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Jon Jones is watching television in a green room in Los Angeles, occasionally glancing out the window as producers update him on the timing of his upcoming morning show appearance. Authentic Isaac Yiadom Jersey .There was a time when Jones didnt mind days like this, days when he would be ushered from one interview to the next and forced to answer the same questions over and over again. But the questions have changed over the past year, as has his penchant for these long media tours.Last year, Jones was involved in a hit-and-run accident in New Mexico that not only led to him being sentenced to 18 months of supervised probation but also forced the UFC to strip him of his light heavyweight title. At the time, UFC president Dana White said: Obviously hes very disappointed. Hes upset. He wanted to go down as one of the greats, or the greatest ever.Jones was -- and still is -- disappointed and upset about what happened, but his goal of going down as the greatest still remains entering Saturdays rematch against?Daniel Cormier at UFC 200, where Jones will attempt to reclaim?the title.I feel like the stars are finally aligning and Im doing what I was meant to be doing, Jones told ESPN.com. The fans know I never lost the title. Ive been dreaming about this day and waiting for this day to fight D.C. for my belt back for a long time. At the end of the day, when I win this fight, its going to erase him from the books as a legit champion. People are going to know he was only the champ because Jon Jones was out of the game. He wont be considered a real champion without a victory over me, and thats motivating and inspiring. I want this era to be mine. I dont want to share it with anyone.As Jones answers questions, he routinely looks over at Denise White, who became Jones PR manager after his hit-and-run incident in April 2015. White, who was introduced to Jones through the UFC, specializes in crisis management and has been nicknamed The Fixer after taking on clients such as NFL players Brandon Marshall, DeSean Jackson?and Terrell Suggs?and rehabilitating their images. Theres currently a movie in the works based on her life, with Jennifer Aniston playing White. In between questions, White looks at Jones and nods her head and smiles like a pleased coach in between drills.Ive been teaching him how to handle strenuous situations in front of the camera, said White. I prepped him for court, what to say to the judge, helped him get through his probation and am guiding him to be more comfortable. Jon had a bad issue with anxiety and still does. When I first started working with him, he was so nervous, but now its a cakewalk for him. Hes so good at it. When I first came, it was to handle crisis management, but then you transition into rebuilding his image, and thats where were at now.Jones ongoing transition includes finishing his probation. He was ordered to make 72 separate appearances for charity or youth outreach as part of his probation, and to date, has made 76 such appearances, according to White and Jones attorneys. He still routinely goes to a homeless shelter in Albuquerque and buys them barbecue lunches every Sunday. So far hes doing and saying all the right things as he rehabilitates his image outside of the Octagon while training to reclaim his place as the king inside of it.I want to show the world that you can be down but never out, Jones said. I want to be a story where someone risked losing so much but ultimately turned everything around. A lot of times you hear these stories about athletes who ruined their career and they go away and no one knows what happened to them or theyre bankrupt or they end up in jail. They just ruined a great career. I want to be one of the few stories you hear where I was ruining things but ultimately turned things around and became a hero. Thats my vision for the way my story is going to play out.The next chapter of Jones new story begins Saturday. Despite winning the UFCs interim title against Ovince Saint Preux in April, it still eats at Jones to see Cormier wearing the full title -- the same one Jones never lost. When Jones was in the middle of his downward spiral last year, it was the sight of Cormier winning the vacant belt at UFC 187, a pay-per-view Jones was supposed to headline, that provided a much-needed wake-up call.The biggest turning point for me was the night I saw my light heavyweight championship being won by someone else, Jones said. Thats when reality really hit me when I saw Daniel Cormier and Anthony Johnson competing for what I never lost. They were competing for something that meant so much to me and I couldnt do anything about it. That night is when the realization hit that I needed to get back in there and reclaim everything that I was losing. I couldnt watch it with anyone else. It didnt feel right watching it. I kept thinking I should be on the screen, not in front of the screen. Thats when everything changed. Thats when I began the climb back to the top.Jones was considered the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world and the best light heavyweight champion the sport has ever seen after a