Sad Day When Jones Retires

[BowserJr]

The "he was in UFC in 08 and is a top P4P fighter in 2023" sounds more impressive than it is when you actually look at his schedule and see how many years he was inactive for

Up until 2013 he had 20 fights and was absolutely active and dominating (well didnt dominate Gus but still).

2014 - 1 fight
2015 - 1 fight (suspension, coke bings hit and run, ducked Rumble)
2016 - 1 fight
2017 - 1 fight NC (suspended)
2018 - 1 fight (Nevada wouldnt sanction Gus fight b/c of pulsing roids so they had to move event to Cali week of fight)
2019 - 2 fights (Santos split decision)
2020 - 1 fight (Reyes robbery)

"Bulks up for 3 years"

2021 - 0 fights
2022 - 0 fights
2023 - 1 fight

Hes had 9 fights in the last 10 years.... Between suspensions, jail, bulking hes been inactive for many years in that 08-23 span.

Still impressive of course but its not like he was fighting and dominating multiple times a year every year. He went from 2-3 fights a year preUSADA to barely 1 fight a year when USADA came in....

Perfect breakdown.

His run is impressive but not that impressive when you really look at it

 

[GluttonforPunishment]

The "he was in UFC in 08 and is a top P4P fighter in 2023" sounds more impressive than it is when you actually look at his schedule and see how many years he was inactive for

Up until 2013 he had 20 fights and was absolutely active and dominating (well didnt dominate Gus but still).

2014 - 1 fight
2015 - 1 fight (suspension, coke bings hit and run, ducked Rumble)
2016 - 1 fight
2017 - 1 fight NC (suspended)
2018 - 1 fight (Nevada wouldnt sanction Gus fight b/c of pulsing roids so they had to move event to Cali week of fight)
2019 - 2 fights (Santos split decision)
2020 - 1 fight (Reyes robbery)

"Bulks up for 3 years"

2021 - 0 fights
2022 - 0 fights
2023 - 1 fight

Hes had 9 fights in the last 10 years.... Between suspensions, jail, bulking hes been inactive for many years in that 08-23 span.

Still impressive of course but its not like he was fighting and dominating multiple times a year every year. He went from 2-3 fights a year preUSADA to barely 1 fight a year when USADA came in....

Ducked rumble... you guys clearly are brain dead, hating, morons.

 

[Billthebutcher]

A bloated woman-beating criminal who stuck around way too long, due to being stripped of titles for being a cheat and all around asshole.

 

[Rationality]

I could care less about his personal life.
He's the MMA GOAT and this is from a huge GSP fan.
Yes I'll miss his fights.

 

[LostMyBlackBelt]

I thought he retired years ago?

 

[BowserJr]

Great day actually. The sport will finally rid itself of his nonsense

 

[1s1k]

The "he was in UFC in 08 and is a top P4P fighter in 2023" sounds more impressive than it is when you actually look at his schedule and see how many years he was inactive for

Up until 2013 he had 20 fights and was absolutely active and dominating (well didnt dominate Gus but still).

2014 - 1 fight
2015 - 1 fight (suspension, coke bings hit and run, ducked Rumble)
2016 - 1 fight
2017 - 1 fight NC (suspended)
2018 - 1 fight (Nevada wouldnt sanction Gus fight b/c of pulsing roids so they had to move event to Cali week of fight)
2019 - 2 fights (Santos split decision)
2020 - 1 fight (Reyes robbery)

"Bulks up for 3 years"

2021 - 0 fights
2022 - 0 fights
2023 - 1 fight

Hes had 9 fights in the last 10 years.... Between suspensions, jail, bulking hes been inactive for many years in that 08-23 span.

Still impressive of course but its not like he was fighting and dominating multiple times a year every year. He went from 2-3 fights a year preUSADA to barely 1 fight a year when USADA came in....

The body stays pretty fresh fighting once a year for the last ten years.

 

[Davidjacksonjones]

The thought of Saint Jones retiring.... my heart can't take it anymore

 

[marvinparsons]

Dude has been semi retired for 4 years

 

[Mohawk Banditó]

Sure it'll be a sad day

But not for me

 

[SuperNerd]

Nobody will notice, expect JJ will get a 10min HOF montage randomly one day.

 

[ferrisjso]

It will be a sad day because I am probably done with MMA when Jones retires. With no Jones what is my purpose around these parts?

 

[MillingMeSoftly]

I've seen him fight someone his own size like once

 

[Travis Alexander]

I've seen him fight someone his own size like once

Good call, Gane is bigger.