Was Stipe That Bad, or Jones That Good?

[USA!USA!]

I think Jones obviously was very good. I think he made Stipe look out of his league. Jones is the greatest ever, and he is making these HWs look bad.

Stipe looked like he was in good shape and ready to go, but when you get in there with literally the greatest of all time.. he is capable of making ANYONE look like trash.

I wish Stipe well in his retirement, but I honestly don't think he looked as shitty as everyone is saying.. I think Jones is just THAT good.

 

[OmegaRugal]

A bit of both

 

[Red Lantern]

Jon Jones is the Genghis Khan of MMA. While Stipe is in his senile Biden phase. It's a sad fight.

 

[Thesnake101]

How good of a boxer is Jake Paul? He completely figured out Mike Tyson in 1 round and shut him down!

Spoiler

What do you mean age affects fighters?

 

[gonads20]

What’s that saying about Father Time ?

 

[Ironheart]

Stipe was that old.

 

[kkthx]

Even if that TKO happened vs the corpse of grandpa miocic (someone who shouldn't have been in there), that shit is the definition of both Jones and MMA. The guy simply IS Mma.

Yes, Aspinall would probably beat him at this point, but that's how the game goes. The greats get old, a new generation rises.

Jones is undeniably the goat.

 

[Bobby Boulders]

Jones is obviously a good fighter. HWs rarely do the things he does. Stipe looked like he was sleepwalking, looked old and uninterested. It went as expected.

Sounds like the door is open for Aspinall fight, we will see where Jones really stands as an elite HW. Tom ain't throwing punches in slow motion, and Stipe tagged him several times. Glad it appears that Jones is considering that fight. If he takes it, win or lose, he will have a degree of my respect.

 

[Fahcough]

Jon didn't look great, Stipe looked like shit.

 

[NextGen]

Stipe couldn't move. He had no reflexes. He was basically retired and only brought out to fight because Jones is handpicking his opponents.

 

[markantony20]

Jon knew what he was doing.

Yes he’s an ATG but we all know what he’s doing.

 

[JBJ was here]

Here's what I wrote in the ducking megathread shortly before the fight happened:

"Jon is past his prime. Stipe has trouble walking and is more-or-less a punching bag with arms who hasn't been able to make an opposing fighter miss since January 2018 and who has no ground game for Jon."

I stand by that as an analysis of what actually happened.

 

[Gilday]

Stipe was awful tonight, he looked exactly like what he is, a 42 year old man who retired years ago. Jones didn't look good, that should've been over in the first round. Instead it went to the end of the 3rd and we had actual competitive moments on the feet.

Never been more confident of a fight result than Aspinall beating Jones

 

[surgeyou1]

Jones looked like a slower version of himself

Stipe looked like a a reanimated corpse

 

[TheBulge]

Jones is very much past his prime too. It evens out

 

[Axe720]

Both. Stipe was rusty, and a focused Jones knows how to shut his opponent down.

 

[RoyJonesJr]

Jones is 37 so it’s both

 

[DrunkMonkMeth]

jones kicks were really good. stipe looked like mike tyson out there. no movement. no speed. no defense. no cardio. he came for the payday.

 

[USA!USA!]

Stipe was that old.

He's not that much older than Jones.. only 5 years.

I think Jones is just that much above him levels wise. He is so fucking good.

 

[ramsiN]

a little of this a little of that. either rate, bones is the king of this shit called MMA.