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Hendo: Jones still green…and sloppy

While describing UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones to media last weekend, No. 1 contender Dan Henderson used many of…

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Chris Palmquist
July 18, 2012 · 1 min read
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While describing UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones to media last weekend, No. 1 contender Dan Henderson used many of the terms we’ve grown accustomed to hearing — lengthy, unorthodox, devastating elbows.

He may have added a brand new one, though: sloppy.

He’s young and sloppy a little bit, Henderson said. He still has a lot to learn, technically.

My focus is to win every round, not to land the ‘H-bomb,’ Henderson said. I’ll make sure I win every round and if I hit him good along the way, hopefully it knocks him out.

A lot of people who think [Jones is unbeatable] have never fought before. They see what he’s done from the outside. He’s done well with his style but I feel like he’s never fought anybody like me. [My style] really goes well against someone like him.

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