UFC 128 Pre-Fight Press Conference Video
by Nick Thomas on Mar 16, 2011 12:30 PM EDT
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Leading into UFC 128 we'll have live coverage of the press conference from New York City, including streaming video from the Radio City Music Hall from New York City's Rockefeller Center with Dana White, headliners Mauricio Rua and Jon Jones, co-headliners Urijah Faber and Eddie Wineland, plus Mirko Filipovic and Brendan Schaub and Nate Marquardt and Dan Miller..
Join us at at 12:30 p.m. ET (9:30 p.m. PT) and share your thoughts as the press conference unfolds.
- Shogun Rua: Biggest change I had to make was finding guys with his body type. They have a similar style.
- Shogun: The timing was perfect to make the change though.
- Shogun: I don't think Rashad ran from the fight.
- Shogun: I think Rashad tries to stall, play safer. Jones looks to finish.
- Shogun: I know Jones as a fighter, not a person. So I can't comment on any sort of change in personality.
- Shogun: It doesn't bother me that Jones is the favorite. He's won fights decisively. He's fighting in his hometown.
- Jon Jones: I don't find the attention as a distraction. I'm enjoying the ride. It's a dream come true.
- Jones: I meditate a lot on victory.
- Jones: I'm sure Shogun poops like I poop.
- Jones: I absolutely expect the home crowd advantage.
- Jones: I want to show people that, despite where you're from, you can do anything if you put your mind and heart into it.
- Jones: I think everything happens for a reason. I think I might have a feeling of "I was just here yesterday" when I step in the cage.
- Urijah Faber: I've been pretty decorated, but fighting in the UFC is the biggest of them all.
- Dana White: It's a dream for fighters to fight in Madison Square Garden.
- White: When you look at the guys Shogun has beat, it's a pretty distinguished list. He's one of the nastiest guys who's ever fought in MMA.
Watch the UFC 128: Shogun vs. Jones pre-fight press conference video streaming live at 9:30 a.m. PT/12:30 p.m. ET, Wednesday on BloodyElbow.com.
On Friday, you can watch the UFC 128 Q&A, featuring Chuck Liddell, streaming live at 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET. Following the Q&A, you can also watch the UFC 128 weigh-ins streaming live at 1 p.m. PT/4 p.m. ET.
On Saturday, you can watch the UFC 128 post-fight press conference streaming live shortly after the main event at approximately 10:15 p.m. PT/1:15 a.m. ET.
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motherfucker!
I’m 8 blocks away- is it free to the public?
by John Danaher's Hair on Mar 16, 2011 12:33 PM EDT up reply actions
1st 2 questions to Dan Miller??
What the fuck is going on?
by John Danaher's Hair on Mar 16, 2011 12:39 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
What were the questions and his answers?
Sorry, I scared to play audio in my open space office environment.
pretty boiler plate...
Big jump in competition, how excited are you for the opportunity, etc.
by John Danaher's Hair on Mar 16, 2011 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions
you don't have a pic...
of Jones texting during the first speaker? Thought that was a bit douchey…
by John Danaher's Hair on Mar 16, 2011 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
He was texting
the NYPD narcotics boys… he saw someone smokin bud and had the irresistible urge to tattle…
http://www.headkicklegend.com/
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on Mar 16, 2011 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Sucks, but I’m glad to see Dan getting a big fight.
What's this war in the heart of nature? Why does nature vie with itself? The land contend with the sea? Is there an avenging power in nature? Not one power, but two?
by Kwisatz Haderach on Mar 16, 2011 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions
DAMMIT.
I watched the countdown show last night, and they were still promoting him… I’d forgotten all about that… Fuck you tsunami!!!
Fitch's only fan. It's lonely, being me.
