UFC 135 Set Bones VS Rampage [Archive]

ace3g

04-25-2011, 11:39 AM

MMAjunkieJohn John Morgan
Just verified Jon Jones is out of fight with Rashad Evans due to hand injury. Phil Davis targeted as replacement. @CdnPress_MMA with scoop.

Jon Jones injured, Phil Davis vs. Rashad Evans now targeted for UFC 133
http://mmajunkie.com/news/23365/jon-jones-injured-phil-davis-vs-rashad-evans-now-targeted-for-ufc-133.mma

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MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view)

Champ Jon Jones vs. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (for light-heavyweight title)
Matt Hughes vs. Josh Koscheck
Rob Broughton vs. Travis Browne
Nate Diaz vs. Takanori Gomi
Mark Hunt vs. Ben Rothwell

PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV)

Aaron Riley vs. Tony Ferguson
Tim Boetsch vs. Nick Ring

PRELIMINARY CARD

Ricardo Romero vs. James Te Huna
Cole Escovedo vs. Takeya Mizugaki
Junior Assuncao vs. Eddie Yagin

strosFan2

04-25-2011, 12:08 PM

Love Davis, but I think the superior stand up and equal ground game will make this Rashad's fight to lose...

I'm hoping that Davis has real impressive stand up for this fight!

dallaskd

04-25-2011, 12:11 PM

Rashad wins this but the dude really needs to be at MW. Would be a huge force there

dbreiden83080

04-25-2011, 12:14 PM

Fuck that sucks..

polandprzem

04-25-2011, 12:33 PM

:pctoss

Jones faked it

djohn14

04-25-2011, 02:17 PM

:pctoss

Jones faked it

You shut your mouth lol.

dallaskd

04-25-2011, 02:24 PM

:pctoss

Jones faked it

this place gets butthurt if you say anything negative about jones

djohn14

04-25-2011, 02:47 PM

Jon Jones is no Kalib Starnes

dbreiden83080

04-25-2011, 04:09 PM

Supposedly just minor thumb surgery and he'll fight before end of 2011

dbreiden83080

04-25-2011, 04:14 PM

After much hullabaloo over Jon Jones and Rashad Evans’ impending showdown, it appears the former Jackson’s MMA teammates won’t square off inside the Octagon anytime soon after all.

The UFC announced via Twitter on Monday that unbeaten light heavyweight prospect Phil Davis has been tapped to replace Jones against Evans at UFC 133 on Aug. 6. According to multiple reports, newly crowned UFC 205-pound champ Jones suffered a torn ligament in his right hand during his March 19 title win over Mauricio “Shogun” Rua at UFC 128 and is now set to undergo surgery.

The Canadian Press first reported news of Jones’ injury on Monday.

Evans, 31, is himself a former UFC light heavyweight titlist, having won the belt with a December 2008 stoppage of fellow “Ultimate Fighter” alum Forrest Griffin. The former Michigan State Spartan would lose the belt in his next outing, a vicious May 2009 knockout at the hands of Lyoto Machida which also marked the first defeat of Evans’ career.

Since that time, “Suga” has recorded unanimous decisions against American Top Team standout Thiago Silva and, most recently, fellow ex-champ Quinton Jackson. Following his May 2010 win over “Rampage,” Evans was once again declared No. 1 contender to the light heavyweight throne, but a knee injury to then-champion Rua postponed the bout until this past March. One month out from the match, Evans himself injured a knee, making way for Jones to step in and claim gold.

Davis, a four-time NCAA Div. I All-American wrestler at Penn State, comes off the most substantial win of his career. At March’s UFC Fight Night 24, Davis took another short-notice assignment, replacing the injured Tito Ortiz against Pride Fighting Championships veteran Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. Davis ground out the highly regarded 205-pound stalwart over three rounds to take a unanimous decision and run his unblemished record to 9-0.

Since joining the UFC in February 2010, Davis has competed and won five times, submitting Alexander Gustafsson and Tim Boetsch, while notching decisions against Nogueira, Rodney Wallace and onetime WEC light heavyweight titleholder Brian Stann.

UFC 133 is expected to take place at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia and will also feature a light heavyweight tilt between Nogueira and former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin, as well as a 185-pound affair pitting Vitor Belfort against Yoshihiro Akiyama.

http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Mr-Wonderful-Tapped-to-Replace-Injured-Jones-Against-Evans-31854

CubanSucks

04-25-2011, 05:18 PM

Hope Shad wins by devastating KO tbh. Davis seems like an ok dude but I can't stand undefeateds. Same with Bones since he's practically undefeated

Rashad wins this but the dude really needs to be at MW. Would be a huge force there

:tu I can even see him pulling a Chael Sonnen on Anderson

ace3g

04-25-2011, 05:20 PM

Statement from Bones Jones website:

Deerfield Beach, Fla. — Malki Kawa and Glenn Robinson, Partners, Authentic Sport Management, today confirmed that UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon “Bones” Jones has torn tissue in his right hand in the area between his thumb and forefinger. Jones will take the time to allow this injury to heal and then immediately resume his training for his first title defense.

The UFC today announced that “Suga” Rashad Evans will take on “Mr. Wonderful” Phil Davis at UFC 133 on August 6th.

“This is an injury that’s been recurring since I was a college wrestler, it doesn’t affect my punching or grappling, but I am taking the time and the proper measures to correct this now, so that it doesn’t happen again,” said Jones. “I look forward to getting back to training and to my first title defense. As for Rashad, let’s see what happens with Phil Davis. I will be watching that fight with great interest.”

“I’m looking forward to fighting Phil Davis August 6th at UFC 133, he’s a strong wrestler and a rising star in the light heavyweight division,” said Evans. “I wish Jon Jones a speedy recovery, he has something that belongs to me and when he’s ready, I’ll be waiting.”

Both Evans and Jones will make their scheduled appearances at the UFC Fan Expo taking place this Friday and Saturday at the Direct Energy Centre in Toronto, Canada.

About Authentic Sports Management – www.AuthenticSportsMgmt.com
Founded in 2010, and based in Deerfield Beach, Florida, Authentic Sports Management® (ASM®) is a premier sports management and marketing company with a mandate to help clients grow and succeed as athletes, while developing foundations, creating positive legacies and building a personal brand that will carry them far beyond their chosen sport. ASM, with General Counsel Neal Tabachnick, and senior partners Glenn Robinson, Malki Kawa and Jon Rubinstein, primarily represent and support top mixed martial arts fighters.

http://jonnybones.com/2011/04/my-statement-on-injury/

On Tuesday 26th April 2011, @jonnybones said:

I'm a young athlete with years of competition ahead of me, addressing all small Injuries will play a huge role in me having a long, successful and healthy career

Jonnybones Jon Bones Jones
I'd like to think all my friends and supporters for their patience and understanding

dbreiden83080

04-25-2011, 06:15 PM

Good stuff Ace:toast

CubanSucks

04-25-2011, 07:03 PM

Jonnybones Jon Bones Jones
I'd like to think all my friends and supporters for their patience and understanding

:lmao

ace3g

04-25-2011, 07:39 PM

MMAjunkieJohn John Morgan
Just talked to @malkikawa. @Jonnybones begged to stay in fight with @SugaRashadEvans, but doctors, team finally convinced him otherwise.

The TroutBum

04-25-2011, 08:20 PM

This is rubbish.

djohn14

04-26-2011, 10:54 AM

Jon Jones has no reason to duck Rashad Evans. The thing Rashad could have on Jones is wrestling, but thats not even a very big advantage. Jon Jones=Tim Duncan and Rashad Evans=Matt Bonner. Just an awful comparison there....but yea

dbreiden83080

04-26-2011, 11:44 AM

Evans will get through Davis and the fight will happen probably in the fall. Not a big deal..

tlongII

04-26-2011, 03:37 PM

I think Davis will beat Evans.

dbreiden83080

04-26-2011, 05:37 PM

I think Davis will beat Evans.

Not on evans bandwagon anymore?

ace3g

04-27-2011, 03:05 PM

MMAjunkieJohn John Morgan
UFC 129 notes: With Jones hurt, Dana likes Davis-Evans. Rashad would lose shot with loss, but Phil not guaranteed a title fight with win.

dallaskd

04-28-2011, 12:43 AM

Evans is getting fucked over here, but this is a fight he should win. Good wrestler to prepare him for Jones

ace3g

05-13-2011, 02:03 PM

Well a twitter war which was started by Evans earlier today; Bones finally fired back a bit, felt kind of strange with no context, but makes sense because of this which was just posted online:

Jon Jones and Rashad Evans Have Altercation in Las Vegas Nightclub

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2011/5/13/2169393/jon-jones-and-rashad-evans-have-altercation-in-las-vegas-nightclub

GSP playing peacemaker

crossed paths at a nightclub called Surrender and had to be calmed down by UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre. GSP happened to be sitting at the next table with Tito Ortiz.

CubanSucks

05-13-2011, 02:11 PM

lol scrub Tito Ortiz hanging out with them

dbreiden83080

05-13-2011, 02:45 PM

Jones supposedly got a second opinion on the hand and does not need surgery. But i think it is the same deal. Evans beats Davis and he gets Jones..

ace3g

05-13-2011, 02:48 PM

Jon Jones won't be having surgery on his hand after all, but Evans vs. Davis is still on for UFC 133 -- http://aol.it/lIJoUT

UFC champ Jones declines surgery, could still face Evans before year's end http://bit.ly/ljboTa

He already predicted that even if he had the surgery he would still fight before year's end, so IMO he should just have the surgery now.

And if he is going to have the surgery for a long time, might as well reschedule Bones/Evans; would piss Davis off but it would stop all these speculative articles.

Machida wants to fight at UFC Rio, so have Davis/Machida there; Davis was already 1-2 years back from being ready for a title shot, this gives him more experience.

