Dr. Do Itch Big Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Jones is a great grappler. His mount was beautiful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 I can't wait for this man to get old and fall off. Time makes a fool of us all. Also, pretty weak of Bones to bait DC down instead of threatening to go up to heavyweight. He scared or something? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoCalMike Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 No reason for DC at his age to be dropping to LHW. It was actually pretty amazing that he ever did that in the first place, but this is Bones we are talking about, with his size and strength (and PEDs) he continually has a choice to either fight guys that can match his physical attributes or fight guys he towers over. Gus is the one guy who is his equal in height and reach but nowhere near close to his strength. Bones never looks like a LHW on fight night. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 4 minutes ago, Dr. Do Itch Big said: Jones is a great grappler. His mount was beautiful. Savage grapplers might be my favorite type of fighter. When he got the hooks in, I thought he'd work for the choke, instead he postures up and unleashes hell certain fighters just have a knack for delivering maximum damage on the ground. Jones doesn't really show power standing, on the ground, he breaks fighters. Same with Khabib, not much power on the feet, but will put a person's head through the mat with ground n pound. The heirs of Fedor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malapropismic Depository Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Gus is the one that said that after this fight he will move up to HW and fight DC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 are they still trying to do that dumb**** with Lesnar? kinda hope they don't go Bones/DC 3. I don't see the outcome being any different, even at HW. Jones is just the worst matchup out there for him. More than that, he has the best fighting mind in MMA. He is a royal **** up everywhere else, but nobody adapts in the cage as well as him. The man is a computer. He banked 5 rounds of info from the first Cormier fight and beat him with ease in the 2nd fight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoCalMike Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 8 minutes ago, StillUnknown said: The man is a computer. He banked 5 rounds of info from the first Cormier fight and beat him with ease in the 2nd fight. Honestly I thought DC was winning the 2nd fight up until the kick changed everything. DC was getting inside on Jones and connecting a lot. Bones looked more defensive then I had ever seen him previously. As good as DC transitioned to 205lb I have my doubts about whether he truly belonged fighting there, especially at his age, already having wear & tear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 2 minutes ago, NoCalMike said: Honestly I thought DC was winning the 2nd fight up until the kick changed everything. DC was getting inside on Jones and connecting a lot. Bones looked more defensive then I had ever seen him previously. As good as DC transitioned to 205lb I have my doubts about whether he truly belonged fighting there, especially at his age, already having wear & tear. I disagree, especially knowing how that fight ended up. That body work Bones banked in the rounds 1 & 2, directly led to the finishing sequence in that fight. DC got tired of eating body shots, and went desperate on defense to sell out to protect his body, which led to head kick finish. its kinda weird that for a fighter with Bones' freakish dimensions, he's probably the best inside/clinch fighter in the game. He has so many weapons. None by themselves are particularly deadly, its the fact that his game is seamless that makes him so hard to beat. Jones has obvious flaws in his game, but to exploit them, you have to take a level of punishment that no fighter has been able to withstand. It also helps that when he does get hit, Jones has shown a damn good chin. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 (edited) 32 minutes ago, StillUnknown said: Jones has obvious flaws in his game, but to exploit them, you have to take a level of punishment that no fighter has been able to withstand. It also helps that when he does get hit, Jones has shown a damn good chin. All of these are good reasons why he would avoid heavyweight like the plague if he wants to look unbeatable. Ask Conor how important a big weight jump can be to size, power and stamina. You can look human real fast if your opponents are bigger and hit harder. Edited December 30, 2018 by Bacon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malapropismic Depository Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 I think Gus would do well at HW. in addition, maybe he and Struve could become teammates, and he could teach Struve how to properly utilize height/reach advantage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 3 minutes ago, Bacon said: All of these are good reasons why he would avoid heavyweight like the plague if he wants to look unbeatable. Ask Conor how important a sizable weight jump can be to the size/power ratio. Jones has the frame to play the same game at HW. Unlike Conor, his striking game isnt predicated on damaging shots. Its more about breaking people through attrition. There are only 2 or 3 good hw's anyway, Jones would be a good size favorite over all