After Jon Jones’ performance against Ovince Saint Preux at UFC 197, both Greg Jackson and Daniel Cormier were in agreement on one thing: powerlifting was the main culprit for his lack of explosiveness and usual dominance.
"Powerlifting’s a problem. He gasses. I only want to do an I-told-you-so dance right now," Jackson said.
"He looked a lot bigger, but he also looked a lot slower. He looked like he tired a little faster," Cormier said, on the other hand.
Upon his reinstatement into the UFC in late 2015, Jones focused more on strength building, and began deadlifting as much as 585 pounds.