{"id":55523,"date":"2013-03-27T10:54:52","date_gmt":"2013-03-27T17:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=55523"},"modified":"2022-02-06T13:11:58","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T21:11:58","slug":"greg-jackson-sonnen-is-tougher-than-a-lot-of-people-give-him-credit-for-ufc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/greg-jackson-sonnen-is-tougher-than-a-lot-of-people-give-him-credit-for-ufc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Greg Jackson: Sonnen is “tougher than a lot of people give him credit for” | UFC NEWS"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We have to make sure we take him very seriously. He’s a very tough opponent and he’s very smart. He’s going to try to negate the length and push the fight forward, and we have to be ready for that. We have to be ready for a 25 minute, all out war. He’s going to try to wear Jon down with his cardio. We have to be ready for all of those eventualities to make sure that Jon is on point and ready and can execute his gameplan. It’s not going to be an easy fight.”<\/p>\n

In a recent interview with Bloodyelbow.com’s, Steph Daniels<\/a>, famed MMA coach, Greg Jackson praises UFC light-heavyweight title challenger, Chael Sonnen.<\/p>\n

Do you agree with his assessment?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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