Deiveson Figueiredo has been training with Jon Jones at Fight Ready over in Arizona. He was recently asked to make his pick for the potential Ciryl Gane vs Jon Jones fight after UFC 270.
The former UFC champion detailed how Jon Jones trains in the gym. He spoke about it on MMAFighting‘s Portuguese-language podcast.
“I was training in one area and he was training in another,” Figueiredo said. “But every once in a while, I look at him to see his training. He’s so calm when he’s training. You can notice him doing the right moves even though he’s heavier now, he’s gigantic. He’s very calm, he doesn’t go like crazy for the knockout. He’s very strategic, too, and I think he’ll do well at heavyweight.”
Deiveson Figueiredo recently talked about Jon Jones taking on Ciryl Gane. He has some interesting insight on the potential UFC bout.
“I believe [Gane] will fight Ngannou [and will win at UFC 270],” Figueiredo said. “He’s loose and moves well. I believe him. If he does the right game, he can take the belt — and Jones will definitely take it from him because it’s a good match-up [for Jones].”
“Jones is smart on the feet, and when you have heavy hands and can’t knock him out, they try to wrestle him,” he continued. “I don’t see that game in Ngannou. And I think every fighter that fights Ngannou, once you avoid his first strikes and he gets tired. … You do an annoying game in the early rounds, and [Ngannou] gets lost and loses the fight.”
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