{"id":40634,"date":"2026-09-22T05:42:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T05:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Colby-Covington-tells-Gable-Steveson-to-cut-Jon-Jones-following-UFC-331-loss-202909"},"modified":"2026-09-22T05:42:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T05:42:10","slug":"colby-covington-tells-gable-steveson-to-cut-jon-jones-following-ufc-331-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/colby-covington-tells-gable-steveson-to-cut-jon-jones-following-ufc-331-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Colby Covington tells Gable Steveson to cut Jon Jones following UFC 331 loss"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Colby
\nCovington<\/a> believes Gable
\nSteveson<\/a> needs to make changes after suffering his first defeat
\nin mixed martial arts.<\/p>\n

The former
\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a> interim titleholder singled out
\nSteveson training under Jon Jones<\/a> as
\none of the changes the Olympian needs to make following his
\n12-second knockout loss to heavy underdog Sean Sharaf<\/a>
\nat UFC
\n331<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Covington says Steveson should find a new camp and return to
\nhis Olympic wrestling roots<\/h2>\n

In an interview with Submission Radio, \u201cChaos\u201d said Steveson has
\nmoved too far away from the wrestling that made him an Olympic
\nchampion, arguing that the heavyweight should return to his roots
\nrather than focusing on his striking.<\/p>\n

\u201cI definitely saw this coming,\u201d Covington told Submission Radio.
\n\u201cYou know, he was over-hyping himself, overlooking other
\ncompetitors and he just thought he was invincible. You don’t see
\nhim try to wrestle in any fights; he’s just going straight into
\nstriking. But when you forget about what got you to the dance,
\nthat’s always going to be a recipe for disaster.\u201d<\/p>\n

Covington then suggested that Steveson needs to leave Jones, his
\nIowa Central Community College roommate, and train elsewhere.<\/p>\n

\u201cJon Jones is bad energy,\u201d Covington said. \u201cThat guy is a demon,
\nman. So, he should definitely cut Jon Jones, and get to a new camp,
\nget focused and start believing and start using his wrestling, what
\ngot you to the dance.\u201d<\/p>\n