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He's going to wrestle to some degree. And I feel like Jones will try to fight a lot of this fight in the clinch, one way or another. So he'll be in close enough to chase takedowns if he wants to. Jones is a rangy striker, with a lot of similarities to Gane's striking style. He's not going to...

If it turns out that way, then I'm with you. Gane likely has the edge and would take a UD.

Blaydes would have been an interesting match up. Unfortunately, Gane is a much clearer choice for a title shot and Jones isn't fighting for anything less than the belt.

I'd imagine they're in touch. When do we ever see Dana hanging out with anyone? Most pictures of Dana are with fighters/UFC employees at events. Dana seems to keep his private life pretty quiet. The recent events are a weird glimpse into an area of Dana that barely ever gets touched on.

Probably. But Jones' pace is what suffered more than anything. Gane has literally never faced a wrestler in his career. Ngannou took him down with techniques football players use in their first wrestling practice, and controlled him on top with technique you'd see from a white belt in BJJ...

Wouldn't be the first time a wrestler moves back to wrestling skills later in their career. Jones by UD.

I think Alpha Male broke Garbrandt. He was at his best when Justin Buchholz was leading his camps (which he did against Cruz, Garbrandt at his peak). Once Urijah took over, he went downhill quick.

50/50

I didn't say Gane wasn't a skilled striker. I said his style is similar to Jones. Meaning he's going to fight within Jones' comfort zone on the feet. Who knows how his wrestling is off a 3 year layoff, up a weight class, against a guy who got ragdolled by a HW who isn't known for wrestling or...

Maybe. Hard to say. The thing about Jones' straight kicks is he has to stand in place to throw them. Historically, fighters who could circle and had the length to fight him in boxing range (Gus, Reyes) or who could collapse the pocket without getting instantly taken down (Santos, DC) had their...

Gane doesn't have the boxing Gus has, nor does he have the same TDD. What Gus did to Jones in their first fight was punish him in the boxing range. Jones' best moments happened when he could kickbox or get Gus in the clinch. Gane is an outside fighter who really only goes inside when his...

Jones must be ecstatic. This is easily his best HW match up of the contenders he was likely to face for the belt.

I wish I could like this 100X. Well put.

Nah man. Don't be rude. They gave him a whole Venum gift card.

I didn't realize Datsik was competing in anything. Even more shocking, he KO'd Alexander Emelianenko in seconds a few months ago. That's a trip.

Pereira most certainly.

It feels like he's hiding out. He likely has enough money coming in to keep on. I don't think he's exactly motivated to fight - the top 5 at WW are all tough match ups for him. He knows if he loses, it's likely the end of the road for him as a top contender. Dude is 34 and hasn't faced someone...

I think it depends on which version of HW DC. I think the Strikeforce version is still a force at HW today. I think the HW champ version struggles more.

I respect Izzy for how he's handled all of his MMA losses. He's understanding as respectful, but motivated as fuck to get back in there and prove he's still the best. That's all you can hope for out of a fighter.

You wrote a novel to basically agree Izzy is justifiably the #2 MW of all time, you just think others are better than him via fantasy matches you decide in your own head, not in reality. Believe what you want, just understand that Izzy is the second greatest MW of all time and until someone...