And it is only moving Davis back about 2 weeks, so not screwing with his training camp that much.

Stringer_Bell

05-13-2011, 04:35 PM

Machida wants to fight at UFC Rio, so have Davis/Machida there; Davis was already 1-2 years back from being ready for a title shot, this gives him more experience.

And it is only moving Davis back about 2 weeks, so not screwing with his training camp that much.

UFC 133 is pretty stacked, they can easily remove the Evans/Davis fight and make those fights you mentioned. That would be dope since Machida/Evans are on the same level at the moment while Evans/Jones are the definite top 2.

ace3g

05-15-2011, 09:51 PM

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dbreiden83080

05-16-2011, 12:08 PM

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Thanks for the video Ace

So looks like it will be Shad if he beats Davis or Machida/Rampage from those comments..

ace3g

05-16-2011, 02:13 PM

White mulling Jones versus Rampage or Machida - http://es.pn/jzM9EF

ace3g

06-09-2011, 05:51 PM

Jon Jones title defense official for UFC 135 http://es.pn/lpdnKK if Doctor clears his hand

Spurtacus

06-09-2011, 10:05 PM

I just watched Jones fight against Shogun for the title. Holy hell. This guy is badass. Looking forward to his first title defense.

dbreiden83080

06-09-2011, 10:54 PM

I just watched Jones fight against Shogun for the title. Holy hell. This guy is badass. Looking forward to his first title defense.

Looks like Sept against Page.. Jones Focused is really special..

ace3g

06-15-2011, 12:16 PM

As expected, champ Jon Jones and challenger "Rampage" Jackson headline UFC 135 http://bit.ly/kQNCgf

CubanSucks

06-15-2011, 03:54 PM

That's gonna be 5 full rounds of Jones trading a little with Page before taking him down with ease and failing to finish him. This is gonna be a boring decision

MannyIsGod

06-15-2011, 04:57 PM

I don't think so. I think Jones knocks him out. Page has been fighting people a step below Rashad and hasn't looked all that great and Rashad is a few steps below Jones.

TheoGretzinger

06-15-2011, 07:02 PM

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The TroutBum

06-15-2011, 11:05 PM

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My fucking thoughts EXACTLY.

dbreiden83080

06-15-2011, 11:28 PM

Big props to Ace for starting this news.. :toast

I am gonna use these quotes and change the thread title..

dbreiden83080

06-15-2011, 11:35 PM

Pray for no injuries... This is one hell of a card..

ace3g

06-15-2011, 11:50 PM

where did you hear about Maynard vs Edgar at UFC 135?

So far this is what I have:

Champ Jon Jones vs. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (for light-heavyweight title)
Matt Hughes vs. Diego Sanchez*
Damacio Page vs. Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto
Mark Hunt vs. Ben Rothwell
Rob Broughton vs. Travis Browne

dbreiden83080

06-16-2011, 10:25 AM

ace3g

06-20-2011, 10:14 PM

Anybody like exciting fights? Because we just booked @NateDiaz209 vs. Takanori @GOMI_RSCL for UFC 135 in Denver. Now you know.

per UFC Twitter

The TroutBum

06-21-2011, 10:33 AM

Anybody like exciting fights? Because we just booked @NateDiaz209 vs. Takanori @GOMI_RSCL for UFC 135 in Denver. Now you know.

per UFC Twitter

Alright, THAT should be awesome.

dbreiden83080

06-21-2011, 10:59 AM

Nate Diaz is such a mediocre jack-ass.. Thank god his brother can scrap..

UsAirlinesLetter

06-21-2011, 07:45 PM

this is the greatest fight ever...rampage is the great warrior and bones is very energizer moves...i can't wait this fight....

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/3415/bonesko.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/339/bonesko.jpg/)

http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/1046/rampageo.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/833/rampageo.jpg/)

http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/296/bones1.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/819/bones1.jpg/)

dbreiden83080

06-21-2011, 07:47 PM

ace3g

06-27-2011, 07:08 PM

Tony Ferguson vs. Aaron Riley set for UFC 135 in Denver http://bit.ly/kOjUJM

dbreiden83080

06-27-2011, 10:39 PM

I am a fan of both Page and Jones so i am not really rooting here but after seeing Page doing an interview on versus last night it confirms for me what many already feel. Jones is gonna kill Rampage.. Rampage has no discipline in between fights.. This guy just fought like 3 weeks ago and he looks like he put on 15 pds.. It's like as soon as the fight is over he heads right to the all you can eat buffet and doesn't do a damn thing to stay in shape.. The fight is supposed to be in Sept and he already is looking to be coming into camp fat.. He said on versus that would not be the case but it's basically July already and the fight is in Sept.. Jones is gonna be on his guard being this is his first defense and Page's rep of being one of the most dangerous guys in the sport. I wanna see a war but the only way that happens is if Page is in amazing shape..

ace3g

07-14-2011, 12:39 PM

http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/172/1/3/ufc_135_poster_art_1_by_nogueirian-d3j5qe5.jpg

http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/173/9/4/ufc_135_poster_art_teaser_by_nogueirian-d3i9dm9.jpg

http://www.themmanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/UFC-135-banner.JPG

Champ Jon Jones vs. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (for light-heavyweight title)
Matt Hughes vs. Diego Sanchez
Damacio Page vs. Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto
Nate Diaz vs. Takanori Gomi
Aaron Riley vs. Tony Ferguson
Mark Hunt vs. Ben Rothwell
Rob Broughton vs. Travis Browne
Ricardo Romero vs. James Te Huna

ace3g

07-18-2011, 05:13 PM

Per UFC Twitter:
In Denver? Come out tmw 10 am for the UFC 135 press conf w/ @JonnyBones @Rampage4Real and @DanaWhite Brauns Bar bldg 1055 Auraria Pkwy

Should be an interesting staredown between Bones and Rampage!!!

shyne

07-18-2011, 06:20 PM

Per UFC Twitter:

Should be an interesting staredown between Bones and Rampage!!!

Should be badass, Rampage is a scary ass dude. I hope he wins but I doubt it.

Red Hawk #21

07-18-2011, 07:52 PM

dbreiden83080

07-18-2011, 08:18 PM

Rampage and Bones are two of my favorite fighters. With that being said though, I don't know how Rampage can win this one. Bones just seems to tall and has to much reach for Page to deal with imho. It will be a war though so I'm really looking forward to it.

What Page has going for him is great TDD, an iron Chin and big punching power.. I don't think it's a walk through for Jones. 5 round fight but for 3 rds at least Page if he's in top shape is gonna be very dangerous.. He wants to get inside and unleash hell with those hooks. Jones is gonna want the TD and stay on the outside. But Page can win if he make Jones fight him. One thing we have not seen is his chin.. Page is perfect guy to test that if he connects..

shyne

07-18-2011, 08:35 PM

I wish Rampage would switch camps, so he could come into this fight in top shape. With Rampage one punch can do it, so anything can happen.

dbreiden83080

07-18-2011, 08:38 PM

He has great striking coaches but lacks great wrestling partners i think.. He trains with so many guys at Wolfslair and we know Brits suck at wrestling.. But he has always had good TDD and wrestling mainly cause he is so strong.. Back in the day remember they used to call him SlamPage...

http://i31.tinypic.com/34etdhy.jpg

shyne

07-18-2011, 08:43 PM

His camp isnt bad, it just seems like sometimes they dont push him to the max. I hope they make sure hes in the best shape of his career, cause if he isnt hes going to get hurt.

Red Hawk #21

07-18-2011, 09:01 PM

What Page has going for him is great TDD, an iron Chin and big punching power.. I don't think it's a walk through for Jones. 5 round fight but for 3 rds at least Page if he's in top shape is gonna be very dangerous.. He wants to get inside and unleash hell with those hooks. Jones is gonna want the TD and stay on the outside. But Page can win if he make Jones fight him. One thing we have not seen is his chin.. Page is perfect guy to test that if he connects..

Good points...I don't expect it to be a walk through for Bones but I expect him to win though. Unless Page hits him really hard, because like you said we haven't seen his chin, we don't know how hard of a hit he can take. And Rampage will def hit him hard if he gets the chance. This is gunna be a good fight :toast

dbreiden83080

07-18-2011, 09:51 PM

It's a great fight because it's not one of those when it hits the mat it's over.. Page is hell to get down and damn near impossible to keep down. You combine that with his iron jaw and big power and you got some fire-works on your hands.. I have really high hopes for this fight.. :toast

ace3g

07-19-2011, 01:18 AM

Link to the Press Conference: http://www.ufc.tv/ufc/video/ufc-135-event-press-conference/666

Live coverage begins at 12pm ET/10am MT on 7/19/2011

---

Today is Bones Jones' Birthday, he is 24

dbreiden83080

07-19-2011, 01:43 AM

It almost August they fight in Sept, Page better and i mean better not be out of shape at that presser.. Saying it right now if he is fat at this point forget about it.. Jones will steam-roll his ass with no trouble.. Page has to be in the best shape since the Liddell rematch to win this.. To even have a chance to win it.. No coming into camp at 250, none of that bullshit...

Put down the pizza Rampage..

ace3g

07-19-2011, 01:56 AM

This was tweeted on July 16:
Great seminar @Rampage4real fitness academy #legit #markkennyislegit http://lockerz.com/s/120818853 Not very telling where his weight is at the most recent picture I could get.

