artist reclaimed his light heavyweight championship belt on Saturday at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
One fan took notice of Jones sharing the gospel song and thanked the fighter for sharing.
The 30-year-old responded disclosing that he was expecting something like that.
“I was hoping something like that would happen.”
Jon is a son to Pastor Arthur Jones of Mount Sinai Church of God in Christ, in Binghampton, New York.
In a 2012, his father had spoken about the fact that he thought that his son would follow in his footsteps to preach.
“I wanted him to preach. I tried to discourage him from being a fighter.
I told him you don’t want to do that. You can do other things. Be a pastor.”
Jones has always been vocal about his Christian faith while rising to fame as a fighter throughout the years.
Although In 2015, he was arrested for running after hitting a prenant woman in a car accident.
In a speech after the fight, an emotional Jones vowed to become a better man.
“I’m going to do my best to be the champion that you guys deserve to have.
Daniel Cormier has been one of the biggest sources of motivation I’ve had in the last two-three years and I thank him for that and for pushing me to a higher level.”
