UFC 126 Results: A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words
by crazybones on Feb 6, 2011 7:40 PM EST
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I got chills as soon as I saw this. I have seen this picture a thousand times and it says a thousand things. You’ve seen it too. A young upstart is in front, excited, loud. The old lion stands in the back eyeing him. Quiet. Knowing. The word is sorely misused and overused, but this is classic.
Jon Jones: "God is so good. I feel so great. I’m going for a world title, baby. Let’s do it!"
Mauricio Rua comes in, nonchalant: "I respect Jon Jones, but I’m a professional fighter. No problem."
Jones fights a young man’s fight. He fights like someone who doesn’t think he can lose. Every challenge for him is a wild ride and he throws himself into it with abandon. Does that remind you of anyone?
Take yourself out of a fan’s shoes for a moment. Imagine you’re Rua. You can see past the flash. You see another fighter like all fighters you’ve faced: a conquerable challenge. You look at him like you know of worlds he’s only seen in his dreams. This kid. He doesn’t know what he’s gotten himself into.
He’s never left his soul in the ring with Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. How many countries has he fought in? He's only seen the inside of Chute Boxe in his fantasies. He hasn’t had his arm broken in a fight. He was never PRIDE’s uncrowned champion, fallen. He hasn’t been low and lower and risen again.
He’s business as usual. That’s all.
Jones is high off his win, high off the chance to prove himself. He’s screaming, amping himself up. Rua knows what it’s like. He was the original 23-year-old wonder. Once upon a time he did everything Jones did, and more. That was five years ago. Five years is forever in this sport. He looks at Jones like Son, you don’t know where I’ve been.
This is one of the best MMA photos I’ve ever seen. It taps into a story, a showdown we’re all familiar with, and which will never become trite as long as combat sports exist. Two sides of the same coin. His present, his future. This is the best story you're going to get in MMA, better than any revenge tale. And it's all real.
-- photo via Scott Petersen, mmaweekly.com
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AAAHHHHHHHHHHHH
i cant fucking wait
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Yes, this picture is amazing
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it is a great picture, and i think jones is going to taste true defeat.
by Bigbub on Feb 6, 2011 1:51 PM EST reply actions 7 recs
I think he's gonna taste true frustration
But will win regardless.
Now that is what they call catching the moment...
Great moment caught in the picture.
I enjoy both fighters. You know Rua is going to bring it.
by higgledy-piggledy on Feb 6, 2011 1:57 PM EST reply actions
WOW man
Terrific writeup. I, like you, love a good image that says so much on so many different levels; and you’ve done a fantastic job capturing the essence of this one. Great stuff, recd.
So psyched up
I impulse bought a ticket last night as soon as the announcement came lol
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Winning decision
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by Drunken cutman on Feb 7, 2011 5:11 PM EST up reply actions
Overeem recent comment:
My toughest opponent was Rua.
Means a lot.
Even so, Jones’ confidence, strength, agility, skill, size, and creativity will need Rua’s best to overcome.
Rampage said Rua was the best fighter he ever fought.
This is going to be an amazing fight.
So many intangible variables coming into this fight, is Rua 90-100% healed and ready to fight.
How will Bones react to a true high level striker after ragdolling plodding wrestle boxers and what happens when bones finds himself in the most underrated and hazadous bjj guards in the division?
In the words of Bart Scott
CAN’T WAIT!!!!
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by The Blackula on Feb 6, 2011 11:13 PM EST up reply actions
Rua has destroyed several people more thoroughly than anyone else.
Arona, Machida, Rampage, Overeem (2x).
It goes both ways. With Rua, he is getting an opponent change, coming off of a layoff, and coming off of knee surgery. With Jones, it’s a very quick turnaround, so there are things like lack of rest between training camps, and having a sufficient training camp training for the first time for a five round fight. It is going to be a great fight.
I won't jump off the bandwagon just because you lost.
The only thing I’m worried about is the size/strength/wrestling of Jones.
We saw in the past Rua struggle w/ Coleman and Griffin, largely due to size.
