Vittar Belfort attempting a submission on J. Jones. Photo: Reproduction/UFC
Former victim of Jon Jones and one of the athletes who came closest to defeating the former champion, Vitor belfort He demonstrates that he is keeping an eye on everything that happens in the UFC even after his departure. Aware that 'Bones' and Alex Poatán They want to face each other in July 2026 at the White House, and the 'phenomenon', as he is known, offered advice to his compatriot.
In a video posted on his social media, Belfort highlighted Jones' intention to use his reach to prevent his compatriot from closing in, as Jones relies on pressure to corner his opponents.
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"It's a very difficult fight to pick a favorite. We know they are two champions, both with a lot of experience. Poatan and Jones' experience in stand-up fighting is incomparable. We know that Poatan has much more experience in kickboxing (...) the strategy of Jon Jones "Fighting Poatan is about using your reach. Poatan is a very planted guy, he plays a lot on the counter-attack, but he doesn't just walk backwards, he puts on a lot of pressure," he said.
Despite it being considered a difficult move, the veteran suggested that his compatriot focus on using the omoplata to avoid being controlled by his opponent when the fight is on the ground.
"In the elbow area, there's no one better than..." Jon JonesJones has great versatility, so I believe he'll create a fight standing up and find the takedown. Poatan will have to fight hard to get the fight back to standing (...) I would work a lot on the omoplata, Jones has long arms, omoplata going up, doing somersaults, standing up, finding that berimbolo and getting up quickly. Not accepting the ground game. We know that Jon Jones "He'll want the fight on the ground," he concluded.
As of now, there is no confirmation that the fight will take place on July 4, 2026, despite both fighters having verbally agreed to the bout occurring at UFC Casa Branca.
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