In his heyday, Jon Jones was so unbelievable and cocky that he didn’t need to stick to a game plan. The longtime light heavyweight champion would frequently conform to his opponent’s preferred fighting style, and still win regardless.
It will be fascinating to see if that old habit returns Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena when the 35-year-old Jones returns from a three-year layoff to make his heavyweight debut against Ciryl Gane. Most consider Jones the best fighter ever so doubt him at your own risk, but such a strategy would seem to have greater chance to backfire than ever before.