"I can’t wait until Shogun blows up everyone’s dreams on Saturday." - by Tim Burke on Mar 15, 2011 3:07 PM EDT
"And still waiting for a championship. After Saturday, they will still have that in common." (Comparing Bones and Lebron) - by memitim on Mar 15, 2011 3:34 PM EDT
"Within a minute of the first takedown that Jones gets, Shogun will sweep and mount him and then he’ll finish it pretty quickly." - by Luke Nelson on Mar 15, 2011 3:55 PM EDT
then there are a bunch of nutthugers there :p
yo no quiero hacer mas nada
by Orcus on Mar 16, 2011 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Rec'd
But honestly, who ELSE would go to a press conference in the middle of the work day?
by hardlyworking on Mar 16, 2011 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions
bums living in their parents basement :p
who ask for everything in life, including UFC tickets
yo no quiero hacer mas nada
Ouch
Had to move back home a little while back, and man it sucks.
Staying here until I ship out for the military though, so there’s no way this stretches out for too long. There is a very definite move out date, haha.
Elliot Oshansky...
P4P worst press conference interviewer
by John Danaher's Hair on Mar 16, 2011 12:46 PM EDT reply actions
Marquardt looking rough.
"If it's undisputed, what's all the fighting about?"
by Ephemeral Artery on Mar 16, 2011 12:47 PM EDT reply actions
does he ever not?
He’s pasty white and mad chimp-looking….
by John Danaher's Hair on Mar 16, 2011 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Ha, true.
I was referring more to the bruises.
"If it's undisputed, what's all the fighting about?"
by Ephemeral Artery on Mar 16, 2011 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions
not necessarily
if their paying for the ticket they should be able to boo who they want if its warranted. Im not saying I would boo what Jones said, but I think they have a right to.
The NBA: Where Donaghy Happens.
hey they have a right to do it and i totally support their freedoms, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t a bad crowd
by Pyrgz Krum on Mar 16, 2011 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
there are a bunch of Shogun huggers there...
booing everything Bones is saying
by John Danaher's Hair on Mar 16, 2011 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Missed it. Why was he getting boos?
"If it's undisputed, what's all the fighting about?"
by Ephemeral Artery on Mar 16, 2011 12:52 PM EDT reply actions
it was an opportunity where he finished talking and they could boo him...
the immediate thing he said didn’t warrant it at all.
lots of Shogun fans...
they’ve been booing everything Jones has been doing
by John Danaher's Hair on Mar 16, 2011 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
crowd's not miked...
but you’re right- not many people there in general, but the shogun fans are more vocal
by John Danaher's Hair on Mar 16, 2011 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes, we do
"Don't be intimidated by other teams. You guys got bubble gum cards, too. Let's go." - Buck Showalter
by duck on Mar 16, 2011 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
one reason right there why the PCs should not be public
by Riley_96 on Mar 16, 2011 12:53 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
lol she’s getting the old school “Saved By The Bell” catcalls
“Ow ow owwww!”
My Mojo So Dope
by BlackDynamite on Mar 16, 2011 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions
It's the double-fist reporter, lol.
Anyone have that picture from the Belfort/Silva PC?
Still love that shot...sweet spot ftw!
"Sometimes I wonder if the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on, or by imbeciles who really mean it." -Mark Twain
"Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid." -John Wayne
by The American Ronin on Mar 16, 2011 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions
NO
Hot women aren’t allowed to…
http://www.headkicklegend.com/
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on Mar 16, 2011 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions
your mom enjoys pooping
You gotta pay the troll toll to get into this boy's hole, you gotta pay the troll toll to get in.
That's a harsh lie.
Shame on you for ever suggesting that beautiful women poop.
http://www.headkicklegend.com/
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on Mar 16, 2011 6:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh you.
"If it's undisputed, what's all the fighting about?"
by Ephemeral Artery on Mar 16, 2011 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions
her left hand looks like its cuffing balls
You gotta pay the troll toll to get into this boy's hole, you gotta pay the troll toll to get in.
Someone tell him New Jersey isn’t in New York.
"If it's undisputed, what's all the fighting about?"
by Ephemeral Artery on Mar 16, 2011 12:59 PM EDT reply actions
Yeah the people who love the sport and are at the press conference out of their own pocket, don’t let them ask the fighters any questions!
