{"id":318685,"date":"2019-07-08T06:54:09","date_gmt":"2019-07-08T13:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=318685"},"modified":"2019-07-08T06:54:09","modified_gmt":"2019-07-08T13:54:09","slug":"jon-jones-explained-how-being-so-relaxed-impacted-ufc-239-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/jon-jones-explained-how-being-so-relaxed-impacted-ufc-239-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Jones explained how being &#8216;so relaxed&#8217; impacted UFC 239 performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday night, in the main event of UFC 239, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones defended his title once again with a split decision defeat of Brazilian knockout artist Thiago Santos. Jones&#8217; continued dominance is always impressive, but this victory easily ranks amongst the least impressive of his career.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking post fight, Jones opened up on this lackluster performance, admitting that he might have been a bit too relaxed in the cage.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/flyinbrianj\/status\/1147767304760860673<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I need to talk to my coaches about staying fired up,&#8221; Jones said post-fight (via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FlyinBrianJ\/status\/1147767304760860673\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Flyin&#8217; Brian J on Twitter<\/a>). &#8220;Tonight I was just so relaxed, I was talking &amp; laughing &amp; dancing. I wasnt scared to come out here &amp; work, and that can be a bad thing. You gotta be terrified a little bit to be sharp. My comfort was working against me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jon Jones was <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/jon-jones-feels-almost-too-comfortable-ahead-of-ufc-239\/\">vocal about his calmness<\/a> ahead of UFC 239, and even seemed to realize it might impact his performance in the cage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt just feels all like another day at the office for me at this point,&#8221; he told ESPN in the lead-up to the card. &#8220;It\u2019s just also familiar. High-pressure moments, tough opponents, fighting the next scariest guy, the guy who\u2019s been on the tear. And it\u2019s all so familiar right now. It\u2019s almost too comfortable in this space. I would appreciate being a little more nervous. It\u2019ll make me feel like I\u2019m more ready, but I am ready and I feel great.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, it sounds like Jon Jones and his team will put renewed focus on his mental game ahead of his next fight.<\/p>\n<p>At present, it&#8217;s not clear who he&#8217;ll fight next \u2014 though <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/jon-jones-addresses-possible-rematch-with-thiago-santos\/\">he is not interested in an immediate rematch with Thiago Santos<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/jon-jones-discusses-trilogy-fight-with-daniel-cormier\/\">doesn&#8217;t seem overly keen<\/a> about a third fight with heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier.<\/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 7\/8\/2019. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday night, in the main event of UFC 239, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones defended his title once again with a split decision defeat of Brazilian knockout artist Thiago Santos. 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