I keep reading shit on here, as well as quotes from DC and Gus about how Jones was on steroids, and won't be the same guy with USADA. Whether you believe he was cheating or not...what do you expect from Jon Jones now that he's back?
We've seen HUGE drop offs from guys like Vitor, and so many others after USADA came on board. If you really think Jones has been cheating all along, I assume you think he loses rematches with DC and Gus?
If you believe ring rust is a thing, and you think he was cheating all along, DC should destroy Jones, right? If Jones wins again, is the world going to assume he's still cheating?
Only time will tell
Not going to suck but will be rusty. Can't imagine how he beats DC if the Jones that fought OSP shows up.
BrckNoHitBk -Not going to suck but will be rusty. Can't imagine how he beats DC if the Jones that fought OSP shows up.
This.
He looked terrible against OSP. I think DC or Gus both beat that Jones.
He is such a naturally gifted fighter I think you could wake him up from a 5 day comedown and he still smashes 98% of the world.
I just wonder when his next fuck up will be. After that, the path is clear for him to go to Japan and we'll see a jacked 260lb JBJ.
BTW if he was jucing that MFer should have shot some in his legs. Is that how it works?
Both of his brothers are top of the food chain NFL players. There's no taking away from his god given attributes. If Jones wasn't an elite athlete naturally, why is his brother making $84million over the next 5 years to play football?
One of Jones best weapons will be his past, losing his sister, growing up a janitor, the drug use cancelling the UFC 200 Main Event, losing his belt. If Jones was always driven to prove himself then he is more driven now.
Jones is only 29. I'm worried for DC, because I like him very much, Jon's going to get crucifix mount in this one and stop the fight with strikes.
BrckNoHitBk -Not going to suck but will be rusty. Can't imagine how he beats DC if the Jones that fought OSP shows up.
This.
He didnt look bad against OSP, but he looked a little off and a little rusty. He had a few opportunities to finish or go for the finish and couldn't or didn't pull the trigger. He would lose to both Gus and DC if that same Jon shows up.
two back-to-back year long layoffs bookended by drug test failures and split by an underwhelming performance against a sub-par opponent don't bode well
i don't think he'll suck but he's definitely not the prime jones many people wet their pants for. i think comier got this, unless he comes in fat of course.
He's a cheat, and will always be a cheat, his scum bag manager will have a book,of excuses ready for next time he fails
Out of cage behavior suspensions for the most part but he did get caught by usada, looked poor in his most recent performance with usada, was rumored to hide under a cage when testers came, and wasin the cage ALOT before usada.
Cormier and Gus will be great return fights and will answer a lot of questions IMO. He "won" the Gus fight basically for having the better cardio in the later rounds. Even though he was missing takedowns, strikes , and on the receiving end the entire first half and more of the fight . He turned it on late on Cormier but it wasn't as close as the Gus fight.
What if if he didn't have the GSP 5 round superhero cardio? He wouldn't have won those fights, the fighter that fought osp wouldn't have won those fights.
I doubt it. He'll always look average against taller guys though as they negate his main advantages.
I h8 jones but he is a wrecking machine!
Hope DC smashes that guy, but most likely jones takes him.... I think he's my most hated fighter, actually the only hated fighter for me, I just think he's garbage as a human
Jones brother in the NFL was busted for steroids. He was juicing which means there is more smoke in the area.
SensoriaUtopia -Probably thisFunny as fuck that people forget how great a fighter Jones is. He is the real GOAT, not Mighty Mouse, not GSP, not Anderson, him and Fedor are the real top 2, and he's in his prime, rust or no rust you are gonna see the best fighter we have ever seen in MMA in July.
Cormier is in big trouble
I doubt he's gonna suck, but I do believe that he's always used peds, and the Jon Jones we saw against OSP, that's the new Jon Jones.
ABCTT_HeHitsMeBecauseHeLovesMe - I doubt he's gonna suck, but I do believe that he's always used peds, and the Jon Jones we saw against OSP, that's the new Jon Jones.The hulked out Jones is the natural one? He tested positive after that.
He will always have his physical advantages. That reach and leverage are massive assets.
Plus he has access to the best NFL type roids.