Jon Jones: ‘I feel the fight has already been won’
The sublimely talented Jones believes he has prepared the perfect game plan for facing arguably the hardest puncher in the…
The sublimely talented Jones believes he has prepared the perfect game plan for facing arguably the hardest puncher in the division.
“I’ve simplified my playbook a little,” Jones said. “I’m still working on a 1,000 different kicks but I’ve also tried to work one kick a thousand times. You beat Rampage Jackson in the gym; you beat him because you want it more in the gym for months. That’s why I feel the fight has already been won.”
Rampage said: “For recent fights, it has been hard to work 100%, but no-one has needed to try to motivate me for this fight. I want my belt back. Between me, my Wolf’s Lair team and the guys at the MusclePharm gym here in Denver, we’ve spent over $1million on this camp.
“You’ll see the best Rampage since I fought Wanderlei Silva (December 2008).”
Rampage said he didn’t appreciate the belt when he had it and vowed to enjoy being champion should he win this weekend. He said: “Beating Chuck and then getting a chance to fight for the PRIDE belt was huge to me.
“Anderson Silva is an amazing fighter, but I unified the UFC and PRIDE belts before he did and I am very proud of that. I didn’t appreciate what I had accomplished until after I lost the belt, which is why I am taking this fight so seriously.”