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19th April 2016
01:49pm BST

"He'll say things like, 'Oh, it's my first time fighting at this weight class, so I wasn't ready for the change in my body'. Or, 'it was such a big fight, I guess I was a little nervous'. Or, 'I couldn't train with Cain Velasquez, my number one training partner, so that's why I lost'. "So these are just signs that show me, you know, he's mentally reaching for answers as to why he can't beat me. To fight in my backyard in New York state, I think it would mentally be a huge disadvantage for him. I don't think he's mentally strong enough to take that type of risk."Jon Jones faces Ovince Saint Preux at UFC 197 on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
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