Anyone else think Jones will look bad against Stipe?

[JackInTheBox]

Jon looked pretty goofy on the feet against Gane, arguably lost to Reyes and Santos in his two fights prior, he's pillowfisted and Stipe, albeit 42, can wrestle.

I see a glorified sparring match and terrible looking fight with both guys showing up to get paid where Jon just kicks at Stipe's knees from the outside, most likely winning a boring and ugly decision... and people saying, "This is the GOAT?", the guy who cheated his whole career, looked like crap against a 42 year old, wouldn't fight the real HW champ, Dana turning red making excuses ect.

Just as sad as us not getting to see Jon getting blown out by Aspinall, will be us not being able to see Stipe getting blown out by Aspinall demonstrating how much better he can do it than Jon as both Jon and Stipe will be heading for the hills to avoid that fight.

Jon's tainting his legacy here because he's drawn attention to the world the fact that this move to HW is a scam and he's not willing to fight the best which is laughable considering this whole GOAT narrative Dana and Jon are screaming about. He's sacraficing some of that legacy for a final payout and it may backfire.

 

[achoo42]

This could happen, or a totally old and injured Stipe gets dominated everywhere.

But I agree, if Stipe is even 80% of his old self, Jon will not look good against him.

 

[rear naked ankle pick]

so true, TS. Jones got KOED stiff last 5 fights no idea how he managed to win them

 

[Xoleth]

Not really.
Stipe looked awful against Ngannou.
He was slow and weak.
And this was 4 years ago.
He also looked pretty bad in his last Cormier fight, but managed to get a win.

I remember watching Stipe's JRE episode and when it came to training to prefered to talk about everything else, but not training.

so true, TS. Jones got KOED stiff last 5 fights no idea how he managed to win them

He didn't, the judges did for him

 

[TITS]

I hate to give a serious reply to a @justmark sock puppet thread, but I'm about 50/50 on Stipey feeding Jon to the canvas. If Stipey can avoid the teeps and eyepokes, Jon might just get sent to the shadow realm.

 

[Luthien]

I hope Stipe knocks him dead Then he knocks Tom out dead and finally Poatan gets knocked dead by StipeGoat

 

[Davidjacksonjones]

I hope Stipe knocks him dead Then he knocks Tom out dead and finally Poatan gets knocked dead by StipeGoat

Same
I hate Jon Jones, hope he gets knocked out and retired!!

 

[SamuraiBro]

If this fight happens, I think it will be a slow paced and kinda shit fight.

 

[Bret 'The Hitman' Hart]

Minus the Gane fight (because Gane's ground game is abysmal), he hasn't looked good in his last 2 fights at LHW (Reyes / Santos), and he's 4 years older now.

Stipe is old as shit too, and he got destroyed in his last fight... but who knows... anything can happen in MMA.


That will be fucking hilarious and poetic if Stipe finds a way to beat Jones though, and decides to fight Aspinall after.

 

[IDGETKTFO]

This is a lose lose for Jones. If he smashes Stipe, it just proves Stipe is way past his prime and has no business fighting for the HW belt after a 4 year layoff and 45 years old. If its a close fight that goes to a decision, it just proves Jones is washed up just like he was when he fought Thiago and Reyes.

 

[Bork Neslar]

Stipe is an ex fighter.

 

[Jinx_AA]

Jones is a mess - he’s not a top fighter anymore and that’s fine he’s earned the right to retire

 

[JackInTheBox]

Jones is a mess - he’s not a top fighter anymore and that’s fine he’s earned the right to retire

He doesn't have a right to hold the HW division and belt hostage. It's his duty as "champ" to fight the interim champ not Stipe.

 

[Harlekin]

Stipe:
42
Last fight 2021 knockout loss
last win 2020
Looked terrible on the pads when the fight was announced


WHY would Jones look bad? Stipe got boxed a lot by Cormier, until he found the bodyshot, like a newb

 

[Jinx_AA]

He doesn't have a right to hold the HW division and belt hostage. It's his duty as "champ" to fight the interim champ.

O I agree … Aspinall would kill him
And he knows it

He should just retire and stop tweeting about fights he’ll never take - just like Conor

Jones is not the real champ nor the best and everyone knows it

 

[DrRodentia]

I don't think Jon would have looked bad against Stipe in Stipe's prime, let alone now.

 

[Goutfather]

Not really.
Stipe looked awful against Ngannou.
He was slow and weak.
And this was 4 years ago.
He also looked pretty bad in his last Cormier fight, but managed to get a win.

that’s my impression as well. stipe has been looking worse and worse, slower and slower. i was very impressed that he managed to beat cormier a second time, but the writing was on the wall. the stipe that beat francis might have had some challenges for jones, but that guy was almost 7 years younger.

 

[JackInTheBox]

Stipe:
42
Last fight 2021 knockout loss
last win 2020
Looked terrible on the pads when the fight was announced


WHY would Jones look bad? Stipe got boxed a lot by Cormier, until he found the bodyshot, like a newb

Because it will be a standup fight and Jon's standup was struggling to hold up to Reyes and Santos when he was in his prime. He better hope Stipe is as withered as his age suggests... more even.

 

[theincognito]

I think it will look like Stipe-Cormier 2-3 but Jones will win a decision. Slow, boring, etc. I cannot see any scenario where Jones just smashes him.

 

[Poatan Power]

He's going to look great because it's going to be a short fight.

But they're both old man. Tons of mileage. They aren't coming out burning the candle at both ends.