Jon Jones evolution is a myth

[TheMadHatter]

I am never impressed by his striking, but he does a fantastic job of keeping his distance with his reach. It may not be flashy but it works.

 

[MMA Fan 505**]

I think what we see with Jones is the same thing we saw with GSP.

When they're coming up, they're wrecking people. knocking out and submitting their way to the top.

But when they're finally at the top they don't have anything to prove and nowhere else to go except down, so it becomes less about proving they're the best (since it's already obvious they are the best) and more about not losing. Winning is all that matters and it doesn't matter how you win, just as long as you do.

It's smart.

Bones and GSP could most likely go out there and wreck their opponents and leave them an unconscious heap on the octagon floor, but that comes with potential consequences. What makes more sense -- taking chances and maybe KO'ing your opponent or maybe getting KO'ed yourself, or fighting very calculated and increasing your chances for getting the W?

The latter, obviously.

When you're at the top, winning is all that matters.

 

[8KresniK8]

Evolution or not, no one is this dominant.

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[Sanctum]

After Shogun he dind't do any damage nor pushed the pace against anyone aside rocking blind Machida. Lost the first round to Machida and Rashad and was losing the fourth to Vitor

 

[Ghost in the Shell]

After Shogun he didn't do any damage nor relevant combination against anyone aside rocking blind Machida. Lost the first round to Machida and Rashad and was losing the fourth to Vitor

 

[theheater]

since that fight

out struck rampage and subbed him

out struck machida, dropped him.... and chocked a blackbelt out cold while standing

messed up rashad with standing elbows and mixing up new kicks

showed a variety of new kicks vs belfort. dropped him with body shots. subbed a black belt with a new sub

id say hes adding to his game every fight and impressively dominating very good fighters. but yeah, the just bleed guy would agree the shogun beatdown was his finest work

 

[Westbrick]

Jones striking is so overrated... he need to fight at HW...

 

[Senkoy]

It's funny how blinded some people can become with hate.

 

[Ferrau Lacasse]

Must be trolling, no one can be that ignorant.

Oh wait, what forum is this?

 

[Ghost in the Shell]

Jones striking is so overrated... he need to fight at HW...

 

[TheApolloKid]

It's funny how blinded some people can become with hate.

im convinced most dont even like MMA

 

[DaleBoca]

Lets just wait till Jonathan decides to fight at HW then we will see what his "evolution" is.

 

[DaleBoca]

It's funny how blinded some people can become with love.

Very true, homerism is quite bad.

EDIT: Will wait for "I am not even a Jon Jones fan, but I respect him because of the talent he has and how much he has done in such a short time. If you do not see it, you are just a hater. And I could tell by your signature you are hater."

 

[Ghost in the Shell]

South America hates Jones haha!! :icon_chee

 

[J180]

Nope no improvement

 

[Fruits]

lesser impressive?

Well, jj is certainly more impressive than your language skills.
That's for sure.

"it is all oveeerrrrrr!!!! Zack attack with an emphatic knockoooout!!!

 

[Mooner]

Messed around with Rampage before submitting him
Choked Machida out, making him unconscious
Fed Rashad Evans some standing elbows
Submitted Belfort

 

[Da Boss]

I agree with ts that jones hasn't looked better in any of his past 4 fights as he did in the shogun fight.
I think part of that is the fact that he was very motivated in that fight and really went for it.
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This is why Anderson vs Jones needs to be set up. It will light a fire underneath BOTH of their asses. Til then there isn't a huge challenge for either one in their respective divisions atm. (imo)

 

[Fruits]

After Shogun he didn't do any damage nor relevant combination against anyone aside rocking blind Machida. Lost the first round to Machida and Rashad and was losing the fourth to Vitor

1. Machida did minimal damage to Jones in Round 1.
2. Oh no, he lost one of 5 rounds according to 2 judges! He must suck!
3. Jones won every round against Vitor.
4. Jones owned all 3 of them.
5. Jones emphatically finished Machida and Vitor, and thoroughly dominated Rashad, so all of your "pick and choose tiny of examples of JBJ not totally owning his opponents" arguments are null and void.
6. Since that Shogun fight, JBJ has been less reckless (he wasn't even reckless in that fight) and he barely gets hit by anything with power anymore. His vertical defense, spacing, defense, and anticipation is all at a very high level.
7. JBJ has added subtle kicks, punches Muay Thai, elbows, knees, and combinations of sorts to his arsenal since he road killed Shogun. We've seen barely any of that because his competition is nowhere near as talented or athletic as he is, and none of them will beat him, barring some unforeseeable incident.
8. Anderson Silva is JBJ's only worthy opponent left (the opposite is true as well). Well, the only definite "worthy opponent." Cain or JDS may be worthy, but they definitely aren't as technical as him. But even with those all 3 of them, JBJ might run them over, too (yes, including Anderson).

Now that I think about it, if JBJ ran over Anderson Silva (if they ever face each other) that wouldn't surprise me, but it would be shocking at the same time.

 

[sp00k]

I think he is simply pacing himself for potential 5 rounders. Taking the opponents in deep waters and finish them off if possible.

Greg Jackson does that to his champions. "Why throw all caution out the window in the 1st 3 rounds when you can gas them out and get all over them in the 4th and 5th"