Quote of the Day: Jon Jones
by Nick Thomas on Jun 29, 2009 1:58 PM EDT
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Talks to MMAWeekly.com : "There’s just so much more that I need to know. Martial arts is endless, there’s no one who knows it all. Bruce Lee was great, but did he have takedown abilities, did he have great jiu-jitsu? No. Right now, I’m trying to be a true champion, and I want to do the things that Bruce Lee wasn’t figuring out. I want to be like a Muhammed Ali that can actually wrestle and do jiu-jitsu. I’m hungry to be the best. I know there’s a lot of guys out there saying that, but I truly mean it."And UFC.com:
"Jake O’Brien has been shooting that same double leg takedown for the three or four years he’s been in the UFC, and I’ve prepared myself to stop his takedowns." "I’ve been working submissions from the front headlock position, and I’m prepared to be there a lot."
"With the Stephan Bonnar fight I felt like I was Jonny Jones at 15 percent, and right now [heading into the O’Brien fight] I feel like I’ve kicked it up to maybe 17 percent."-- Jon Jones (8-0), confident about his upcoming fight against Jake O’Brien (11-2) at UFC 100.
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Jones might be giving more of his gameplan away than I would advise.
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by Kid Nate on Jun 29, 2009 11:10 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
But what is O’Brien going to do with the information? Stop shooting double leg takedowns? I suppose he’ll focus on defending submissions from front headlock position, but he still has to look out for knees and Jones’ striking. And what if Jones is purposely misleading O’Brien by focusing on submissions in the interview. Maybe he’s really drilling knees hardcore as a defense to the shot and only focusing on submissions as a secondary tool.
by cmsove on Jun 29, 2009 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, because he’s admitting he’s not anywhere near that level. He’s aspiring for greatness. Human beings rarely accomplish great things when they shoot for mediocrity. Not that shooting for greatness is a guarantee or anything.
by cmsove on Jun 29, 2009 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
Why?
He is complimenting them as the best in their friend, and saying he hopes to one day be the best in his own field. I can’t imagine a serious person who does NOT want to be the best in their chosen field.
by mythbuster on Jun 29, 2009 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry man
You aren’t going to get much support ’round these parts saying anything that could even remotely be construed as criticism towards Jon Jones.
Due to Cheick Kongo's atrocious takedown defense....
Walla walla walla, I’m an idiot
Some people might say that winning a fight makes you a better fighter but I don’t agree with that.- BlueberryMuffin
by ufc4 on Jun 29, 2009 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Btw
Jon Jones is the second coming of Christ. Just thought e’erbody should know.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Jun 30, 2009 12:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well Bruce Lee and Gene Lebell did train together
So Bruce knew some grappling.
Plus he has a sick armbar escape here ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoVe-FPVbUo
Food goes in here
by Pandanus on Jun 29, 2009 11:41 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow! I’ve never seen that. What exactly was his escape though?
by cmsove on Jun 29, 2009 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you missed the bite?
"Wait a minute. What did you just say? You're predicting $4-a-gallon gas? ... That's interesting. I hadn't heard that." --George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Feb. 28, 2008
by lovingmma25 on Jun 29, 2009 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep
I’ve got an old JKD book somewhere that covers the 3 ranges used in JunFan which were striking, trapping/clinching and grappling. Budo/Aikido/Judo-style armbar takedowns and such.
by asa on Jun 29, 2009 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I read a JKD books once and it also had a whole section dedicated to groin striking.
by szucconi on Jun 29, 2009 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
“never underestimate the kick in the groin” — Bas Rutten
by Steve4192 on Jun 29, 2009 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"never underestimate the kick in the groin"- Cheick Kongo
Due to Cheick Kongo's atrocious takedown defense....
Walla walla walla, I’m an idiot
Some people might say that winning a fight makes you a better fighter but I don’t agree with that.- BlueberryMuffin
by ufc4 on Jun 29, 2009 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you did this in french and I copy and pasted into google translater only to have it read “never underestimate the kick in the groin”, I may have peed myself.
by szucconi on Jun 29, 2009 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ne sous-estimez jamais le genou à l’aine
A man should never waste an opportunity to keep his mouth shut.
by iiowyn on Jun 30, 2009 9:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Another combined pic by Nick Thomas!
It looked realat first.. I almost didn’t catch it even with the plural in “photoS via UFC” haha. :)
by Anton Tabuena on Jun 29, 2009 12:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
good yes
but are the heights correct? That would make it great.
by ryanwk628 on Jun 29, 2009 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m close… Jon Jones is 6’ 4" and Jake O’Brien is 6’ 3" =)
by Nick Thomas on Jun 29, 2009 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ridiculous banter in here. We all know what Jake O’Brien’s gameplan is. Jon is just saying what all of us are saying. The comparisons to Bruce Lee and Ali are whatever in my book. We always look to connect Lee with today’s martial artists anyway.
by blackzag05 on Jun 29, 2009 1:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Im betting big on O’Brien and Mir for 100. Not that I necessarily think they will win, but I certainly dont think they are underdogs to the extent the bookies are making them.
by -Sam on Jun 29, 2009 1:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Every time Bones opens his mouth....
