December 11, 2024 10:00 pm ET
LAS VEGAS – UFC Corridor of Famer Mark Coleman caught up with MMA Junkie on the sixteenth annual World MMA Awards, the place he was nominated and received awards for Lifetime Achievement Award for his MMA profession and overcoming habit, and Combating Spirit Award, for his show of bravery in fearlessly rescuing his household and family members from a burning constructing.
The previous UFC heavyweight champion spoke about his well being, newest rule modifications in MMA, and Jon Jones’ profession.
“I’ve had six hip replacements this 12 months alone, and I simply took all of them in stride. I take advantage of it to encourage me, and the extra the ache the larger the reward, and now I’m three months publish my final surgical procedure, so I’m three months out of the woods, and hopefully, we acquired this an infection taken care of, and I can get again on my grind as a result of I acquired huge issues to do.”
“He undoubtedly has the correct to do no matter he desires. He’s undefeated and the best of all time. However deep down, I really feel like Jon Jones is simply too good to not take a look at himself in opposition to Tom Aspinall, who’s improbable and a really, very lavatory man. He’s lightning quick, he’s agile, and he can do all of it. That’s the battle everybody desires to see. It’s as much as Dana White to make it occur. Jon simply desires to receives a commission. It’s that easy.” “It modifications the game, knees on the bottom. In fact, headbutts on the bottom have been utterly, a bit of bit too loopy – even for me. I liked it, however there’s no room for the game to develop with headbutts like that. However yeah, I agree. Knees on the bottom, they’re a should and folks simply placing their hand out to keep away from them, it modifications the sport. It modifications how you need to defend your self, and I count on to see quite a lot of violent knockouts coming.”
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Well being replace
Jon Jones’ profession
Change in definition of grounded opponent
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