Also not sure how much to read into this but on his official site this was posted:

CAMP HAS STARTED!
July 15, 2011: posted by admin

Rampage has begun his very long camp to prepare for his toughest match yet, as he challenges Jon Jones for the Light Heavyweight title at UFC 135. Check out the UFC WEBSITE for more details.

http://www.rampage-jackson.com/feature/camp-has-started/

dbreiden83080

07-19-2011, 09:32 AM

HE's starting his camp now that is good. He looks heavy in that pic but not over the top heavy..

dbreiden83080

07-19-2011, 11:21 AM

Damn Page is fired up at the presser. A great sign for him..

ace3g

07-19-2011, 11:21 AM

awesome presser so far, lol

dbreiden83080

07-19-2011, 11:31 AM

shyne

07-19-2011, 11:44 AM

Jones comes off to me as smug son of a bitch. I dunno maybe its just me.

dbreiden83080

07-19-2011, 11:45 AM

Jones comes off to me as smug son of a bitch. I dunno maybe its just me.

He's smug. Young and successful that's what happens..

I love both these guys and i am shitting myself in anticipation for this fight..

ace3g

07-19-2011, 11:58 AM

Awesome presser, would have been a lot better if you could have heard all the questions being asked at the end (give the mics to those asking questions).

Also near the end of the presser, you got a taste of the tension between Bones & Rampage. Surely by September (especially at the Weigh Ins/Staredown) the tension will be at a breaking point.

Probably one of the funniest pressers I've ever watched.

strosFan2

07-19-2011, 01:35 PM

Bones just looked annoyed of Rampage...and I wouldn't blame him lol

It def was an amusing presser.

Red Hawk #21

07-19-2011, 01:44 PM

Man that was some funny shit LOL. I also am starting to see some tension between Bones and Rampage. Especially on Bones side imho, he's very well spoken but I feel like he really wants to prove himself by beating Page. I feel like Rampage was trolling the shit out of Bones and that was silently killing him lol. Why does this fight have to be all the way in September? :(

ace3g

07-19-2011, 02:56 PM

http://cdn2.cagepotato.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/JonesRampage_faceoff.gif

dbreiden83080

07-19-2011, 03:46 PM

That's a lot of reach Page is giving up.. Get inside or bust Page..

ace3g

07-19-2011, 06:21 PM

per UFC Twitter:
Just added to the UFC 135 lineup - @TimBoetsch vs. Nick @Promise_RiiNG - presale for @UFCFightClub starts tomorrow at 10 am MT

Red Hawk #21

07-19-2011, 08:04 PM

http://cdn2.cagepotato.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/JonesRampage_faceoff.gif

Page trolled that man :lol

Stringer_Bell

07-20-2011, 01:09 AM

Anyone else think Page knows he's going to get totally curb stomped? :(

dbreiden83080

07-20-2011, 09:40 AM

Anyone else think Page knows he's going to get totally curb stomped? :(

Uh what gave you that impression? Page is always confident.. Jones to me came off over-confident

HighLowLobForBig-50

07-20-2011, 04:00 PM

tons more UFC drama. hmm figures

Stringer_Bell

07-21-2011, 06:22 PM

Uh what gave you that impression? Page is always confident.. Jones to me came off over-confident

Page knows that he doesn't have anything in his arsenal for Jones, at least not after giving 3 less than stellar performances in a row. If Shogun couldn't lay a finger on him, Rampage won't either. It's all about the payday now, he's not motivated or young enough to keep up. It's over before the 3rd round.

dbreiden83080

07-21-2011, 07:56 PM

Page knows that he doesn't have anything in his arsenal for Jones, at least not after giving 3 less than stellar performances in a row. If Shogun couldn't lay a finger on him, Rampage won't either. It's all about the payday now, he's not motivated or young enough to keep up. It's over before the 3rd round.

I'm gonna disagree here. I am a huge Page fan and i can tell when he's fired the fuck up. And he was jacked up at that presser. Page has been around a long time, he has seen it all and is afraid of nobody. This is his last big shot at the crown in the UFC i am sure he knows this.. I expect him to come into this fight like it is UFC 71 all over again.. Even though he beat Chuck in Pride nobody thought he'd win the rematch and BAM KO 1st round.. Jones is the fav here as he should be however i expect a motivated and hungry Rampage in this fight.. Very doubtful this is a walk-through for Jones..

The TroutBum

07-21-2011, 08:18 PM

Jones is going to ass rape Rampage. I seriously see a first round TKO.

dbreiden83080

07-21-2011, 08:36 PM

Jones is going to ass rape Rampage. I seriously see a first round TKO.

Page has a chin of iron.. This might be a decision..

Red Hawk #21

07-22-2011, 01:24 PM

I'm pretty sure Page is gunna give this fight his all. He knows what it's like to be champ and I'm sure he's determined to be champ once again. It won't be easy at all for Page, but if there's one person who can get it done it's him.

HighLowLobForBig-50

07-22-2011, 05:10 PM

great sig Red Hawk

Red Hawk #21

07-22-2011, 05:24 PM

Thanks brotha, I'm kind of mad that the guy who made the video didn't include their 3rd fight though.

dbreiden83080

07-22-2011, 06:31 PM

Red Hawk you should make some fight picks with us.. :toast

ace3g

07-22-2011, 11:57 PM

UFC officials on Friday announced that Diego Nunes will fight Manny Gamburyan in a featherweight tilt, while Cole Escovedo and Takeya Mizugaki face off at bantamweight.

http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news;_ylt=Aig8jXWDjNyBZRVgcxo9xzw9Eo14?slug=mmawee kly-35dc5478a1ff85e6350de8cf6578394f

Red Hawk #21

07-23-2011, 07:22 PM

Red Hawk you should make some fight picks with us.. :toast

Argh Idk hermano, I have a way of jinxing fighters :lol

polandprzem

07-24-2011, 07:35 AM

Nice conf :tu

Rampage seems to be as confident as always and Bones still acts like a kid which feels like he is unappreciated. And I bet dana was quite mad when Jones told him not to call him 'kid'.

Quinton does not think he will get destroyed not after all those yers he was on top.

btw. He do not like fights like against Hamill or Jardine. And I bet he he is fired up for this fight and he will prepare himself really good.

he will be successful when he will be able to get inside and punch jones or force the champ to fight in exchanges ... but damn Jones looks way too good at the moment and Rampage chances seems to be slim.

ace3g

07-24-2011, 08:56 PM

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The TroutBum

07-24-2011, 10:36 PM

I'm not a gamer of any sort, so my opinion shouldn't count for shit -- but WOW, that looks so fucking gay.

Red Hawk #21

07-25-2011, 12:12 AM

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It would be so crazy if the fight ended up playing out like that...

ace3g

08-02-2011, 09:46 AM

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tlongII

08-02-2011, 10:04 AM

Rampage better be in the best shape of his life if he wants to have a shot. Otherwise, he is going to get destroyed. He'll probably lose regardless, but he would have a puncher's chance if he's ready.

ace3g

08-02-2011, 01:09 PM

Henderson fancies winner of Rampage v Jones

Man of the moment Dan Henderson admits he is completely open to the possibility of returning to the UFC to unify the light-heavyweight belts.

Henderson spoke to the Telegraph on Monday, and his extended thoughts following victory over Fedor Emelianenko can be heard on Tuesday's ESPN UFC Podcast.

Hendo's Strikeforce contract came to an end on Saturday when he stopped Emelianenko by TKO. Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker has already confessed he wants to tie the light-heavyweight champion to a new deal.

However, Henderson's stock has rarely been higher. Three straight wins have returned him to the form of his Pride days, when he beat Wanderlei Silva and Vitor Belfort to enter the UFC for a title unification bout with Rampage Jackson. Defeat to Jackson was followed by another against Anderson Silva, but Henderson responded with wins over Rousimar Palhares, Rich Franklin and Michael Bisping to leave the UFC with a 3-2 record.

His status as Strikeforce 205lb king now opens the possibility for a return to the UFC, for a unification bout with the winner of Jackson and Jon Jones. Hendo admits he cannot help but be intrigued by the possibility.

"I think that could be interesting going forward, a unification fight with the winner of that contest would be a good match," Henderson said.

http://www.espn.co.uk/ufc/sport/story/103743.html

dbreiden83080

08-02-2011, 01:44 PM

He never should have left the UFC to begin with

Horrible career move..

polandprzem

08-02-2011, 01:46 PM

He never should have left the UFC to begin with

Horrible career move..

It's like 10th time you mentioned this

dbreiden83080

08-02-2011, 02:24 PM

It's like 10th time you mentioned this

Thanks for counting..

polandprzem

08-02-2011, 02:25 PM

Thanks for counting..

my pleasure

dbreiden83080

08-02-2011, 02:26 PM

And they're talking about unification.. :lol

Unify Hendo's belt he won from a 2nd rate fighter and he gets a crack at the real deal fighters at 205 that he walked away from 2 years ago..

He loses to Bones, Rampage, Machida and Rashad..

polandprzem

08-02-2011, 02:32 PM

Yea the unification is fake as we know it.

Stikeforce will not exist in 2013. And Hendo was talking about representing SF for the unification. ...

Dan is top10 LHW and top5 MW but IMO he is not there to fight for UFC belt any of the divisions

dbreiden83080

08-02-2011, 02:35 PM

He's more of a contender at MW than LHW back in the UFC.. MW is not very deep outside of Silva, Chael, Okami maybe Stann

Especially with Nate gone..

dbreiden83080

08-02-2011, 11:15 PM

You can't say Vitor is a serious threat at the belt.. Not when he gags his ass off in every big fight..

strosFan2

08-03-2011, 11:33 AM

you think Bisping, Mayhem, Munoz contenders too?

dbreiden83080

08-03-2011, 12:56 PM

you think Bisping, Mayhem, Munoz contenders too?

Bisping will remain in the mix for a few more years just like Vitor will but neither will ever be champ.. Munoz is interesting i am looking forward to his fight with Leben.. I'd love to see Leben as Champ but he's not well rounded enough..

dbreiden83080

08-05-2011, 12:56 PM

Lance Gibson no longer training Rampage

This worries me a little..

http://www.mmamania.com/2011/8/5/2346648/ufc-135-head-coach-leaves-rampage-jackson-due-to-different-visions

ace3g

08-05-2011, 11:25 PM

Jonnybones Jon Bones Jones
Been in camp for 4 weeks now and haven't been training any elbows, gotta get on that.

