Greg Jackson says that he misspoke when he told his pupil and UFC light heavyweight champion, Jon Jones, "to get some fans" by checking on Lyoto Machida according to mmaweekly.com.

"I said ‘go check on Lyoto Machida and get yourself some fans' and I shouldn't have said it that way, and it wasn't my intention," Jackson said.

Jones fought Machida in the main event at UFC 140. After an even first round, Jones turned the fight in his favor when he landed numerous elbow strikes to Machida. What followed was Jones securing a guillotine submission, choking Machida unconscious in the second round to successfully defend his UFC light heavyweight title.

"I wanted to remind Jon that cage decorum is to go check on the other guy, and I wanted to make sure, you're a public figure the fans are watching. That's what I should have said, remember the fans are watching. Remember you're being watched, you have a responsibility to conduct yourself in a good way, and he really is a good guy...But it came out like I was trying to be this manipulative guy. It was a bonehead thing for me to say, but it wasn't my intention," Jackson said.