Gable Steveson won't become world champion | MMA News
Gable Steveson is arguably the most important American prospect in the game. However, his profession might not pan out as anticipated if he continues his journey with Jon Jones, according to fellow Olympian-turned-MMA fighter Daniel Cormier.
Despite already successful gold in the NCAA Division I Championships, the Pan American Championships, and the Olympic Games, among many other competitions, Steveson is just 25 years previous. Having achieved what he has at such a younger age, it is no shock that all eyes are centered on his development since transitioning to combined martial arts.
Gable Steveson has been training extensively with Jon Jones and has already begun displaying indicators of enchancment. The wrestling phenom has developed a standup recreation, knocking out each of the first three opponents of his hand-to-hand fight profession, with one of those coming in the Dirty Boxing ring.
With years forward of him, Steveson has all the makings of a future title challenger under the UFC banner. Venturing out of his consolation zone and focusing on the hanging side of the sport will likely be a vital benefit to the heavyweight, insists Daniel Cormier.
“I believe he has a chance [of becoming UFC champion],” Cormier said about Steveson’s future in the game. “I believe he has a real chance to be a world champion.”
“I do believe that him doing Dirty Boxing, where he essentially takes away his greatest skill, and the willingness to do that bodes well to him becoming a world champion.”
While it seems like Gable Steveson is on the appropriate monitor to superstardom, Cormier believes that might never materialize under Jon Jones’ steering.
“I believe that there are some other factors that may slow down [his development]. Well, his coach is Jon Jones. I think that as long as he lets the other coaches coach him, yes.”
“But if he is like, if Jon is actually coaching him, I don’t know if he’ll [reach those heights].”
Nobody questions Jon Jones’ potential inside the cage; it is what he does exterior of it that is a trigger for concern.
Jones was unable to keep out of bother for a large portion of his time under the highlight, but Daniel Cormier does not imagine those unhealthy traits will likely be inherited by Gable Steveson.
“I don’t think that Gable’s ever going to fall into the trap of making the mistakes. And honestly, after spending all the time with Jon in Thailand, he’s different today than he was back then.”
“He’s not that same person that he was back when him and I were going through all of our stuff.”
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Not denying his high quality as a fighter, Daniel Cormier later identified the one obtrusive distinction between Jon Jones’ type of teaching in contrast to that of his good good friend and former training companion, Khabib Nurmagomedov.
“You know what Khabib is and why he’s such a great coach?” Cormier continued. “Khabib is the most selfless person you’ve ever met. He can put his athletes above himself, in front of him, in everything that he does.”
“In order to be a great coach, you cannot have an ego. You have to become secondary to everyone that you coach. And Jon, he’s still on the roster. He’s an active fighter.”
“I don’t know if he can be as giving and selfless to make Gable the true star of the show. You’ve got to make your athlete the star of the show…”
“You’ve got to be selfless. I watched Khabib spend a lot of time away from his family to be with those guys, to make sure they’re ready. And I don’t know, I just don’t know that that’s Jon.”
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