I think he has a good chance of winning standing.
I'm basing that on how well he did striking with Gus and knocking out TRTBigfoot for example (
something Mark Hunt couldn't do).
Thoughts?
Jones with ring rust is a fighter who can be beaten.
Jones without PEDs a guy who can be beaten.
agree with this. DC can win by being a better fighter than a weight cutting, USADA-tested, ring rusted Jones. it won't be easy; it will be one of his hardest fights ever (along with Jones I and Gus), but he can and has a very decent opportunity.
then of course it sets up a grudge match, in which Jones won't be ring rusted and Cormier will be 40. i DC wins in July so that we can see this bout too.
retire after going 1-1 against the guy everyone thinks is GOAT, making > 7 figures per fight, and still energetic enough to beat guys half his age?It's plausible that DC will retire after that.
This cormier CAN'T win unless he can block or catch Jones's constant kicks to the body.He would still have to worry about body shots. Jones hit DC to the body alot which led to him gassing.
This cormier CAN'T win unless he can block or catch Jones's constant kicks to the body.
Which is an esp. tough task since his vulnerability and difficulty to defend against them has been there for most of his career. Even Mir was landing some heavy ones when Cormier gave him open space.
It hasn't gotten any better since the first Jones fight for that matter. Gus exploited as well and ofc. there's the Anderson Silva kick. Rumble's a head hunter, so not much to speak of there.