He still is. And he still has no grappling or any desire to get any, which is a problem in MMA. He should go back to kickboxing.Remember when Cyril Gane was a once in a lifetime HW who moves like a MW?
UFC could pay Jon 15m to fight anyone. After 30 years it's obvious it's not the best fights. Randy Couture had to sue the UFC to try and fight Fedor lmaoAnyone in his position would pick the 15M and Stipe fight than to fight British Tom and get paid not even close to 15M.
This is what annoys me. Jones already cleared his legacy. The fact that he dominated Gane was the cherry on top. I hate that he's the champ and fighting Stipe with little hopes of fighting Aspinal but the dude is old himself and should have retired after getting the belt.This idea that jones won’t fight people he “doesn’t have an advantage over” is comical. He literally cleared out generations of the LHW division and still there’s a sect of “fans” that are upset. He moved up to HW and walked through Gane (who at the time Sherdog was literally split on who would win pre fight). A decade and a half of dominance aren’t enough for all of you.
Although your right he doesn’t fight those he doesn’t have an advantage over… his advantage is he’s the greatest MMA fighter of all time.
It's true that Jon can carry a card on his own. It's also true though that the UFC has all the PPV numbers and data that come with Stipe Miocic as well. Is it really a question of who's more proven as a draw between Stipe and Tom? UFC has data none of us have access too to make proper analysis. We just have to look at their actions and come up with our own theories.
It's wild to me how they don't have Aspinall headlining in what should be a finish within 2 rounds in his fight with Blaydes over a 5 round point fest between Leon and Belal. Maybe Leon is just this huge draw and I'm making the wrong conclusions.
Always though, UFC is going to make the final decisions. None of these fights ever happen without them signing off on them and approving them and making them with mostly what they want to do. We can put some blame on Jones and Stipe but my ire is always directed towards the UFC when it comes to these types of things.
I do believe Jon and Tom will happen if they both win their upcoming fights. It's possible Jon retires but I think he has pressure on him to destroy Tom and he might even see it might affect his legacy in the eyes of fans if he doesn't. I could be way off. The narrative of being scared is always hilarious to me. Anyone who has ever competed in anything always understands there's a possibility of losing. It doesn't stop you from competing. Jon has had LOTS of fights with some #1 contenders and scary fighters.
You guys are so hilarious.
Why would Jones fight into his 40's and end up like Chuck and everyone else?
He isn't quitting like Khabib did after 2-3 good opponents. Calm your tits.
Less fight mileage, but Jon Jones is actually younger than Alex Pereira is right now.
36 is young for Heavyweight.
Loooool he didn't clear out sh**! You talk as if he went through a row of murderers at LHW. The division was so thin, after his 3rd title defense he had to fight Vitor and Chael who both were MW's and way past their primes. Not even counting that in those 3 defenses he fought Machida and Rashad who both moved to MW because they were too small. The LHW division was ridiculous back then it's not even funny. The fact that he actually "lost" and actually fought bums like Marreta, Reyes for the title is just a joke...This idea that jones won’t fight people he “doesn’t have an advantage over” is comical. He literally cleared out generations of the LHW division and still there’s a sect of “fans” that are upset. He moved up to HW and walked through Gane (who at the time Sherdog was literally split on who would win pre fight). A decade and a half of dominance aren’t enough for all of you.
Although your right he doesn’t fight those he doesn’t have an advantage over… his advantage is he’s the greatest MMA fighter of all time.
Ha, look at that claim of "in your 16 UFC title fights, 13 of your opponents were older than you." I wonder if that has something to do with Jones being the youngest UFC champion in its 30+ year history? Shame on him for winning the belt at age 23, I guess.
Damn, IDK about Jon using an eye patch. But his opponents for sure where blind from one eye after fighting him. Tbh, i think would be fair to Jon use it.What the FUCK does "on his way to losing" mean?
He beat him TWICE. The LHW and HW champion DC.
Why did you ignore all the rest of the post?
Jones, if he lost every controversial fight he ever won, would still be the LHW GOAT and in the GOAT conversation for the dominance he displayed from the time he won the LHW title through his first several defenses.
The fuck are you talking about? So Jones has special rules where he's not allowed to cut weight, only other fighters are?
Which eye should Jones have to put an eye patch over since he has 20/10 vision?
get a grip dude you sound retarded