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Coach: Holly Holm has been working with Jon Jones to prepare for Ronda Rousey fight

LAS VEGAS -- Holly Holm has something of a secret weapon in her preparation for Ronda Rousey: the best pound-for-pound fighter on the planet.

Holm has been working quite a bit with Jon Jones at Jackson-Winkeljohn MMA in Albuquerque, according to Jackson-Winkeljohn striking coach Brandon Gibson. Jones, the former UFC light heavyweight champion, is currently suspended by the UFC following a felony hit-and-run arrest in April.

"He's been helping Holly Holm a ton," Gibson told MMA Fighting. "Jon is a leader and he inspires the team and we just try to do the same for him.