Media Anthony Smith "Francis Ngannou is one of the easier fights for Jon Jones"

[Pain4Pain]

I thought Jones and Ngannou were friends, then Ngannou called him out. Either way it’s a lose/lose situation for Jones, he should fight somebody like Blagoy who suits his style better.

 

[Johnny_Knuckles]

Francis takes it

 

[Street Bishop]

Jones finished 2 of his last 10 takedown attempts vs Reyes and Santos, now all of sudden he's supposed to ragdoll Francis? Lmao
All of you deluded nuthuggers need to stop pretending like he didn't struggle to take down a one -legged mw with a blown acl.
If he was weary of Thiago's power, Ngannou will put the fear of God in him.
All of Jon's rasslin would be negated; he doesn't have the offensive boxing to close that gap without getting clipped.
So far that chin has held up, but that won't be the case at HW.

 

[Portland8242]

Props to Anthony Smith

I’ve always said this but Sherbots who don’t train and have recency bias can’t get past Ngannous meaningless KO’s over stationary out of shape HW’s to see the MASSIVE grappling advantage Jones holds over Ngannou.

Ngannou constantly punches himself off balance, has terrible form, and doesn’t even know how to work the most basic guard. Bones would go through him.

He's easily got the most limited striking arsenal of any top ranked guy in any division.

He's got no jab, no footwork, no feints, no setups, and a nonexistent kicking game outside of some basic leg kicks. His entire gameplan relies on being a genetic freak.

 

[Ajax41]

This guy always has something to say

Exactly what i thought.

 

[GoGetSomeFansJon]

While Jon did struggle to take Reyes down, he only attempted to take Santos down once and didnt go back to it throughout the whole fight. People on here acting like Santos vs Jon was like Maia vs Woodley or Tibau vs Khabib where he went for takedowns like crazy and got fuck all.

 

[X^flottigliaMAS]

Let’s pray this fight happens

 

[campbecc]

Jones offensive wrestling is nearly as good as it once was.

 

[BRASIL WAND]

Just like he ran through Reyes and Santos?

Reyes and Santos are much more fundamentally sound than Ngannou, they also have far better takedown defense and most of all: actually have CARDIO.

 

[Street Bishop]

While Jon did struggle to take Reyes down, he only attempted to take Santos down once and didnt go back to it throughout the whole fight. People on here acting like Santos vs Jon was like Maia vs Woodley or Tibau vs Khabib where he went for takedowns like crazy and got fuck all.

He didn't go for takedowns vs Santos because he didn't want to risk getting KO'd.
Francis would make him piss his pants in that regard.

 

[j18lee]

Didn't watch for the context of "one of the easier fights for Jon Jones" but no, sorry Anthony, that would be you, not Ngannou.

 

[Siesta]

This guy should learn to say “no comment” more often, or do less interviews.

 

[Ideanudge]

Jones doesn't stand a chance

Ngannou constantly punches himself off balance, has terrible form, and doesn’t even know how to work the most basic guard. Bones would go through him.

Francis KOd decorated kickboxers and wrestlers alike, he would flush down steroid Jones as well.

 

[surgeyou1]

Reyes and Santos are much more fundamentally sound than Ngannou, they also have far better takedown defense and most of all: actually have CARDIO.

Santos does not have better take down defense than Ngannou lol.

Cardio doesn't mean shit when you are KO'd in one minute

Jones isn't Stipe. He doesn't have the boxing to outlast Ngannou. That distance management he usually does goes out the window against Ngannou.

 

[BRASIL WAND]

Santos does not have better take down defense than Ngannou lol.

Cardio doesn't mean shit when you are KO'd in one minute

Jones isn't Stipe. He doesn't have the boxing to outlast Ngannou. That distance management he usually does goes out the window against Ngannou.

If you don’t think Santos has better Takedown defense than Francis friggin Ngannou then you need to stop watching MMA immediately lol.


Post surgery/Bum knees Santos is one thing, but the Santos that showed up to fight Jones had TDD on point.

 

[Captain Herb]

That would be pretty wild if Anthony did better than Francis vs Jones

 

[Iron Nick]

Lol Jones was infinitely more proven than Santos and reyes, how the fights went ?

Ngannou aint santos mate, if you want to takedown Ngannou, u must boxe with the dude. Blades and cain ( all better, stronger wrestlers than Jones ) tried naked takedowns against ngannou, they got KOed.

That was stipe's succes, his incredible boxing skills enabled him to hide his takedowns. Jones's boxing skills are extremely low in comparison ...

All very valid points.

And man, Stipe was ultra sharp that fight.

 

[surgeyou1]

If you don’t think Santos has better Takedown defense than Francis friggin Ngannou then you need to stop watching MMA immediately lol.


Post surgery/Bum knees Santos is one thing, but the Santos that showed up to fight Jones had TDD on point.

Lmao Ngannou has only been taken down by Stipe and Blaydes and suddenly he has bad take down defense.

YDKSAMMA

People still don't give enough credit to how good Stipe is. He's the best fighter on the planet, period.

 

[Vil7]

Lol Jones was infinitely more proven than Santos and reyes, how the fights went ?

Ngannou aint santos mate, if you want to takedown Ngannou, u must boxe with the dude. Blades and cain ( all better, stronger wrestlers than Jones ) tried naked takedowns against ngannou, they got KOed.

That was stipe's succes, his incredible boxing skills enabled him to hide his takedowns. Jones's boxing skills are extremely low in comparison ...

Blades yes I have to give you that one but Cain was beyond shot in that fight.

 

[mudrubble]

lol, the dude who get tagged in all his fights, can't take down capoeira fighters, and finally relies on size / reach, will beat ngannou easily ?

Ngannou is longer, faster, taller, stronger, more powerful than all the guys Jones struggled with.

Ngannou aint OSP or reyes, one of these, and the fight is over.

There's a reason why Jones was asking 30 millions to fight the dude ...

Yeah I like Lionheart as a person, from what I can see, but man, this guy is off as a fighter and he doesn't seem to understand match ups.

That's just crazy talk for all the reasons you just said. Francis is so big and strong I don't think Jones can hold him down at all. And standing he literally CANNOT hurt Francis unless he catches him cleanly as he's coming in. And Francis' punches are NOTHING like what Jones has felt in any of his fights. And Francis is long.....

Basically everything you just said. Such a crazy take. This is a classic case of "the guy I lost to is also able to beat anybody" syndrome.