How Many Fighters Have You Honestly Picked to Beat Jones

[Mind Mine]

Let’s get some honesty going on sherdog. Everyone is talking about Aspinall but how many other fighters have you pucked to be the chosen one? My honest answer is none but on the night of the Reyes fight I understood Reyes had length and boxing and Jones wouldn’t take him seriously so I stated if there were a night to bet against him pick Reyes.

 

[13Seconds]

I think I picked DC the first time they fought. I picked Rumble, and im still sad that fight didn't happen.

 

[PaddyO'malley]

0.

 

[Gotosleepho]

I thought DC would win the first fight. I might have thought Vera would have beaten him, but that was really stupid in retrospect.

 

[RockyLockridge]

Only gane

 

[Mohawk Banditó]

Let’s get some honesty going on sherdog. Everyone is talking about Aspinall but how many other fighters have you pucked to be the chosen one? My honest answer is none but on the night of the Reyes fight I understood Reyes had length and boxing and Jones wouldn’t take him seriously so I stated if there were a night to bet against him pick Reyes.

Thought Bader would be too strong and smothering, but that was before how badly his rudimentary fight IQ was exposed, and how good of a wrestler Jon was.

Thought Shogun could still be sharp and vicious.

I took way too long to give up on how good "on paper" Rashad should be and thought maybe his intimate knowledge of Jon could be an advantage.

By the time Cormier came by, I could kinda see the path someone would need to beat Jon, but that Cormier didn't have it without brute forcing it (which he did for only like half a round in the rematch), so I didn't believe DC was going to do it.


Really once he became champ, he was always the favorite in my mind, and I only gave like 1 and a half people a chance against him.

 

[John makfresshi]

No one, I’m not stupid, and I understand the nuances of the sport I’m watching. Jon is the most skilled and the most malicious. That makes him the perfect candidate for greatness

 

[usernamee]

I also wonder how many beats the piss out of Stipe like that in todays HW division

 

[Final Say]

Never have

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

Maybe Shogun... I think.

 

[hymn]

Gane I did expect to beat him thinking he wouldn't transition to HW well, otherwise I can't remember favoring anyone that he fought
Also Tom if that fight ever happens

 

[DrunkMonkMeth]

Let’s get some honesty going on sherdog. Everyone is talking about Aspinall but how many other fighters have you pucked to be the chosen one? My honest answer is none but on the night of the Reyes fight I understood Reyes had length and boxing and Jones wouldn’t take him seriously so I stated if there were a night to bet against him pick Reyes.

Aspinall is the only fighter ive picked to beat jones for sure. I thought ngannou would also beat him if he was able to keep it standing which I wasnt sure of. At 205 he is the goat and thatll never change. But the decline in performances after the bad drug tests was clear to see. He took alot of damage in hisnlater fights at 205 and his running backwards and how hittable he was would notnfly with those 2. Im not convinced anyone after he vacated would beat him either but it was a bigger risk than what hes doing at HW. Gane is a good win but stylistically obvious. Stipe win to me is less impressive than anything hes done in his career.

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

Brandon Vera, Shogun, and DC in the first fight.

 

[svmr_db]

Wasn't unreasonable to think Gane had a very good chance to beat him at the time. Of course everyone changed their tune afterwards. In a world where he could stop a damn takedown he would've lit Jones the hell up on the feet lol.

 

[Gilday]

I said Reyes was the guy to beat Jones when I heard he signed to the UFC and I'm very proud of that lol. Besides that I've picked him to win every fight, but was concerned about DC 2, Gus 2 and Gane.

 

[Davidjacksonjones]

None, but I felt Gus 2 and DC 2 would heve been close fights that would have been brutal for Jones

 

[Mind Mine]

I think I picked DC the first time they fought. I picked Rumble, and im still sad that fight didn't happen.

I stand corrected I picked Rumble RIP

 

[phd]

One, Shogun.....as he's one of my favorites.

 

[Mind Mine]

Aspinall is the only fighter ive picked to beat jones for sure. I thought ngannou would also beat him if he was able to keep it standing which I wasnt sure of. At 205 he is the goat and thatll never change. But the decline in performances after the bad drug tests was clear to see. He took alot of damage in hisnlater fights at 205 and his running backwards and how hittable he was would notnfly with those 2. Im not convinced anyone after he vacated would beat him either but it was a bigger risk than what hes doing at HW. Gane is a good win but stylistically obvious. Stipe win to me is less impressive than anything hes done in his career.

Stipe is not less impressive than Uncle Chael stop your filth farn filth

 

[JKS]

I picked

Shogun ( only cause he was far more experienced and Jon never fought that level of comp)
Gus (I thought the size was even and he had the boxing and TDD)

And I am picking Aspinal.