(This story appears in today’s edition of USA TODAY .) With practice winding down and sparring partners drifting toward the door, UFC light heavyweight titleholder Jon Jones stood alone on the mat, clad in boxing gloves and shinpads on a recent morning, scanning the room for his next victim. Volunteers had become sparse, and for good reason. With his pay-per-view main event against challenger Glover Teixeira (22-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC) on Saturday at UFC 172 in Baltimore (10 p.m. ET) growing closer, Jones (19-1 MMA, 13-1 UFC) was kicking his training up a notch.
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