Coach Mike Winkeljohn is the head trainer for fighters such as Jon Jones, Donald Cerrone, John Dodson, Andrei Arlovski and many more. He stopped by Submission Radio on this weeks episode (Winkeljohn segment begins at 3:50).
When it comes to the super fight between Jon Jones and Fedor Coach Wink isn't giving "the Last Emperor" much of a chance "Oh you know, I have not even spoke to Jon about it, but looking at how, you know, Fedor's fights towards the end of his career [went], I think unless he changed something I think it's an easy fight for Jon." However Wink is excited to see a possible Fedor run in the UFC "I think it's a great idea. Honestly, with the right training - look at Andrei Arlovski coming back. I mean everybody thought he was shelved, and now he's coming back and on a title run. There's no doubt about it. I think we get the title shot, we're winning the title. If he [Fedor] does it right, if he's thinking about doing it right, and how cool is that? That would be one of the really, really exciting stories. Fedor was the king for so long, and to take all of that time off and come back, that'd be really exciting"
One of the bonuses of Fedor signing with the UFC would be the opportunity for Mike's star student Andrei Arlovski to get his revenge in a rematch Wink explained how the second fight would play out "Andrei's so strong, he's so strong from his Sambo days. He's so tight, strong in his body locks. Strength-wise Andrei would be so much stronger, and as far as the boxing skills, with the range, you know, Andrei's got him too. So I definitely would put my money on Andrei all night long, and would actually really enjoy seeing that fight."When it comes to WMMA UFC stand out Holly Holm Coach Wink is nothing but impressed with her last performance "Oh it's absolutely great. She defeated the girl everywhere, she made the girl pull guard twice. To me that's demoralizing that you can't take somebody down because of movement, because of the range, because they're scared to get to you. And again, she tried to get the same armbar that she triangle'd, that Jessica Andrade got caught in, and right away she [Holly] was able to defend it and pop out. So everything is coming together. You should see how strong she is, and she's not a boxer anymore, she's an MMA fighter."
According to Mike she could very well be the next title challanger after Rousey's third fight with Tate "I think there's a very good chance she might be the opponent after Tate."