-----

UPDATE

he just tweeted this

My Jake O'brien fight is on Spike right now.. I'm looking at myself right now like #jeez haha thanks for cleaning me up @JacksonsMMA

dbreiden83080

08-09-2011, 06:24 PM

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shyne

08-09-2011, 07:28 PM

lol rampage cracks me up, they look like they have him locked in a padded room. If hes in good shape he has a real good chance. Everyone is already booking Jones and Evans, im sure thats just extra motivation for him. He is gonna test Jones chin, will see what happens after that.

Rip-Hamilton32

08-10-2011, 04:11 AM

rampage talking likes hes been destroying guys and beating top opponents

dbreiden83080

08-10-2011, 11:00 AM

rampage talking likes hes been destroying guys and beating top opponents

He's always beating top opponents..

shyne

08-10-2011, 12:59 PM

rampage talking likes hes been destroying guys and beating top opponents

Machida was a top oppenent, and he beat him. Same guy that put Rashad to sleep threw everything he had at Rampage and couldnt put him down.

The TroutBum

08-10-2011, 06:07 PM

"Know wha' um sayin'?" - Rampage Jackson

Rip-Hamilton32

08-11-2011, 04:06 AM

Machida was a top oppenent, and he beat him. Same guy that put Rashad to sleep threw everything he had at Rampage and couldnt put him down.

his recent fights hes decisioned 5 of 6 times only Knocking out old add Silva, and is 4-2 but should be 4-3 because they gave him the Machida fight and 3 of the 4 wins were Hamill, Jardine and Wandy those are top fighters?

polandprzem

08-13-2011, 06:21 AM

Anybody saw mma live on espn?

rampage seems to improve on his training and is serious about the fight.

strosFan2

08-13-2011, 09:50 AM

He better be serious, an ass whooping is coming his way!

dbreiden83080

08-13-2011, 10:12 AM

I expect Jones to win but Page has risen to the occasion in the past.. He is hungry for this fight.. It's the biggest one he's had in years..

shyne

08-13-2011, 11:30 AM

his recent fights hes decisioned 5 of 6 times only Knocking out old add Silva, and is 4-2 but should be 4-3 because they gave him the Machida fight and 3 of the 4 wins were Hamill, Jardine and Wandy those are top fighters?

I rewatched the Machida fight last night, and he didnt do shit the first 2 rounds. He gave Rampage a nice flurry in round 3 but it really didnt do much. I scored the fight rampage two rounds to one.

dbreiden83080

08-13-2011, 11:34 AM

I scored it the same.. And Rashad's last few fights went to decision as well before Tito and he's the number 1 contender..

This will be a good fight.. Page has fight left in him..

mystargtr34

08-13-2011, 11:48 PM

Thats the problem with the scoring system.. Rampage may have 'won' the first two rounds by walking towards Machida without doing much. Machida dominated the third round. If you look at the fight as a whole then Machida won the fight.. but technically Rampage 'won' the fight 2 rounds to 1.

There are not enough 10-8 rounds given..

dbreiden83080

08-14-2011, 10:47 AM

Rd 3 was not a 10-8 though.. Machida landed some shots and got a TD. he went for an arm-bar that Page powered out of and got up.. The round ended with them clinching on the cage.. 10-9 round..

Creepn

08-14-2011, 12:55 PM

Why do I feel that Page will win this fight? He knows how to get in and I think Page is gonna be doing his vintage tossing around and body slamming on this kid. Only problem I see for page are knees and feet to the head. You know the dude is horrible against muy thai.

I think he got this but I'd rather see a Bones/Rashad fight.

ace3g

08-15-2011, 03:03 PM

Manny Gamburyan Injured and Out of UFC 135 Bout Against Diego Nunes http://ht.ly/63M0o #MMA #UFC @MannyGamburyan

ace3g

08-19-2011, 03:38 PM

Some Bones training camp workout vids via Yahoo Sports: http://sports.yahoo.com/elite-athlete-workouts/jon-jones

ace3g

08-28-2011, 12:23 PM

UFC 135 Promo shown during the PPV last night

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dbreiden83080

08-29-2011, 03:01 PM

UFC 135 Promo shown during the PPV last night

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Fucking shitting myself in anticipation for this fight..

ace3g

08-29-2011, 04:19 PM

Yeah I can't wait for the upcoming pressers, weigh ins, and fight night!!!!

-----

Diego Nunes Out of UFC 135, Hopes to Fight Gamburyan in December sbn.to/okPRBF
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2011/8/29/2391782/diego-nunes-out-of-ufc-135-hopes-to-fight-gamburyan-in-december

ace3g

08-30-2011, 05:55 PM

Twitter warfare has been activated. In response to the article about Rampage believing Bones Jones has a rat in his camp, spying on Rampage's fight strategy etc.

Bones tweeted this:

@Rampage4real Just so you know, I'm not a person who looks for shortcuts in life. Unlike you, MMA is not something I do because of money.

It's a way of life for me and I would never disrespect the integrity of that.

I have way more faith in myself, as well as, respect for the art of fighting to ever stoop that low, thats just bad karma.

Believe me or not, I've said my part.. hoping you have a safe and healthy finish to your camp.. #Respect

tlongII

08-30-2011, 10:27 PM

I like Rampage, but he's going to get his ass kicked.

Stringer_Bell

08-30-2011, 11:55 PM

Wow, that Rampage message to fans hyped me up more than anything else I've heard or seen so far about that fight. He's been around long enough to have credability when he talks about "figuring" out someone...then again, Jones has gone up to a completely new level with every fight, so it's kind of misleading to think anyone can figure him out at this point as he is always evolving.

Can Jones finish Rampage? I'll watching to see if Rampage can survive 5 rounds of ass whooping, that'll be impressive enough for me.

ace3g

09-01-2011, 11:36 AM

Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto vs. Damacio Page scratched from UFC 135 prelims
http://mmajunkie.com/news/25047/norifumi-kid-yamamoto-vs-damacio-page-scratched-from-ufc-135-prelims.mma?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mmajunkie+%28MMAjunkie.com+Fe ed%29

New Promo
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ace3g

09-05-2011, 06:06 PM

Broken hand forces Diego Sanchez out of UFC 135

Diego Sanchez (23-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) has been forced to withdraw from a planned UFC 135 co-headlining matchup with Matt Hughes (45-8 MMA, 18-6 UFC).

UFC president Dana White today announced the move via Twitter.

"Diego Sanchez broke his hand," White wrote. "Looking for a replacement for Hughes."

UFC 135 takes place Sept. 24 at Denver's Pepsi Center. A title fight between light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson headlines the pay-per-view main card.

A timeframe for Sanchez's return to action wasn't announced.

http://mmajunkie.com/news/25096/broken-hand-forces-diego-sanchez-out-of-ufc-135.mma?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mmajunkie+%28MMAjunkie.com+Fe ed%29

Josh Koscheck Accepts Fight at UFC 135 Pending Matt Hughes Response http://ht.ly/6m3fi #MMA #UFC @JoshKoscheck

dbreiden83080

09-05-2011, 07:01 PM

Broken hand forces Diego Sanchez out of UFC 135

http://mmajunkie.com/news/25096/broken-hand-forces-diego-sanchez-out-of-ufc-135.mma?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mmajunkie+%28MMAjunkie.com+Fe ed%29

Josh Koscheck Accepts Fight at UFC 135 Pending Matt Hughes Response http://ht.ly/6m3fi #MMA #UFC @JoshKoscheck

Hughes ducked Koscheck in the past.. This should be interesting..

dbreiden83080

09-05-2011, 07:04 PM

Stringer_Bell

09-05-2011, 11:31 PM

Sheeeeeeeit, now that Diego is out you can only assume that he'll be next up for Rory MacDonald if he can come back before the end of the year.

ace3g

09-06-2011, 06:08 PM

danawhite Dana White
Diego broke his hand so Hughes will now fight Koscheck.

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ace3g

09-14-2011, 08:08 PM

so close to one of the most anticipated title fights this year

http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/4117/31174810150378225591276.jpg

UFC 135 headliners Jon Jones, Quinton Jackson on Monday's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"

UFC 135 headliners and opponents Jon Jones and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson are both guests on Monday's edition of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"

The Sept. 19 edition of ABC's late-night talk show airs at midnight ET/PT.

http://mmajunkie.com/news/25254/ufc-135-headliners-jon-jones-quinton-jackson-on-mondays-jimmy-kimmel-live.mma?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mmajunkie+%28MMAjunkie.com+Fe ed%29

--

Two blogs by Rampage on Yahoo

http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news;_ylt=AiyYKwvMQNomNVSbnmBBnhs9Eo14?slug=ys-ufc_rampage_jones_091511

http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news;_ylt=AiJIDlPiQZTQhKx3nq0lsiw9Eo14?slug=ys-ufc_rampage_jackson_blog091311

Sports Science segment on Bones Jones:
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:6980801

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ace3g

09-18-2011, 01:20 PM

Here is the full interview from last night at UFN 25

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http://static.ow.ly/photos/normal/hwNE.jpg

And since it is fight week here are my predictions

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view)

Champ Jon Jones vs. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (for light-heavyweight title)
- Jones will use his length and attack from the outside (yes I know everyone says that) but it will be tough for Rampage to close the distance to land anything. Bones should be able land a few TDs as well. Oh yeah lets see if Rampage is able to predict all of "unpredictable" unorthodox moves of Bones; considering he has said Bones has become "predictable" now...

Matt Hughes vs. Josh Koscheck
- Still deciding on if I should make a prediction for this fight...

Rob Broughton vs. Travis Browne
- Joined Team Jackson for this fight, which is always a + in my book.