YO CAN I GET SOME TICKETS, DANA WHITE?
Twitter: @Mike_Fagan_13
by Mike Fagan on Mar 16, 2011 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
three consecutive questions asking for tickets and no questions for the fighters
this was a bad call and I hope they never allow fan questions in PCs anymore
yo no quiero hacer mas nada
So, let’s see how the UFC has fared with the dangerous “fan interaction” gambit
Fans decide Fight of the Night – retracted after 1 event (UFC124)
Fans asking questions at press conference – terrible, probably will never happen again
Fans give money to watch fights – resounding success
In conclusion fans can only be trusted when they are restricted to transferring money as their form of communication..
you can't be serious
hey, I have a company, Ima let my customers run my company and see where that gets me… such a great logic there brother :p
yo no quiero hacer mas nada
even then some of them are jackasses that can be done without. Did you have family there or something?
That sounds accurate.
Bolts from the Blue // "It's a league game, Smokey." - Walter Sobchak
Bloody Elbow // "Everybody underestimates the kick in the groin." - Bas Rutten
by Richard Wade on Mar 16, 2011 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Pretty well sums it up actually
"Sometimes I wonder if the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on, or by imbeciles who really mean it." -Mark Twain
"Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid." -John Wayne
by The American Ronin on Mar 16, 2011 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Fuck off...
"[UFC]’s a great rush, eh? It makes your sphincter get real tight." - Harold Howard
by lowellthehammer on Mar 16, 2011 1:08 PM EDT reply actions
"I have a question for Shotgun...."
by John Danaher's Hair on Mar 16, 2011 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Shotgun, how have you prepared you mai thais?
by Body Triangle on Mar 16, 2011 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I can’t watch the video, please tell me they really asked that…
"Sometimes I wonder if the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on, or by imbeciles who really mean it." -Mark Twain
"Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid." -John Wayne
by The American Ronin on Mar 16, 2011 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions
They definitely called him Shotgun.
"[UFC]’s a great rush, eh? It makes your sphincter get real tight." - Harold Howard
by lowellthehammer on Mar 16, 2011 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Shotgun Huey, famed superstar from Shooting Box.
Descendant of the great Walter Lee Silva.
by M.Sphinx on Mar 16, 2011 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions 9 recs
LOL @ PRIDE fanboy.
"[UFC]’s a great rush, eh? It makes your sphincter get real tight." - Harold Howard
by lowellthehammer on Mar 16, 2011 1:09 PM EDT reply actions
Why are all of the Mexican TV channel Women reporters only good for pretty faces and zero knowledge of the sport they are covering?
Yes, why?
and god bless them, too!
"Myths and legends die hard in America. We love them for the extra dimension they provide, the illusion of near-infinite possibility to erase the narrow confines of most men's reality. Weird heroes and mould-breaking champions exist as living proof to those who need it that the tyranny of ''the rat race'' is not yet final." -Hunter S. Thompson
by ODBasyoucansee on Mar 16, 2011 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions
It's certainly better than the opposite. We're talking about TV here.
Bolts from the Blue // "It's a league game, Smokey." - Walter Sobchak
Bloody Elbow // "Everybody underestimates the kick in the groin." - Bas Rutten
by Richard Wade on Mar 16, 2011 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions
It would be hell of scary seeing a person with zero face.
just like a blank hole, see right through it
I like what you did there.
Bolts from the Blue // "It's a league game, Smokey." - Walter Sobchak
Bloody Elbow // "Everybody underestimates the kick in the groin." - Bas Rutten
by Richard Wade on Mar 16, 2011 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Fan Questions:
Gimme tickets!
Gimme tickets!
Gimme tickets!
Goddamn bums. Ask a real question.
