Who, Other than Jon Jones can derail Jon Jones?

[WallyBear]

If it was that easy then why didn't he do it yet?

I give you Jordan Breen's theory:

"This is heavyweight MMA, where an impressive winning streak is no proof of skill or staying power and where superior athletes still cut to 205 pounds to face largely more competent foes"

http://www.sherdog.com/news/article...n-a-Heavyweight-Road-to-Nowhere-Really-100139

 

[Benoitthegr8]

Honestly I just don't see anyone at LHW giving an uninjured head correctly on shoulders Jones anything more than an occasional tough fight. HW might be a different story, but I don't see Jones losing in the near future.

 

[Which Doctor]

 

[VulcanNervPinch]

I'm sure they are, too. Dc won the strikeforce Grand Prix and jones was clearly superior to him. It would be nuts to assume jones would do poorly against heavyweights.

You're leaving out a really key component.

250 pound Cormier won the Grand Prix
Jones narrowly beat 215 pound Cormier

It's not the same thing at all

 

[Karp]

I still think Cormier is the man to do it at light heavyweight.

 

[Darkart]

I think Jon Jones is very beatable, dude is 6' 5", black, has trained his whole life, and can't come close to dunking a basketball, are you really telling me he is an A level athlete? Jon has benefited from making his name off a bunch of old guys with lots of miles on them.

 

[Emjay]

really man? no

 

[Emjay]

Neither are you.

Ok ... aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand ...?

 

[JT RIPPER]

I maintain that Jones is overrated. Any fighter with good boxing that can keep it standing can beat him. Gustaffson almost did it. Rumble might be able to if he has developed a gas tank. Cormier's problem is the insane reach disadvantage he has.

So Gus did his best and lost so therefore Jones is overrated...got it

 

[bigpunch]

IMO Cormier

 

[Red Triangle]

If it was that easy then why didn't he do it yet?

He was building a legacy at LHW. Why should he have lept right up to HW?

 

[Lost]

That's not how fighting works

agreed, who's to say Jon has the same chin as cormier

 

[KingOfThePikeys]

Albuquerque PD