Media Rewatch: Ten years ago, Jon Jones dominated prime Glover Teixeira

[20falarVerdades]

Spoiler: Fight Stats

What Glover said after the fight:

"Jon is sneaky man, he is hard to hit. And I didn't feel like I hurt him,' he explained.

Of course, some other fights like Anthony Johnson were quick, but even in fights that I lost there were times that I felt like I hurt the guy or that I could win. You always think, "if I fight him again, I could do this differently or explore something more".

If I fought Jamahal Hill again, I'd explore more leg kicks. Jon Jones was the hardest guy because I felt like I didn't hurt him. Everything I threw, I was like "s**t I can't hurt this guy.

I kicked Jamahal's heels and leg and he felt it. With Jon Jones I couldn't get anything, it was tough. He was my hardest opponent."


This was one of Bones' best wins, for sure. That nasty shoulder crank was legendary

 

[Reach4theSky]

Glover's eye-chin was granite in that fight..

 

[GluttonforPunishment]

A masterpiece of well timed pokes and vicious elbows. He was going to win no matter what.

 

[AldoStillGoat]

Prime Jon Jones would absolutely murk Alex Pereira

 

[blaseblase]

Glover becoming champion at 40 is a clear sign the division sucks compared to what it was 10 years ago. We had Jones, Cormier, Rumble, Gustafsson, Glover, Bader, and Phil Davis all in their primes and competing at the same time. Any of those guys would be champ today if they were in their prime. All of them had better wrestling than anyone competing in the division today. The only one who would potentially lose to the top fighters of today is Bader just based on his iffy chin.

 

[ArtardFiesta]

USADA jones will be remembered as some mythical god in the 7th version of the matrix

 

[SPooderMan]

Is Jon jones gay?

 

[Safwan ibn Muattal]

Prime Jon Jones would absolutely murk Alex Pereira

Prime Jon Jones would get slept viciously by pre-prime Tom Aspinall

 

[Safwan ibn Muattal]

Is Jon jones gay?

The best analyst in the game seems to think so

 

[Bobby Boulders]

The best analyst in the game seems to think so

 

[filthybliss]

Rumble also pieced up Texeira pretty bad. I am pretty confident Rumble and a whole lot of others would be champ in this era of LHW.

 

[Chubi]

JJ is a piece of cr*p as a human being but he's the MMA Goat, unfortunately.

 

[Cooliox]

Eye-pokes aside, Jones popped Glover's shoulder in the first round... which gave him a pretty significant advantage for the rest of the fight.

I remember Jones being classy post-fight though... calling Glover a Beast for fighting with an injured shoulder and broken rib. Probably the classiest Jones had ever been after a win.

Prime Jon Jones was something else...

 

[fedorthegoat777]

Is Jon jones gay?

He had kids, a long term fiance and likes other women and strip clubs.

But sure, he is gay cause an internet nerd put out a video.

 

[StoneWT]

He had kids, a long term fiance and likes other women and strip clubs.

But sure, he is gay cause an internet nerd put out a video.

Plus, Jones is considered to be an alpha male and handsome. Theorizers tend to pick guys that actual gay dudes want to date. No one ever says Danny Devito or Steve Buscemi are the gayest bastards on the planet. It's fan fic at best.

 

[MaulingMyClown]

I like Glover as a fighter and he seemed to be a real good human being...However...IMO he was 3d or 4th worst champion in the "modern" UFC. Serra or Forrest probably the worst, then it's a tie between Glover and Bisping I think?

 

[Motivated BJ Penn]

The last of Glover title fights that Poatan needs to avenge

 

[Neck&Neck]

Glover is just reaching his prime now

 

[sonhow]

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Jon is so gay and apparently he also is Charles Bennett

 

[Bobby Boulders]

Jon is so gay and apparently he also is Charles Bennett

Bennett is just a crackhead, but there is a bit of overlap, though.