He is fighting Smith because Jones and DC has absolutely obliterated the division in tandem for a decade. There's nothing left. Jones cleared out all the old guys years ago, and otherwise great fighters like Gus and Rumble is out of the picture due to losses to Jones and/or DC. Same goes for decent fighters like OSP, Bader, Volkan and Glover.
Don't get me wrong, I like this fight for Jones, as it keeps him active while we wait for the next crop to get ready and get just a few more wins, but the fact that you can compete for a title, while the only actually impressive win you ever got was against Volkan Oezdemir, who isn't exactly a world beater either, is unfathomable... Thank god we have some new talent on the horizon in Reyes, Walker, Santos, Cutelaba etc. LHW is a joke at the moment.
since Jones is an average fighter without steroids, they needed to find someone he can beat
Why not Rockhold?
Yeah, Wouldn't surprise me at all if he wouldI would love to see that. <45>
I mean really, I can only pray that fight happens next because Rocksalt will get the life beat out of him.
It happens. Welterweight was strong when GSP started and weak when he finished. When a guy cleans out a division like Bones has its going to make the division look weak. I'm not sure that's accurate though. Does it make the division look weak or does it make the champ look dominant? You know what I'm saying? Did the division ultimately look bad because the champ was so good or did the champ look so good because the division was so bad?
Lol, Germany bands.Weird tangent, but don't you think Mousasi kinda looks like Jioti Parcharaidis, vocalist for Germany band Victory.
Yeah, Wouldn't surprise me at all if he would
Is the division that fucking weak these days? I haven't followed it closely. There is absolutely nobody else he could've have fought? We don't need to bring out the whipping boy Cormier a third time.
Yes, it happens, but still crazy you have Anthony Smith, with close to zero notable wins, fighting for the belt.
No, not sure I get the last part? The division was stellar at the very least when Jones broke through, right? He then proceeded to obliterate it, making all the vets retire or move up/down, if not just throw them in to obscurity. A new set of challengers rose (Gus, Glover, OSP, DC fx.), he got rid of them as well. So now the division looks bad. Because it is bad. The strong contenders are all gone except Gus. There's really only Jones and Gus left right now.
Jones has fought a murderous row and has the best resume in MMA history IMO. But unless at least a couple of the new guys are really legit, he needs to go to HW in the near future, if he wants to take advantage of the popularity the UFC have gathered since his fuck-ups starting earning him suspensions. He could really become a superstar if he took a few big scalps over the coming years!
Is the division that fucking weak these days? I haven't followed it closely. There is absolutely nobody else he could've have fought? We don't need to bring out the whipping boy Cormier a third time.
Jones resume is ridiculous, I just wish he didn't have all these personal problems and fuck ups. Too bad he did cheat multiple times and is nothing but the Asterisk GOAT
Because he’s the next in line
Just shows how weak the division is
A guy who couldn’t reach MW gate keeper status and who lost to welterweight josh neer is fighting the consensus GOAT for the title
Nobody cares about 205 anymore.
"Old whipping boy" you mean the "fat,short, 40 year old" as he put it that he had to take PEDs to fight? The one he won't fight at HW despite being bigger? The one he got his KO taken away because he's a cheater? You mean the one who gets a pass to cheat?
"I haven't followed it closely" bullshit, you terrible troll. This is another DC hate thread/Jon Jones ball licking thread.
Asterisk GOAT is real. As Marlon said about TJ
He's down playing with the little boys
You are a forever casual; no matter how many posts you have, no matter how hard you try, you will always have the mentality of a casual.
Nobody cares about 205 anymore.
"Old whipping boy" you mean the "fat,short, 40 year old" as he put it that he had to take PEDs to fight? The one he won't fight at HW despite being bigger? The one he got his KO taken away because he's a cheater? You mean the one who gets a pass to cheat?
"I haven't followed it closely" bullshit, you terrible troll. This is another DC hate thread/Jon Jones ball licking thread.
Asterisk GOAT is real. As Marlon said about TJ
He's down playing with the little boys
You are a forever casual; no matter how many posts you have, no matter how hard you try, you will always have the mentality of a casual.