Hopefully he comes out as the monster we saw in Pride
the size difference will be Rua's undoing. He succeeds when he has the longer reach
His success against Cyrille Diabate was b/c Cyrille lacked the wrestling skills to get up. Jones will get him down and keep him down. I love Shogun, but this is a bad match up for him. With Rashad, he at least had a reach advantage
Disagree.
Jones doesn’t know how to use his reach well enough yet; he doesn’t have a good enough jab. Shogun knows how to negate range, he did it against Machida. If Jones had a GSP-level jab it’d be a different story, but he doesn’t do a good job setting up counter punches with it.
I'm pretty sure
Shogun’s guard has been called underrated enough to the point that it is not underrated.
Not afraid to nitpick
great read
It reminds of something BJ Penn said when he fought Renzo Gracie, about how one day he too will be challenged by a younger fighter. Archetypal forces at work…
Overeem....
was also deflated and isn’t the elite level mma wrestler Jon Jones is. Jones though has never dealt with this kind of striking. I would say it is both fighter’s toughest fights of their careers.
Rua has fought some beasts, I dont know about it being the toughest fight for him but it should be interesting. Jones has to be a pretty big underdog here. If Jones can beat Shogun, that will be quite the accomplishment. Shogun is an animal, with great striking and movement. Is Jones just too fast for Rua? That is the question. If Jones can outclass Rua, I see a possible Anderson Silva type reign in Jones’ future.
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Nah
Jones should be a +110 to +120 Underdog here.
I don’t think he’s fought anyone with nearly as good of MMA wrestling as Jones, and Jones is DEFINITELY the most well rounded guy he’s fought. Apart from the Machida win, the best guys he’s beaten were fights from years ago, mostly in 2005. He beat guys like Lil Nog, whose lack of wrestling has proven to be a massive weakness, Arona, who sort of reminds me of Ryan Bader… not really all that dynamic of a fighter, but effective in the game he plays, and great positional jiu jitsu… still no Jon Jones. There’s Overeem, who at 205 just wasn’t all that much of a threat compared to who he is now.
Machida doesn’t have the strength of Jon Jones. I stick to this being the toughest challenge of both men’s careers.
by Dale Newstead on Feb 6, 2011 8:59 PM EST up reply actions
"and Jones is DEFINITELY the most well rounded guy he’s fought"
…. LOL! …. that is all.
by pillowfists on Feb 6, 2011 9:20 PM EST up reply actions 7 recs
well...
Exemplary wrestler, really good striker, proven to have at least very good jiu jitsu. Nog has no wrestling, Overeem had a suspect gas tank and not really much wrestling. Arona, not much of a striker, Quinton Jackson’s wrestling has proven somewhat over rated, and he’s not much of a jiu jitsu guy, and a power striker, not really that accurate, and his weakness is in the clinch.
Shogun usually takes guys down that can match him in striking as well.
I’m not discounting these wins, as he beat some GREAT fighters. I just don’t think you’re putting enough stock in Jones’ abilities. He out struck Stefan Bonnar after like a year of training striking. He literally massacred Matt Hammill who had no problem outwrestling Tito Ortiz. He made an experienced Matyushenko look useless, and made Bader look like he should be fighting on the prelims. Shogun has not dealt with a guy who’s this freakishly athletic and good at EVERYTHING… and Jones simply hasn’t dealt with a guy who is as much of a legit badass as Shogun. Thus, I stand by both statements.
by Dale Newstead on Feb 6, 2011 10:53 PM EST up reply actions
Clearly Shogun has beaten better guys than Bones has let me clarify this. But that means nothing. You just need to look at the skillset he posesses to realize what Shogun is up against, and how he’s handled every opponent since he’s started.
by Dale Newstead on Feb 6, 2011 10:56 PM EST up reply actions
You couldn't be more wrong
Bones has only fought limited or shot fighters up until now. Good wins, but no Machida’s, no prime Arona’s.
All we can know of a fighter is how he performs against the adversity he faces. And by all accounts, it is certainly an unknown as to how Jon will do against a fighter like Rua.
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by ElliotMatheny on Feb 6, 2011 11:03 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Well Lets Break that down
Standup favors Shogun but Jones’ reach is other worldly and he will anticipate Shogun’s low kicks
That brings us to wrestling, Jones will get the fight to the ground his wrestling is that good in comparison.