Nate Diaz vs. Takanori Gomi
- Fighting back at his best weight division, should get the W

Mark Hunt vs. Ben Rothwell

PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV)

Tim Boetsch vs. Nick Ring
- Looked very impressive in his debut fight at MW, big MW with good wrestling.

ace3g

09-19-2011, 10:00 PM

both Bones and Rampage will be on the Jimmy Kimmel show tonight

Creepn

09-20-2011, 01:00 AM

both Bones and Rampage will be on the Jimmy Kimmel show tonight

Saw the show. Bones tough mysteriousness is gone from me now. He's like a cheesy little kid. Rampage must feel this way too because he doesn't get angry all up in your face like he does with the other older fighters. It feels similar to the way me and my little nephew make fun of each other.

ace3g

09-20-2011, 10:36 AM

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strosFan2

09-20-2011, 03:04 PM

Champ Jon Jones vs. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (for light-heavyweight title): WAR BONES JONES!!!

Matt Hughes vs. Josh Koscheck: I may rethink this one :-/

Rob Broughton vs. Travis Browne

Nate Diaz vs. Takanori Gomi: I hate anything Diaz, but this seems like an obvious choice for this weight class.

Mark Hunt vs. Ben Rothwell: hell idk

The TroutBum

09-20-2011, 04:52 PM

"The first black Gremlin..."

Bwahahaha.

Jones is such a fuck head puke.

polandprzem

09-21-2011, 07:16 AM

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polandprzem

09-21-2011, 08:44 AM

HA!

HA!

I was checking what's going on on tv and damn I got hard on when I clicked on the channel that is showing UFC jake vs jake I was wtf?

The fuck is that my platform now has this channel, the channel that shows ufc events!

So no more streams - I'll be watching hight Q fights on my frickin couch!

I wonder if there will be orginal commentary available cause the polish one sucks big balls.

RAMPAGE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ace3g

09-21-2011, 11:15 AM

UFC 135 Presser is today at 1 P.M. CST http://www.ufc.tv/ufc/video/ufc-135-pre-fight-press-conference/807 you can also watch on youtube channel

polandprzem

09-21-2011, 01:06 PM

nice

polandprzem

09-21-2011, 01:59 PM

So Rampage forced Jones to look in his eyes

ace3g

09-21-2011, 02:15 PM

nope Bones did it for his fans, he just tweeted:

Jonnybones Jon Bones Jones
Yes, just for you guys RT @ksmooth87: @Jonnybones you looked him in the eyes?????

Poland why do you hate (or appear to hate) Bones

polandprzem

09-21-2011, 02:26 PM

nope Bones did it for his fans, he just tweeted:

Poland why do you hate (or appear to hate) Bones

I'm not hating on Bones I do not like him much and just wants him to lose. He seems to be cocky and all. Kinda okay guy though...
Bring him down to an earth a bit and then I can watch him being great.

For now I would love rampage to win this fight. Jackson is one of my favorite fighters after all.

ace3g

09-21-2011, 02:30 PM

Fair enough, I have the same reasoning for why I want Anderson Silva to lose; but IMO, sure Bones is "cocky" but he is with a great camp that will keep him grounded.

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polandprzem

09-22-2011, 02:25 PM

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ace3g

09-22-2011, 05:51 PM

Rampage4real Quinton Jackson
Good news,we found the spy in our camp! Will tell u more after the fight

That was about min ago, lol lol lol

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dbreiden83080

09-22-2011, 08:11 PM

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view)

Champ Jon Jones vs. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (for light-heavyweight title)
First time in years of doing picks i am not picking a main card fight. I just can't. I am a big fan of both these guys and just can't wait to see it.. Page looks mean and focused, Jones is the killer of the new generation, this could be a war or a one sided beating.. May the best man win.. :toast

Matt Hughes vs. Josh Koscheck
Styles make fights and even on short notice Kos takes this. Hughes ducked Kos calling him out for years because he knows it's not a good fight for him. Kos stuffs the TD, swings for the fences and gets the KO round 1 or 2.. Hughes may finally call it a career after this..

Rob Broughton vs. Travis Browne

Nate Diaz vs. Takanori Gomi

Nick Diaz's little brother sucks..

Mark Hunt vs. Ben Rothwell

A lot of ring rust on Big ben but he'll take it..

PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV)

Aaron Riley vs. Tony Ferguson

Picking a pre-lim.. Come on Poland trash me for it.. :lol Tony VIA KO..

polandprzem

09-23-2011, 12:48 AM

http://cyber-sport.us/zalaczniki/ufc_135_kill_bones_124.jpg

polandprzem

09-23-2011, 01:01 AM

Picking a pre-lim.. Come on Poland trash me for it.. :lol Tony VIA KO.

You this and that ! I'm trashing you !

No - you did it because you had to I do it cause I like to

I'm thinking of not picking the main event also

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polandprzem

09-23-2011, 01:49 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZHObOIyT1Y&feature=player_embedded

you can pick up some videos there

ace3g

09-23-2011, 11:58 AM

can't wait for the weigh ins today at 5 PM CST: http://www.ufc.tv/ufc/video/ufc-135-weigh-in/808

Bones and Rampage on ESPN today; where Rampage named the spy (just said "Leonard"), there are some articles about it: MusclePharm Executive VP Leonard Armenta who resigned today.

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http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=7008199

Is UFC 135 headliner Jon Jones the best athlete in America today?
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/jon_wertheim/09/23/jon-jones/index.html?eref=sihp&sct=hp_t13_a2

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get a closer look at what each were saying: http://www.ufc.com/media/135-MAINEVENT-WEIGH-HIGHLIGHT

dbreiden83080

09-23-2011, 10:49 PM

So amped up for this fight tomorrow night. War Bones and Rampage... Who's ordering the PPV? Got a friend coming over to split it.. This is PPV worthy..

dbreiden83080

09-23-2011, 11:01 PM

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ace3g

09-23-2011, 11:08 PM

Might watch it at my friend's bros house; we have to see if he will be back in time to order it.

dbreiden83080

09-23-2011, 11:11 PM

Might watch it at my friend's bros house; we have to see if he will be back in time to order it.

Do you order much or just stream/catch em later? Big fight nights like tomorrow i want that PPV blasting in my house..

ace3g

09-23-2011, 11:20 PM

I've watched 2 PPV (none streams): Edgar v Maynard II and UFC Rio

CubanSucks

09-24-2011, 06:04 AM

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get a closer look at what each were saying: http://www.ufc.com/media/135-MAINEVENT-WEIGH-HIGHLIGHT

motherfuck Diaz is such a little punk prick bitch wangster. There's no doubt in my mind he was that asshole kid on the playground in elementary school who got in everyone's face to start shit

also, good job by the ring girls giggling as Rampage was stepping up. Way to look professional you dumb bitch skanks.

It's gonna be good ole MMA CORE for me tomorrow. Just dreading watching Bones take Page down with ease. I wish I could say Page may knock him out but if he couldn't put Shad to sleep then he doesn't have a chance tomorrow

CubanSucks

09-24-2011, 06:08 AM

dallaskd

09-24-2011, 11:51 AM

must be a cultural difference. silva seems to be a pretty good guy to me. i dont understand the hate unless your still sore over the maia and leites fights

ace3g

09-24-2011, 12:25 PM

ring girls giggling as Rampage was stepping up. Way to look professional you dumb bitch skanks.

First of all they always do this, depending on what type of underwear the fighters are wearing, and Rampage had some wording and a symbol on the back of his that made them laugh; it is a weigh in, you don't have to be super serious, this isn't boxing with all their entourage....

2nd, woo more people on the "Bones is cocky" bandwagon; sure he talks a lot more now that he is champion, but he still talks in the same tones and messages that he did prior to being champion.

It is funny how a trend can start just because of 2 people (Rampage and Rashad) say he is "an immature kid and cocky" yet he has been the most respectable out of the two in all the pre-fight interviews. Initiates the handshake towards Rampage prior to their staredown. Yeah he is "cocky"....

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dbreiden83080

09-24-2011, 12:29 PM

oh and btw, you can tell Bones is letting the fame get to him. Guarantee you within his next 3 victories or so he'll be on the Anderson Silva level of narcissistic douchebaggery

and db will be too naive to notice...just sayin

As long as he doesn't pretend he can't speak english or break-dance in the middle of a fight pointing and yelling at his opponent i will be a fan..

dbreiden83080

09-24-2011, 12:32 PM

must be a cultural difference. silva seems to be a pretty good guy to me

:lol

I'm fuckin shocked..

ace3g

09-24-2011, 12:45 PM

When Bones starts to lay the belt at his opponent's feet after a fight and get on his knees and bows, then you can call him cocky....

Red Hawk #21

09-24-2011, 01:13 PM

When Bones starts to lay he belt at his opponent's feet after a fight and get on his knees and bows, then you can call him cocky....

Great point :downspin:

Red Hawk #21

09-24-2011, 01:14 PM

I really don't feel like Bones and Rampage truly dislike each other tbh, tonight will be a great fight though...

ace3g

09-24-2011, 01:46 PM

I really don't feel like Bones and Rampage truly dislike each other tbh, tonight will be a great fight though...

Exactly Rampage has even stated that, hell even called Bones the "future of MMA". Prior to the whole "spygate" thing, there wasn't much trash talk between the 2.

Bones is a young champion trying to defend his belt for the 1st time; Rampage is veteran of the sport trying to get his belt back; simple as that...

CubanSucks

09-24-2011, 03:04 PM

It is funny how a trend can start just because of 2 people (Rampage and Rashad) say he is "an immature kid and cocky" yet he has been the most respectable out of the two in all the pre-fight interviews. Initiates the handshake towards Rampage prior to their staredown. Yeah he is "cocky"....

what's funny is that I never even knew those two said that. Even funnier, I had no idea anyone even thought that way about him except me. I've only been posting in this forum like once every few weeks for a while now

polandprzem

09-24-2011, 05:05 PM

Champ Jon Jones vs. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (for light-heavyweight title)

Length, speed and creativity all for Bones. The reach and movement will be a factor. Cannot see Rampages chances.
Still though he has chances and I would love him to win.

