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Jon Jones says Gable Steveson needs more sparring after UFC knockout loss
Gable Steveson, an Olympic gold medalist and UFC heavyweight prospect, was knocked out by Sean Sharaf in 12 seconds last month.
The defeat came after Steveson won his UFC debut in July.
Jon Jones was in Steveson’s corner and has been closely involved in his early MMA career.
Jones says Steveson is back in training and in a good frame of mind.
He believes the team needs to add much more sparring and work on other areas together.
Jones pointed to Georges St-Pierre’s loss to Matt Serra as an example of a top fighter recovering from a major setback.
The team says it believes Steveson can bounce back, but no next fight is mentioned.
Jon Jones says Gable Steveson’s team needs to add more sparring after Steveson was knocked out in his second UFC fight.
Sean Sharaf stopped Steveson in 12 seconds last month at UFC 331.
Jones said Steveson is back in training and in a good headspace.
Jones said he believes Steveson can recover from the loss.
- Who
- Gable Steveson, with Jon Jones discussing his training.
- What
- Jones says the team needs to add more sparring after Steveson’s knockout loss to Sean Sharaf.
- When
- The loss happened last month; Jones gave the update in an article published on 2026-10-12.
- Where
- The loss took place inside the Octagon at UFC 331.
- Why
- Jones said Steveson has spent little time in the cage and that the team needs to work on aspects of his preparation.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Steveson made his UFC debut and won.
Sean Sharaf knocked out Steveson in 12 seconds at UFC 331.
Bloody Elbow published Jones’s update on Steveson’s training and recovery.
- Steveson’s age
- 26
- Opponent
- Sean Sharaf
- Time of knockout
- 12 seconds
- Event
- UFC 331
- Jones’s proposed adjustment
- Add a lot more sparring
What people are saying
I feel like as a team, we need to add a lot more sparring
Gable’s doing great. Gable’s doing really awesome
I believe in Gable. I believe in the man and the person that he is.
Sources
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