That brings us to BJJ, Shogun is a monster on the ground he swept plenty of wrestlers with ease and Machida is good at BJJ and he got swept like a white belt. Jones is still new to MMA and even newer to BJJ this is where the fight will be contested and I feel Shogun’s submission game will open up jones to fighting on his back and how he handles that will be the whole story of the fight.
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Jones is a really good striker?
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by Neil Manich on Feb 6, 2011 11:56 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Nope.
Still not on the bandwagon sir?
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But I won’t pick against Jon Jones again until I see him lose. - Kwisatz Haderach
Jones is a great great fighter that has a great chance of becoming champion at 23. Still taking Shogun though.
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Jones and his flashy striking
While it may strike fear into the hearts of many and wow the fans, in reality all he is doing is showing off his athletic ability and lack of striking fundamentals .
He was a very good at transitioning from striking to takedowns which has gotten him this far but Jones have yet to get into a substantial striking exchange, against Vera he immediately took the fight to the ground.
If his striking was as good as advertised and if he knew how to properly use his reach advantage he should of been able to tool Vera on the feet. But that didn’t happen, Bones game is still entirely reliant on him getting a takedown and working from top position.
He rarely jabs, throws accurate combos or combos at all. He usually comes forward and explodes into one strike.
He has the physical tools and killer instinct but he is still a wrestler at heart, there is an enormous gulf between trading shots with Bader and Hammil and going up against a guy that Machida opted to take down rather than deal with Rua’s slashing striking arsenal.
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by The Blackula on Feb 7, 2011 1:06 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I see Shogun picking him apart if they stay on the feet.
Jones badly needs work on his jab. He should be snapping people’s heads back. To steal a Seanbaby quote:
However, Semmy Schilt is 7 feet tall and his limbs act as natural particle accelerators. By the time his lazy jab or kick reaches you, it cracks against you like an elephant gun.Given Jones’ reach, this applies to him too. I wouldn’t call his jab pawing, but it’s certainly more pushing than snapping at the moment, and he takes a heavy, heavy step with it. Worse, it looked like in the Bader fight that he turns his left foot in a fair amount when throwing it. Shogun can and will slip to his right and brutalize that exposed front leg if Jones keeps throwing a slow jab and turning his leg in.
Jones also needs to work on how he stands. He keeps his shoulders down and chin up from far away. Machida does this as well but with a purpose: he wants to bait you into winging punches from too far away so he can step in with that one big ka-ra-tay chamber punch and Stanky Leg your ass. Jones on the other hand, seems to just rely on his reach confusing people, because he’s shown no inclination to counterpunch when he opponent attacks from too far out. Shogun was the first to solve Machida’s range problem and consistently hit him in the face, and I see him doing the same to Jones. His footwork is good, and I’ve never seen him be timid or worry about counterpunches when stepping in. If the Martian Manhunter (still not rooting for him until he calls himself that) doesn’t keep his chin down, he might eat a few surprising right straights.
Of course, Shogun’s wrestling isn’t the best, so this might all be moot.
Well
But that didn’t happen, Bones game is still entirely reliant on him getting a takedown and working from top position.
It’s almost like he knew he could win it in the 1st round if he took him down!!!
The question isn’t “how good is Jones’ striking”, it’s obviously not at Shogun’s level, the question is “how exactly does Shogun plan on keeping it standing?” Bones is bigger and a way better wrestler. Even if Shogun uses his vaunted sweeps to stand back up…..what’s to stop him from getting taken down again and again? The biggest question mark is Jones’ gas tank→TDs in the 3rd/4th/5th round, but if we’ve seen anything from JJ, it’s that you don’t want want to be underneath him.
Not afraid to nitpick
Exemplary wrestler, really good striker, proven to have at least very good jiu jitsu.
