Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson confirmed
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Sedulous said:
I don't see Gus winning on the feet no matter how long it stands.
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I don't know about that. Gustafsson has power in his hands and fights tall. He has the skills to beat Jones in the standup but I think the difference in grappling is too much and once Jones gets a hold of him the fight will end shortly after.
Neonep said:
I don't know about that. Gustafsson has power in his hands and fights tall. He has the skills to beat Jones in the standup but I think the difference in grappling is too much and once Jones gets a hold of him the fight will end shortly after.
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I just don't see it. Jones has beaten more experienced strikers and harder hitting strikers on the feet. Despite Gus's height, he has short arms so Jones will keep his usual enormous reach advantage.(8 inches) Plus Jones is so creative and unpredictable, we have yet to see anyone offer him anything on the feet. I think Jones will stand with him and win most of the exchanges.
Sedulous said:
I just don't see it. Jones has beaten more experienced strikers and harder hitting strikers on the feet. Despite Gus's height, he has short arms so Jones will keep his usual enormous reach advantage.(8 inches) Plus Jones is so creative and unpredictable, we have yet to see anyone offer him anything on the feet. I think Jones will stand with him and win most of the exchanges.
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I could see that happening. One way or another Jones will win this fight.
It's not out of the realms of possibility that Gus can cause some problems for Jones on the feet. Rashad and Machida had some success, so why not someone that isn't barely 6 foot tall but taller than Jon this time?. I understand people thinking Bones kills this dude(he's expected too), but Gusto has some nice footwork, good boxing and heavy hands. If he uses his fast footwork to avoid the clinch and takedown attempts then he has a chance to shock on the feet..
This is all in theory of course...
I like Gustafsson but I think he'll have trouble with Jones's judo trips/throws he's shown some pretty good take down defense in the past but that was usually against guys who were trying to shoot for the double.
That said I don't see Jones knocking him out whilst the fight stays standing, he ate some pretty big shots from Rua and didn't look phased at all.
Sorry Gusto, the only LHW on the planet who MIGHT have a shot at dethroning JBJ is still fighting at HW (DC) and I have my doubts about that as well. JBJ, so far, has been other worldly in the LHW div. maybe when Jones makes the move to HW Gus will eventually wear the Strap
demeter said:
I like Gustafsson but I think he'll have trouble with Jones's judo trips/throws he's shown some pretty good take down defense in the past but that was usually against guys who were trying to shoot for the double.
That said I don't see Jones knocking him out whilst the fight stays standing, he ate some pretty big shots from Rua and didn't look phased at all.
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jones will submit him if he rocks him.
I hope Gus gives him a run for his money, but I'm thinking Jones via Sub Rd4
http://www.mmafighting.com/2013/6/1...hting-gustafsson-next-his-injured-toe-meeting
I heard you wanted to fight in October. Why are you fighting in September?
I was hoping for October, but Dana asked me to do September, so I thought I would be a team player and try to help the UFC out with their scheduling. Having me so close to Toronto, I thought it would make sense for the company, so I took the fight. At the same time, I don't feel rushed at all, so it worked out for the both of us.
Originally, were you trying to return in August?
No, I was not trying to fight in August. They wanted me to fight in August for the first FOX Sports 1 card, but I just thought that would be a bad idea. It was a great opportunity. I definitely want to fight on free television for the fans. I realize there's a lot of people out there that aren't in a position to buy pay-per-view. So, I would be honored to fight for the fans on free television, and I was going to jump at the opportunity, but I took a few steps back and really evaluated whether that would be a smart idea or not and realized that I should do that another time.
After Lyoto Machida beat Dan Henderson in February, he was told he would be next to fight you, so why are you fighting Gustafsson instead?
I'm really not sure. That was Dana White's call.
Didn't you tell the UFC that Gustafsson presented a new challenge for you since you beat Machida at UFC 140?
Yeah, that definitely happened. I beat Lyoto already. Ultimately, it was Dana's decision to match me up with Gustafsson and not Machida, but I did mention to Dana that I had already defeated Lyoto, and the UFC 140 pay-per-view numbers were pretty terrible. If you have a perfectly healthy, young contender who is on a rampage, why not keep new opponents, new excitement for the fans?
You wrote on Twitter that you think this will be your toughest fight. Why?
I don't think he will be my toughest fight, but I need to have that psychology. I realize that he is a young man who is close to realizing a dream. You know, a lot of the guys I have fought have already had title shots before, but this is his very first title shot. I'm sure he's going to be extremely motivated.
He's been tweeting you some interesting stuff. One might call it trash-talk. What do you make of that?
I don't think he's trash-talking at all. I think he's trying to take a page out of Chael's book and start a little controversy so he can get this title shot, and it worked. It didn't surprise me. I think he pulleda smart move, and I kinda played along with him.
Why?
Why not get that fight over with? He's a young guy, and I see myself fighting him throughout our careers, so why not get him past me? Shut up some more critics. I'm giving him exactly what he wants.
Will you move up to heavyweight if you beat Gustafsson?
I don't know. I think it opens a lot of doors for some exciting, funky things to happen.
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Shawnd1901 said:
i really havent seen anything from gus that makes me believe he has a snow balls chance in hell his t-rex arms wont help him with jones
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Gustafsson does not have "T-Rex arms." This is a misconception based largely on the UFC's usage of wingspan measurements to denote "reach." Wingspan is measured from fingertip to fingertip and is often an inaccurate indication of actual arm length. Hand size and the broadness of a person's shoulders are also included in wingspan measurements.
Gustafsson's arms were clearly longer than Shogun's despite that the fact that they have the same "reach." Look at his arms compared to Fedor whose wingspan is supposedly only 2 inches shorter:
Jones clearly has very long arms, but his wingspan measurement inflated by his giant hands.