“Clearly he needs to battle Jon Jones, however there’s a little bit of a maintain up due to the entire Stipe (Miocic) scenario and all that. It’s wonderful to go and prepare with Tom. He’s nonetheless Tom to me. I advised myself the opposite day, ‘Oh, I’m coaching with the world champion, the most effective heavyweight on this planet.’ I can’t get higher coaching than that anyplace. And he’s nice. He’s an awesome man.
“I do really feel a bit unhealthy for him now as a result of I really feel like the primary fights are simply form of lacking him. I don’t know who else he’ll get. I don’t really feel like anybody’s desperate to battle him. The Jones battle could be superior for him, however I simply can’t see it taking place in the mean time. I really feel like Jones needs to battle Stipe. They’re each going to battle one another, some huge cash, they usually’re most likely going to be completed after that. So, I perceive why they’re doing this, it’s only a bit unhealthy for Tom.”