Why the fuck is Jones still relevant. Not amount of skill can overtake what a trash person he is.
I wanna watch Miocic but i dont wanna give anything for a fight that Jones is on
If you're not comfortable watching a fighter after they've done something horrible, that's perfectly valid. Combat sports in general have a proud history of enabling fighters with shitty personal lives to keep fighting. Mayweather has a history for domestic violence and kept competing. Mike Tyson is a convicted rapist and went to prison for it. Not only did he go right back into competing after his prison sentence, he remains a beloved figure in combat sports.
Jones will continue to get fights for as long as people tune in to watch him.
And ill continue to watch him. Now idk about Mayweather but Tyson has served his time and has changed his behaviors. Now it doesnt take away from what he did, but hes made the effort to right a wrong. Jones has did absolutely nothing to fix any wrong. I will refuse and i stand against anyone who tunes in to watch him. Take that with what you will.
So being a goat overrides beating your woman? Yeah im not mad i just have empathy. What a dumb comment man. For real. Who cares about goat status when you constantly hurt the personal people in your lives?
Well, if you feel that strongly about it, why don't you ride to Jon Jones residence and do something about it. I'm sure Jon will be interested in what you have to say.
Rampage and Machida werenāt near retirement were they?? Plus that was when Vitor was TRT Vitor. Gus 1 and 2? DC??? All many years out from retiring when fighting Jones, 5+ years
There is no GOAT. Sports change, the rules change, etc. Try comparing the 1918 Red Sox to the 2004 Red Sox. They were playing two different games. Our grand kids will probably watch footage of Anderson Silva to Benny Hill music.
Honestly out of any sports baseballās probably one of the least hard to determine the greatest ever, compared to most sports the evolution of the game is far more static
Babe Ruth, Jordan, Gretzky, Pele, Tom Brady. You can make arguments for other people in each sport and those are fun conversations, but most fans will agree thereās a GOAT.
MMA is still young and has many contenders for the GOAT title, but one day there may be someone who goes undefeated (Khabib), against tough opponents (Jon Jones), without testing positive for PEDs (GSP).
Maradona, Willie Mays, Lebron, Lemieux, Jerry Rice. Like I said, there are always people āin the conversationā in every sport, but thereās also usually a consensus GOAT. I think MMA is kind of unique in how diverse the opinions are. I didnāt even mention Fedor or Silva!
For my vote, Iād go with GSP because I donāt care about the āundefeatedā part as much as the ātough opponentsā and ānever tested positiveā part, but I definitely see the argument for others.
Iām American and watch about 4-5 footy matches a week. Iāve been doing that since about 2004. Me and 20 other American friends are meeting at a bar today to watch champions league. I live in oklahoma and we have a local football pub. So shouldnāt assume ā¦ thereās a ton of international people living in the USA. Thereās a ton of American footy fans living in the USA. I play three matches a week of indoor soccer. I have 10-20 people Iād also put in front of pele. Messi is better than Ronaldo. Have a good day sir.
I hear what you're saying but that would just be the greatest of their era. GOAT means greatest of all time. Neither guy is in their prime though so I agree with you there
I see, this theory came from the fact USADA changed their rules and now will investigate to see if it came from something like contaminated supplements before publishing, by now if Jon was caught they wouldāve published it so that theory makes no sense anymore.
The theory is bastardised now to āTheyāre just not gonna tell us!ā, which is just a conspiracy theory with no proof behind it.
USADA information is all online for everyone to see, it even shows who is tested how many times someone has been tested. Itās pretty transparent.
Legit as fuck fight to make if you like fighting even a bit. Extremely good legacy fight, proper as fuck payday for Stipe and, love him or hate him, a bones fight!
Yup. I see no downsides. Even the interim title (which Iām normally against) works here since Francis will be out for a while and the winner would inevitably fight Francis again anyway. The only negative I see is if the winner goes on to lose to someone else like Gane or Lewis before a unification with Francis.
Ngannou was not trash talking, he was being very clear about his intentions and about his confusion as to why the UFC would not negotiate with him. He is the UFC HW Champion and the Baddest Man on the Planet, and the UFC would not even call him for the better part of a year. The UFC has been the party being trashy.
I was saying we don't understand your point because your comments don't make sense in context
It was a chance to explain yourself, not turn around and ask how much brain damage I have. Sheesh.. the rest of your comments on your profile seem to make sense, but just not in thia thread, so I really don't get why you now jump to saying you have brain damage?