I like him even more. He’s outspoken but not arrogant. Unlike a lot of fighters, he has personality. But he’s still being sincere w/what he says. Plus, he’s a tremendous athlete. If he wins a couple more, I expect him to get a big marketing push by early 2010.
by frickshun on Jun 29, 2009 1:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I love this guy’s attitude. I honestly think he’s the next big thing in martial arts and possibly the guy to eventually figure out Machida. I think his potential is limitless. Does anyone else agree?
by akrzyzak on Jun 29, 2009 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
huge potential
lots of chances to not live up to it.
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by Kid Nate on Jun 29, 2009 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sums it up perfectly
However,all he needs to add for some real devastation is strikes from the clinch and submissions from the top. Those two aspects would fit extremely well with his takedown style.
by Captain7 on Jun 29, 2009 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
15 to 17 pretty precise. Reminds me of the ufc game with custom character lol. Anyway, Jon Jones, big big prospect, I would be extremely disappointed to see him lose (no disrespect to O’Brien). His greco roman wrestling is so crisp it kinda reminds me of how I was looking forward to karo’s fights, just to see some cool judo throws.
by spectaa on Jun 29, 2009 1:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
and I was just about to bring up Karo
as an example of someone with absolutely huge potential who never lived up to it.
Jones does seem to train for his fights so that’s one big step up over Karo.
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by Kid Nate on Jun 29, 2009 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am still wondering if training over at Bomb Squad is going to is going to help or hinder his career. It may help, but I have no info on that camp what so ever.
by The Bronzeville Bully on Jun 29, 2009 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I still remember when people said the same thing about Diego Sanchez training with some nobody in New Mexico. I heard similar rumblings about the guys at Arizona Combat Sports just a couple of years ago.
Sometimes those guys who you have no info on today become the MMA gurus of tomorrow.
by Steve4192 on Jun 29, 2009 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Plus Greco Roman throws are more applicable to MMA. Most of the Judo guys that I know have a lot of trouble adjusting to holding an underhook/overhook.
by Captain7 on Jun 29, 2009 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
is jake o’brien cuttin 40 pounds for this fight, or is this gonne be at a catch weight? jon jones is 205 and jake o’brien is 240
by killaskinz on Jun 29, 2009 1:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Jake is moving to 205. He has talked about the move for a while now.
by szucconi on Jun 29, 2009 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He’s already fought at 205 once against Christian Wellisch at UFC 94.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Jun 29, 2009 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Thats right, they both moved down for that one, correct? I remember hearing it a long time ago and looked at his record and didn’t recall the feb fight was at LHW. Thanks for the correction.
by szucconi on Jun 29, 2009 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep, that was the first time at 205 for both of them. And no worries, obscure/worthless info is my specialty. ;-)
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Jun 29, 2009 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bring back the kitten dammit!
A man should never waste an opportunity to keep his mouth shut.
by iiowyn on Jun 29, 2009 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
When is your birthday?
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Jun 30, 2009 12:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The day before Machida fights next.
A man should never waste an opportunity to keep his mouth shut.
by iiowyn on Jun 30, 2009 9:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Spot on, as always. He looks good at 205.
by szucconi on Jun 29, 2009 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bruce Lee
Didn’t need a takedown defense… I highly doubt you’d get to the point where you’d try shooting in on him. Most likely you’d be flat on your ass from one of his fast hard punches or kicks.
by poundnground on Jun 29, 2009 2:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
if you say so...
from the forest itself comes the handle for the axe
by troy145 on Jun 29, 2009 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The best strikers always had a good takedown defense.
by spectaa on Jun 29, 2009 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well then that's settled.
Bruce Lee ruled. Nuff said.
by poundnground on Jun 29, 2009 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Uh...what?
“Right now, I’m trying to be a true champion, and I want to do the things that Bruce Lee wasn’t figuring out. I want to be like a Muhammed Ali that can actually wrestle and do jiu-jitsu.”
Did he just say that Muhammed Ali is the one that can wrestle and do jiu-jitsu….
But Bruce Lee couldnt?
by MickDawg on Jun 29, 2009 7:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Did he just say that Muhammed Ali is the one that can wrestle and do jiu-jitsu….
Not sure how you got that, to me it looks like he’s saying he wants to be a Muhammed Ali THAT CAN ACTUALLY wrestle and do jiu-jitsu.
Due to Cheick Kongo's atrocious takedown defense....
Walla walla walla, I’m an idiot
Some people might say that winning a fight makes you a better fighter but I don’t agree with that.- BlueberryMuffin
by ufc4 on Jun 29, 2009 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He Ali took Inoki's leg kicks though
Food goes in here
by Pandanus on Jun 30, 2009 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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