is hitting back at his next opponent, Rampage Jackson, after Jackson accused Jones of sending a spy into Jackson's training camp.
Addressing Jackson directly via Twitter, Jones said he would never cheat because he has too much respect for mixed martial arts -- and Jones suggested that makes himself different from Jackson.
is not something I do because of money," Jones wrote. "It's a way of life for me and I would never disrespect the integrity of that."
Jones saying that Jackson is only in MMA for the money is a reaction to comments Jackson has made in the past about how he would quit MMA for acting if acting paid him better. Jackson briefly retired from MMA when he was given a role in The A-Team, but he returned to the sport when he found that there weren't any more lucrative acting assignments coming his way.
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"One of my friends was talking to Jon Jones' manager recently, and Jon Jones' manager was saying that he knows everything that is going on in our camp," Jackson said. "He said he had spies in our camp and he knew everything that was going on. That got me thinking."
Jones' manager Malki Kawa says Jackson's accusations are ridiculous.
"I promise to God, I have no spy in that camp," Kawa told Yahoo. "It's completely and totally untrue. There is nothing to it at all. It's funny he said that, though, because we've heard he has had old training partners of Jon coming in to work with him. We don't care and it's kind of hilarious he's doing this."
For his part, Jones says that now that he's responded to Jackson's accusation, he's not going to give it another thought. And he told Jackson on Twitter that he looks forward to meeting him in the Octagon.
"Believe me or not, I've said my part," Jones said. "Hoping you have a safe and healthy finish to your camp."
Jones and Jackson will fight for the light heavyweight title on Sept. 24.
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Jon Jones gets emotional after finding he'll get a title shot with his win at UFC 126 on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
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Jon Jones participates at UFC 126 workouts.
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Jon Jones answers a question during the UFC 126 pre-fight press conference.
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Jon Jones participates at UFC 126 workouts.
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Jon Jones participates at UFC 126 workouts.
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Jon Jones participates at UFC 126 workouts.
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Jon Jones and Ryan Bader square off at the UFC 126 pre-fight press conference.
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Jon Jones poses during the UFC 126 weigh-ins.
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Jon Jones looks away from Ryan Bader at the UFC 126 weigh-ins.
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Jon Jones gets ready for his fight at UFC 126 on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
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Jon Jones and Ryan Bader get ready to battle at UFC 126 on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
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Jon Jones gets ready for his fight at UFC 126 on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
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Jon Jones tries to submit Ryan Bader at UFC 126 on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
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Jon Jones punches Ryan Bader at UFC 126 on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
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Jon Jones defeats Ryan Bader via a guillotine choke at UFC 126 on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
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Jon Jones talks about his win at the UFC 126 post-fight press conference.
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Jon Jones participates in the UFC on Versus 2 open workouts.
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Jon Jones poses after making weight at UFC on Versus 2.
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Jon Jones stares down Vladimir Matyushenko at UFC on Versus 2 on weigh-ins.
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Jon Jones stares down Vladimir Matyushenko at UFC on Versus 2 on weigh-ins.
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Jon Jones makes his way to the Octagon at UFC on Versus 2 on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010 at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, Calif.
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Jon Jones gets ready for his fight at UFC on Versus 2 on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010 at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, Calif.
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Jon Jones kicks Vladimir Matyushenko at UFC on Versus 2 on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010 at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, Calif.
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Jon Jones elbows Vladimir Matyushenko at UFC on Versus 2 on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010 at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, Calif.
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Jon Jones earns a first-round TKO over Vladimir Matyushenko at UFC on Versus 2 on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010 at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, Calif.
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Jon Jones celebrates his win over Vladimir Matyushenko at UFC on Versus 2 on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010 at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, Calif.
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Jon Jones celebrates his win over Vladimir Matyushenko at UFC on Versus 2 on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010 at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, Calif.
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Jon Jones celebrates his win over Vladimir Matyushenko at UFC on Versus 2 on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010 at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, Calif.
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Jon Jones talks about his win over Vladimir Matyushenko at the UFC on Versus 2 post-fight press conference.
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Jon Jones at UFC 128
Jon Jones steps into the Octagon before his first title fight at UFC 128 on Saturday, March 19, 2011 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
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Jon Jones kicks Shogun Rua at UFC 128 on Saturday, March 19, 2011 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
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Jon Jones kicks Shogun Rua at UFC 128 on Saturday, March 19, 2011 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
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Jon Jones kicks Shogun Rua at UFC 128 on Saturday, March 19, 2011 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
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Jon Jones is punched by Shogun Rua at UFC 128 on Saturday, March 19, 2011 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
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Jon Jones punches Shogun Rua at UFC 128 on Saturday, March 19, 2011 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
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Jon Jones is kicked by Shogun Rua at UFC 128 on Saturday, March 19, 2011 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
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Jon Jones elbows Shogun Rua at UFC 128 on Saturday, March 19, 2011 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
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Jon Jones defeats Shogun Rua via a third-round TKO at UFC 128 on Saturday, March 19, 2011 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
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Jon Jones punches Shogun Rua at UFC 128 on Saturday, March 19, 2011 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
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Jon Jones celebrates his win at UFC 128 on Saturday, March 19, 2011 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
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