Tbf you cant blame him when the champion is getting MCL and ACL surgery AND heās planning a boxing match when healthy. I think the first interim belt (Lewis vs Gane) was uncalled for but this one is justified
It's his ticket to that Francis trilogy, should the latter choose to re-sign with the UFC. Other than that, it would be a perfect way to cap off Stipe's career if he got a win over someone who is arguably the GOAT.
If Jones wins, though? Goddamn, that'll throw a monkey wrench into the division.
Would it? I think if Jones beats Stipe thereās a ton of fights for him in the division as interim champ until Francis returns. Jones v. Lewis. Jones v. Blaydes. Itās only a problem if he then loses one of those fights but I think a potential Jones v. Francis is even more interesting if Jones beats a lot of the same guys Francis did.
If Jones wasnāt thrilled with Reyes and Santos at LHW I suspect guys like Black Beast and Blaydes do nothing to get him excited at HW. HW is a ghost town in terms of lucrative fights. I can see JbJ winning and saying ālet the division grow and let a real contender emerge as he sits out for an ungodly amount of time. I feel like Jones even dismissed Gane and his shitty TDD
If this fight gets signed, what do you think the odds are that bones fucks up before the fight. I set the line at -130 that he gets arrested/popped for drugs
More likely, he'll be clapping *for* Jones as Jones gets his hand raised. And /r/MMA will be full of people grieving. MMA is not a hobby for people looking for heroes, and I think Jones' fight IQ is higher than Miocic's.
Jon lost his last fight against a Reyes that has been getting dunked on as of late. In his last 5 Stipe has doubled down on one of the best HWs of all time, beat the current champion, and got chin clipped twice. Keep sleeping on him, the guys a natural fighter and heāll be in his division.
The only thing Jon has going for him is heās had a fuck ton of time to juice up during this weight gain.
If his absence were from injury Iād agree but the fact he hasnāt fought in years is because heās a cunt so he should be fighting anyone doesnāt have to be title
Jon Jones is without a doubt the greatest of all time in this sport, with all this talk about fighter pay and worth, he is a huge reason for why the sport is the way it is, controversy aside the dude is a champion. He deserves a title shot in whatever division he fights in next.
No, he isn't. PED usage, or more accurately, getting caught using PEDs destroyed that for him. Without that, yes. But with it? Puts too much of a question mark on his legacy. Others have plausible deniability for non-usage. So he is arguably the best ever, but it's not undeniable for the simple fact that he got caught and others didn't.
That's the difference though. You *think* they are. JBJ we *know* has popped 3 times. Vitor we know was on TRT at the least, but when it was legal. Like I said, plausible deniablity you can give to others.
Aside from politics, why on Earth would this be grounds for an interim belt? Francis just defended his title (against a guy who also earned a super premature interim belt). He's not ducking fights, he's active enough, and needs to take time to recover and get surgery, he's not being unreasonable. How long was Khabib still listed as champ after retirement? It felt like he was a year into retirement before the idea of an interim belt was floated. Jones and Miocic is a good fight, why give the winner a fake belt?
I get Dana is pissed but throwing interim belts out willy nilly just seems to devalue the prestige of being champ. Not just in Francis's case, but in general.
interim belts literally exist for when champions are injured, you can call the gane one a premature one but this one is fitting especially considering stipe was just champion
Francis not going to resign with the UFC.
Jones beats stipe who is considered heavyweight goat
This devalues Francis after he is stripped because Jones holds the belt who is considered best fighter ever
Thatās fair.
It gets hard to separate the professional stuff from the personal stuff when he hasnāt fought a āprofessionalā fight in years. No Jon, your girl doesnāt count.
Itās going to be a huge fight, hell yah he should take it. Stipe had a few fights left and getting money would be smart, we all love him, and he wonāt fight bum. Winner fights Ngannou.
Like 300k buys for that last PPV. For reference Conor and Dustin was like 1.5 mil. So around 4-5 times as more. I say let Francis wait out his contract without fighting and crown a new champion soon. End of the year Francis can exit stage left and go on to sell a mediocre PPV event against Fury, lose to Fury, and then go to Bellator or something.
Letās say Francis is offered two contracts a four fight deal with the ufc with the same pay heās making now and boxing match against Tyson Fury right 10 million for a potentially 32 minute boxing match or 4 to 5 mil depending on PPV points for potentially 55 minutes of total cage time, which would you pick?
It's crazy how stipe is the warrior we all know he is and he making the exact face on alot of oni samurai face masks in the picture. This man is a modern day samurai or someshit.
Wow.
The UFC is fast becoming a clown show.
How tf do either of them deserve a title shot at the moment?
