MMA Thread

Due to the fact Ady moved up and fought for the 205 title, there is a theory Jones vacated to avoid an Izzy matchup.

Izzy talked, walked it. Jones rushed to HW without a deal in place, even dropping the title before any talks were had.

It's extremely suspicious. If he's not ducking Izzy then its plain stupidity. I have it as a duck due to the talk Izzy and Jones had. Jones kept saying na na na, you don't want it. Izzy is all mouth, this and that. Then he moves up and fights 205 title in a very suspicious timeline. Jones is a duck.

This is yet another reason not to pay Jones anything.

Jon Jones should have taken the $8M, it's way more than he deserves. The idea that he'd duck anyone seems silly though, he's the most dominant cheater in UFC history.

He just got obliterated in his last 2 fights. Izzy is another hot guns on the come up, plenty of reason I'd say.

Ego.

I'm no Jones fanboy but I'm pretty sure even the current version of him would have smoked Adesanya at 205.

jooka said:

Jones is definitely not as good as he was and I would bet carrying all that new weight is gonna copulate with him pretty hard in the ring

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I was thinking he might throw teeps at HW, and then realize too late that his speed and balance is too low to regroup after a teep.

There's a reason why no HW throws teeps. The cutoff for that strike is 205.

I feel like Travis Browne was the only guy using teeps at HW and he was doing it due to his massive height and reach, allowing him to fully commit forward because he can follow-up with KO power. Like a Goliath that couldn't be countered.

Jones won't be able to follow-up off a teep like Browne.

Jones teeping Ngannou just isn't going to be effective given Ngannou's reach. He might land a few just because Ngannou is still perfecting his game and can be timid at times.

This is one of Jones marquee weapons we're talking about-- his bread and butter strike.

Lanx said:

i'm sure overreem teep'd

i remember a jds teep that sent rothwell across the ring.

i remember volkov finishing harris with a teep

or maybe theyre more like front kicks

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Most of those are front snap kicks. Push kicks, and using your entire foot, sole and all to fully commit your entire weight.

Actual teeps with teep of the foot are extremely uncommon to nonexistent at HW due to the agility involved and how fast you need to reset.

I'm interested to see if Jones even throws one against Ngannou.

That last fight Jones didn't look so good. Ngannou will pound him, especially after he got fat.

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