Sofa King Cool - I do not like what this sport is becoming sometimes.
You're definitely not the only one. 
Ironic a Cyborg nut hugger would go down the "just bigger and stronger " route. Glass houses and all.
Haha Jones a class act everytime.
I love Cerrone but if I was Jones I wouldn't expect my teammate and friend to air my private conversations in the media like this. 
IDOHARM -beanouno - If I made a million a fight I'd fight as much as I can.Until you get caught after taking a fight that you weren't prepared for. Then they stop paying you $1,000,000 pretty quickly.
Yeah but I don't think like that. I'd just want to fight and get paid if I were jones. Btw he'd already been training to fight dan it wasn't like he wasn't fight fit.
Everyone is a "fighter" until they make it big. When you get to the top of the mountain that is when you have to start using your head and not just your heart. That is what keeps you at the top. Something very few people will ever understand because they have never been there.
Wasa-B -Tru -
nhb/ufc used to be about fights. now mma is a sport with pro athletes and its about money and a sport.
whjy is anyone suprised about jones' comments. He is probably one of the best athletes I have ever seen in my life; but he is not a "fighter" IMO. flame me, vote me down, i dont care..he is the lebron james of mma, more athletic and bigger/longer than anyone else. not even fun to watch sometimes.
Im as old school as anyone here, I miss Pride but not everything about it. NHB/UFC also used to have guys who couldnt "figt" very well and came in out of shape and under-prepared.
Jones comes to "fight" every time. Just because he's not willing to risk a big set back in his career in a nothing to gain/everything to lose scenario on short notice doesnt mean he's not a "fighter." He's had one of the very best list of opposition of out any fighter over the last 2 years and been one of the most active of the champs/top fighters.
Are Machida and Shogun also not "fighters" since they turned Jones down on short notice?
There is nothing "not fighter'ish" about wanting proper time to prepare for your opponent so you will be fully prepared to "fight" come event time.
And Im super tired of the "more athletic and bigger/longer than anyone else" thing. It is dam fun to watch some as creative and as good as Jones in every facet of the game and to continue finishing guys. We've seen plenty of bigger and longer guys never come close to developing the game and that Jones has.
Excellent post.
Jones comment shows exactly what's wrong here. It's all about the money, it's a business now.
Am I the only one who sees nothing wrong with Jone's statement?
The man is making $1m each fight, because of his contiunued success.
A fight against Chael would only net him $1m if he won. If not, he loses his appeal, and his income gets cut in half.
He's earned the right to a full training camp if he's risking his $1m per fight career path.
That's what I took from it.
Wasa-B -Tru -
nhb/ufc used to be about fights. now mma is a sport with pro athletes and its about money and a sport.
whjy is anyone suprised about jones' comments. He is probably one of the best athletes I have ever seen in my life; but he is not a "fighter" IMO. flame me, vote me down, i dont care..he is the lebron james of mma, more athletic and bigger/longer than anyone else. not even fun to watch sometimes.
Im as old school as anyone here, I miss Pride but not everything about it. NHB/UFC also used to have guys who couldnt "figt" very well and came in out of shape and under-prepared.
Jones comes to "fight" every time. Just because he's not willing to risk a big set back in his career in a nothing to gain/everything to lose scenario on short notice doesnt mean he's not a "fighter." He's had one of the very best list of opposition of out any fighter over the last 2 years and been one of the most active of the champs/top fighters.
Are Machida and Shogun also not "fighters" since they turned Jones down on short notice?
There is nothing "not fighter'ish" about wanting proper time to prepare for your opponent so you will be fully prepared to "fight" come event time.
And Im super tired of the "more athletic and bigger/longer than anyone else" thing. It is dam fun to watch some as creative and as good as Jones in every facet of the game and to continue finishing guys. We've seen plenty of bigger and longer guys never come close to developing the game and that Jones has.
Thank-you. Voted up.
Tru -
nhb/ufc used to be about fights. now mma is a sport with pro athletes and its about money and a sport.
whjy is anyone suprised about jones' comments. He is probably one of the best athletes I have ever seen in my life; but he is not a "fighter" IMO. flame me, vote me down, i dont care..he is the lebron james of mma, more athletic and bigger/longer than anyone else. not even fun to watch sometimes.
I like the way you're kicking off 2013! VTFU!
Cindy
beanouno - If I made a million a fight I'd fight as much as I can.
Honestly man....you'd have to send somebody in to fight me and get me out of the cage lol.
However, a stretcher would probably with just as well.
Cerrone is a fun guy to watch fight, his standup impressive as fuck I point him out to non MMA fans as a guy to watch for a good fight.
but I wouldn't take life or career advice from him. I wouldn't even want to hang out with him, Jones either to be honest.
Why is Cerrone talking shit about a guy he'll never have to fight?
What part of the game is it where it's cool to run to the media and shit on your teammates?
Hey Cerrone, concentrate on your own fight career. Keep your mouth shut about a guy who has done nothing but whoop the shit out of anyone who has stepped in the cage with him.
I do not like as a person jones, but that doesn't matter i like to watch him fight.
This a conversation between teammates, yes jones sounds douchey but who knows the dynamic and how it was phrazed by cowboy, it might of justified a douchey comment.
Cowboy is up front and has been criticized for being confrontational by other fighters.
Also this is milk that has already spilled.
Jones seems like a bad person at times
Tru -nhb/ufc used to be about fights. now mma is a sport with pro athletes and its about money and a sport.
whjy is anyone suprised about jones' comments. He is probably one of the best athletes I have ever seen in my life; but he is not a "fighter" IMO. flame me, vote me down, i dont care..he is the lebron james of mma, more athletic and bigger/longer than anyone else. not even fun to watch sometimes.
People will get pissed at what you said, however you make a great point tru.
What Jones said is not incorrect or something to get upset about when looked at in a vacuum. The reason people get upset is because instead of just saying it and letting it be. He says "I want to fight someone with draw power, high risk low reward is not worth it" perfectly fine. Then he goes and says "it's not about the money it's about earning it."
Flushes everything down the toilet for himself.
I bet of the critics were making 1 million per fight they'd be singing a different tune.
Vulva Fabulous -beanouno - If I made a million a fight I'd fight as much as I can.Honestly man....you'd have to send somebody in to fight me and get me out of the cage lol.
However, a stretcher would probably with just as well.
Haha nice, will vtfu later.