Lols. Jones is in his steroid prime. Let’s not forget jones juiced to the title. Jesus.
steroids made DC open for the headkick?
In fact it did.
No not the specific technique but the training, the stamina, the strength, and all the things the steroids helped improved for Jones helped him to be dictating that fight and thus land the head kick. If jones was unable to train as hard, had longer injury time outs, was weaker, etc, and Daniel was bullying him around the cage, landing that head kick becomes far less probable.
Anyway steroids is the main reason Jones is unlikely to move to HW, no matter the money offer. because I think Jones would require an Ubereem like diet to get his weight up there. Jones, like GSP does not seem to gain size and weight easily. And if Jones tries to move to HW the USADA will be all over him. He will be the most tested fighter in history.
Here is my prediction. If the UFC really decides they want this fight before DC retires. If they see this as the biggest Super Fight they could promote, and they are willing to wave the type of money in front of Jones to motivate him to move up, then the UFC will have to schedule that fight outside USADA jurisdiction and in an area where the UFC controls the testing still. They will have to make a "special" arrangement with Jones quietly behind the scenes.
DC would be dumb to allow that though unless the money thrown at him was truly game changing as well.