Damn, DC was really a paperchamp.

[philbr]

And when he fought Jones when he was available lost both times.........

Was Anderson a paper champ because he lost to weidman when the fight was available?
Was Aldo when he lost to Conor?
That's just the way it is....champions lose eventually....

 

[cheesus]

Fuck off. He was winning until one head kick landed. Could happen to anyone.

I was rooting for DC but it was 1-1, it was anyone's fight until that point.

 

[Thaijitsu612]

He was doing well tonight, but his kick defense has always kinda sucked honestly and its something he needs to work on.

We do t typically see a third fight with two losses to one but lhw is the weakest division ever so he could get another crack

 

[DWAYNEAMERICA]

Yep.

 

[dontsnitch]

I remember why I stopped posting here.

 

[n.diazismylife1999]

I was rooting for DC but it was 1-1, it was anyone's fight until that point.

I agree, but DC was getting better and Jones was getting worse.

 

[steamboat100]

Nah. that'sthe best anyone has looked against him besides Gus, you could argue DC was winning quite easily. Jon just made the right move and he won. I wish this fight could happen ten times, very exciting match up, evenly matched but all action

 

[MPD-Psycho]

Same with Machida and pride favorites back in the day. After a while, it was obvious Jones was the king.

 

[Mohawk Banditó]

nah most websites scoring had both rounds for jones

I don't know what websites those are. I could be the asshole for usually checking on the sites mmadecisions posts because most media is shit already, so mma based media might just be the shittiest, but according to those:

Sherdog Scores
Brian Knapp: 20-18 Cormier
Tristen Critchfield: 19-19
Chris Nelson: 19-19

"MMAjunkie gives the first to Jones, 10-9, just slightly. Good stuff... Very close, but MMAjunkie leans toward Cormier, 10-9."
MMAjunkie: 19-19

BloodyElbow
Mookie Alexander: 19-19

MMAmania
Jesse Holland: 19-19

Bleacher Report
Craig Amos: 19-19

 

[DaDeliMan]

I felt bad for DC. Tough competitor. I also thought he took a lot of unnecessary, brutal shots at the end. Late stoppage. He was out cold.

 

[Mohawk Mauler]

Fuck off. He was winning until one head kick landed. Could happen to anyone.

Thats the dumbest shit ever

 

[yeguiza]

TS is wrong

last night we had a late stoppage

sure DC would have come back from that and estrablished his self promoted dominance over Jones (just like in their last fight and previous presser)

 

[MMA since 1993]

Fuck off. He was winning until one head kick landed. Could happen to anyone.

So this is what cormier chuggers/jones haters are gonna cling to for years to come... nice

 

[PolishHeadlock]

Paper champ because he couldn't beat Jones? Who has beat Jones ? That's like saying Magic Johnson was terrible because he couldn't beat Michael Jordan one on one.

Lol at you not knowing what a paper champ is

 

[Head Movement]

DC ain't no paper champ, he was the no doubt the best LHW in the years Jon Jones was gone, Jon is just a better fighter than he is.

 

[Pseudo Sane]

Why? Why make this post? Why view MMA this way?

Why?

 

[MusterX]

Fuck off. He was winning until one head kick landed. Could happen to anyone.

I'm pretty sure he wasn't winning. At best it was 1-1 after two rounds and Jones was winning the 3rd. Their first fight was the same way. 1-1 after two rounds then Jones won 3, 4, and 5. Basically DC can compete with Jones for about 1 round per fight.

 

[flyingscissorsheelhook]

Wins over Gus and Rumble. DC is legit.

Jones is just Jones. He has DC's/all of LHW's number.

 

[MusterX]

his run as champ was legit to me

He wasn't a paper champ, that's just guys talking shit. DC is 17-0 against guys not named Jon Jones. The fact that Jon beat him twice, finishing him the second time is nuts.

 

[own1997]

Not at all because Jones wasn't there. DC is the greatest LHW outside of JBJ and, in his absence, beat two of the best LHW's in the world.