Coach Mike Winkeljohn, coach to Jon Jones, recently gave his thoughts on the newly crowned UFC light heavyweight champion facing off against Brock Lesnar. However, the coach also took a minute to mention Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino.
In a recent interview on Submission Radio, as transcribed by Bloody Elbow, Mike Winkeljohn brought up “Cyborg” and Brock Lesnar’s pasts concerning anti-doping policy violations. When asked if he has any reservations with Jones facing Lesnar because of his opinions on “Cyborg,” the head coach responded:
“Well, you know what you got in front of you. Like I said, so you got this guy who’s just gigantic and stuff and coming at Jon, so it is what it is. No, it’s not really a concern with him. I think guys that have done PEDs in the past is different than girls that have done them in the past, because they do get bigger, but you kind of expect that with the guy. The girls that do it, you know, I’m always worried about, okay, they’re clean, but what about their past? Did it change bone structure? Did it change density on different things? That’s where things change a little bit. So I think it has more of an effect for girls than it does for guys, not that it’s not cheating for guys as well.”
