{"id":266762,"date":"2026-10-10T13:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/10\/had-3000-customers-show-up-jon-jones-flaunts-pizza-shop-opening-success-as-he-claps-back-at-colby-covington-amid-ongoing-feud\/"},"modified":"2026-10-10T13:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T13:30:00","slug":"had-3000-customers-show-up-jon-jones-flaunts-pizza-shop-opening-success-as-he-claps-back-at-colby-covington-amid-ongoing-feud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/10\/had-3000-customers-show-up-jon-jones-flaunts-pizza-shop-opening-success-as-he-claps-back-at-colby-covington-amid-ongoing-feud\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Had 3000 customers show up&#8221; &#8211; Jon Jones flaunts pizza shop opening success as he claps back at Colby Covington amid ongoing feud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5226826\" data-slug-id=\"2846945\">\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>Jon Jones appears to have had a blast at the Prince St. Pizza opening in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and made sure to rub it in Colby Covington&#8217;s face with a pointed social media clapback.<\/p>\n<p>Jones and Covington have recently been embroiled in a social media war after &#8216;Chaos&#8217; branded Jones a negative influence on Gable Steveson&#8217;s mixed martial arts career.<\/p>\n<p>The Olympic gold medalist recently suffered a 12-second KO loss to Sean Sharaf at UFC 331 and immediately left the octagon before the official result was announced.<\/p>\n<p>Following the defeat, Covington held &#8216;Bones&#8217; responsible for Steveson&#8217;s actions. True to form, Jones didn&#8217;t stay quiet, firing back at his longtime rival on social media and accusing him of being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/news-boy-you-re-obsessed-me-jon-jones-claps-back-colby-covington-blaming-gable-steveson-s-loss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">obsessed with him<\/a>, while also downplaying Covington&#8217;s MMA credentials.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-single-related article-related-recommend\">\n<a class=\"article-single-related-url\" data-variant=\"3\" data-drop-off-point=\"\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"article-related-image article-related-recommend-image\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/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>However, Covington&#8217;s remarks branding him a negative influence appear to have struck a nerve with Jones. Pointing to the success of the new pizzeria launch, the MMA legend fired back, writing:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Had 3000 customers show up to my pizza shop grand opening. So much for negative energy, Colby.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Check out Jon Jones&#8217; comments below:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Jones attended the opening of Prince St. Pizza&#8217;s Baton Rouge location on Friday, October 9. &#8216;Bones&#8217; had signed as a partner in the shop earlier this August.<\/p>\n<p>Social media posts from the occasion show the former two-division UFC champion having a great time, meeting with fans and even trying his luck at a pizza-eating challenge.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Jon Jones wanted Daniel Cormier to &#8220;tag in&#8221; during the pizza-eating challenge<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/jon-jones\/news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Jon Jones<\/a> appears to have had a blast at the Prince St. Pizza opening in Louisiana. The former UFC champion even took on a pizza-eating challenge, which eventually brought his longtime rival Daniel Cormier to mind.<\/p>\n<p>In a clip now going viral <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/search?q=jon%20jones&amp;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">on social media<\/a>, Jones can be seen struggling to finish the last few slices of the pizza. With his stomach full, the former champion admitted that if there was ever a time he wanted to see Cormier, this was it:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI\u2019ve never wanted to see Daniel Cormier more than I want to see him right now. 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