{"id":318327,"date":"2019-07-05T11:52:50","date_gmt":"2019-07-05T18:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=318327"},"modified":"2019-07-05T11:53:04","modified_gmt":"2019-07-05T18:53:04","slug":"tito-ortiz-outlines-the-strategy-to-beat-jon-jones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/tito-ortiz-outlines-the-strategy-to-beat-jon-jones\/","title":{"rendered":"Tito Ortiz outlines the strategy to beat Jon Jones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tito Ortiz is one of the latest MMA stars to weigh in on a potential trilogy fight between UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier and light heavyweight champion Jon Jones \u2014 two of the most heated rivals in MMA.<\/p>\n<p>By Ortiz&#8217;s estimation, it would be a great fight \u2014 particularly if it occurred in the heavyweight division.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TITO ORTIZ THINKS JON JONES DOMINATES DANIEL CORMIER AT HEAVYWEIGHT\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GHHY4CPne0c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think it&#8217;d be a great fight,&#8221; he told Helen Yee. &#8220;I like DC, I think he&#8217;s an amazing champion. Jon Jones has beat him twice. The last time they competed, Jon Jones kind of hurt his image, his career, a little bit, with the things his camp had him taking. But at the same time, DC is a great champion. But I&#8217;d love to see them against each other at heavyweight, it&#8217;d be amazing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Cormier, at heavyweight, his size difference would make a huge difference at heavyweight because of his strength, speed, size in general,&#8221; Ortiz continued. &#8220;DC is a true heavyweight. He&#8217;s dominated heavyweights, time and time again. That&#8217;s why he&#8217;s the heavyweight champ. But you can&#8217;t take anything away from Jon Jones, he&#8217;s the greatest light heavyweight champ.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While Ortiz is very complimentary of Cormier, he expects Jones would win this trilogy fight, no matter the division.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I do [think Jones would win],&#8221; he said. &#8220;Jon Jones wouldn&#8217;t have to cut weight. He could put a little bit of size on. As long as he comes in as a true champion should, he would dominate I think.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Clearly, Tito Ortiz is very impressed by Jon Jones. Just as he expects the champion to defeat Daniel Cormier in a potential third fight, he also expects him to defeat Thiago Santos in the main event of UFC 239 this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I see Jon Jones just dominating,&#8221; Ortiz said. &#8220;His length is just too long&#8230; He&#8217;s very dangerous on his feet, but Thiago is also dangerous on his feet and on the ground. Can he get an opportunity to take down Jones? Jones is just such a great wrestler and a great striker. He&#8217;s the greatest. He is the GOAT, for sure.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>So, who does Tito Ortiz think can defeat Jones? Well, after joking that he himself could be the man to do it, he explained that it will take a fighter that can expertly use pressure and wrestling to keep Jones uncomfortable.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Close the gap on him, don&#8217;t let him use the length,&#8221; he said of how to beat Jones. &#8220;Get the takedowns if you can, and just push the fight to him. Don&#8217;t let him get used to going from orthodox to southpaw, switching stances and getting comfortable. You&#8217;ve just got to get in his face and make him uncomfortable. But that&#8217;s why Jon Jones is the best. 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