{"id":1780,"date":"2014-06-12T12:07:58","date_gmt":"2014-06-12T12:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/?page_id=1780"},"modified":"2015-01-02T11:04:40","modified_gmt":"2015-01-02T11:04:40","slug":"jon-jones-how-to-beat-the-ufc-champion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/mma-articles\/technique\/jon-jones-how-to-beat-the-ufc-champion\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Jones – How to beat the UFC Champion"},"content":{"rendered":"

How to beat Jon Jones the UFC Champion<\/h1>\n
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This is a slight parody as I have no clue, and not sure if these ideas and techniques would work, but here’s the view of a Wrexham Tapout-Bellend<\/h2>\n

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1. Takedowns<\/strong>
\nGustafsson, the only guy to take down Jon Jones, did not shoot for a double leg. Instead he dropped his level from short range and turned the corner on a single leg (which kind of looked like a double leg)
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Other than a low single (think Randy V James Toney); I can’t think of any other possible way to get Jon Jones on his back.
\nHe is so explosive, that despite his tall and relatively thin physique; his wrestling is pretty awesome.
\nCertainly mixing things up, and fainting takedowns with strikes and vice versa, is a proven way to set up takedowns (and strikes) and might be the best chance of taking Jones down.<\/p>\n

2. Smash him with inside leg kicks
\n<\/strong>As mentioned in the Fighting a Taller Opponent article<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>, the easiest way to bridge the distance, is to hit a taller guy with inside leg kicks.
\nAgainst a tall guy with skinny legs – it would be interesting to see what effect this would have. Of the 4 or 5 Jon Jones fights I’ve seen, I’m yet to see anyone really hit him with hard strikes to the legs, or body. \u00a0I suppose the same could be said about strikes to his head however, as not many people have landed those either (but all have certainly tried).
\nSmashing him with leg kicks, might <\/em>be away to take-away his super explosiveness<\/p>\n

3. Counter his spinning techniques
\n<\/strong>Jones is a big fan of spinning elbows, and spinning back kicks.
\nThis is an effective technique of his of course, but also gives an opening for a counter. Either a takedown, or a kick
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