"[UFC]’s a great rush, eh? It makes your sphincter get real tight." - Harold Howard
by lowellthehammer on Mar 16, 2011 1:14 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
complaining about surgery....
giving UFC resumes- shut the fuck up!
by John Danaher's Hair on Mar 16, 2011 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions
These fucking beggars are annoying. Please make this press conference about you! This is your big chance!!! Scumbags.
What's this war in the heart of nature? Why does nature vie with itself? The land contend with the sea? Is there an avenging power in nature? Not one power, but two?
by Kwisatz Haderach on Mar 16, 2011 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Damn right. Release the fighters into this crowd and fuck some people up:)
What's this war in the heart of nature? Why does nature vie with itself? The land contend with the sea? Is there an avenging power in nature? Not one power, but two?
by Kwisatz Haderach on Mar 16, 2011 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions
That would be hilarious…come on DFW…
"Sometimes I wonder if the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on, or by imbeciles who really mean it." -Mark Twain
"Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid." -John Wayne
by The American Ronin on Mar 16, 2011 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe that could be an audition for the Ultimate Fighter. Who can crush the most douchebag fans? Release the hounds!
What's this war in the heart of nature? Why does nature vie with itself? The land contend with the sea? Is there an avenging power in nature? Not one power, but two?
by Kwisatz Haderach on Mar 16, 2011 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions
for real...
this is tough to take. I now remember why I don’t seek these events out to attend them…
by John Danaher's Hair on Mar 16, 2011 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions
lmao
“You hear that Winkeljohn? You’re out. This kid’s taking your spot.”
"[UFC]’s a great rush, eh? It makes your sphincter get real tight." - Harold Howard
by lowellthehammer on Mar 16, 2011 1:16 PM EDT reply actions
Worst press conference ever?
This is British Office levels of unwatchable.
"If it's undisputed, what's all the fighting about?"
by Ephemeral Artery on Mar 16, 2011 1:17 PM EDT reply actions
Fuck you, and fuck Steve Carrell too.
The Office(UK Version) is great.
Read me trying to be funny at:
www.huggingnuts.com
this
I couldn’t watch the U.S. Office until they stopped trying to be the British version. It got good after that, but the first few epis, where they copied line for line? Tough to take.
by John Danaher's Hair on Mar 16, 2011 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Some people are just very sensitive to awkward situations.
It took me almost a month to get through the first episode of the UK The Office
My friends and I used to play a game called "awkward situations"
Where we’d put people in extremely awkward spots and play along for as long as we could tolerate it. I guess it’s no wonder that I loved that show…
by John Danaher's Hair on Mar 16, 2011 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions
that dude's from Long Island...
never been more sure of anything in my life….Goldbricker
by John Danaher's Hair on Mar 16, 2011 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I usually reserve that distinction for the guido who lives in Plainview but who claim to live in “Queens.”
by John Danaher's Hair on Mar 16, 2011 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions
absolutely....
New York is filled with dudes who are New Yorkers, yet do not live here.
by John Danaher's Hair on Mar 16, 2011 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions
“New York” as in state or city?
Clarifying – I’m from Long Island, I just find it ridiculous that someone from Plainview would say they’re from Queens.
At the same time, as ridiculous as it is, I don’t doubt it.
None more gangster.
Tweeter!
City...
This condition isn’t local only to Plainview, in fact, I call the condition “Five-townsitis”
by John Danaher's Hair on Mar 16, 2011 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Thanking god
that i live about as far away in North America as I can from there
"Myths and legends die hard in America. We love them for the extra dimension they provide, the illusion of near-infinite possibility to erase the narrow confines of most men's reality. Weird heroes and mould-breaking champions exist as living proof to those who need it that the tyranny of ''the rat race'' is not yet final." -Hunter S. Thompson
by ODBasyoucansee on Mar 17, 2011 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Buncha dickheads.
Some guy just asked Faber if he wanted Aldo again. God I wish Faber would’ve punked him out right there.
"[UFC]’s a great rush, eh? It makes your sphincter get real tight." - Harold Howard
by lowellthehammer on Mar 16, 2011 1:19 PM EDT reply actions
lol @ Shogun looking where Jones looks.