Well, no. He has some of the best wrestling around, but his striking really isn’t that good, and I don’t think we’ve seen enough of his jiu-jitsu to call it “very good”. I don’t see him as all that well rounded just yet. Obviously his wrestling and top control will be his way to victory against Shogun, but then again Shogun has mad jitz to keep it dangerous on the ground. If they stand, Shogun knocks him out.
by Horselover Fat on Feb 7, 2011 3:17 AM EST up reply actions
shogun
Shogun’s conditioning was terrible in the Coleman fight after his last lay off, hopefully being the champ now will correct that. Shogun did look good for Machida 1 and 2 but Jones hasn’t even looked remotely in trouble at all yet and I’m not sold that the Shogun we see now is the beast we saw in Pride. However, it’s amazing how it only takes one win to completely turn the masses perception of a guy. Nobody really gave Shogun that good a chance against Machida but now everyone thinks he is “back to old form” as they say and poses a threat to Jones. The only advantages Shogun holds over Jones is experience in MMA in general, Jones actually has more UFC fights than Shogun (7-5), and the LHW strap.
I think he has the striking advantage as well. His movement is much better than Jones flat-footed approach. Just because he’s a creative striker doesn’t put him with the elite level strikers
by capt insano on Feb 6, 2011 8:40 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
That flat-footed approach
is gonna create a leg that’s completely useless when Rua gets done kicking the shit out of it.
by ScoreCardOTN on Feb 6, 2011 10:17 PM EST up reply actions
Because a kick-heavy gameplan is a good idea against a guy with the best TDs in the division...
Not afraid to nitpick
It is when you have the best bottom game in the division.
Jones is going to be murdered here.
"It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere."
Actually he looked good in THREE fights, the two against Machida and one against Chuck
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Good point...
In MMA there have been a few young “old lions”. Somebody like Robbie Lawler seems to have been around forever, but he isn’t even 29 YET! There are others as well. They’ve been around so long you think of them as the old guard and yet they are still quite young.
Nick Diaz is only 27
GSP only 29
Jason Miller is only 30
All three guys were in the UFC pre-TUF
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Diaz and Mayhem act like perpetual teenagers anyway.
by gzl5000 on Feb 6, 2011 11:01 PM EST up reply actions 6 recs
One of the best mma photos i have ever seen
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by GirlsBeatMeUp on Feb 6, 2011 9:20 PM EST up reply actions
I just realized what this photo reminds me of
But in a different manner.
The dagger stares coming from Wanderlei Silva toward Kazushi Sakuraba in PRIDE when they shared the ring to announce one of their fights (I THINK it was their first fight). While Saku addressed the crowd in Japanese, Wandy was glaring at him like he wanted to remove his head and scoop out & eat his brains then and there.
There was an incredible amount of “storyline” in those images, just as there is in this one.
I rec'd this hours ago but I can't stop coming back to look at it
Better than any movie poster I’ve ever seen.
The gameplan is the same for Rua, he is still far superior on the feet, only the reach and size changed. But I don’t see him stuffing a takedown Bader couldn’t stop. Rua via sub?
Boys becoming men...Men becoming wolves
I agree....
Jones was tagged a few times by Bonnar and Jake O’Brien if i remember correctly. Shogun is one of the best MT guys in all of MMA. He’s going to have to take him down.
Also, Jones was leaving his arms out straight on top of Vera (Rogan said he was begging to be armbarred) if he does that on top of Rua he’s getting subbed.
It will be interesting and i love Bones Jones but i don’t think he’s quite ready for Shogun.
Awesome post
thats one tension filled photo
Rua via sub
Old lion indeed. I am appalled that he’s a dog on the early betting lines. Shogun has as many significant fights as Bones has total fights.
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I saw this one last night drunk as a loon and super psyched for this scrap..
Don’t discount Rua..He’s gonna bring it for sure…I just hope that knee is rehabbed and he doesn’t look like he did in the Griffin or Coleman fights, but rather Machida 1 when he went 5 full action-packed rounds and didn’t look to be tired whatsoever by the end…Machida 2, nuff said..Came in there, got the job done…
Rua will figure the Jones riddle out, as he did with Machida…
I loved
Rua’s minimal and reserved comments, but his intense knowing. Not only in the Cage last night but in the press conference.
Classic.
I hope he beats Jones to an inch of his life and seasons him a bit.
You're only seeing one side of it
Outside of the cage, Jones shows a certain preachiness and self-righteousness that gets on the nerves of a lot of people. He definitely shows signs of arrogance.
He seems really confident to me.
