Rich Franklin recently conducted a Q&A with fight fans, and discussed the UFC light heavyweight champion.
:”I think the only person who can beat Jon Jones at this point in time is himself. He’s a young guy, the world is coming at him fast and I think his game is whether or not he can maintain focus.
“I remember the first time I met Jon in person … there was a group of fighters and I was walking up to the group and Jon’s back was to me. As I walked up to him I was looking at him and thinking ‘Who is this heavyweight?’ I kept walking around and around and I was like ‘Oh my word, he’s enormous!’
“To kind of put things in perspective, he has an 84-inch reach. Tim Sylvia, who is four inches taller than him, has an 80-inch reach. To deal with that kind of reach is insane.
“I think if he can keep his head straight he’ll run that division for awhile.”
