Recently UFC champion Jon Jones tested positive for
cocaine ahead of his latest fight. There are rumors that he has a drug problem.
He refuted these rumours in an interview yesterday, Here is my read to answer
the question. Is Jon Jones honest in his replies.
Here is the clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8A6F5XOTl8
Here is a video of how he acts when he thinks the camera
is off: http://www.mmafighting.com/2014/8/8/5983831/jon-jones-daniel-cormier-have-vicious-off-air-exchange-before-espn
I read the interview of
Jon Jones cocaine drug test finding apology statement first then the Jon Jones
Daniel Cormier Vicarious off Air Exchange. Jon Jones truly does have an on air
off air personality and great media coach.
Though at first glance
he seems amazingly calm, and matter of fact, if you look closely and examine his
subtle nonverbal cues he shows tension. There are indicators he is holding his
deep displeasure in; He pulls back on volume of his voice. She is speaking
in clipped loud assertive voice; he is not matching her volume or assertiveness
which would be normal if he was totally relaxed and revealing everything.
Instead oddly we see this big ole guy whispering back his answers. ‘Watch how
he presses his lips together in what I call pouty kiss mouth cue. Those are
cues of the bad taste the question being asked and the answers he is giving
feel to him.
Also listen to the
little clicks as he moistens his lips, (The mouth gets dry under stress, could
be stress of withholding information, but this is also a stressful interview.)
Jones says, “I am not here to make excuses.” This is an interesting statement.
People who are totally in integrity and revealing everything would not even
feel the need to say that. He then follows that with,”... Basically, I was at a
party?” Basically acts as a curtain word that covers up the truth and details
of what happened at the party. I typically only hear someone use a curtain word
in interviews and interrogations and court room testimony when they are hiding
the truthful details. You don’t use “basically” in everyday conversations. Or for
example, a scientist might use the word when trying to describe a complex
process that he doesn’t want to spend the time describing to a novice to his
field. Jones is not telling you how wild his behavior really was.
The “I am not going to
blame…” speech, gives him a chance to blame.” It sounds like it was scripted
from a Media coach. The phrase really works to make him look to the general
public like he is being totally up front.
“I don’t know what made
me... (again the pouty kiss that shows he is displeased and not sharing
everything.
“I am not a cocaine
addict by any mean.” (He didn’t put an s on means; he didn’t finish the sentence,
which shows his lack of certainly in that answer. He follows that with, “I am
not even a frequent user.” That is an odd statement. He gets to define what a
frequent user is. Practice liars use that kind of wording. In this case he can
make that statement and appear honest, but it frequent user could mean so many
things. (It is comparative to the words “sexual relations” in the, “I did not
have Sexual Relations with that women,” admission of Clinton.) The one
statement that he believes and feels the most strongly about it, “It was Really
Dumb.”
Body language and Watch
the bit of the tape, as he talks about telling his brothers and the one brother
saying it is really common in the locker room, he does a tongue cleanse. Very
normal cue that shows he would like to get the whole conversations about his
brothers out of his mouth. Anyone would.
He actually gets more
relaxed as he talks about not having to check into rehab. I like him more and
more, which is highly unusual for a Confessions Apology statement Interview.
That is so interesting.
He says, “…try to do
things better.” His delivery was honest and the feel show say pacing was on the
mark. I believe he wants to try to do things better. But do notice the limiter
word TRY.
He honestly does feel
bad about having let fans down.
Body Language Analysis
of Jon Jones, Daniel Cormier vicious off air exchange.
