Anton: After that you switched camps a bit, but what would you say is the biggest adjustment since then?
Alistair: I moved to the states, and that was a big thing for me. I moved to Miami and I joined the Blackzilians. For me at the time, it seemed like the best logical solution, but sometimes surrounding yourself with new people is not good. Sometimes it's inevitable because you may think it's good but it turns out it's not good. It's highly subjective too, for other people that can be good, but for me personally it's not. It was actually very bad, and you can see that in my results. I had two losses, and for me it was time to broaden my horizon and start making some changes.
Anton: So since moving to Greg Jackson's what has been the biggest change there?
Alistair: When I moved to Greg, I already made several changes. I actually was planning on moving sooner, but I was fighting Frank Mirand he was training there so I couldn't move and had to put those plans on hold. I just did my own thing, with my own coaches, and my own sparring partners. That already was a huge change, and you can see it on my Frank Mir fight, which was a very good fight I think. It was a dominant performance, but there was already a change there. Later, Greg and Wink came on board, and it continued to change.
The change already started before, but they added their mix of thought to it -- game planning and strategy and high altitude thing that they have. Now it's all better. Together with these two wins, I do believe that the title is coming into sight.
Anton: I know you've trained with both Jon Jones and Anthony Johnson. Who do you think wins that fight?
Alistair: I think Jon Jones.
Anton: That's not just because you're his teammate right?
Alistair: [Laughs] No, it's also because he is more proven. He has done it over and over and over again. Indeed I have trained with both, and Jon Jones is more versatile. Anthony Johnson is very explosive, very athletic, but he's not versatile. Besides his hands, he has nothing else. He has his hands, and he's very fast and explosive. Besides that, he has nothing. Jon has the submissions, has the wrestling, takedowns, and he has the mind.
He's been proven, and he fights differently on each of his fights. He's stopping his opponents in (their style) of fighting. His last victory against (Daniel) Cormier was amazing. He took Cormier down and dominated him. So uhh, Jon Jones
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Interview: Alistair Overeem talks 'very bad' move to Blackzilians, says Anthony Johnson is not versatile for Jon Jones - Bloody Elbow
