So how does the Jon Jones saga end?
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Yup. I wouldn't be surprised if Jon vs Pereira happened either.
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Ok Stan. You've probably posted in every Jon Jones thread I've ever come across. And your Jon Jones posts are frequently long-winded diatribes on why Jon Jones is a gentleman and a scholar, and anyone with a valid criticism of him is 'mentally ill'. You've typed tens of thousands more words about Jon Jones than this guy has, so spare us the 'deranged' talk.
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Dana allows this clownshow to continue for another 6 months before realising the moment to make the fight passed long ago and its now just generating bad press
He then strips Jones, Tom gets it and defends once or twice before losing it to someone younger
Probably the most boring outcome. Jones must be asking for outrageous money for Dana to not just make the fight at this point
He then strips Jones, Tom gets it and defends once or twice before losing it to someone younger
Probably the most boring outcome. Jones must be asking for outrageous money for Dana to not just make the fight at this point
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Wouldn’t be surprised if he signs and then finds a way out with drug test failure/ arrest/injury
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Imagine now no drug testing and no one gets in trouble as long as you bow down to trump. You would think jon would just fight all juiced up all the time. Man if he was as interested in fighting now as he was 10 years ago he would beat the shit put of everyone and be would never get in trouble
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Couldn´t care less. For me his career ended around the time he was popped for peds.
What his legacy will be? IDGAF!
What his legacy will be? IDGAF!
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None of that is true.
Someone who makes 70+ Jon Jones hate threads in a row, that sort of obsession does border on mental illness. There's no defending this.
You're just as big of an extremist, so it's no surprise you're the first to defend that sort of derangement.
Reminder that you're the same guy who said Tyron Woodley faked being knocked out against Jake Paul. Going as far to say they rehearsed it beforehand and Woodley didn't actually get hit. There's other similar takes you've said that I'll spare you the embarrassment from repeating.
I'm reasonable in my stances. I acknowledge the criticisms, as well as the counter arguments. Always down to discuss every side of things, but people like yourself are completely ruled by emotions and ignore any point that doesn't align with your already established echo chamber.
There's only so much debate that can be done with someone fully entrenched and unwavering in their delusions.
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I imagine another domestic violence or drunk driving incident will happen before then. Jon Jones is not a good person, regardless of how people try to spin it, so once he's done fighting he'll probably just live a life of beating and cheating on his wife.
He's an amazing fighter who went on a legendary run, but now he doesn't want Aspinall to do the same to him. Jones can make his name off of past their prime fighters, but no one else can do that to him?
He's an amazing fighter who went on a legendary run, but now he doesn't want Aspinall to do the same to him. Jones can make his name off of past their prime fighters, but no one else can do that to him?
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To actually answer the op though, I actually think Jones is an interesting style matchup for Tom.
Tom hasn't been past the first round, he's on record saying DC is a nightmare matchup for him.
We really dont know how good his wrestling is, how good his cardio is, how his boxing prowess changes when tiredness or the threat of the takedown is at play. It's also tricky to box someone who dictates the kicking range as well as Jones does.
That being said, Jones was noticeably slower in his reflexes and reactions during his last fight, he's getting up there in age and probably past his prime.
Tom is known to be one of the fastest HW's in the divisions history on the feet, Jones couldn't afford to give him the same openings he did against Stipe and would likely need to wrestle / implement a more diverse and cautious gameplan, especially in the early rounds.
So, it's an intriguing fight where both guys have potential for success.
As many fighters and analysts have said though, Jones already has the most impressive resume in the sports history. He's already ubiquitously going down as the goat. Beating Tom would be a nice cherry on top of an accomplished career, but it wouldn't really change much in terms of legacy, regardless of whether he won or lost.
So, essentially it's a high risk, low reward fight.
Where that changes is if Dana and Co give Jones a bigger piece of the pie. He's their last big star with Conor and Alex gone, so if the UFC were ever going to make that exception, it's now.
Jones has said Tom does nothing for him, while simultaneously saying he's not going to retire and give the fans what they want to see in the cage.
Dana said he's confident it happens, Ultimately we'll just have to wait and see.
People that are confident Tom smokes him aren't very good at analyzing mma though.
Tom hasn't been past the first round, he's on record saying DC is a nightmare matchup for him.
We really dont know how good his wrestling is, how good his cardio is, how his boxing prowess changes when tiredness or the threat of the takedown is at play. It's also tricky to box someone who dictates the kicking range as well as Jones does.
That being said, Jones was noticeably slower in his reflexes and reactions during his last fight, he's getting up there in age and probably past his prime.
Tom is known to be one of the fastest HW's in the divisions history on the feet, Jones couldn't afford to give him the same openings he did against Stipe and would likely need to wrestle / implement a more diverse and cautious gameplan, especially in the early rounds.
So, it's an intriguing fight where both guys have potential for success.
As many fighters and analysts have said though, Jones already has the most impressive resume in the sports history. He's already ubiquitously going down as the goat. Beating Tom would be a nice cherry on top of an accomplished career, but it wouldn't really change much in terms of legacy, regardless of whether he won or lost.
So, essentially it's a high risk, low reward fight.
Where that changes is if Dana and Co give Jones a bigger piece of the pie. He's their last big star with Conor and Alex gone, so if the UFC were ever going to make that exception, it's now.
Jones has said Tom does nothing for him, while simultaneously saying he's not going to retire and give the fans what they want to see in the cage.
Dana said he's confident it happens, Ultimately we'll just have to wait and see.
People that are confident Tom smokes him aren't very good at analyzing mma though.
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MMA wise he retires undefeated, in his life I don't think it ends well.
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He retires the greatest fighter we've ever seen.
