The clown beat several smaller/older guys and he has no balls or talent/strength/speed to make it in his own division (HW)
DC wins
As for him in HW, he has no shot against any of the below - They would break him silly and I can't wait till that happens
Champion : Fabricio Werdum
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DC wins
As for him in HW, he has no shot against any of the below - They would break him silly and I can't wait till that happens
Champion : Fabricio Werdum
| 1 | Cain Velasquez |
| 2 | Stipe Miocic |
| 3 | Alistair Overeem |
| 4 | Junior Dos Santos |
| 5 | Andrei Arlovski |
| 6 | Ben Rothwell |
| 7 | Travis Browne |
| 8 | Mark Hunt |
| 9 | Josh Barnett |
| 10 | Roy Nelson |
| 11 | Frank Mir |
| 12 | Antonio Silva |
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The biggest question mark for the rematch is DC's ability to hand fight. DC can't win the striking game at distance, he's not long enough. He won't be able to take Jon down. His strategy, once again, will be to drive him against the cage with an underhook and beat him with the other hand. In the last fight, Jon countered this by reaching through the whizzer hand (his over hook), reaching across DC's body and grabbing DC's free hand. At that point, he was able to control both hands with his whizzer hand and strike with his knees and free hand to the open side. DC has to have a strategy to counter that, but I'm sure Greg Jackson has a list of counters to the potential counters DC may have. But that's where the fight will be won. I personally think the best bet will be DC +5.5. I think he will win a few rounds and it'll be closer.
Jones already has the blue print on how to beat this guy but honestly I'm concerned after watching that OSP fight. He kept saying over and over how ready he was and what a show he was going to put on and IMO looked like complete dog shit vs the #6 fighter who fought with a broken arm for 15+ minutes.
I'm a big Jones fan but IMO the value in this fight is on the fat ass around +240 ... hard to back Jones after last Saturdays performance
I'm a big Jones fan but IMO the value in this fight is on the fat ass around +240 ... hard to back Jones after last Saturdays performance
I would favor Jones against all of the HWs except Werdum, which would be a toss-up. Fabricio is a bad match-up for anyone because he fights long, desires to be taken down and has choked out the two best HWs ever.
O-eth-P is a strange opponent. He has crazy awkward movement and is as strong as they come at 205.
O-eth-P is a strange opponent. He has crazy awkward movement and is as strong as they come at 205.
Agree that OSP is a unique fighter, But if Jones is the GOAT shouldn't he have still overcome all the awkward stuff in a more dominating fashion especially with a year away from the cage ? At no point was he really in any position to put OSP away standing or on the ground. Maybe its just me but I think there has been some exposure in Jones' game the past few fights. He hasn't finished anybody since 2013 (Sonnen) ... Gustafsson beat his ass pretty good ... Cormier did some decent damage in their 1st fight. Sure grinding out decisions are wins but he really isn't levels ahead of these top fighters as some say he is. Again these are just my opinions.
Would Love to see him face Rumble Johnson next ... Jones could possibly get put to bed in that one ...
Would Love to see him face Rumble Johnson next ... Jones could possibly get put to bed in that one ...
I look at this way: OSP has been thinking about the game plan for jones for years. Jones had been thinking about OSP for a few weeks. So what is OSP's best gameplan? Make the fight last as looooong as possible and land a miracle haymaker. Explode out from the bottom to avoid Jon's top game. Jon's not a power striker. He wins with unanswered strikes from top or a sub from top.
It's very early but I have heard rumors of Bones / Rumble on that Madison Square Garden card ...
Other news I just heard ... Besides all his legal problem, Jones was also dealing with another big problem that was playing with his head maybe answering questions about his performance last weekend ...
Jones at todays UFC 200 presser ...
"A lot of you guys don't really realize what's been going on in my personal life. My mom is in a real bad position. She's really losing a fight to diabetes right now. She got her leg cut off the same week of my fight, so that really messed with me a lot".
Other news I just heard ... Besides all his legal problem, Jones was also dealing with another big problem that was playing with his head maybe answering questions about his performance last weekend ...
Jones at todays UFC 200 presser ...
"A lot of you guys don't really realize what's been going on in my personal life. My mom is in a real bad position. She's really losing a fight to diabetes right now. She got her leg cut off the same week of my fight, so that really messed with me a lot".
I like Cormier....Doesn't look like a fighter.....Tough as hell though.
He`s works for Fox....He knows his shit.
He`s works for Fox....He knows his shit.
Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier got into it at the UFC 200 press conference
LOL ... not a good fight ? LOL
Jones / Cormier is the best rivalry in the UFC
Conor buried himself. Nobody is bigger than the company and Dana / Lorenzo finally proved it.
Conor is only big to the casual fan ... Jon / Dan is big for the hardcore fan ... and at the end of the day, hardcore > money for this event.
Your kidding right....they would rag doll Jones with ease. The HW's power/strength would beat him down easy. Jones has had trouble with true 185's who moved to 205. For those who don't know, he has sparred with AA and Overeem and they took him apart in each and every aspect. Jones has struggled with smaller guys the past 5 fights or so. There is a reason why he does not fight in his own division (HW) and he can thank Dana for that. They both know he has no shot
