{"id":197752,"date":"2016-06-30T10:44:26","date_gmt":"2016-06-30T17:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=197752"},"modified":"2016-06-30T10:44:26","modified_gmt":"2016-06-30T17:44:26","slug":"jon-jones-on-ufc-200-training-ive-done-almost-zero-weightlifting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/jon-jones\/jon-jones-on-ufc-200-training-ive-done-almost-zero-weightlifting\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Jones on UFC 200 training: &#8220;I&#8217;ve done almost zero weightlifting&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prior to Jon Jones&#8217; return to the Octagon in April at <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-jon-jones-vs-ovince-saint-preux-highlights\/\">UFC 197<\/a>, the pound for pound kingpin packed on <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/watch-jon-jones-looking-ripped-at-226-pounds\/\">a considerable amount of muscle<\/a>.  Many questioned whether or not this would have a significant impact on Jones&#8217; performance inside the Octagon given that he was carrying so much extra muscle.<\/p>\n<p>After his <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-jon-jones-vs-ovince-saint-preux-highlights\/\">unanimous decision win over Ovince Saint Preux<\/a>, Jones stated that he felt great, and could even go another 5 rounds.  However, with less than 2 weeks to go until his <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-200\/video-hank-hill-promotes-ufc-200-in-adult-swim\/\">UFC 200 rematch with Daniel Cormier<\/a>, Jones revealed that he has spent the majority of this training camp burning off muscle with endurance training.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2016\/06\/interim-champ-jon-jones-stops-powerlifting-in-advance-of-ufc-200\" target=\"_blank\">MMAJunkie<\/a> has the quotes:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cFor this training camp, I\u2019ve done almost zero weightlifting whatsoever. I\u2019ve actually been working on burning off the muscle by overloading in endurance. So I think you guys will be able to tell during the weigh-ins and during the fight that I look a lot more like I used to look, a lot less muscular, and my endurance feels amazing. That\u2019s one of the No. 1 ways to beat \u2018DC,\u2019 to \u2018DC\u2019 \u2018DC\u2019 by embracing the grind and beating him in the dog fight. And that\u2019s what I\u2019m prepared to do.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prior to Jon Jones&#8217; return to the Octagon in April at UFC 197, the pound for pound kingpin packed on a considerable amount of muscle. Many questioned whether or not this would have a significant impact on Jones&#8217; performance inside the Octagon given that he was carrying so much extra muscle. 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