Okay, so I was kicking back the other day, just flipping through stuff online, you know how it is. And Jon Jones popped up. Man, that guy is something else in the octagon. Dominant.
How I Stumbled Onto It
Anyway, seeing his name got me thinking. You see someone that good, and you wonder, is it just him? Like, a one-off miracle of genetics and hard work? Or is there something more, maybe in the family?
So, curiosity got the better of me. Fired up the old search bar. Typed in “Jon Jones family”. Didn’t expect much, maybe some info about his parents or something. Standard stuff.
Then I saw it. Mentions of brothers. Not just one, but two brothers. And here’s the kicker – they weren’t fighters. At least, not in the same cage.
Digging a Little Deeper
I started clicking around. First name that came up large was Arthur Jones. Played football. Like, professional NFL football. Defensive tackle. Ravens, Colts, Washington. Won a Super Bowl with the Ravens. Okay, hold on. That’s pretty serious right there. One brother’s a UFC champ, another’s an NFL Super Bowl winner.
But wait, there was more. The other brother. Chandler Jones. Defensive end. Also NFL. Patriots, Cardinals, Raiders. Super Bowl winner with the Patriots too! Multiple Pro Bowls, All-Pro selections. This guy was a serious pass rusher for years.
- Jon: UFC Light Heavyweight & Heavyweight Champ.
- Arthur: NFL Defensive Lineman, Super Bowl Champ.
- Chandler: NFL Defensive End, Super Bowl Champ, Pro Bowler.
My Takeaway
Seriously? Three brothers. All reaching the absolute peak of their respective, incredibly tough professional sports. It just blew my mind a little. You hear about sports families, like the Mannings or the Williams sisters, but this felt different somehow. MMA and NFL are just different kinds of brutal.
Makes you think, right? What was going on in that household growing up? The competition must have been insane. Or maybe just tons of support? Probably a mix of everything. Nature, nurture, sheer willpower.
It’s just wild. You got one guy considered by many the greatest MMA fighter ever, and his two brothers tearing it up in the NFL and getting rings. Didn’t even know this was a thing until I just randomly decided to look it up. Sometimes you just stumble onto the craziest facts.
