{"id":301880,"date":"2019-02-15T07:02:09","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T15:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=301880"},"modified":"2019-02-15T07:02:11","modified_gmt":"2019-02-15T15:02:11","slug":"jon-jones-says-hes-feeling-like-a-whole-new-animal-on-the-ground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/jon-jones-says-hes-feeling-like-a-whole-new-animal-on-the-ground\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Jones says he&#8217;s &#8216;feeling like a whole new animal&#8217; on the ground"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Jon Jones is once again the UFC light heavyweight champion, having claimed the vacant title with a third-round TKO of Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 232 in late December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having reclaimed the title, Jones has been hard at work sharpening his tools so that he&#8217;ll be able to keep it. And from the sounds of it, his diligence is paying off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking on Instagram late on Thursday night, the light heavyweight champ discussed his grappling training at Gracie Barra Albuquerque and credited multi-time BJJ champion Roberto Alencar and renowned MMA coach Greg Jackson with helping him elevate his ground game to a whole new level. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See what he had to say below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-instagram wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bt5D08XFCYg\/\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;My brothers over at @graciebarraabq were awesome today! I feel like my ground game is by far the best it\u2019s ever been. Thank you so much @tussagb You have 1000% taking my ground game to the next level. Shout out to @gregjacksonmma for all the time he\u2019s invested in me on the ground. 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