How would Jon Jones vs Magomed Ankalaev have played out?

[MustangSally]

Hypothetical, but I think this would have been an interesting fight. We've haven't seen Jones against a sambo expert and we haven't seen Ankalaev against a top wrestler. That being said I guess Jones would manage to keep it standing and pick Ankalaev apart on the feet.

 

[jimmy dakine]

Jones would have done the same thing to his legs and when Mago tried to change tactics and go to the ground, Jones would out wrestle him and it would end in GNP....

 

[hlehle]

Steroid freak JJ or clean losing to Santos and Reyes JJ?

 

[TheMadHatter]

There is a reason Jones is the GOAT. He still beats anyone at LHW

 

[You Will Vote For Dreyga]

Jan's distance control would have shut Anakalaev out in the stand up. And his near perfect TDD would have stop Ankalaev's TDs

 

[hlehle]

There is a reason Jones is the GOAT. He still beats anyone at LHW

Do you even watch fights or just read fighters record on Sherdog?
Without the juice JJ was no better than any other top 5 lhw.

 

[chaos_36]

Ankalaev got taken apart by leg kicks, Jones never really employed that type of strategy apart from those oblique kicks he used to do. That being said, Jon in his prime was unstoppable, greatest MMA fighter of all time and that's coming from a huge Fedor fan.

 

[HI SCOTT NEWMAN]

Jones would win a lopsided unanimous decision I think

 

[mjfan23]

Would ankalev be given a pulsing exemption going into the fight too?

 

[BigGucci]

im thinking ankalaev wins rd via submission due to strikes

 

[JustBleed69]

Sadly Jones beats him imo

 

[theleerygoose]

Prime Jones would do what Prime Jones always did, win.

 

[pseto223]

Are we talking prime Jones or Santos/Reyes Jones? Because if it's the latter, it's a coin toss. If it's the former... we all know the answer.

 

[Vayn Sword]

Why you hate this guy? Jones would put him in the hospital, or the morgue.

 

[Crazy Librarian]

Jon would make Ankalaev cried harder than today. Nobody can beat Jones in hand to hand combat. I will pick 1 Jon over 3 Ngannous.

 

[Ace70 V2]

Do you even watch fights or just read fighters record on Sherdog?
Without the juice JJ was no better than any other top 5 lhw.

You really believe that?

 

[jko1355]

Lol we just watched Ank fight to a draw hobbling around against a 40 year old who lost to and even older glover.... Jon Jones beat prime glover with ease... it wouldn't be close...

 

[Fioretti]

Jones wrecks em

 

[arcadeperfect]

Tailor made for Jon. Instead of roundhouse kicks to the leg he would've used his oblique and side kicks. Follow that up with some side and back kicks to the body while defending every single TD from Ankalaev.

 

[dominion]

There is a reason Jones is the GOAT. He still beats anyone at LHW

And the reason is PEDs