Matt Hughes vs. Josh Koscheck
Rob Broughton vs. Travis Browne
Nate Diaz vs. Takanori Gomi
Mark Hunt vs. Ben Rothwell

PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV)

Aaron Riley vs. Tony Ferguson
Tim Boetsch vs. Nick Ring

PRELIMINARY CARD

Ricardo Romero vs. James Te Huna
Cole Escovedo vs. Takeya Mizugaki
Junior Assuncao vs. Eddie Yagin

Sorry for that short post, but I forgot to do this and now I'm going on a nap it's 00:05

cheers

ace3g

09-24-2011, 07:25 PM

Boetsch with 2 nice sweeps in this fight!!!!

mystargtr34

09-24-2011, 08:04 PM

If someone has a stream they can pm me that would be awesome.

ace3g

09-24-2011, 08:22 PM

Nate tries to finish Gomi like his bro did, then transitions to armbar

BlackSwordsMan

09-24-2011, 09:34 PM

fuck these two
JON JONES EJORHEWHTTETEHTT

ace3g

09-24-2011, 09:39 PM

well shit

MannyIsGod

09-24-2011, 09:41 PM

Kos just retired Hughes

BlackSwordsMan

09-24-2011, 09:41 PM

woohoo jones time

MannyIsGod

09-24-2011, 09:50 PM

This should be fun. I love love love page but I love Jones more. Jones is too good.

BlackSwordsMan

09-24-2011, 09:59 PM

jones vs silva
DO IT DANA

ace3g

09-24-2011, 09:59 PM

here we go!!!

BlackSwordsMan

09-24-2011, 09:59 PM

do a catch weight fight in the middle east where rules dont apply

BlackSwordsMan

09-24-2011, 10:00 PM

this is why I think spider man should be black
they can be all small and twinkish and still be strong

BlackSwordsMan

09-24-2011, 10:03 PM

see spider man?

BlackSwordsMan

09-24-2011, 10:03 PM

he was gonna spider pounce this ninja

BlackSwordsMan

09-24-2011, 10:14 PM

spider man got this shit

ace3g

09-24-2011, 10:16 PM

Bones showing more in his arsenal

BlackSwordsMan

09-24-2011, 10:20 PM

spider man just lifted him like nothing

ace3g

09-24-2011, 10:21 PM

did not care for the end of the round there by Bones, should have just let go of Rampage...

ace3g

09-24-2011, 10:22 PM

woo woow woo

BlackSwordsMan

09-24-2011, 10:25 PM

spider man!!!

ace3g

09-24-2011, 10:33 PM

over under 3 hours for someone to write an article entirely about the end of the 3rd round...

ace3g

09-24-2011, 10:41 PM

here is the full interview from last night at ufn 25

and since it is fight week here are my predictions

main card (pay-per-view)

champ jon jones vs. Quinton "rampage" jackson (for light-heavyweight title)
- jones will use his length and attack from the outside (yes i know everyone says that) but it will be tough for rampage to close the distance to land anything. Bones should be able land a few tds as well. Oh yeah lets see if rampage is able to predict all of "unpredictable" unorthodox moves of bones; considering he has said bones has become "predictable" now...

Matt hughes vs. Josh koscheck
- still deciding on if i should make a prediction for this fight...

Rob broughton vs. travis browne
- joined team jackson for this fight, which is always a + in my book.

nate diaz vs. Takanori gomi
- fighting back at his best weight division, should get the w

mark hunt vs. Ben rothwell

preliminary card (spike tv)

tim boetsch vs. Nick ring
- looked very impressive in his debut fight at mw, big mw with good wrestling.

5-0!!!!

Creepn

09-24-2011, 10:42 PM

Very disappointing fight by Rampage. I really expected to see some hustle out of this dude. He needs to retire and become a fight promoter because he is the king of building up hype.

Respect to Jones, he is simply the man in this sport. He is just too damn good. I hope he stays humble.

ace3g

09-24-2011, 10:50 PM

Post fight presser: http://www.ufc.com/media/ufc-135-post-fight-pc

Jones had to be helped to presser,* not a broken foot, just sore from kicks to shins

Fight of the night is Jones/Rampage, sub is Diaz, KO is Koscheck. $75k each.

Rampage said after the fight when talking to Rogan, he wants to fight Shogun in the Japan card

Cry Havoc

09-24-2011, 11:01 PM

What a performance by Jones. I saw the kick where he broke his foot. It was late in the 3rd or early in the 4th, he went for an inside kick and caught it. You could see him hesitate before putting the foot back down. At the time I thought it looked really awkward, but figured if it was bad we'd hear about it later. I'm almost sure it's broken, it was a nasty angle that the foot hit Page at. Hope it isn't a long-term injury. He absolutely broke Rampage down. By the middle part of the fight you could tell he was just trying to land a homerun and had no desire to continue except waiting for Bones to screw up.

Fantastic fight though, in terms of Jones' prowess. That dude is a monster and he's got a lot of room to improve still. Scary.

MannyIsGod

09-24-2011, 11:06 PM

Hope no one expected anything different than what they saw. I love Page - dude is a great fighter and has personality - but Jones is too good. Fuck Rashad. I can't wait to see Jones punk his ass.

Cry Havoc

09-24-2011, 11:09 PM

Hope no one expected anything different than what they saw. I love Page - dude is a great fighter and has personality - but Jones is too good. Fuck Rashad. I can't wait to see Jones punk his ass.

Rashad had to be pretty intimidated by what he saw tonight. Jones throws on so many levels. His only real shot is to land a lucky punch or hope Jones makes a huge mistake and loses his balance.

ace3g

09-24-2011, 11:33 PM

Rampage has been classic in this presser, lol lol lol

http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2011/0924/mma_e_jones11_576.jpg

http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2011/0924/mma_e_diaz11_576.jpg

Stringer_Bell

09-24-2011, 11:44 PM

Rashad had to be pretty intimidated by what he saw tonight. Jones throws on so many levels. His only real shot is to land a lucky punch or hope Jones makes a huge mistake and loses his balance.

I'd actually beg to differ about the intimidation factor. Rampage looked the same as he did for the last few fights, with the exception of round 3. That was a classic title fight round IMO. But even that was spent mostly getting his ass kicked - point being, he's not a motivated Rashad. I'm not saying I'd bet on Rashad, but I don't think he's scared because Jones definately showed he can get hit when he gets confused about the opponents attack strategy - even tho Rampage only succeeded in mixing it up once because he only tried once. Also, Jones tries to do to much sometimes and ends up slipping, and you know Rashad will pull the trigger faster than Rampage.

At this point, it's clear that only Rashad can pose a threat to Jones. Machida, Davis, and everyone else in the division is only going to get split open by elbows or have their knees kicked in.

dbreiden83080

09-25-2011, 12:19 AM

God Damn Jones is the mother-fucking truth.. I thought Page would do better but Jones is just too long and athletic for most fighters. He is getting better with every fight.. Amazing performance..

dbreiden83080

09-25-2011, 12:22 AM

Hope no one expected anything different than what they saw. I love Page - dude is a great fighter and has personality - but Jones is too good. Fuck Rashad. I can't wait to see Jones punk his ass.

Page fought fine and is a warrior Jones is just too hard to figure out.. Shad is listed at 5'11 but really only 5'10 IMO. He will be giving up the same reach as Page did. Shad is faster than Page but he will have the same problem closing that distance. Shad is gonna get his ass kicked just as bad.. If Jones is hurt he'll have to wait even longer though LOL.. :lol

dbreiden83080

09-25-2011, 12:25 AM

I'd actually beg to differ about the intimidation factor. Rampage looked the same as he did for the last few fights, with the exception of round 3. That was a classic title fight round IMO. But even that was spent mostly getting his ass kicked - point being, he's not a motivated Rashad. I'm not saying I'd bet on Rashad, but I don't think he's scared because Jones definately showed he can get hit when he gets confused about the opponents attack strategy - even tho Rampage only succeeded in mixing it up once because he only tried once. Also, Jones tries to do to much sometimes and ends up slipping, and you know Rashad will pull the trigger faster than Rampage.

At this point, it's clear that only Rashad can pose a threat to Jones. Machida, Davis, and everyone else in the division is only going to get split open by elbows or have their knees kicked in.

Shad is not a better fighter than Page. He barely beat Page when Page was rusty as hell. Page had Shad hurt badly in round 3 and almost out.. Shad is not getting to Jones. Page has better stand up than Shad and great TDD and he got nothing done.. Shad is faster but not more technical.. The same thing will happen to Shad..

Stringer_Bell

09-25-2011, 12:32 AM

Shad is not a better fighter than Page. He barely beat Page when Page was rusty as hell. Page had Shad hurt badly in round 3 and almost out.. Shad is not getting to Jones. Page has better stand up than Shad and great TDD and he got nothing done.. Shad is faster but not more technical.. The same thing will happen to Shad..

Rashad is faster and more technical and more versatile than Rampage. Page is stronger, but he's not the better MMA fighter...only way to beat Jones is being an MMA fighter because Jones is so well-rounded and big. Probably no one will come close or even make it to a decision loss w/ Jones at LHW, but Rashad is the best fight for him at 205.

Hope we get to see Rampage vs Shogun/Hendo loser in Japan, that'd be sweet.

dbreiden83080

09-25-2011, 12:35 AM

Rashad is faster and more technical and more versatile than Rampage. Page is stronger, but he's not the better MMA fighter...only way to beat Jones is being an MMA fighter because Jones is so well-rounded and big. Probably no one will come close or even make it to a decision loss w/ Jones at LHW, but Rashad is the best fight for him at 205.

