Jones vs Stipe will look like Jones vs Vera

[kahymo]

Jones is not coming for a boxing match
he is coming to take the old Stipe down, and ground and pound until TKO

 

[Davidjacksonjones]

Haven't seen this great fight in a very long time.
Thanks for sharing

Jones bless

 

[Prince Nephilim]

Talk about a blast from the past. Totally forgot they fought. If I remember correctly, Jones broke Brandon’s face with an elbow for the finish.

 

[MidgardSerpent]

Talk about a blast from the past. Totally forgot they fought. If I remember correctly, Jones broke Brandon’s face with an elbow for the finish.

I miss Jones' razor blade ground and pound stoppages. Do we currently have any dominant fighters that are wrestling-based and finish with ground and pound? Would be nice to see a Cain Velasquez-esque fighter again.

 

[Final Say]

Jones is not coming for a boxing match
he is coming to take the old Stipe down, and ground and pound until TKO

My only question is why would he be able to do that to Stipe when he couldn’t do it to lesser wrestlers, and nobody has ever done it to Stipe?

 

[sonhow]

I miss Jones' razor blade ground and pound stoppages. Do we currently have any dominant fighters that are wrestling-based and finish with ground and pound? Would be nice to see a Cain Velasquez-esque fighter again.

Jailton Almeida though he goes for subs as well. Khamzat and Islam. Volk used to pound some guys too.

 

[Fioretti]

My only question is why would he be able to do that to Stipe when he couldn’t do it to lesser wrestlers, and nobody has ever done it to Stipe?

Stipe has never fought Jon Jones. Comparing other fighters to Jon Jones isn't intuitive or insightful.

 

[Xoleth]

My only question is why would he be able to do that to Stipe when he couldn’t do it to lesser wrestlers, and nobody has ever done it to Stipe?

Because Stipe is 41, looks way past his prime, and hasn't fought in years?
Not to mention that in his last fight he looked smaller than a LHW.

 

[Fioretti]

Volk used to pound some guys too.

Wtf.gif

 

[Davidjacksonjones]

My only question is why would he be able to do that to Stipe when he couldn’t do it to lesser wrestlers, and nobody has ever done it to Stipe?

He could take down DC though
But then again that was a very long time ago, and his recent fights with Santos and reyes is more fresh in people's minds

 

[Final Say]

He could take down DC though
But then again that was a very long time ago, and his recent fights with Santos and reyes is more fresh in people's minds

Not for very long.

Because Stipe is 41, looks way past his prime, and hasn't fought in years?
Not to mention that in his last fight he looked smaller than a LHW.

He is old. But hes never looked smaller than a light heavyweight. He has always been way bigger than everybody Jon Jones fought at LHW.

Stipe has never fought Jon Jones. Comparing other fighters to Jon Jones isn't intuitive or insightful.

Jon Jones has also never fought anybody like Stipe and especially not at heavyweight. He has fought far lesser grapplers than Stipe however and not been able to take or hold them down

 

[Prex32]

jones should go for a fast finish
i think he might gas faster than we think at hw
he was breathing heavy against gane just after a minute

 

[MillingMeSoftly]

most pros picked vera to win

 

[ChimRichalds]

Are we saying that Stipe and Vera are similarly skilled wrestlers now?

 

[ChimRichalds]

He could take down DC though
But then again that was a very long time ago, and his recent fights with Santos and reyes is more fresh in people's minds

I can't tell if Jones is saving that cat in your av, or if he's preparing to throw it in the fire. Intentionally ambiguous perhaps?

 

[Davidjacksonjones]

I can't tell if Jones is saving that cat in your av, or if he's preparing to throw it in the fire. Intentionally ambiguous perhaps?

It's a photo of him after he rescued a cat from a burning building
But it does look like he might toss it in too lol with that face of his

 

[Xoleth]

He is old. But hes never looked smaller than a light heavyweight. He has always been way bigger than everybody Jon Jones fought at LHW.

To me, Jan, Pereira or Rakic look bigger: either bigger frame or more muscle mass.
Sure, I may be wrong.
Stipe weighted 234 pounds. I assume the cage weight for many LHWs is 220-230. But they sure have more muscle mass.

 

[Final Say]

To me, Jan, Pereira or Rakic look bigger: either bigger frame or more muscle mass.
Sure, I may be wrong.

Definitely. Stipe is taller than them all (I seriously doubt those guys are actually 6’4) and never even weighed in under 234.

He’s a bigger man than all of them simply for the fact that 205 was never possible for him.

 

[World eater]

I just hope Stipe gets a fat check to make his retirement easier.

 

[Xoleth]

Definitely. Stipe is taller than them all (I seriously doubt those guys are actually 6’4) and never even weighed in under 234.

He’s a bigger man than all of them simply for the fact that 205 was never possible for him.

Jan? Yes! Wikipedia says Rakic is taller and Pereira is the same height. I also have doubts, but it might be.

Maybe he never wanted to fight at 205.
He would have to cut 28 lbs, an amount that LHWs cut, I guess.
Also, he looked bigger in the past, I was talking about his last fight.


This is the cage weight for MWs
(2019) Paulo Costa: 213.8 lbs
(2022) Alex Pereira: 211.4 lbs
(2019) Marvin Vettori: 211 lbs
(2018) Thiago Santos: 209.5 lbs
(2019) Yoel Romero: 207.2 lbs
(2019) Karl Roberson: 206.4 lbs
(2018) Elias Theodorou: 206 lbs
(2021) Robert Whittaker: 205 lbs

I cannot find one for Rakic, Jan seems to be at 222-225, and Pereira, being 211 at MW, I imagine he would be way bigger at LHW.