Why do Anderson, Fedor, and Gsp get a pass for fighting "smaller" fighters but jones don't?

Anderson Silva has fought: 5'9 welterweight Ryo Chonan, former welterweight Nick Diaz, welterweight Patrick cote, former lightweight Nate Marquardt( He was lightweight at first, then middleweight, and then welterweight), former welterweight Daiju Takase, Welterweight Maia.

Fedor has fought: 40 years old middleweight Hendo, Former light heavyweight Fabio Maldonado, light-heavyweight Arona, light heavyweight Randleman, former middleweight matt Lindman, Light-heavyweight Chris haseman,


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Why do Anderson, Fedor, and Gsp get a pass for fighting "smaller" fighters but jones don't?