I admit that he has definitely has the prototypical undefeated fighter mindset, that he can go out and if he fights his fight, he can beat anyone. And the preachiness I don’t really find offensive, he just has conviction in my opinion.
I don't mean preachy in the sense that he's religious.
He seems to consider himself morally superior to others, but tries poorly to hide it.
Think Shane Carwin.
Any chance
we can stop attempting to analyze Jones’ personality while willfully ignoring two key facts, namely his youth and his hyper-religious roots? I’ve never heard him say anything that wreaked of “moral superiority.” He is merely unafraid to express his personal beliefs and along with that, his almost fanatical confidence in his own fighting ability (which he hilariously seems to feel is God working through him) . I mean, he’s got a Bible verse emblazoned on his chestm he’s not going to be photographed at the Playboy mansion any time soon. And that’s…okay.
by Charlie Custer on Feb 7, 2011 8:28 AM EST up reply actions
His whining about Thiago Silva comes to mind.
I dislike how he comes off when he speaks outside of the cage, regardless of what he believes in. I don’t care about his upbringing or his religion. He can express his personal beliefs all he wants, that’s not why I dislike him.
Yes
He’s annoying as hell on twitter.
"But I was like "I don't know how they do things where you guys are from, but I dont think monogamy is legal in this country."
@anonymousbungi
He’s annoying as hell on twitter.
Then don’t follow him.
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by Drunken cutman on Feb 7, 2011 5:16 PM EST up reply actions
sorta.
If you look at this body language he isn’t. Jones threw his arms out and bowed like he was J.C. himself. Then he helped Bader up in what could be considered highly demeaning. It wasn’t like Silva talking to Vitor on the mat and tell him he respected him, it was like a grown up helping a wayward child.
Jones wraps all his words in christianity and god, but the way he says and does things seems non-genuine
I don’t think he’s “humble,” but his Christian identity says he should be, so he tries to act like it. Jones seems like a really confident, kind of reckless guy who tries to sublimate those parts of himself and isn’t quite as mature or wise as he likes to think. You know, like a lot of 23 year olds.
That might even be part of the reason I like him so much – he reminds me of people I know.
"We all think we're the best. That's why we're fighters." - Frankie Edgar
Oh yeah
if you read the Bible the one thing Jesus LOVED to do was bow, he was bowing all over the place. He bowed up a storm, then there’s that famous passage in the Bible where he bows on top of water and miraculously doesn’t sink. And then finally in the end, he bowed on the cross for our sins.
I don't want to say he's dirty, but Forrest Griffin looks like directly after a workout his crotch might resemble a cajun swamp.
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Wow.
The way you described that photo gave me goosebumps. Like a little kid reading Penthouse forum in the 70’s.
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What hype ???
If he wins this fight he will be uhhhhhh the champion.
by 1N87 on Feb 7, 2011 12:54 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Hire this man. One of the best pieces I’ve read here in a long while.
by Gerrymanderer on Feb 6, 2011 8:52 PM EST reply actions 12 recs
agreed
Great piece. If this whole article was exactly 1000 words, that would be impressive.
by drudog1715 on Feb 6, 2011 10:30 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
photographer
Being a photographer myself I will say that we long for shots like this. With every picture you take you want to tell part of a story. Crazy bones write up on this was spot on. It’s amazing how a little glare can say so much. This will be a fun fight. Im glad we don’t have to wait too long to see it.
Shut up, Tito.
by TruthSeeker1223 on Feb 6, 2011 9:35 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I hope rua gets to use the patented chute boxe rape choke on bones.
by the4thsign on Feb 6, 2011 9:55 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I think this is being read into way too much, this honestly looks like something where Shogun was just glancing over, he always looks like that.
And can you blame Bones? He didn’t even know Rashad was injured, let alone that he was fighting in a number one contenders fight. He’s stoked. I would be too, as would’ve any other LHW in that scenario.
I think this is being read into way too much, this honestly looks like something where Shogun was just glancing over, he always looks like that.
The point is not that this is literally what Shogun was thinking—the point is what the picture suggests.
I think this is being read into way too much
Surely therein lies the fun?
