Coach Winkeljohn: Cormier will be ‘easier fight’ for Jones than OSP

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Jon Jones’ performance against Ovince Saint Preux at UFC 197 opened the floodgates for criticism following his dejected post-fight interview with Joe Rogan.

The pound-for-pound #1 couldn’t quite find his rhythm in the fight, but that didn’t stop ‘Bones’ from cruising to a unanimous decision win over Saint Preux to seize the interim light heavyweight championship. The win sets up a rematch with Daniel Cormier, who Jones dominated last year, at the mega UFC 200 pay-per-view on July 9.

Head striking coach Mike Winkeljohn, who has refined and honed Jones’ craft alongside Greg Jackson at Jackson-Wink MMA Academy in Albuquerque, believes his star student will have an …

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