Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones has come forward with his opinion on tonight’s UFC 210 main card.
Light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier is set to defend his belt from KO artist Anthony “Rumble” Johnson in the night’s main event.
With Jones coming off of a suspension for an anti-doping violation, the former champion is looking to get back into the title contention.
For UFC 210, “Bones” seems to be in favor of rival Daniel Cormier.
In a recent press conference, as transcribed by MMA Fighting, Jones said:
“Do I think he [Johnson] beats DC?. I think he has a very strong chance to do it, a puncher’s chance. But if I were to bet, I’d put my money on Daniel Cormier just because the last performance and it boils right down to what I was saying, you have to have the total package to be at a certain level of the sport and DC is closer to that level of having that complete game. So I think Anthony has a chance, but if I had to bet, I would definitely go with Cormier.”
Jones doubled down on his view by stating that he believes Johnson to be a one-dimensional fighter.
“I feel like he’s [Johnson] a very one-dimensional fighter. And I know he has that wrestling base and once a wrestler, always a wrestler, but you know I think he’s pretty much fallen in love with his striking and his power. I really think that to beat a guy like me, you really have to whole game down, your jiu-jitsu, your takedown defense, your takedowns, the whole shebang, and I just don’t feel like he’s that fighter. He’s extremely talented with God-given knockout power, he’s got a great kickboxing coach, but this sport is mixed martial arts.”
UFC 210 goes down tonight inside the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York.
