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Steroids and other performance enhancing substances, which he probably take less of now, is the single reason for his decline.The aura of invincibility that once encapsulated the success of Jon Jones has waned somewhat quite considerably; with only the actuality of his almost perfect record being his ‘redeemer’.
Regardless of their positive outcomes (officially), a shift in how we perceive an athlete’s capabilities is usually a great precursor for an established reality. Jon Jones’ most recent bouts have been far from all conquering, finding himself on the bittersweet end of favourable judging decisions whilst putting in performances that were objectively a far cry from the his past dominance.
Notwithstanding the obvious conclusions I.e age, abstained PED use. What are the more nuanced symptoms we can identify as to why Jones’ isn’t the same as once was?
Glaring for me, is his lack of evolution pertaining to his offensive stand-up. It’s always been a methodological approach, but has since become a solely mitigated, defensive philosophy with no new established techniques or method of attacks (ways of finding openings) added to his arsenal. He’s greatly devolved in this area whilst his contemporaries have innovated to some degree.
What is your opinion of this decline, what factors do you put it down towards, anything new from the more obvious reasonings?
I am convinced that Jon has been drugged the fuck up since his early teens. I base that on the fact that his older brothers were in the NFL, making millions, and both popping for steroids. Do you really think a guy with the mentality of Jon Jones would not do as his brothers did? We know that Jones is a habitual cheater so there is no doubt in my mind. Just look at how he fights now compared to back then. night and day.