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by Drunken cutman on Feb 7, 2011 5:17 PM EST up reply actions
Shogun = Man Crush.
I am. I think. I will. - Ayn Rand
But I won’t pick against Jon Jones again until I see him lose. - Kwisatz Haderach
by vivero on Feb 6, 2011 11:16 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
Higher resolution?
Does anyone know of a higher resolution version of this picture? This HAS to be my new background from now until the fight and while this one would suffice, a high res version would be ideal.
Slightly related -
I would have edited Leland’s piece:
Is Mauricio Shogun Rua ready for Jon Jones?
I am. I think. I will. - Ayn Rand
But I won’t pick against Jon Jones again until I see him lose. - Kwisatz Haderach
anyone know when this picture was taken?
what event
by four20 on Feb 7, 2011 12:52 AM EST reply actions 3 recs
seriously?
I am. I think. I will. - Ayn Rand
But I won’t pick against Jon Jones again until I see him lose. - Kwisatz Haderach
Woahhh..
Seriously grandpa?
"But I was like "I don't know how they do things where you guys are from, but I dont think monogamy is legal in this country."
@anonymousbungi
Pretty sure it was right after the UFC 96 main event.
Oh wait, that was when Rashad/Rampage started mouthing each other. Gee, I don’t know, bro.
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That's silly
obviously this photo took place back at Pride: Final Conflict 2005.
I don't want to say he's dirty, but Forrest Griffin looks like directly after a workout his crotch might resemble a cajun swamp.
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WAR RUA!
That is a stellar moment, perfectly captured on film, awesome shot!
- Regarding the fight, Jon Jones is for real, and he’s only going to get better, sky is the limit. A healthy Shogun is THE man at 205, Anderson Silva included. Jon Jones may one day posses the skills to best Rua, but it won’t be six weeks from now. Shogun is going to break Jones, but the fight is going to be equally brutal. I am far more excited for Jones/Rua than Silva/GSP, and would rather see Silva/Rua over that. But this announcement was probably the best surprise the UFC’s pulled in a while. Oh, and matchup wishlists, let’s get Forrest vs. Phil Davis!
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LOVE IT.
by J_Maddux on Feb 7, 2011 2:05 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
What a GREAT FANPOST!
And something that is analytical, builds anticipation, and is POSITIVE at the same time.
The regular writers of this site should take heed.
by Paul Stan on Feb 7, 2011 2:38 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Jones is the biggest LHW ever
that and his freakish wrestling could spell trouble for Shogun….they never had to deal with wrestlers in Pride. At least not this caliber. So I’m really worried
But I’m rooting for SHOGUN! Go Pride
this is off subject
but i just realized that Overeem really has beaten nobody in years…why do i think he is good? who brainwashed me?
Why is he good? Ok, let’s see.
- He had a great performance against Brett Rogers.
- Did you see his K-1 fights? Grand Prix champion is kind of a big deal.
- Oh . . . he hasn’t fought any good names in MMA, any top fighters? Any time you step in the cage, the ring you’re putting yourself in eminent danger. How many times have no-name fighters storched a top fighter? It happens often. Don’t sleep. If Duffee KO’ed Overeem, you would probably say that he sucks. You do know Tim Sylvia was defeated by Abe Wagner.
I tend to be biased towards strikers . . . exciting strikers.
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by VeeisAnimated on Feb 7, 2011 8:19 AM EST up reply actions
Okay...he still has beaten nobody of value in MMA in years.
I don't want to say he's dirty, but Forrest Griffin looks like directly after a workout his crotch might resemble a cajun swamp.
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This is the best...
This is the best story I’ve read on BE…
Great picture
Jones is in Shoguns sights now, not good for Bones.
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Win-Win for Jones...
If he defeats Shogun, obviously it is great for him – but even if he loses, he is a young dude, thrown into a championship fight on short notice against a legend of the sport… no shame at all in losing.
And no offense to Ryan Bader, but a decision over Lil’ Nog and a lucky late KO over Keith ‘Everyone knocks me out’ Jardine doesn’t make him an elite LHW. Jones really has not faced ELITE opponents yet – though I do think he is up there himself. I think it’s up to Greg Jackson to outsmart Shogun’s camp…
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