Hope we get to see Rampage vs Shogun/Hendo loser in Japan, that'd be sweet.

How is Shad more versatile than Page? Shad's stand up is jab jab jab right hand, jab jab jab right hand.. Almost never throws kicks outside a KO over some fat ass scrub years ago.. He shoots for the occasional double and that will get him nowhere VS Jones.. He is not more technical at all. He wings his punches, never submits anyone, has cardio issues.. He's gonna get fuckin killed..

ace3g

09-25-2011, 01:35 AM

http://media.heavy.com/gallery/ufc-135-jones-vs-rampage-single-fight/UFC%20135%20Jones%20v%20Rampage%20Special%20Post-4.jpg

http://media.heavy.com/gallery/ufc-135-jones-vs-rampage-single-fight/UFC%20135%20Jones%20v%20Rampage%20Special%20Post-5.jpg

http://media.heavy.com/gallery/ufc-135-jones-vs-rampage-single-fight/UFC%20135%20Jones%20v%20Rampage%20Special%20Post-6.jpg

http://media.heavy.com/gallery/ufc-135-jones-vs-rampage-single-fight/UFC%20135%20Jones%20v%20Rampage%20Special%20Post-10.jpg

http://media.heavy.com/gallery/ufc-135-jones-vs-rampage-single-fight/UFC%20135%20Jones%20v%20Rampage%20Special%20Post-11.jpg

http://media.heavy.com/gallery/ufc-135-jones-vs-rampage-single-fight/UFC%20135%20Jones%20v%20Rampage%20Special%20Post-12a.jpg

http://media.heavy.com/gallery/ufc-135-jones-vs-rampage-single-fight/UFC%20135%20Jones%20v%20Rampage%20Special%20Post-13.jpg

http://media.heavy.com/gallery/ufc-135-jones-vs-rampage-single-fight/UFC%20135%20Jones%20v%20Rampage%20Special%20Post-14.jpg

http://media.heavy.com/gallery/ufc-135-jones-vs-rampage-single-fight/UFC%20135%20Jones%20v%20Rampage%20Special%20Post-15.jpg

http://video.ufc.tv//135/photos/event/12_Jones_Rampage_26.jpg

Here is that awesome sweep during the prelims

http://video.ufc.tv//135/photos/event/04_Ring_Boetsch_05.jpg

http://video.ufc.tv//135/photos/event/04_Ring_Boetsch_06.jpg

Cry Havoc

09-25-2011, 02:48 AM

Yeah. I can't see Rashad doing very well against Jones. Really, what area can he outperform Jones in? He's going to HAVE to take it to the floor, and to do that he's going to have to get into prime striking range for Jones, who looks much much faster than Shad is. Every time he tries to shoot, he's taking a risk of catching a knee or a shot to the face.

Given how much trouble Rampage gave Rashad, I can't see Rashad beating Jones barring a lucky shot.

CubanSucks

09-25-2011, 03:19 AM

oh and btw, you can tell Bones is letting the fame get to him. Guarantee you within his next 3 victories or so he'll be on the Anderson Silva level of narcissistic douchebaggery

soooo, starting the fight in extremely obnoxious fashion, suddenly standing in front of Page with his arms by his side late in the fight then later doin an Anderson Silva type bob and weave when Page wasn't even throwing anything, and then a good ole unnecessary over the head flip of Page's legs to end round 3.

Before you try to marginalize all of this just know that I said the narcissistic douchebaggery would come in his next 3 victories or so. Is he even close to that yet? Of course not. But the signs of that slippery slope are obvious

now go ahead and bring the rage for me interrupting yalls cum fest

ace3g

09-25-2011, 03:43 AM

soooo, starting the fight in extremely obnoxious fashion, suddenly standing in front of Page with his arms by his side late in the fight then later doin an Anderson Silva type bob and weave when Page wasn't even throwing anything, and then a good ole unnecessary over the head flip of Page's legs to end round 3.

Before you try to marginalize all of this just know that I said the narcissistic douchebaggery would come in his next 3 victories or so. Is he even close to that yet? Of course not. But the signs of that slippery slope are obvious

now go ahead and bring the rage for me interrupting yalls cum fest

I'll agree on the end of round 3, but on the other things, I see more and more fighters having their hands at their sides, trying to be more unorthodox (trying to land punches at various angles). Plus he wasn't taunting Rampage saying "come on hit me" or anything like that. Anderson Silva isn't the 1st fighter to introduce the bob and weave, he is also not the first fighter to do the front kick. Would you rather Bones just keep his head still during a fight?

I was worried about the whole Spider like crawl at the beginning of the fight, but he said (at the presser) he was trying some technique he had learned.

You have to realize that Jones is still learning (only 24) always adding new things to his game; I loved that he attempted that flying armbar (saw him do that in the practice session video on Friday).

He isn't disrespectful to his opponents (he responds to his opponents comments). He trains hard and is with a good camp that will keep him grounded.

And as you could see after the fight, much respect between Bones and Rampage.

Also a "cocky young champion" would have invited Steven Seagal to his locker room prior to his fight....

CubanSucks

09-25-2011, 03:55 AM

I'll agree on the end of round 3, but on the other things, I see more and more fighters having their hands at their sides, trying to be more unorthodox (trying to land punches at various angles). Plus he wasn't taunting Rampage saying "come on hit me" or anything like that. Anderson Silva isn't the 1st fighter to introduce the bob and weave, he is also not the first fighter to do the front kick. Would you rather Bones just keep his head still during a fight?

I was worried about the whole Spider like crawl at the beginning of the fight, but he said (at the presser) he was trying some technique he had learned.

You have to realize that Jones is still learning (only 24) always adding new things to his game; I loved that he attempted that flying armbar (saw him do that in the practice session video on Friday).

He isn't disrespectful to his opponents (he responds to his opponents comments). He trains hard and is with a good camp that will keep him grounded.

And as you could see after the fight, much respect between Bones and Rampage.

Also a "cocky young champion" would have invited Steven Seagal to his locker room prior to his fight....

you missed my point. The I'm pretty sure it was in the middle of the 3rd when he started doing the unnecessary bob and weave and he was doing it at a time when Page wasn't even throwing anything. WHY?

and once again, I'm definitely not saying he's a narcissistic asshole who's disrespectful to his opponents...I'm saying that'll come later in his career

ace3g

09-25-2011, 04:16 AM

Also I missed it during the fight live, but after rewatching, after the incident at the end of the 3rd round; Bones gave Rampage a head nod then they touched gloves to start the 4th; so it wasn't as bad as it looked.

And to everything else, I guess we will just have to wait and see how Bones develops; I just don't see him going to the "dark side".

dbreiden83080

09-25-2011, 10:26 AM

Cry Havoc

09-25-2011, 10:35 AM

you missed my point. The I'm pretty sure it was in the middle of the 3rd when he started doing the unnecessary bob and weave and he was doing it at a time when Page wasn't even throwing anything. WHY?

That's exactly why he dropped his hands. It gave him better vision and allowed to attack Page from different angles. He knew Page wasn't going to initiate, all Bones had to do was connect and then evade Rampage's attempt at a counter. Simple. I fail to see how a fighting mechanic that gives a fighter a different look is suddenly "cocky". Let's be real here. That fight was over at the end of the 2nd or midway through the 3rd round with the exception of Bones making a huge mistake and getting clocked. Page stopped initiating contact completely. Bones was doing what he felt gave him the best chance to win the fight. You think he's cocky when the first thing he does if Page gets in is (admitted by Bones in the presser) run away? Sounds like someone who's dominated his opponent yet still respects his power to me.

and once again, I'm definitely not saying he's a narcissistic asshole who's disrespectful to his opponents...I'm saying that'll come later in his career

Well sure, if you want to nitpick everything he does in the ring I'm sure you'll end up perceiving him as narcissistic. Simple confirmation bias.

Soul_Patch

09-25-2011, 12:06 PM

MannyIsGod

09-25-2011, 05:16 PM

ace3g

09-25-2011, 06:25 PM

dbreiden83080

09-25-2011, 06:54 PM

dbreiden83080

09-25-2011, 06:57 PM

Its a problem with almost all athletes who succeed on that level. You have to have a supreme level of confidence to pull this shit off and be successful so obviously they are also very susceptible to becoming arrogant douchebags.

Just makes you appreciate humble fighers all that much more.

At the top of the game there are basically ZERO humble fighters.. GSP is pretty humble in public but i am sure way more arrogant privately. Jones is very arrogant but so is Anderson and Brock, and BJ Penn and Rashad and Tito and Chuck and Rampage etc..

Frankie Edgar is pretty humble but you see what i mean..

ace3g

09-25-2011, 07:11 PM

Different sports but look at Tim Duncan last season vs the Heat, yelling "Game Over"...

CubanSucks

09-26-2011, 01:46 AM

That's exactly why he dropped his hands. It gave him better vision and allowed to attack Page from different angles. He knew Page wasn't going to initiate, all Bones had to do was connect and then evade Rampage's attempt at a counter. Simple. I fail to see how a fighting mechanic that gives a fighter a different look is suddenly "cocky". Let's be real here. That fight was over at the end of the 2nd or midway through the 3rd round with the exception of Bones making a huge mistake and getting clocked. Page stopped initiating contact completely. Bones was doing what he felt gave him the best chance to win the fight. You think he's cocky when the first thing he does if Page gets in is (admitted by Bones in the presser) run away? Sounds like someone who's dominated his opponent yet still respects his power to me.

so he waits till the 3rd round to initiate this amazing strategy? I agree the fight was over early and that's why Bones was feeling comfortable enough to try to add a "cool" factor to his performance

MannyIsGod

09-26-2011, 10:13 AM

Dropping the hands is not a sign of arrogance, IMO. Its a tatic to goad your opponent into striking. It has been that way for a LONG ass time.