"[UFC]’s a great rush, eh? It makes your sphincter get real tight." - Harold Howard
by lowellthehammer on Mar 16, 2011 1:20 PM EDT reply actions
Yeah!
Jones’ strategy didn’t work right there….
by John Danaher's Hair on Mar 16, 2011 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Shogun just wanted to do a faceoff, and Jones was fucking it up.
"[UFC]’s a great rush, eh? It makes your sphincter get real tight." - Harold Howard
by lowellthehammer on Mar 16, 2011 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions
that’s his stupid “I get in their head when I look to the side” bullshit. Ain’t gonna work on a dude who’s been in the sport for 10 years, grasshopper.
by John Danaher's Hair on Mar 16, 2011 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I actually love Jones....
as a fighter. But his public persona is tough to watch, but I don’t totally blame him for that. This is a lot for any 23 year old, it’s annoying, but I still love to watch him fight. Everything leading up to the fight, I’ll just have to know to stay away from.
by John Danaher's Hair on Mar 16, 2011 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
JDH
speaks the truth. Love the guy in the cage outside the cage…. not so much
"Cancel my subscription to the resurrection, send my credentials to the house of detention" - Jim Morrison
by LRaunThaDamaja on Mar 16, 2011 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh I know.
"[UFC]’s a great rush, eh? It makes your sphincter get real tight." - Harold Howard
by lowellthehammer on Mar 16, 2011 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m rooting for Jon, but I love it when someone uses “grasshoppah”
What's this war in the heart of nature? Why does nature vie with itself? The land contend with the sea? Is there an avenging power in nature? Not one power, but two?
by Kwisatz Haderach on Mar 16, 2011 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions
that's thanks to Jones stupid look to the side staredown...
by John Danaher's Hair on Mar 16, 2011 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Hmm, That doesn’t looks like Akiyama, fuck.
".He still has a ground game that seems heavily dependent on lying still and hoping that his opponent won't notice his very kimura-able arm..."
by dancingChicken on Mar 16, 2011 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions
No more fan questions at press conferences!
by Cpt Mason on Mar 16, 2011 1:22 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Seriously.
Ignorant bullshit, begging for a favor, or some combination of the two. I hate MMA fans and I hate New Yorkers.
"[UFC]’s a great rush, eh? It makes your sphincter get real tight." - Harold Howard
by lowellthehammer on Mar 16, 2011 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions
As a New Yorker, MMA fan...
fuck you, guy!
by John Danaher's Hair on Mar 16, 2011 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Not a NY'er
But much love from your southern border state!
"Cancel my subscription to the resurrection, send my credentials to the house of detention" - Jim Morrison
by LRaunThaDamaja on Mar 16, 2011 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Somebody had to say it
"Cancel my subscription to the resurrection, send my credentials to the house of detention" - Jim Morrison
by LRaunThaDamaja on Mar 16, 2011 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Shogun must be thinking “what the fuck is he looking at?”
by Riley_96 on Mar 16, 2011 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Did the twins lift their shirts or something?
"Sometimes I wonder if the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on, or by imbeciles who really mean it." -Mark Twain
"Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid." -John Wayne
by The American Ronin on Mar 16, 2011 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Best staredown ever!!
Shogun looks where he looks. Classic.
by KAN0 on Mar 16, 2011 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hahaha
Shogun rules, turning and staring where Jones does, I like it!
"I am going to punch faces." --Wanderlei Silva
War Miller Bros.
this is awesome.. shogun is pulling the jones on jones lol
by UFC Champ 420 on Mar 16, 2011 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
perfectly said...
that’s exactly what happened
by John Danaher's Hair on Mar 16, 2011 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions
shogun looks so pudgy….he will get raped
by GracieHunter on Mar 16, 2011 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Was that who the "HAS YOU SEEN OVEREEM LOL" guy was?
Should’ve known.
