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- Jon Jones is preparing for lay-and-pray from Matt Hamill. (The Rumble)
- Nogueira-Velasquez could be moved to UFC 110. (MMA Weekly)
- Overeem insists that he'd rather be an MMA fighter than a kickboxer. (Fanhouse)
- Wanderlei Silva pledges to "kick the Bisping ass" for his fans. (MMA Scraps)
- A new sponsorship opportunity for Dana White. (Fightlinker)
- Is Dream on ...
Jon Jones says Greg Jackson loves his “Funky style” and shows him how “Not Good” he is
URDirt.com —
... Jon Jones is in for the biggest fight of his career when he faces off against TUF standout Matt “The Hammer” Hamill at The Ultimate Fighter season finale next weekend. To help him for his upcoming fight the always improving light heavyweight fighter has gone back and forth from Tristar Gym in Montreal, Canada and Greg Jackson’s gym in New Mexico. In a interview with SportingNews.com’s Chad Dudas , Jones spoke about how Greg Jackson’s camp has opened his eyes to how much he still needs to improve.“Well, they’re attacking my main weaknesses. Greg is big on getting his athletes ...
UFC Quick Quote: Jon Jones is going to get funky on Matt Hamill for Greg Jackson
MMA Mania —
... -- Promising, talented and electrifying light heavyweight prospect Jon Jones talks to SportingNews.com about the strides he has made to complete his all-around mixed martial arts skills thanks in large part to super trainer, Greg Jackson. "Bones" has rattled off three very impressive wins since his Octagon debut back at UFC 87: "Seek and Destroy" last year. So impressive, in fact, that he is now set to headline The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 10 Finale on Spike TV next Saturday (Dec. 5) opposite Matt Hamill. Will the new and improved Jones drop "The Hammer" on Hamill ...
TUF 10 Finale Preview: Jon Jones Talks About His Improvements After Training With Greg...
Bloody Elbow: FanShots —
... that called? Do more of that funky thing.' He loves it. The only thing he forces is for me to be able to push the pace. Instead of one flying knee, he wants six flying knees per round. Instead of a few jabs, he wants 20 jabs per round. He wants combinations, he wants punches in bunches. He wants (me) to use the base of (conventional) fighting to set up the funkiness. He embraces it, he just wants me to take pride in this new set of lungs that I have."
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UFC Quick Quote: Jon Jones is going to get funky on Matt Hamill for Greg Jackson
MMA Interplay —
... – Promising, talented and electrifying light heavyweight prospect Jon Jones talks to SportingNews.com about the strides he has made to complete his all-around mixed martial arts skills thanks in large part to super trainer, Greg Jackson. “Bones” has rattled off three very impressive wins since his Octagon debut back at ...
Rumble Exclusive: Jon Jones Interview
MMAPlayground.com Web Headlines —
... New York native and former junior college national wrestling champion burst onto the scene in January, when he floored Stephan Bonnar with an unorthodox spinning back elbow and then tossed the respected veteran all over the cage en route to a unanimous decision win at UFC 94. After choking out Jake O'Brien at UFC 100, the undefeated Jones (9-0) is now set for his first main event appearance, against Matt Hamill at the live finale of "The Ultimate Fighter" season 10 next Saturday. Link
How Good Will Jon Jones Be?
Watch Kalib Run —
... Jon Jones has recently upgraded the talent level of his training partners and coaches by heading out west to do some work at Greg Jackson's camp. Jones spoke with sportingnews.com about the experience and it appears as if the work was an eye opener for him. If Jones follows through with the trend of his comments he might be one of those rare individuals who matches their pure ability with a dedication to the game. If all comes to fruition and Jones makes the trips to New Mexico a little more consistently we may be seeing the future of the division. The ...