record-setting eight consecutive title defenses. Its a reputation he can reclaim on Saturday, along with his championship, but the memory of wasting an entire year at the peak of his career as sponsors like Reebok severed ties with him still bothers Jones as he thinks about his legacy.The hardest part of being out of the game was feeling like a wasted talent, Jones said. Knowing that you have a unique talent and youre in a unique situation and youre not out there getting big endorsements and winning world titles and breaking records and being the star that you could be. Instead, youre at home, wasting away and ruining something that was special. Ive always thought about my legacy. I had always envisioned going down as the greatest of all time and thats never left my sights. Im very conscious of my legacy and how Ill be remembered down the road. I also realize now how you live your life outside the sport is important to your legacy and Im trying hard to do things right from here on out. Im in the fight of my life for my legacy inside and outside of the Octagon.Jones is so protective of his legacy and his near-pristine record these days that he has couched previous talk of moving up to the heavyweight division, where there no champion has ever recorded more than two consecutive title defenses. The parity has left the division void of big stars that would make a jump in weight class worth the risk to Jones.I watch these heavyweights and I watch how hard these guys are hitting and how none of them are able to hold on to the belt; the belt is getting passed around because the division is so competitive, Jones said. It makes me think, why risk fighting a guy whos much bigger than me with huge knockout power when I can continue to fight at light heavyweight, where Ive had a tremendous amount of success. They say if its not broke, dont fix it so I feel pretty good at my weight class and most of my goals are still at light heavyweight. Maybe Ill mix it up for the right superfight down the line.Jones, who turns 29 later this month, said, I dont plan on leaving the sport anytime soon, I believe I have another five years at least. I can see myself doing this for quite a while longer. He did, however, smile when talking about being on the same card as former WWE and UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar, who is still currently under contract with the WWE, while entertaining the idea of one day entering the squared circle.Its great to see these WWE guys come over to mixed martial arts; theyre huge for our sport and they bring a gigantic fan base with them, Jones said. Im super honored to fight the same night as Brock Lesnar. I think Ill gain a lot of new fans that are Brock Lesnar fans by the end of the night. Would I ever go to the WWE? I would love to do it but I dont think anybody wants to see me running around with a Speedo on. I have little chicken legs so I dont think I would look too good in the WWE ring but Im not opposed to it at all.As Jones looks over at the UFC light heavyweight championship belt that is part of the promotional tour he is on, he picks it up and just looks at it. It represents his rise back to the top, reclaiming what he had lost and the beginning to what he feels will become one of the most unique comeback stories ever told.I dont think there have been too many stories like mine, Jones said. You have athletes, who are perfect golden boys, who do everything right or you have athletes who just ruin it all. You dont have too many stories of a guy who was able to turn it around in the middle of their career and ultimately end up in an amazing place at the end of their career. Thats what Im planning on doing. Im going to be that rare story of someone who got their head out of their ass and shocked the world. Cheap Denver Broncos Jerseys . 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Scott Cullen has stats and notes from Thursdays NHL action. SENS SEND CANADIENS INTO SUMMEREven though they were at home, the Montreal Canadiens were fighting an uphill battle in Game Five. With strong goaltending and timely scoring, the Ottawa Senators took a 6-1 decision, winning the series four games to one. Coming into the playoffs, the Montreal Canadiens were facing a tough task if the Ottawa Senators continued to get the kind of goaltending that they had received all season. As it turned out, Craig Anderson was every bit as good as his league-leading performance in the regular season. After stopping 33 of 34 shots in the Game Five clincher, Anderson had a .950 save percentage in the series. As usual, the Senators got contributions throughout their lineup in Game Five. Cory Conacher potted two goals and linemates Matt Kassian and Jean-Gabriel Pageau each had two assists. Erik Condra led the way with a goal and two assists. For the series, the offensively-challenged Sens seemed to do just fine. Daniel Alfredsson and Erik Karlsson led the way with six points in five games while Pageau, Kyle Turris and Marc Methot each had a point per game. Down three games to one, the Canadiens were left to mount a series comeback, starting in Game Five, with Peter Budaj in goal after Carey Price suffered a leg