{"id":3197,"date":"2014-08-18T21:45:58","date_gmt":"2014-08-18T11:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.submissionradio.com\/?p=3197"},"modified":"2015-08-02T03:19:36","modified_gmt":"2015-08-01T17:19:36","slug":"cormiers-coach-on-fight-delay-eye-pokes-gameplan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.submissionradio.com\/cormiers-coach-on-fight-delay-eye-pokes-gameplan\/","title":{"rendered":"Cormier’s coach on fight delay, eye pokes, gameplan"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nH<\/span>ead Coach at AKA, Javier Mendez<\/strong> also makes his second appearance on Submission Radio to talk all things Jones\/Cormier, Vitor Belfort, Luke Rockhold, Cain Velasquez, and Jon Fitch.\n<\/p>\n

\nJavier talks about the game plan for the DC\/Jones fight, how the delay will affect Daniel, Jon Jones’ eye pokes, and why they’re the two biggest alpha males in the jungle that is the UFC light heavyweight division. Speaking of jungles, Javier talks about returning lion Vitor Belfort and how he think he’ll do upon his TRT free return. In a very candid chat, Mendez also weighs in on the Fitch\/Palhares matchup, Josh Thompson’s disappointing fight against Bobby Green, and even his own grappling game.\n<\/p>\n

\nInterview highlights below<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

On the truth about how bad Daniel Cormier\u2019s knees really where going into the Jones fight<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\n\u201cThey weren\u2019t super bad, you know, but it\u2019s a pre-existing injury that he\u2019s had for years, you know. And he had different opinions, you know some of the doctors say he must have surgery, other doctors where iffy, and others where like ‘no you can rehab it’, you know. So it was kinda one of those situations that he had to weigh out, what did he wanna do. Does he wanna have surgery? Does he not wanna have surgery? Does he listen to this expert? Should he listen to that expert? So it\u2019s kinda one of those deals where you know, I just figure how long is it gonna take you out if you have surgery, you know? If it\u2019s gonna be quite a while I go ‘shoot, if it hasn\u2019t been bothering you too much, then why don\u2019t you just continue that way and then ride it out?’ And then he felt that was the right idea too.\u201d
\n
\n\u201cIt wasn\u2019t a real super, you know big problem. There was no need you know\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

On if Cormier will have the time to get his knee\u2019s fixed and get surgery before the Jones fight Jan 3rd<\/strong>
\n
\n <\/p>\n

\n\u201cHe\u2019d have to still look to delay this, because if he went into surgery, he won’t even make the fight, you know there\u2019s no way. He just has to make sure he’s rehabbing it and the doing the best he can with the best doctors that he\u2019s got available, to make sure he\u2019s on track, and I believe he\u2019ll be fine. I don\u2019t think there’s gonna be an issue come fight time.\u201d
\n
\n\u201cWill it be a 100% of course not, but you know what, based on what it was before, he wasn\u2019t 100% going into any of his fights anyways. So we’re still gonna see the best Daniel Cormier we\u2019ve ever seen, because he\u2019s gonna need to be the best Daniel Cormier. Because to be the best Daniel, you have to be, to be able to beat the best Jon Jones.\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“Instead of closing his fist he opens up his finger and that\u2019s a motherfucker to deal with “<\/div><\/em>\n<\/p>\n