{"id":245703,"date":"2017-08-01T08:11:52","date_gmt":"2017-08-01T15:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=245703"},"modified":"2017-08-01T08:11:52","modified_gmt":"2017-08-01T15:11:52","slug":"coach-details-jon-jones-defeat-brock-lesnar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/jon-jones\/coach-details-jon-jones-defeat-brock-lesnar\/","title":{"rendered":"Coach details how Jon Jones could defeat Brock Lesnar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over the weekend, in the main event of UFC 214, light heavyweight legend Jon Jones reclaimed the divisional title with a third-round knockout of his arch rival, Daniel Cormier. In the buildup to and fallout of this fight, the new champ generated dozens of headlines by calling for a fight with former UFC heavyweight champ and long-time WWE star Brock Lesnar.<\/p>\n<p>As outlandish as that callout initially sounded, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/jon-jones\/jon-jones-manager-want-brock-lesnar-fight\/\">it seems like the fight might actually happen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If the fight does happen, Jones will have his hands full with perhaps the most physically imposing fighter in MMA history. Apparently, however, his team sees a pretty clear path to victory over the hulking superstar.<\/p>\n<p>Jon Jones&#8217; coach Brandon Gibson broke down a potential Jones vs. Lesnar fight in a recent interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/themaclife.com\/featured-posts\/jon-jones-brock-lesnar-brandon-gibson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TheMacLife.<\/a>\u00a0In his opinion, Jones&#8217; success against Cormier is a clear indicator of what he could do to Lesnar.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cI do think he has genuine skill,\u201d Gibson said of Lesnar. \u201cWhile he\u2019s not\u00a0a precise striker, he does carry a lot of pressure, he\u2019s explosive. Once he\u00a0gets on top of his opponents, I think he has great positional awareness, ground and pound and obviously the\u00a0strength and size that comes along with all that is Brock Lesnar. And, he\u2019s been a former UFC champion. I think that he has the confidence that it takes to compete at this level.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Gibson then elaborated that defeating Lesnar, like Cormier, will depend on Jones&#8217; ability to bait him into making mistakes.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cWe saw the traps we were able to set up against one of the greats ever in Daniel Cormier. Imagine what we\u2019ll do to Brock\u00a0Lesnar.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Brock Lesnar has not been seen in the cage since July 2016, when he picked up a decision win over Mark Hunt. Regrettably, he then tested positive for the estrogen blocker clomiphene, which meant that his win was overturned.<\/p>\n<p>How do you think a fight between Jon Jones and Brock Lesnar would go?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 8\/1\/2017. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the weekend, in the main event of UFC 214, light heavyweight legend Jon Jones reclaimed the divisional title with a third-round knockout of his arch rival, Daniel Cormier. 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