Coaches: Jon Jones’ ‘fight IQ’ will be the difference maker at heavyweight

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Jon Jones’ fight IQ alone makes him a nightmare matchup for just about everybody in the UFC heavyweight division, according to ‘Bone’s’ coaches Brandon Gibson and Mike Winkeljohn.

Jones recently vacated his UFC light heavyweight title and is expected to move up to heavyweight next year and, when he does, the 33-year-old will be just as dominant at heavyweight as he was at light heavyweight.

The difference maker will be his high fight IQ, say Gibson and Winkeljohn.

“Heavyweight’s a different animal, but Jon’s spent a lot of his career training with some of the best heavyweights in the world,” Jones’ coach Brandon Gibson told MMA Fighting’s Damon Martin in a recent…