How Many Fighters Have You Honestly Picked to Beat Jones

[Mind Mine]

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.

That shit is deep sherbro

 

[IndyCovaHart]

To the haters, every guy is going to beat him until they don’t.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

None. Shogun was my favourite fighter at the time he fought him and even then I knew Jon was going to kick his ass.

 

[XThe GreatestX]

no one

Bader fight I was like…mkay this guy is pretty good

 

[ILove4MinutesHyuna]

I been rooting against this motherfucker since Shogun.

 

[Mind Mine]

I been rooting against this motherfucker since Shogun.

How many did you genuinely believe though hating is nonstop

 

[Hellowhosthat]

I will say I do actually think Aspinall beats him though.

Which is probably why it won't happen.

 

[Mind Mine]

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

As a Jones fan I was rooting for Jones in DC 1 but to be real that’s just fandom I was scared as shit BWAHAHA

 

[Mind Mine]

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.

By the time the Shogun fight came around I had seen things from young Jones I had never seen and I was an idiot that didn’t understand betting or I would have bet my house on anything young Jones and also Holm over Rousey. I hurt inside to the day

 

[Mind Mine]

Only gane

I had just not seen enough og Gane and the hype around the name had me a pinch worried because people talked about him so highly

 

[RichardHarrow]

Honestly none.

 

[Mind Mine]

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

Jones HATES fighting people unproven he can’t finely study. Especially long lanky. That’s what people don’t see. It’s a glaring weakness so Aspinall has a shot

 

[Mind Mine]

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.

I hadn’t seen enough of Gane at the time so naturally I thought sherdog was tripping

 

[cblitz]

I thought Rampage would beat him.

 

[Mind Mine]

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

Magnificent question the thing is it would never be answered because regardless his shape now Stipe has no intention fighting. To be fair it should have been a beautiful retirement fight but they let his ass get beat so bad he didn’t even want to give a proper send off. He just said nah I’m done BEAHAHAHHAHA

 

[Soggust]

DC 1 and I might take Francis in a hypothetical

 

[humdizzle]

never picked against him

the only time i was nervous for him was Gane and Gus 2

 

[Dana's Moonface]

Zero since he became champ

 

[pick999]

Gane dc

 

[Just Creed]

Rampage I think