Team Jones excited to fight ‘best Daniel Cormier’
Although it’s never easy to pull out of a fight, for Jon Jones and his coaching staff, they are glad that the extra time will make sure they see the best Daniel Cormier:
Although it’s never easy to pull out of a fight with an injury, for Jon Jones and his coaching staff, they are glad that the extra time will make sure they see the best Daniel Cormier:
One positive I think there is, is [Cormier] was having a shorter camp, Jackson-Wink assistant striking coach Brandon Gibson told Sherdog.com. I’m sure he was going to be worried about getting in shape, and we didn’t want any excuses from him. This gives DC plenty of time to get better at every aspect he wants to get better at and heal whatever needs to heal.
Because when we face him, we want to face the best DC there is. No excuses.
Greg Jackson echoed a similar sentiment, although as the renowned trainer often does, he took a more diplomatic route to get there.
If Jon is lucky enough to earn a victory over Cormier, he should be the best Cormier that you can possibly fight. That’s why you’re fighting. If you’re just fighting to win, you can fight bums all day long, Jackson said. If you’re trying to fight the best when they’re the best, that means a little more. The more training for Daniel, the better, and vice versa for Jon. [When] Daniel fights Jon it should be at Jon’s best. That’s the whole point of the thing.