Coach Wink: ‘No one beats Jon Jones but himself’

It’s no secret that, if you’re a Jon Jones fan, the better part of the last three years have sucked. There was a great fight in there, sure; his bout with Daniel Cormier was one for the ages. But, in-between injury delays, legal delays, and finally UFC suspension delays, the light heavyeweight GOAT has only competed three times since 2013, and two of those bouts were less than spectacular.

And just when it all seemed to be turning around, USADA struck. His latest suspension was over, he’d “turned over a new leaf” (again) and he’d got a return bout under his belt heading into a massive rematch at UFC 200, but all that came crashing down with word that Jones had failed a pre-fight drug test. For a man who has never really lost in the cage, it seems that Jones has found plenty of ways to lose outside of it. That’s a point that his coach Mike Winkeljohn reiterated on a recent episode of Submission Radio:

“Oh no. You know what, assuming he doesn’t get distracted on time off – and what we’re talking about is just hypothetical,” Winkeljohn said when asked if two years away could leave Jones less competitive. “I don’t know how much time off, so I’m not sure if I should even worry about that at the …

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