Gable Steveson is the best prospect to hit the heavyweight division in a really long time, but former UFC champion Daniel Cormier is concerned the former Olympic gold medalist could be slowed down by his own coach.<\/p>\n
In case you didn\u2019t know, Jon Jones is currently one of Steveson\u2019s coaches. The heavyweight prospect has formed a close relationship with the UFC legend. Coach Jones has even promised a future world title<\/a> for Steveson, who has already caught the eye<\/a> of UFC CEO, Dana White. Steveson is only 2-0 in his young MMA career so he still needs some work before testing himself inside of the Octagon, but things are going swimmingly.<\/p>\n Cormier, who has a really bad past (and present<\/a>) with Jones, doesn\u2019t know if \u201cBones\u201d is the best person to help coach Steveson into a future world champion. Jones certainly has the skill to be a champion himself, but his sketchy past makes him a difficult wagon to hitch to. So even though Cormier sees Steveson as a massive prospect in the heavyweight division he doesn\u2019t know how far he can go if Jones is nearby.<\/p>\n \u201cI believe [Gable Steveson] has a real chance to be a world champion… I do think there are some factors that may slow him down \u2014 his coach is Jon Jones,\u201d said Cormier during a recent appearance on the Ariel Helwani Show<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cAs long as he lets the other coaches coach him, yes. But if Jon is actually coaching him, I don\u2019t know\u2026 I don\u2019t even think Gable is ever going to fall into that trap of making those mistakes.\u201d<\/p>\n Let us know if you agree with Cormier or if Jones is a suitable coach for Steveson!<\/p>\n