of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 (edited) 16 minutes ago, StillUnknown said: Jones has the frame to play the same game at HW. Unlike Conor, his striking game isnt predicated on damaging shots. Its more about breaking people through attrition. There are only 2 or 3 good hw's anyway, Jones would be a good size favorite over all of them I didn't say he wouldn't be successful at HW, he'd win the belt in time, he would just be far more susceptible to the kind of shots that throw off your calculations. I think that he would rely on his wrestling more, if anything. Which wouldn't be a bad thing. Worked great for him tonight, and DC looks damn near unbeatable as a HW wrestler (with a very different build). Edited December 30, 2018 by Bacon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoCalMike Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Yeah I am on record as thinking Bones is avoiding HW as long as he can, until that weight cutting is too much for him. He is 31 right now, those days are approaching. I think he would still have success at HW, but he isn't going to look like the same out of this world dominate fighter. It's ok, won't take anything away from what he has accomplished up to that point.....the failed drug tests however...….. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chachie Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 9 hours ago, Malapropismic Depository said: Gus is the one that said that after this fight he will move up to HW and fight DC. Hmmm... I just finished watching the post-fight presser. Gus said he's staying at LHW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malapropismic Depository Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 1 hour ago, Chachie said: Hmmm... I just finished watching the post-fight presser. Gus said he's staying at LHW. Ok he actually said it before the fight... so it was probably contingent upon a win, and all part of his hype of "I'm gonna beat Jones, and then I'm gonna move up" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Do Itch Big Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Ngannou if he can stop the takedown would be an interesting match up for Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malapropismic Depository Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 1 hour ago, Dr. Do Itch Big said: Ngannou if he can stop the takedown would be an interesting match up for Jon One of the most tragic things to happen in the UFC is Rumble retiring, because it deprived us of the fight that most of us want to see : Rumble vs. Jones. I still believe that Rumble will come out of retirement, just like when Conor abruptly announced retirement a few years ago, I believed and stated he would return, and he did. And looking back to last night, this occurred to me. The key to Jones' win was hurting Gus' leg. Up until that point, in both fights, Gus had done an outstanding job of preventing Jones' takedowns. But the leg kicks hurting Gus' legs made him more vulnerable to the takedown and his ultimate demise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 if anyone cares, Floyd beat the hell out of that boy in that glorified sparring session in Japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malapropismic Depository Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 8 hours ago, StillUnknown said: in that glorified sparring session in Japan aka Bankruptcy Fundraiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 45 minutes ago, Malapropismic Depository said: aka Bankruptcy Fundraiser reports say he got 9 mil the man is a despicable human being, but damn if he hasn't mastered the business side of fighting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 9 mil for a fixed fight. If only we could all be so lucky.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Do Itch Big Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 ill let Mayweather ko me for 9k, too bad my chin harder than diamond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malapropismic Depository Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 1 hour ago, StillUnknown said: reports say he got 9 mil the man is a despicable human being, but damn if he hasn't mastered the business side of fighting If only his business financial savvy extended to managing his money, after he has earned it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 UFC’s Polyana Viana beats up robber after he threatens her with CARDBOARD gun UFC STAR Polyana Viana left a man with horrific facial injuries after he tried to rob her with a CARDBOARD gun. And the cowering thief even begged her to call the cops in fear of another beating after targeting the wrong person. The Brazilian was waiting for her Uber in Rio de Janeiro when the misguided criminal demanded she hand over her phone. After claiming he had a gun, Viana punched and kicked the would-be-robber before locking him in a rear-naked choke. Viana, 26, kept the man in a submission while she waited for police to arrive. She can submit me anytime Click on the link for the full article 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malapropismic Depository Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 3 hours ago, China said: She can submit me anytime By the looks of that guy, I would pass on her version of submissions...unless you're into that part of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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