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

[J'Ghasta]

Corey Anderson, Phil Davis and Rumble all beat prime Glover way easier than Jones did.

 

[Substance Abuse]

Eye Pokes. Shoulder crank. Juice. Jones bless.

 

[ferrisjso]

People forget how much shit Glovers fans talked in the run up to that fight.

Robbed Phil Davis of a title shot tbh. Really bothered me at the time.

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

Ah, the legal should-crank that Jones haters want to be illegal because it hurts their feelings (just like oblique kicks).

 

[daniel san]

LHW is still a very fun division, but it's obvious that the talent has regressed badly. Jan becoming champ. Glover becoming champ. Both of these were lower top 10 in their prime. Prime Jiri would have likely been a fringe top 10 guy 10 years ago if even that. Pereira would have been lethal and based on power and striking technique alone, he could be dangerous, but he would probably have been exposed by Jones/DC. Gus vs Pereira would have been cool - Gus was always a bit chinny but his wrestling underrated, might have been similar to Gus vs Jan.

 

[JKS]

As good as Jones striking is, I sitll think it's underated.

 

[Lycandroid]

Glover reached his prime before he even got to the UFC

 

[Haloxiv]

In 35 years of watching boxing and MMA, Jones is the best fighter I think I've ever seen, and I can't stand him, juice or no. He physically and mentally adapted to everybody except those two dudes at the end.

 

[TankAbbott4Eva]

Prime Jon Jones would absolutely murk Alex Pereira

To be fair a prime Jones beats everyone