The TroutBum

09-26-2011, 05:19 PM

I'm with you, Cuban -- go back a few fights and read what I was writing about Jones; I wanted to bang his taint, but NOW... I fucking loathe that cocky shit dick. I might even root for Rashad.

Just kidding, Rashad is as worthless as a bag of goat foreskins.

CubanSucks

09-26-2011, 08:21 PM

I'm rooting for Rashad just cause I wanna see everyone lose at least once and I don't count the dq as a true loss

ace3g

09-26-2011, 09:34 PM

Next year crucial for Jones' legacy

Saturday night in Denver, it was UFC play-by-play man Mike Goldberg’s turn to hand out the superlatives.

“A talent like never seen before in UFC history!” Goldberg declared, in the familiar cadence so inexorably linked now with action in the Octagon. “Jon 'Bones' Jones wants to challenge the light heavyweight record of five successful [title] defenses turned in by Tito Ortiz!”

Had Goldy been talking about any other 24-year-old making the first defense of a championship he’d held for barely six months, these words might have seemed like puffery. They might have seemed over the top, or at least like a very bad omen for the kid’s future, since the comments actually came before Jon Jones entered the cage to fight Quinton Jackson.

Yet on Monday, it feels like Goldy was just saying what many of us are thinking. After watching Jones effortlessly rout Jackson in their main event fight at UFC 135, the MMA community seems fairly evenly split between people who are ready to put Jones on the cusp of greatness and those who claim, more and more desperately perhaps, that they’re not fully sold on him.

In this case, the wonderful thing about the fight game is that over the next calendar year, we’re likely going to find out exactly what we’ve got in Jones. His win over Jackson was great -- anticlimactic in its dominance, actually -- but the next 12 months figure to be critical in determining his legacy in the sport.

It doesn’t take a UFC matchmaker to plot out the immediate future: Barring serious injury or other unforeseen setbacks, Jones’ next few bouts will come against a murderer’s row of competition that includes Rashad Evans, the winner of Dan Henderson versus Mauricio Rua and the winner of an expected, but as-yet unconfirmed fight between Lyoto Machida and Phil Davis.

If he can pull it off, it’ll put him one defense shy of Ortiz’s record and amount -- speaking of superlatives--– to the greatest run in the history of the UFC light heavyweight title. Not even Ortiz, Chuck Liddell or Randy Couture faced such a stiff level of competition during their respective reigns. If Jones emerges victorious from this gamut of challengers, he’ll solidify his place among the greatest 205-pounders ever and possibly topple Anderson Silva as the world’s pound-for-pound best.

If he can’t? Well, there is already a significant contingent of MMA fans ready to jump out of the bushes and scream, “Overrated!” Certainly, a second career defeat and the loss of his title during this stretch wouldn’t totally derail Jones’ career, but it would make him look a lot more like everybody else in the division -- a cadre of easy-come, easy-go champions who’ve been trading the belt back and forth for the past four years.

Precisely because of this weight class's chaotic recent history, we all know full well how dangerous it can be to declare anyone the future. This was a lesson learned the hard way when the UFC’s self-described “Machida Era” fizzled after less than a year. On the other hand, it would be disingenuous not to acknowledge the scope of Jones’ potential at this point.

It would also be unfair not to mention the very next thing Goldberg said about Jones after tabbing him a unique talent and a candidate to overtake Ortiz as the greatest 205-pound champion of all time:

“The pressure and expectations [are] larger than they have ever been.”

Considering how the next year of his career will look, you can say that again.

http://espn.go.com/blog/mma/post?id=4402

polandprzem

09-27-2011, 02:01 AM

NtjG2ci3Zo0

pick up other interviews as well - esp rampage

polandprzem

09-27-2011, 03:09 AM

All in all happened what I was afraid it would.

Rampage was unable to get inside because of Jones great foot movement and kicks.
Jackson was in his best shape but as he said there was no Rampage in this fight. And it seems like all recent fights of his looks the same and he says the same.
He was wrestling really nice and was able to escape from the mount.
Also he avoided some damage from Bones elbows. He was well prepared when it comes to defense. Execution was his problem. If he as he said walked through Jones strikes he could connect.

I thought he will be more upset and angry and losing his motivation but he looked happy he had the camp of his life. Good for him and hopefully he will come back and gives few more gr8 fights.

Jones was crawling starting the fight just like Shad did. Similar gameplan?

All in all Bones looked stressed and he was trying to shake this off him. On weight ins and entering the arena. When he will get that fighters confidence he will be close to unstoppable

And he and Shad really are not talking. Well Jones was more disrespectful towards Shad. And you could see Greg being disappointed watching it. And did Evans walked to say hi to Bones team?

I would love to see primetime Shad vs Jones

King Mo vs Rampage in Japan - why not?

Kos did what he was suppose to. Him going up division is not a good idea. And him saying that means he is not looking at the championship now.

Diaz - I hate his attitude. But he absolutely killed Gomi, and Gomi might be released. Bad performance and he is not getting better.
Ferguson winning makes the 155div even more stacked.
It's so stacked it's insane

Mark Hunt - wow just wow. I though Big Ben will take him down and pound out. Hunt made adjustments in his game and he got the W.
The guys were tired as hell. And polish commentators said it was unnecessary round that round 3

Joe Rogan knows nothing - Steven knows cause he is a fighter!

CubanSucks

09-27-2011, 04:01 AM

NtjG2ci3Zo0

is this a joke? I REALLY hope he was drunk. That was 5 minutes of facepalming for me

ace3g

09-27-2011, 01:33 PM

To be expected:

UFC 135 suspensions: Champ Jon Jones out six months unless cleared by doctor

The full list of UFC 135 medical suspensions includes:

Jon Jones: Suspended 180 days (or 45 days with physican clearance)
Quinton Jackson: Suspended 60 days with no contact during training for 45 days
Matt Hughes: Suspended 45 days no contact for 30 days
Mark Hunt: Suspended 45 days no contact for 30 days
Ben Rothwell: Suspended 60 days with no contact for 45 days
Takanori Gomi: Suspended 30 days
Aaron Riley: Suspended 180 days (or 90 days with physician clearance)
Nick Ring: Suspended 30 days
Eddie Yagin: Suspended 30 days
Cole Escovedo: Suspended 45 days no contact for 30 days
Ricardo Romero: Suspended 60 days with no contact for 45 days
James Te Huna: Suspended 180 days for injuries (or a minimum 30 Days with physician clearance)

http://mmajunkie.com/news/25426/ufc-135-suspensions-champ-jon-jones-out-six-months-unless-cleared-by-doctor.mma?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mmajunkie+%28MMAjunkie.com+Fe ed%29

Cry Havoc

09-27-2011, 04:11 PM

Joe Rogan knows nothing - Steven knows cause he is a fighter!

Not sure if this is sarcasm, but for those of you who think that Joe Rogan doesn't have any martial arts experience:

Martial arts

During high school, Rogan was a practitioner of Taekwondo and gained a black belt at age 15. He went on to become a four-time state champion in Massachusetts, and a U.S. Open Taekwondo champion. His record as a kickboxer is 2-1.[citation needed]

In 1996, Rogan began training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Carlson Gracie at his school in Hollywood, California. After Gracie relocated to Chicago, Rogan later began training under Jean Jacques Machado, (a cousin of the Gracie family), eventually earning his brown belt under Machado.[6] In addition, Rogan holds a brown belt in 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu under Eddie Bravo.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Rogan

ace3g

09-27-2011, 04:26 PM

Jonnybones Jon Bones Jones
Coach Wink and I analyzed the UFC 135 performance and discussed big changes that needs 2 be made for the Evans fight. Glad to have homework

polandprzem

09-27-2011, 04:37 PM

Not sure if this is sarcasm, but for those of you who think that Joe Rogan doesn't have any martial arts experience:

Martial arts

During high school, Rogan was a practitioner of Taekwondo and gained a black belt at age 15. He went on to become a four-time state champion in Massachusetts, and a U.S. Open Taekwondo champion. His record as a kickboxer is 2-1.[citation needed]

In 1996, Rogan began training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Carlson Gracie at his school in Hollywood, California. After Gracie relocated to Chicago, Rogan later began training under Jean Jacques Machado, (a cousin of the Gracie family), eventually earning his brown belt under Machado.[6] In addition, Rogan holds a brown belt in 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu under Eddie Bravo.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Rogan

That was a sarcasm

I knew Rogan was training martial arts but I never looked at his resume.
Impressive

ace3g

09-28-2011, 01:05 PM

Fight video journal of Jones training for Rampage

http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/09/28/fight-journal-jon-jones-pre-ufc-135-edition/

jimrome Jim Rome
Jon Jones told the Jungle why he rejected the chance to have Steven Seagal in his corner. http://t.co/bDXW7wqN

jimrome Jim Rome
#UFC champ @Jonnybones told me it's personal with Rashad Evans & he has a how-to manual for beating him.

http://t.co/OUuWIRGx

Did Jones run smart or scared? (Ans: Yes)

http://espn.go.com/blog/mma/post?id=4480

polandprzem

10-02-2011, 03:19 PM

I've been reading a lot of people online having issues with Bones and his side kicks to the knees of opponents. What are your guys opinions on this?

Do you think Bones is doing anything wrong even though it isn't illegal? or should that type of strike be banned from MMA?

Bones was doing nasty things but allowed ones.

And IMO this strike should be banned cause it can damage your knee badly, and take you out of the sport for a while.

Did you all noticed how many guys now using front kicks?
After this KO on Belford I can see in every UFC event.

Now Jones was using dtrikes to the knee effectivly so I can assume it will be used more and more now.

Also stomps should be banned.
I would like to see 6-12 elbows allowed as well as knee to a 'On knees vel hands on the mat" oponent to the head