"[UFC]’s a great rush, eh? It makes your sphincter get real tight." - Harold Howard
by lowellthehammer on Mar 16, 2011 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions
i have no idea just sounded like him and then went he went off on that rant i just figured it could be. Ites pretty bad when you are that big of a troll you are now a stereotype
that wasn't him...
cut from the same cloth though.
by John Danaher's Hair on Mar 16, 2011 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Jones
Is insufferable at this point. Walking quickly up to Shogun and striking that stupid pose looking into the distance, as if Shogun is intimidated. Shogun didn’t know what he was looking at and looked confused. It’s astounding how thinly veiled Jones ego is. I wouldn’t have a problem with it if he didn’t put on such false humility, when he’s clearly not humble at all.
Hope Shogun ruins him.
by OhhhGLS on Mar 16, 2011 1:24 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
yeah, it's unfortunate...
I can’t put the whole thing on Jones’ shoulders though- our country’s celebrity fetish makes this shit really unnatural, and it creates some pretty brutal idiosyncrasies. He’s only 23, still trying to figure out who he is, but also how he wants to be perceived and you can see that he’s having a difficult time reconciling the two. Who know how you or I would handle the same shit….still very annoying though.
by John Danaher's Hair on Mar 16, 2011 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII'm the cult of personaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalityyyyyyyyyyyy
"[UFC]’s a great rush, eh? It makes your sphincter get real tight." - Harold Howard
by lowellthehammer on Mar 16, 2011 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Like Mussolini....
And Ghandhi…..
by John Danaher's Hair on Mar 16, 2011 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey JDH, I think I saw you the other day...
"Sometimes I wonder if the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on, or by imbeciles who really mean it." -Mark Twain
"Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid." -John Wayne
by The American Ronin on Mar 16, 2011 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'd like to see Jones walk in to that song.
Tatum: I think he's a good man. I like him. I got nothing against him, but I'm definitely gonna make orphans of his children.
by Dave Strummer on Mar 16, 2011 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Well said. I think Rashad mentioned something that hit home recently about Jones insecurity. He seems to get angry and emotional when even the slightest things are said about him, going back to the Vera buld-up and staredown (though Vera did talk some shit) and the tweets from Bader’s camp. Sure fighters are susceptible to using trash talk as motivation, but I think that Jones is overly sensitive to everything that is said about him. He strikes me as the type that reads what the fans are saying online even though he would say he never visits MMA sites.
It’s not confidence that I see, it’s uncontrollable emotions driven from his own insecurity.
I have a different take on it
See Michael Jordan’s HoF speech. He called out dudes from middle school when he was in his mid-40s. Every perceived slight, every perceived wrong, any time he felt he wasn’t respected, MJ filed that away and used it to fire him up later. The list of those who he thought had wronged him was long that night. He took a ton of shit for bringing up slights from 25+ years ago. He seemed to have to have an enemy to get jacked up to perform.
As much as Jones talks about not seeing the person, I think to some degree, he personalizes ANYTHING said about him that he perceives as less than complimentary and files it away for motivation.
And it worked pretty well for MJ, didn’t it?
"Don't be intimidated by other teams. You guys got bubble gum cards, too. Let's go." - Buck Showalter
It worked very well for Jordan, who still to this day, remains an extremely bitter man even though he has nothing to worry about in his life. Personalizing this stuff is the wrong way to approach it IMO. Marcus Davis still cannot stand Dan Hardy, as Bisping still has beef with Rivera. It’s part of the business for guys like Hardy and Rivera whereas the insecurity of Davis and Bisping does not allow them to make that distinction between it being personal and business.
you mean SHOTGUN, it's officially Shotgun now
and having a feeling Jones is going to be blasted Saturday, double barrel style
Jones' personality doesn't bother me at all
As long as he keeps putting on exciting fights, I don’t care what affectations he takes on. If he wins I hope he takes to wearing a cape, calling himself “The Pope” and insisting that reporters refer to him as “your eminence.”