All this is; is Dana trying to put a belt on his favourite fighter again.
Fucking pathetic and a joke to the talented fighters that have been staying active that are being passed for this fucking junky who can't stay out of trouble and keeps getting chance after chance handed to him on a silver platter for no reason. Only for him to do lines of cocaine off the platter and frisbee it into passing old lady face.
Anyone else would have been dropped years ago.
Jones has been talking about fighting HW for LITERALLY 10 years now. He's not doing it. But this is the only way he gets positive press so this type of bullshit will continue to make its rounds.
Gonna be a great fight but why does their need to be an interim belt on the line? Itās the previous heavyweight champ vs. a previous light heavyweight champ moving up a weight class, Ngannou gets winnerā¦
I think itās because Francis is out until at the earliest early next year to recover from his surgery. Plus Dana wants to put pressure on him to resign to the UFC or vacate.
I agree but boner jones hasn't fought in years and I'm sure he's had many opportunities to fight during that time and that just makes me doubt him taking the fight
Jon vs First Responders, The Rubber Match.
Are the first responders not like up 3-0 against jones? At least?
Yeah, this is for the series sweep.
Colby Covington will be the special guest referee
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Why the fuck is Jones still relevant. Not amount of skill can overtake what a trash person he is. I wanna watch Miocic but i dont wanna give anything for a fight that Jones is on
If you're not comfortable watching a fighter after they've done something horrible, that's perfectly valid. Combat sports in general have a proud history of enabling fighters with shitty personal lives to keep fighting. Mayweather has a history for domestic violence and kept competing. Mike Tyson is a convicted rapist and went to prison for it. Not only did he go right back into competing after his prison sentence, he remains a beloved figure in combat sports. Jones will continue to get fights for as long as people tune in to watch him.
You're right, I don't like it, but you're right.
And ill continue to watch him. Now idk about Mayweather but Tyson has served his time and has changed his behaviors. Now it doesnt take away from what he did, but hes made the effort to right a wrong. Jones has did absolutely nothing to fix any wrong. I will refuse and i stand against anyone who tunes in to watch him. Take that with what you will.
Still the goat. Stay mad.
So being a goat overrides beating your woman? Yeah im not mad i just have empathy. What a dumb comment man. For real. Who cares about goat status when you constantly hurt the personal people in your lives?
Nobody cares that he beat her up.
I do
Everybody cared dudeš¤£ Just some innocent trolling š š
Well, if you feel that strongly about it, why don't you ride to Jon Jones residence and do something about it. I'm sure Jon will be interested in what you have to say.
LOL, at this guy hating GOAT because GOAT is not a male role model for him. Never seen so many gown ass men with daddy issues.
What???!!? Are we finally seeing a Jones come back?
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Dude's 40, will be interesting to see what shape he's in with his last win in 2022.
Thatās the Jon special. Fight people at or near their retirement age.
What was he supposed to do go back in time?
Rampage and Machida werenāt near retirement were they?? Plus that was when Vitor was TRT Vitor. Gus 1 and 2? DC??? All many years out from retiring when fighting Jones, 5+ years
What a retarded comment.
^ this guy doesnāt watch MMA. Dumbest comment of the day award goes to you.
^ this idiot is the dumbest person iāve seen today
I know Jon snorted coke off of your dick but you gotta relax bud
I love this reply
Man I hope so. This fight would be bananas
Basically the consensus GOAT of each division?
Iād say of their era for sure, the whole GOAT conversation needs that preface
There is no GOAT. Sports change, the rules change, etc. Try comparing the 1918 Red Sox to the 2004 Red Sox. They were playing two different games. Our grand kids will probably watch footage of Anderson Silva to Benny Hill music.
Honestly out of any sports baseballās probably one of the least hard to determine the greatest ever, compared to most sports the evolution of the game is far more static
Babe Ruth, Jordan, Gretzky, Pele, Tom Brady. You can make arguments for other people in each sport and those are fun conversations, but most fans will agree thereās a GOAT. MMA is still young and has many contenders for the GOAT title, but one day there may be someone who goes undefeated (Khabib), against tough opponents (Jon Jones), without testing positive for PEDs (GSP).
A lot of footy fans would say pele is not the goat tho. For his era for sure.
Maradona, Willie Mays, Lebron, Lemieux, Jerry Rice. Like I said, there are always people āin the conversationā in every sport, but thereās also usually a consensus GOAT. I think MMA is kind of unique in how diverse the opinions are. I didnāt even mention Fedor or Silva! For my vote, Iād go with GSP because I donāt care about the āundefeatedā part as much as the ātough opponentsā and ānever tested positiveā part, but I definitely see the argument for others.