injury late in Game Four. It was the first career playoff start for the 30-year-old and he struggled, stopping just 23 of 29 shots. On a night when the Canadiens had a bunch of early chances, but couldnt solve Anderson, they most definitely couldnt afford a subpar goaltending performance in their own net, so the lopsided result came with a sense of inevitability when it appeared that Budaj wasnt going to be matching Anderson, his former teammate in Colorado. Defenceman P.K. Subban was Montreals most dangerous player in the series and he and Tomas Plekanec tied for the team lead with four points in the series. Playing with a separated shoulder, LW Max Pacioretty was held off the scoresheet, David Desharnais and Andrei Markov managed one point apiece. Rookie RW Brendan Gallagher was a team-worst minus-7, yet also led the Habs with 22 shots on goal in five games. Its not as though Montreal didnt have their chances, they outshot the Senators by an average margin of 5.2 shots per game, but couldnt come close to matching the Senators goaltending. Its been a strong suit for Ottawa all year and it made the series more lopsided than the territorial play between the teams would suggest. PENGUINS PULL AHEAD OF ISLANDERSReturning home with the series tied at two, the Pittsburgh Penguins turned to Tomas Vokoun in net, replacing Marc-Andre Fleury, and Vokoun responded with a 31-save shutout in Pittsburghs 4-0 win. Vokoun wasnt the only insert into the Pittsburgh lineup. RW Tyler Kennedy played his first game of the playoffs and scored the first goal of the game. Sidney Crosby and and Kris Letang led the Penguins attack with a goal and an assist each; Crosbys goal a highlight effort, splitting the Islanders defence before finding tthe back of the net with a snapshot. Authentic DaeSean Hamilton Jersey. Islanders C John Tavares had a team-high six shots, but was also 5-for-18 (27.8%) on faceoffs. Penguins C Joe Vitale was 9-for-10 on draws. Even though Game Five was a healthy margin of victory for the Penguins, the Islanders still have a chance to extend the series. For all the skill that the Penguins have, the Islanders have been carrying their share of the play. The challenge facing them now, however, is that they need to try to get justly rewarded when they carry the play. It happened when Marc-Andre Fleury was tending the Penguins net; it hasnt yet happened with Vokoun between the pipes. BLACKHAWKS BOUNCE WILDThe Chicago Blackhawks made short work of the Minnesota Wild, coasting to a 5-1 win in Game Five and taking the series four games to one. Marian Hossa led the Blackhawks with two goals and an assist. Marcus Kruger brought the complementary offence with a goal and an assist, while Jonathan Toews and Duncan Keith each had a pair of assists. Wild LW Zach Parise was held without a shot for the first time since November 6, 2009; he spent the night matched up against the defence tandem of Keith and Niklas Hjalmarsson, along with the Blackhawks top line of Toews, Hossa and rookie Brandon Saad. Those five Blackhawks were dominant possession-wise, leaving few opportunities for Minnesotas top line of Parise, Mikko Koivu and Charlie Coyle. While Toews two assists in Game Five were his first points of the series, Chicagos other big guns produced. Patrick Sharp had five goals and an assist in five games, Hossa had six points, Keith had five and Patrick Kane had five points in the five-game series. Scoring was much more difficult for the Wild. Veteran C Matt Cullen had three assists in five games to lead the Wild in scoring. Parise had one assist (and was minus-7), Mikko Koivu had no points (and was minus-6), an injured Jason Pominville only played two games; its asking a lot for the Minnesota supporting cast to pick up the slack when the top guys arent producing at all. Ryan Suter played 31:37 per game, but didnt record a point and was minus-5. He spent much of the series trying to cover both of Chicagos scoring lines, a tall order. If the Wild were going to have any shot at upsetting the Blackhawks, they needed Chicagos goaltending to get shaky, but it didnt happen. Corey Crawford allowed seven goals on 139 shots in five games, leaving him with a 1.40 goals against average and .950 save percentage. Tough to beat a team that gets that kind of goaltending. Josh Harding had a difficult job, filling in for an injured Niklas Backstrom right from the start of the series, but he played well. His .911 save percentage was respectable, but the Wild were always going to need more than respectable performances if they were going to overachieve. In the end, the result of the Chicago-Minnesota series was as expected. A Stanley Cup favourite taking care of business against a team that barely squeaked into the postseason. Scott Cullen can be reached at Scott.Cullen@bellmedia.ca and followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tsnscottcullen. For more, check out TSN Fantasy on Facebook. Jerseys NFL Cheap Cheap NFL T-shirts Cheap NFL Black Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys From China Discount Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Wholesale ' ' '
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