Tatum: I think he's a good man. I like him. I got nothing against him, but I'm definitely gonna make orphans of his children.
by Dave Strummer on Mar 16, 2011 1:45 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs
You hope he turns into Mike Francesa?
by John Danaher's Hair on Mar 16, 2011 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Now that is some topical inside humor.
Tatum: I think he's a good man. I like him. I got nothing against him, but I'm definitely gonna make orphans of his children.
by Dave Strummer on Mar 16, 2011 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I can understand people's distaste for his personality
But for some reason, the more they hate on Jones the more I want to cheer for him to win.
@spudsucker
twitter. bitches.
I'm in the same boat
he brings a lot of it on himself, but every time I hear people bitching about him, the rough translation seems to be “I hate that young, rich, successful, incredibly talented guy who’s not doing a very good job of pretending that he’s not special.”
Tatum: I think he's a good man. I like him. I got nothing against him, but I'm definitely gonna make orphans of his children.
by Dave Strummer on Mar 16, 2011 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
no dislike here
just a lotta love for shotgun
by Body Triangle on Mar 16, 2011 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I like Shogun too
This main event is tits.
Tatum: I think he's a good man. I like him. I got nothing against him, but I'm definitely gonna make orphans of his children.
by Dave Strummer on Mar 16, 2011 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm probably just in pre-event psychosis...
but I just can’t remember a more intriguing fight. And to think, if God hadn’t intervened we’d be talking the chances of Hashad getting subbed while wrestlefucking…
by John Danaher's Hair on Mar 16, 2011 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions
UFC is knocking them out of the park this year. I was completely geeked out for Silva-Belfort too, but this one is much closer. I have no idea what is going to happen. I can see either guy winning pretty readily, and that’s awesome.
Tatum: I think he's a good man. I like him. I got nothing against him, but I'm definitely gonna make orphans of his children.
by Dave Strummer on Mar 16, 2011 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions
yup...
each guy has quite a few paths to victory and almost none of them would surprise me (outside of a Jones standing KO)
by John Danaher's Hair on Mar 16, 2011 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I liked his personality and perceived humbleness until I found out he had begun signing his autographs with “Champion 2011” already.
"I fight because I can’t sing, I can’t dance, and it beats working all day. Now ask me a question that doesn’t sound so xxxxxxx stupid." – Phil Baroni
by keyboardwarrior on Mar 16, 2011 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions
me too
I was defending his ass last night, then I saw the first segment of the Countdown, and I was like “holy shit- the haters are right.” Still love the dude as a fighter though….
by John Danaher's Hair on Mar 16, 2011 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree, he is very exciting but I can find no way to defend him doing that especially when he talks about respecting his opponent.
"I fight because I can’t sing, I can’t dance, and it beats working all day. Now ask me a question that doesn’t sound so xxxxxxx stupid." – Phil Baroni
by keyboardwarrior on Mar 16, 2011 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Please tell me you're fucking joking about that.
"What do you know about my vision? My vision will turn your world upside down, tear asunder your illusions and send the sanctuary of your own ignorance crashing down around you. Now ask yourself: Are you really ready to see that vision?"
-Huey Freeman
joking about what part?
"I fight because I can’t sing, I can’t dance, and it beats working all day. Now ask me a question that doesn’t sound so xxxxxxx stupid." – Phil Baroni
by keyboardwarrior on Mar 16, 2011 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Jones is signing autographs with "Champion 2011"??? really?
"What do you know about my vision? My vision will turn your world upside down, tear asunder your illusions and send the sanctuary of your own ignorance crashing down around you. Now ask yourself: Are you really ready to see that vision?"
-Huey Freeman
"I fight because I can’t sing, I can’t dance, and it beats working all day. Now ask me a question that doesn’t sound so xxxxxxx stupid." – Phil Baroni
by keyboardwarrior on Mar 16, 2011 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow. What a douche.
"What do you know about my vision? My vision will turn your world upside down, tear asunder your illusions and send the sanctuary of your own ignorance crashing down around you. Now ask yourself: Are you really ready to see that vision?"
