{"id":363505,"date":"2026-07-09T12:35:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T07:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=363505"},"modified":"2026-07-09T12:35:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T07:05:39","slug":"gable-steveson-backs-jon-jones-to-turn-out-to-be-legendary-coach-after-ufc-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/09\/gable-steveson-backs-jon-jones-to-turn-out-to-be-legendary-coach-after-ufc-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"Gable Steveson backs Jon Jones to turn out to be legendary coach after UFC retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Gable Steveson is confident that Jon Jones can be well in a position to swap his legendary profession as a fighter to a similarly successful one as coach.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Amid the constant uncertainty over his UFC retirement, Jones has taken Olympic Gold medalist wrestler Steveson under his wing at Jackson Wink. He has made sure to be within the corner for just about all of his fights on the technique to the octagon, in addition to his RAF Wrestling debut.<\/p>\n

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Which American heavyweight can have a greater UFC profession: Josh Hokit or Gable Steveson?<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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And it is predicted that Jones can be cageside at his friend\u2019s first big league outing when he takes on Elisha Ellison at UFC 329 on Saturday night. He can be joined by the legendary Greg Jackson, and is alleged to have a one-third say within the camp.<\/p>\n

Gable Steveson opens up about coach Jon Jones<\/h2>\n

So far as Gable Steveson is worried, retirement hasn\u2019t modified the proven fact that Jon Jones is the best heavyweight alive currently. Nonetheless, so long as the long-lasting two-weight champion insists he is finished with the game, he has to accept coaching.<\/p>\n

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Outside of the highest two fights, who will steal the show at UFC 329?<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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And Steveson reckons that he’s just pretty much as good within the corner as he could be within the cage, telling Bloody Elbow at today\u2019s Las Vegas media day: \u201cI believe he’s so knowledgeable on this sport and a full-time Mixed Martial Artist.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s type of what he has engraved into me. It\u2019s an honor to be with Jon Jones and an honor to be a component of the team that he had also. He handed his team off to me, and his greatness [as a coach] is just waiting to occur.\u201d<\/p>\n

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