{"id":367220,"date":"2020-11-09T07:48:17","date_gmt":"2020-11-09T15:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=367220"},"modified":"2020-11-09T07:48:17","modified_gmt":"2020-11-09T15:48:17","slug":"jon-jones-coach-amazed-by-israel-adesanya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/jon-jones-coach-amazed-by-israel-adesanya\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Jones coach &#8220;amazed&#8221; by Israel Adesanya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mike Winkeljohn, one of the coaches behind Jon Jones, says he&#8217;s &#8220;amazed&#8221; by UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya.<\/p>\n<p>Winkeljohn has served as one of Jones&#8217; head coaches for many years, and could soon be tasked with preparing the MMA legend for a fight with Adesanya.<\/p>\n<p>Jones, the former UFC light heavyweight champ, and Adesanya, the reigning UFC middleweight champ, have been jawing back and forth about a potential matchup for months, and seem to be on a collision course.<\/p>\n<p>If the fight does happen, Winkeljohn will be a crucial part of Jones&#8217; preparations, and seems to relish the possibility, as he&#8217;s &#8220;amazed&#8221; by Adesanya, and impressed by the middleweight champ&#8217;s team, City Kickboxing in Auckland, New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jon Jones&#039; Coach on Israel Adesanya, Heavyweight, Khabib and GOAT Debate + more!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SPmEb0FfA80?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p id=\"Z80qPs\">\u201cI\u2019m always amazed at some things he does,\u201d Winkeljohn said on <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SPmEb0FfA80\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Submission Radio<\/a> recently. \u201cI think to myself, gosh, if he only does these things against him, and then Izzy makes a small correction and solves that problem. So, he\u2019s a hard guy to figure out in that he has so many skills and such great timing, great speed and takedown defense. He\u2019s so well-rounded and getting better. He\u2019s getting better every fight. I\u2019m watching it, I\u2019m real impressed with what they\u2019ve been able to do with the team down there in New Zealand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Like many members of the MMA community, Winkeljohn believes there&#8217;s a high chance of this fight happening. However, he believes it&#8217;s most likely to happen in the <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/mike-winkeljohn-discusses-possible-heavyweight-move-for-jon-jones\/\">heavyweight<\/a> division, as that weight class is currently the object of Jones&#8217; focus at present.<\/p>\n<p id=\"CtHHc5\">\u201cMy first thought is heavyweight,\u201d Winkeljohn said. \u201cHave Israel come up to heavyweight. Here\u2019s the deal, Jon Jones has always fought a who\u2019s who, and it\u2019s always been this guy, you have to go beat this guy to secure your legacy. And then he beats him. And then it\u2019s, okay, you have to beat this guy to secure your legacy. And then he beats him. Jon doesn\u2019t need to chase anybody, they need to chase him. That\u2019s the way I look at it. That\u2019s why he\u2019s the best<\/p>\n<p id=\"37LjU7\">\u201c(So), probably heavyweight. Jon\u2019s current mindset is to get to heavyweight. That makes sense. Once he puts all that mass on, there\u2019s no reason to come back down. What\u2019s the purpose of that? Go back down to chase Izzy? Absolutely not. Jon\u2019s the man, that\u2019s why he\u2019s the greatest, and people need to chase him, and he\u2019s a leader, he\u2019s the leader of the sport.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What do you think of Mike Winkeljohn&#8217;s comments on Israel Adesanya?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mike Winkeljohn, one of the coaches behind Jon Jones, says he&#8217;s &#8220;amazed&#8221; by UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. Winkeljohn has served as one of Jones&#8217; head coaches for many years, and could soon be tasked with preparing the MMA legend for a fight with Adesanya. 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