“He’s wiped out a division, so it makes sense to go to heavyweight” Jon Jones’s coach believes his fight IQ will carve a way for success in the new division
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The former undisputed UFC Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones will be making his comeback inside the Octagon in 2021 that too in the Heavyweight division. Jones has bulked up his physique and he is all ready to hold the title which currently belongs to Stipe Miocic.
Many people think it is going to be a tough challenge for Jones because the Heavyweight division is a completely different playground but Jones’s coach says they are ready for the challenge. In his latest interview with MMA fighting his coach Brandon Gibson says,
“Heavyweight’s a different animal, but Jon’s spent a lot of his career training with some of the best heavyweights in the world, “I’ve seen Jon do hundreds of rounds with guys like Overeem and Arlovski and Travis Browne. We’ve had a plethora of great heavyweights come through Jackson’s, and Jon has been Jon Jones with all of them.”
“Jon’s skill level is so high, his fight IQ is so high, that I don’t think somebody having a 20-pound advantage over Jon is going to make that much of a difference. He’s just such a skilled martial artist. I think the weight class intrigues Jon.”
Mike Winkeljohn is also aware of the challenges that lie ahead of them
Jon Jones’s longtime coach Mike Winkeljohn is very well aware of the challenges that the Heavyweight division will present to them. He says “You’re not just going up a division, you might be going up by like 50 pounds sometimes, these guys are big. It’s not like going up 15 pounds like everybody else. It can be a big jump. So that makes a big difference.”
“Jon has always done very well against heavyweights, he’s always had the ability to change up things and as far as fight IQ and Jon’s that guy. If he’s fighting a guy like Andrei Arlovski with a big overhand, he knows how to nullify it. If he’s fighting a guy like Alistair Overeem, who throws a big hook into a knee to the body, he knows how to avoid that.”
“He’s very good at reading a fighter and knowing what the fighter’s going to do, sometimes before the fighter even knows himself. He’s wiped out a division, so it makes sense to go to heavyweight, I put money on Jon going to heavyweight and dominating there, too.”
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