-Huey Freeman
He talked about it on the Countdown show.
Personally, I don’t have a problem with him being cocky. As long as it doesn’t adversely effect his performance, there’s nothing wrong with a fighter exuding confidence.
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by ElliotMatheny on Mar 16, 2011 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Cocky, I have no problem with.
If the guy wants to be a cocky dick, more power to him. But at least BE a cocky dick, don’t act like an asshole one minute and then refer to yourself in the third person about how humble you are the next. That’s what kind of irks me about Jones.
"What do you know about my vision? My vision will turn your world upside down, tear asunder your illusions and send the sanctuary of your own ignorance crashing down around you. Now ask yourself: Are you really ready to see that vision?"
-Huey Freeman
Yeah
If he gets beat up, he will have to eat some humble pie for sure. That’s the cost of being cocky.
As for flip flopping between cocky and humble, I think that’s just a matter of being young. Everyone wants to seem humble, but he’s also letting some of his brashness exude in recent statements.
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by ElliotMatheny on Mar 16, 2011 6:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I could just as easily see JBJ take the Floyd Mayweather route
not lose and just keep getting cockier and crazier, which would be kind of awesome.
Tatum: I think he's a good man. I like him. I got nothing against him, but I'm definitely gonna make orphans of his children.
by Dave Strummer on Mar 16, 2011 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Same here. It makes him more likable when people hate him.
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by Richard Wade on Mar 16, 2011 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions
This is a distinction fans fail to consider.
- Shogun: I know Jones as a fighter, not a person. So I can’t comment on any sort of change in personality.
I tend to be biased towards strikers . . . exciting strikers.
- - - - -
VEe is ANIMated!
Translation "Guys, I just don't give a shit. I'm going to be giving this kid brain damage tomorrow, so yeah, his personality will probably change again"
by Body Triangle on Mar 16, 2011 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions 9 recs
Fantastic!
Hahaha
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The closer the fight gets...
The more I feel like Boney might be in over his head.
Don't let my support confuse you, I am in fact a fan of the Giants.
by tito (eight and oh) on Mar 16, 2011 3:58 PM EDT reply actions
I missed this, but it sounds like such a trainwreck I have to watch it now.
Fitch's only fan. It's lonely, being me.
"I can’t wait until Shogun blows up everyone’s dreams on Saturday." - by Tim Burke on Mar 15, 2011 3:07 PM EDT
"And still waiting for a championship. After Saturday, they will still have that in common." (Comparing Bones and Lebron) - by memitim on Mar 15, 2011 3:34 PM EDT
"Within a minute of the first takedown that Jones gets, Shogun will sweep and mount him and then he’ll finish it pretty quickly." - by Luke Nelson on Mar 15, 2011 3:55 PM EDT
"jones will have his head removed and then go back to learning how to cover up." - by pornflake on Mar 16, 2011 3:06 PM EDT
The first couple weren’t that bad, but then all of a sudden… It was one of those situations where you feel embarrassed just watching it…
Fitch's only fan. It's lonely, being me.
"I can’t wait until Shogun blows up everyone’s dreams on Saturday." - by Tim Burke on Mar 15, 2011 3:07 PM EDT
"And still waiting for a championship. After Saturday, they will still have that in common." (Comparing Bones and Lebron) - by memitim on Mar 15, 2011 3:34 PM EDT
"Within a minute of the first takedown that Jones gets, Shogun will sweep and mount him and then he’ll finish it pretty quickly." - by Luke Nelson on Mar 15, 2011 3:55 PM EDT
"jones will have his head removed and then go back to learning how to cover up." - by pornflake on Mar 16, 2011 3:06 PM EDT
"At 2:34 seconds in the 5th round a rabid deer will enter the arena, knock down Herb Dean, head butt Jon Jones, and Shogun will win via split decision." - by DayGeaux on Mar 15, 2011 5:02 PM EDT (Clearly the most likely of any of these.)
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