{"id":187794,"date":"2025-06-21T13:53:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T13:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/21\/legally-speaking-craig-jones-war-with-ufc-continues-by-accusing-the-promotion-of-artificially-inflating-their-viewership\/"},"modified":"2025-06-21T13:53:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T13:53:12","slug":"legally-speaking-craig-jones-war-with-ufc-continues-by-accusing-the-promotion-of-artificially-inflating-their-viewership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/21\/legally-speaking-craig-jones-war-with-ufc-continues-by-accusing-the-promotion-of-artificially-inflating-their-viewership\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Legally speaking\u201d &#8211; Craig Jones\u2019 war with UFC continues by accusing the promotion of artificially inflating their viewership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4959972\" data-slug-id=\"2562863\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Craig Jones has continued to fire shots in the direction of the UFC following the promotion&#8217;s decision to release a spin-off of their <em>The Ultimate Fighter <\/em>reality TV show.<\/p>\n<p>The spin-off features Brazilian jiu-jitsu athletes, instead of aspiring MMA fighters, and will feature two coaches in the form of BJJ black belts Mikey Musumeci and Rerisson Gabriel.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>Several weeks ago, the Australian grappling took aim at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/go\/ufc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">UFC<\/a> for the design of their competition area. Jones hinted that the promotion had stolen certain ideas from himself and Karate Combat, who had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/news-craig-jones-hints-legal-warfare-ufc-use-patented-grappling-arena-structure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">already patented a very similar design for the mat-space of their own competitions<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"bottom-tagline top\" data-tab=\"top\">\n<p>Get the latest updates on One Championship <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/one-championship-rankings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\" class=\"bottom_tagline_link\" data-tab=\"top\">Rankings<\/a> at Sportskeeda and more<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In a fresh series of claims, Jones hinted that the UFC might be artificially inflating their viewership numbers for the <em>UFC BJJ: Road to the Title <\/em>series. The BJJ black belt shared his thoughts on his Instagram story, where he highlighted the discrepancy in views between episodes.<\/p>\n<p>Jones pointed out that episode 1 and 2 of the show both garnered at least 1 million views on YouTube. The next three episodes, however, produced 193K, 164K and 78K respectively. The Australian grappler took to Instagram and wrote:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Allegedly legally speaking this math doesn&#8217;t make sense.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"image\"><noscript><\/noscript><img class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1200\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/06\/d110f-17505007491170-1920.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/06\/d110f-17505007491170-1920.jpg?w=190 190w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/06\/d110f-17505007491170-1920.jpg?w=720 720w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/06\/d110f-17505007491170-1920.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/06\/d110f-17505007491170-1920.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/06\/d110f-17505007491170-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/06\/d110f-17505007491170-1920.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/06\/d110f-17505007491170-1920.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/06\/d110f-17505007491170-1920.jpg 1920w\" alt=\"Screenshot of Craig Jones&amp;#039; post on Instagram\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/06\/d110f-17505007491170-1920.jpg?w=640\" bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201920%201200%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/><figcaption>Screenshot of Craig Jones&#8217; post on Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He continued by highlighting how far outside the median viewership Episode 2&#8217;s was, writing:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Bit outside the range here&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sk-app-thumbnail\" alt=\"Screenshot of Jones post on Instagram\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/06\/84331-17505010154000-1920.jpg\"\/><\/noscript><img class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1200\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/06\/84331-17505010154000-1920.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/06\/84331-17505010154000-1920.jpg?w=190 190w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/06\/84331-17505010154000-1920.jpg?w=720 720w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/06\/84331-17505010154000-1920.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/06\/84331-17505010154000-1920.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/06\/84331-17505010154000-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/06\/84331-17505010154000-1920.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/06\/84331-17505010154000-1920.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/06\/84331-17505010154000-1920.jpg 1920w\" alt=\"Screenshot of Jones post on Instagram\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/06\/84331-17505010154000-1920.jpg?w=640\" bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201920%201200%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/><figcaption>Screenshot of Jones post on Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Craig Jones explains the rough side to being a UFC cornerman<\/h2>\n<p>Craig Jones is one of the world&#8217;s best Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners. As such, the Australian has worked with numerous elite MMA fighters in his life. In 2021 he began working with UFC featherweight champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/alexander-volkanovski\/news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Alexander Volkanovski<\/a>. &#8216;The Great&#8217; was preparing for a title defense against submission specialist Brian Ortega, and employed the expertise of Jones to prepare.<\/p>\n<p>The BJJ star has not left Volkanovski&#8217;s corner since, having featured as part of his coaching staff for every fight that &#8216;The Great&#8217; has had since. Jones most recently also featured in Jack Della Maddalena&#8217;s corner when he faced Belal Muhammad for the welterweight title at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/news-ufc-315-belal-muhammad-vs-jack-della-maddalena-full-results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">UFC 315<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During a recent interview with Chris Williamson, he said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;I really don&#8217;t like cornering MMA fights because you more feel relief that your guy got out of there healthy and okay. One thing MMA doesn&#8217;t show enough is how badly hurt these guys are after the fight. Quite often the camera will avoid the guy that&#8217;s unconscious for three minutes. From a coach&#8217;s perspective, from a friend&#8217;s perspective&#8230; That&#8217;s a traumatic experience as well.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Catch Craig Jones&#8217; comments below (1:17:00):<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/embed\">\n<div class=\"yt-wrapper\">                    <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Drugged In Colombia, Escaping Jail &amp; Defeating UFC Wrestling - Craig Jones\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8ijMBtAe8Tc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube\" data-embed=\"8ijMBtAe8Tc\">\n<div class=\"play-button\"><img height=\"370\" width=\"660\" data-img=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/8ijMBtAe8Tc\/sddefault.jpg\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/8ijMBtAe8Tc\/sddefault.jpg\" class=\"lazy-img\" alt=\"youtube-cover\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-author-info-parent\">\n<span class=\"about-the-author\">About the author<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-info-holder\">\n<div class=\"author-pic-holder\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"author-pic\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg width=\" height=\"100\"\/><rect width=\"100\" height=\"100\" style=\"fill:rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\/>&#8221; data-lazy=&#8221;https:\/\/keedag.sportskeeda.com\/user-pic\/854321-1718022419-200.jpg?w=200&#8243;<br \/>\nalt=&#8221;Liam Fresen&#8221; height=&#8221;72&#8243; width=&#8221;72&#8243;&gt;\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-bio-detail-holder\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p class=\"author-bio\" id=\"author-bio-text\">\nLiam is a MMA and Boxing writer at Sportskeeda. 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