{"id":283053,"date":"2018-08-16T19:13:44","date_gmt":"2018-08-17T02:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=283053"},"modified":"2018-08-16T19:13:44","modified_gmt":"2018-08-17T02:13:44","slug":"jon-jones-promises-youve-never-seen-anything-like-whats-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/jon-jones\/jon-jones-promises-youve-never-seen-anything-like-whats-coming\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Jones promises &#8220;you\u2019ve never seen anything like what\u2019s coming&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones continues to tease his long-awaited return to the cage. Though his return is not set in stone just yet, he assures that, when he does make his comeback, he&#8217;ll be better than ever. Considering he&#8217;s widely considered one of the greatest fighters of all time, that&#8217;s definitely saying something.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Every part of the journey matters. Triumphs and setbacks all combine to make the climb what it is supposed to be. My feet are dug in and I have clear motivation as to what I\u2019m going after and why. I promise you\u2019ve never seen anything like what\u2019s coming <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/comebackseason?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#comebackseason<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BONY (@JonnyBones) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonnyBones\/status\/1030264079057739776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 17, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Every part of the journey matters,&#8221; Jones said on Twitter. &#8220;Triumphs and setbacks all combine to make the climb what it is supposed to be. My feet are dug in and I have clear motivation as to what I\u2019m going after and why. I promise you\u2019ve never seen anything like what\u2019s coming.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This comment from Jon Jones is in keeping with some recent comments from his striking coach Brandon Gibson, who hinted that the former champion is <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/jon-jones\/coach-jon-jones-is-developing-one-strike-ko-power\/\">adding one-punch KO power to his already extensive arsenal.<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"JrMqlG\">\u201cI think there\u2019s still a lot of growth possible [for Jon Jones],\u201d Gibson said on a recent episode of The MMA Hour. \u201cJon\u2019s in his 30s now, I think he\u2019s really starting to develop the one-strike knockout power, we saw that in the last [Daniel Cormier] fight. Before that, Jon was like a break \u2018em down, break \u2018em down, break \u2018em down, finish, where guys were never just out cold, unconscious. I think now Jon\u2019s really developing a lot of power for 205 and he\u2019s gonna really start putting guys to sleep.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\">\n<div>\n<p>Jones is currently awaiting sentencing from the United States Anti-Doping Agency, having failed a drug test shortly after his July, 2017 fight with Daniel Cormier. While the jury is still out in that sentencing, his manager Malki Kawa is optimistic a decision will be made soon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very confident we will have a decision on this thing by the end of this month,\u201d Kawa said on Ariel Helwani&#8217;s MMA Show last month. \u201cThey\u2019re pushing hard. I know everyone involved is working hard to come to a resolution. I know that the UFC is anxiously waiting and we\u2019re dealing with USADA on a daily basis. 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