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Photo: Jon Jones' (deleted) tweet reacting to Alexander Gustafsson's TKO loss to Anthony Johnson

Take a shot at your rival, delete the tweet after. Check out Jon Jones' immediate reaction to Alexander Gustafsson vs. Anthony Johnson.

Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports

Kicking them while they're down.

Jon Jones took at shot at his rival in Alexander Gustafsson immediately after his TKO loss to Anthony Johnson, but like many of the UFC light heavyweight champ's tweets, it was deleted shortly after. As he probably already knows, nothing stays deleted these days. Here's our screengrab from his twitter account:

As for the tweets he chose not to delete, you can also check them out below. Johnson earned a title shot with his impressive victory in Gustafsson's home town, and Jones seems to be excited about the match up:

Earlier on the evening, Jones also took a jab at Phil Davis after his lackluster loss to Ryan Bader.

Jones may not have had the nicest post fight words for Gustafsson, but as he himself said in the buildup to UFC 182, whether it's love or hate "as an entertainer people caring is all that really matters":

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