Former Jackson Wink general manager Mikhail Lyubimov has shared a series of revelations about the gym's fighters and inner workings. Josh Hakit's primary sparring partner is a welterweight grappler with a losing record, and Hakit does not train with heavyweights; head coach Greg Jackson will not work Hakit's corner at the White House event due to his political opposition to the current administration. Jon Jones famously had no memory of sparring partners including Jiri Prochazka, and once demanded Roman Dolidze leave the gym after Dolidze repeatedly submitted Jones' own BJJ black belt coaches. Lyubimov also revealed that Cub Swanson permanently departed Jackson Wink after Arman Ospanov broke his ribs with a spinning kick, and that Claressa Shields' MMA career stalled because she refused to put in work on wrestling and grappling despite dominating all sparring partners on the feet.
Sunday, June 14, 2026
