Can Jon Jones come up with a game plan when he takes on Stipe Miocic at UFC 309? The heavyweight champion will be defending his title for the first time in his career. However, in what could be the last fight of his career, ‘Bones’ will most probably face his toughest opponent to date in Miocic feels fan favorite analyst Chael Sonnen.

The 42-year-old is one of the greatest heavyweights of all time and one of the complete fighters in the division. Surprisingly for the Ohio native, not many people are backing him to win the clash. But former UFC fighter Chael Sonnen has raised an important question for Jones before the fight.

Chael Sonnen feels Jon Jones might struggle to use his wrestling skills against Miocic

Since the time the fight was announced fans have been trying to break down the fight. Both fighters walk into the fight with their own strength and weaknesses. However, there is hardly anything to choose between the two at the moment which makes the fight even more interesting. We all are aware that ‘Bones’ relies a lot upon his wrestling during his fights. While he has been highly successful with his style, will his style work on ‘Stone Cold’? Former UFC fighter Sonnen doesn’t quite feel that.

The former champion has faced some high-level wrestlers in his career including the likes of Daniel Cormier thrice. Even ‘DC’ failed to dominate the fight on the ground which highlights the skills of Miocic. MMA Uncensored recently took to their Instagram to share one of the important questions raised by Sonnen on his YouTube channel.

Sonnen said, “Do you believe that Jon can just go take Stipe down whenever he wants? That’s something that Daniel Cormier couldn’t do.” Well, the challenger does have the striking ability to knock out the champion. However, Jones is a master of using his distance in a fight and has shown it multiple times in his fights. The upcoming fight is definitely one of a kind with the margin of error very little in the fight. Both fighters are putting in the hard yards and are desperate to put on a show for the fans.

Jones is fairly active on social media and often shares training videos on his social media accounts. But it seems the former champion is also not leaving any stones unturned in his training camp. Miocic is aware that he is facing one of the legends of the sport and needs to be at his best. In a recent interview, he shared an insight about his special preparation for his fight.

Stipe Miocic opens up on watching videos of Jon Jones before his fight at UFC 309

Stipe Miocic is one of the legends of the sport and his work ethic is second to none in the UFC. Despite achieving so much success in the sport, ‘Stone Cold’ is still trying ways to improve. This time around he is using the help of video analysis to help him prepare for the fight. Jones is considered by many as the best MMA fighter of all time and is the favorite to win the clash. However, the 42-year-old is determined not to make things easy for him.

He recently sat down for a chat with Kevin Iole on his YouTube channel.  It seems he is studying ‘Bones’ through his fight videos to help him devise a game plan. Miocic said,  “No I know I definitely watch some film you know. Just you know try to pick up tendencies things. I used to do all the time and just you know just things that not many people try to catch. I try to kick you know kind of break it down and you know try to find something. Try to find chink in the Armor. ” Miocic has also claimed that the only way the fight would end would be via a knockout. Till now both fighters have shown a lot of respect to each other but the rivalry is getting heated up with only one week left in the fight.

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