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TORONTO -- At first, Jon (Bones) Jones put it down to the "war gods." Then, upon further review, he pointed the finger at karma. Either way someone made Anderson Silva pay for disrespecting Chris (The All-American) Weidman in the cage Saturday night, according to Jones. Silvas loss has proved to be Jones gain. The UFCs light-heavyweight champion has taken over as No. 1 in the MMA organizations pound-for-pound fighter rankings in the wake of Silvas upset loss to Weidman. Silva, an icon in the sport who had won all 16 of his previous UFC fights, fell off his pedestal with a thud after clowning his way to a loss. As he has done in previous fights, the Brazilian middleweight champion dropped his hands and invited his opponent to hit him. This time, the 38-year-old Silvas reflexes failed him and Weidman connected, felling him before finishing him off on the ground with a few blows. Jones managed to praise and bury Silva at the same time when the topic came up at Tuesdays news conference to promote his September UFC 165 title defence in Toronto against Swedens Alexander (The Mauler) Gustafsson. "I think that Anderson Silva is a magnificent fighter. I think that he has an extraordinary gift," Jones said. "I think hes got to the point where he really believes in his gift and hes comfortable with his gift. "And he abuses his gift. He disrespected the gift by disrespecting his opponent." Jones, who turns 26 on July 19, noted that martial arts is built around honour, integrity and treating people with respect. "He somehow lost sight of that and he paid the ultimate price for it," Jones added. "Im not over the Anderson Silva hype train. I know exactly where he was at, you could tell where he was at by the way he was fighting. I think he was fighting at a masterful level. "I think just got disrespectful and the war gods just made him pay for it. But hes still that great Anderson Silva in my books." After the news conference, Jones used Twitter to adjust his comments slightly. "Didnt mean to say "War Gods" I was meaning karma," he tweeted. Silva dropped to No. 3 in the UFC pound-for-pound ratings, allowing welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre to move up one spot to No. 2. The rankings are decided by media voting. Jones seemed less than enthused about becoming the sports No.1, saying it "doesnt really feel real." "To become No. 1 because Anderson lost doesnt really make me feel like I accomplished anything," he said. "It doesnt feel real. It doesnt feel earned," he added. "Winning this fight (against Gustafsson) will make me feel a little better about it." Jones said he will look to continue winning, to make his claim to No. 1 more legitimate. Gustafsson was shocked by the Silva loss, but said it gives him "a spark, a motivation." Jones is coming off a first-round win over Chael Sonnen at UFC 159 in April during which he broke his big toe. Jones didnt realize he was hurt until his post-fight news conference in the cage when interviewer Joe Rogan looked down and saw the toe was pointing in the wrong direction. The champion said Tuesday while the toe was getting better, he had been focusing on his boxing to avoid stress on it. "I wear a boxing boot," he said of his training regimen. "Alexander having such great hands, I think its really important for me to be sharp there in that department." Gustafsson (15-1) has also had to heal up. In April, he missed out on a main event in his hometown of Stockholm against Gegard Mousasi when the Swedish Mixed Martial Arts Federation grounded him because of a cut in training. The two fighters were in good spirits as they posed for photos after the news conference at a downtown sports bar adjacent to the Air Canada Centre. There seemed no bad blood although Gustafsson clearly cant wait for the battle to begin. "Im so pumped up for this," said the Swede, who plans to train in Stockholm and San Diego (with Alliance MMA). "Im living the dream." Jones (18-1) knows all about dreams, referencing the Silva defeat as a "reality check" for him -- even though he would never drop his hands in a fight. "But watching Chris Weidmans dream come true, I have to make sure that I continue to be a dream-crusher," he said. "So thats what Im going to do. It motivated me." UFC 165, slated for Sept. 21 at the Air Canada Centre, marks the UFCs fourth show in Toronto and the 14th in Canada. Jones became the UFCs youngest ever champion when, at 23, he beat Mauricio (Shogun) Rua at UFC 128 in March 2011. The six-foot-four Jones has defended his 205-pound crown five times, tying him with Tito Ortiz for most light-heavyweight title defences. Two of Jones title defences were in Toronto, where he beat Lyoto (The Dragon) Machida at UFC 140 and Vitor (The Phenom) Belfort at UFC 152. "No Im not sick of coming here. I think its great," the native of Endicott, N.Y., said with a laugh when asked about repeats visits here. "I do get booed a lot here. I dont understand why, because Ive been fighting guys from Brazil and Im definitely a lot closer than Brazil. "But its all good. As long as people are making noise, Im going to continue to perform and do my best." Gustafsson has won six straight, most recently earning a decision over Rua in December 2012. The Swede celebrates each win by having a black sharks tooth tattooed on his right arm. His task come September? To penetrate the threshing machine that is Jon Jones offence. According to ESPNs "Sport Science," Jones has a daunting 84.5-inch wingspan that allows him to land blows from over three feet away. 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If ever they start actually putting pictures beside words in the dictionary, the Blue Jays left-handers mug will appear beside “Consistency.Rugby fans took issue with Wallabies coach Michael Cheika over two key positions and opted for uncapped emerging stars Sefanaia Naivalu and Jed Holloway in an Australian Super Rugby team of the year selected by the public.Fijian-born Melbourne Rebels winger Naivalu and NSW Waratahs No.8 Holloway were the only two non-internationals in the team in a Rugby Union Players Association Peoples Choice poll released on Tuesday.?Of the established stars, David Pocock was chosen ahead of Michael Hooper at openside flanker and Israel Folau instead of Tevita Kuridrani at outside centre.Folau was listed at 13 for the Waratahs last ten Super Rugby games, but Cheika has repeatedly nominated fullback as his preferred position for the game-breaking back.At last years World Cup, Hooper invariably started at openside with Pocock at No.8, but the poll only allowed for players to be chosen in one position.Australias immense depth at openside was emphasised by the fact the other three candidates in the poll were also Test players in Sean McMahon, Liam Gill and Matt Hodgson.At 195cm, 23-year-old Holloway potentially gives Cheika an option of a taller No.8 than either Pocock (183 cms) or McMahon (186 cms), who have occupied that spot in recent times.Holloway, who made the Peoples Choice team ahead of established Wallaby Ben McCalman, enjoyed a breakout Super Rugby season which included a hatt-trick of tries off the bench against the Highlanders, until he suffered a competition-ending shoulder injury.dddddddddddde could be back in time for part of the upcoming NRC and might be a bolter for the Wallabies spring tour, along with 24-year-old Naivalu, who will then be eligible to represent Australia.RUPAs 2015 Newcomer of the Year, Naivalu scored six tries in as many games in the second half of the Super season.One of the most interesting selections was at right lock, where one-cap Wallaby Adam Coleman got the nod ahead of several other more experienced internationals.Coleman, who made his debut of the bench in the final Test of the England series in June, polled more votes than 62-cap veteran Rob Simmons, Will Skelton (15 Tests) and Sam Carter (13 Tests).Rugby Union Players Association Peoples Choice Team: Dane Haylett-Petty (Western Force), Sefanaia Naivalu (Melbourne Rebels), Israel Folau (NSW Waratahs), Matt Toomua (Brumbies), Rob Horne (NSW Waratahs), Bernard Foley (NSW Waratahs), Nick Phipps (NSW Waratahs), Jed Holloway (NSW Waratahs), David Pocock (Brumbies), Scott Fardy (Brumbies), Adam Coleman (Western Force), Rory Arnold (Brumbies), Greg Holmes (Queensland Reds), Stephen Moore (Brumbies), James Slipper (Queensland Reds). 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