Jones certainly turned and ran like JDS quite a lot.
Unlike Stipe, who stood there like Mike Tyson boxing Jake Paul.
Jones has the reach, and the pedigree.
Tom has the power and the youth.
Similar to Francis,
power + speed *might* favor Tom
Speed could be equal but
we won't know until we see who shows up.
It's certainly more interesting than fighting Stipe.
Stipe looked in great shape but moved like a fossil. Jones definitely didn't want Francis or Tom, for whatever (obvious) reason.
His ego is big enough now to accept the Tom fight but he's certainly pushing for Alex.
Which really only makes sense at 205.
Jones ego is hidden currently under a layer of humble fakeness through "jesus", but he can't seem to help himself babbling about "his kids" and people/fans/fighters being "assholes".
There is enormous irony within those remarks.
Great fighter but he was sprinting away from Stipe. Ancient Stipe.
Not standing in the pocket like Anderson, or Fedor, or Nick Diaz... (For example)
which really doesn't do it for some of us.
Eye pokes, running away like JDS, cherry picking fights, holding up the division, letting little beefs get inside his head, it just isn't for all of us.
For these reasons, would rather remember other greats. Thankfully this fight is over with but until he retires... This is such a lame duck situation.