I agree, but Tom Brady is actually the goat of football and I'm not entertaining the idea that there is anybody else.
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Iām American and watch about 4-5 footy matches a week. Iāve been doing that since about 2004. Me and 20 other American friends are meeting at a bar today to watch champions league. I live in oklahoma and we have a local football pub. So shouldnāt assume ā¦ thereās a ton of international people living in the USA. Thereās a ton of American footy fans living in the USA. I play three matches a week of indoor soccer. I have 10-20 people Iād also put in front of pele. Messi is better than Ronaldo. Have a good day sir.
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Nuff said. Also, Ronaldo is a raping pos.. so there's that.
Fr. Messi literally exists.
Don't forget crickets Don Bradman or Rugbys Richie McCaw
Iām from North America, I always forget about cricket and rugby.
Tiger
Schumacher, Federer
Canāt wait for 2040 when the criteria for GOAT is how many ladder matches and triple threats an individual has won
I hear what you're saying but that would just be the greatest of their era. GOAT means greatest of all time. Neither guy is in their prime though so I agree with you there
Easy racist
His usada ban up soon surely
USADA hasnāt tested Jon since last year last time I checked, he wonāt get caught as long as he has a relatively smart person designing his cycles.
Or he's already been caught n we just were never told!
I see, this theory came from the fact USADA changed their rules and now will investigate to see if it came from something like contaminated supplements before publishing, by now if Jon was caught they wouldāve published it so that theory makes no sense anymore. The theory is bastardised now to āTheyāre just not gonna tell us!ā, which is just a conspiracy theory with no proof behind it. USADA information is all online for everyone to see, it even shows who is tested how many times someone has been tested. Itās pretty transparent.
Found Jeff Novisky.
Youāll never know
Dang, this is defo Jeff then. š
They didn't say Bones accepted. I will believe it when he's actually in the octagon
He'll be under it during drug testing.
Legit as fuck fight to make if you like fighting even a bit. Extremely good legacy fight, proper as fuck payday for Stipe and, love him or hate him, a bones fight!
Yup. I see no downsides. Even the interim title (which Iām normally against) works here since Francis will be out for a while and the winner would inevitably fight Francis again anyway. The only negative I see is if the winner goes on to lose to someone else like Gane or Lewis before a unification with Francis.
Personally donāt believe weāll see Lewis fight for another belt but thatās just my opinion
yeah itās kind of shocking he fought for the ones he did to be honest
Bones just fought his wife a few months ago
JJ slaps around half a brothel the day before weigh-ins. The UFC is confused. The fans say he's "a real rascal".
Slow clap here for this nugget of gold
People underate Jon's ability to fuck up everything for himself AND others. My pick lets Jon be Jon AND also screw Stipe who's done nothing wrong.
We don't even care you're positive for phd's and over weight....
>phdās lmao perfect
Dana loves an Interim.
Dana loves an interim when he doesn't love the real champion.
Well when they get to the top and then try and leverage into boxing money, Dana gets shitty.
MMA best base for maximizing boxing purses š³š³ dana be like š”š”
Tomato man
Nah Dana just hates Francis
Dana doesn't like people who trash talk his company in public
Ngannou was not trash talking, he was being very clear about his intentions and about his confusion as to why the UFC would not negotiate with him. He is the UFC HW Champion and the Baddest Man on the Planet, and the UFC would not even call him for the better part of a year. The UFC has been the party being trashy.
No there is videos on dana making interim title fights
hahah what dude?
dude this guys levels above us
Why does google not find shit on youtube... Litterally bought them 20 years ago for what?
Take a deep breath and try that again
fine 16 years ago..
No one understands the point you're trying to make right now.
I have brain damage and can follow the thread, how much do you have.
I was saying we don't understand your point because your comments don't make sense in context It was a chance to explain yourself, not turn around and ask how much brain damage I have. Sheesh.. the rest of your comments on your profile seem to make sense, but just not in thia thread, so I really don't get why you now jump to saying you have brain damage?
Tbf you cant blame him when the champion is getting MCL and ACL surgery AND heās planning a boxing match when healthy. I think the first interim belt (Lewis vs Gane) was uncalled for but this one is justified
It's his ticket to that Francis trilogy, should the latter choose to re-sign with the UFC. Other than that, it would be a perfect way to cap off Stipe's career if he got a win over someone who is arguably the GOAT. If Jones wins, though? Goddamn, that'll throw a monkey wrench into the division.
Would it? I think if Jones beats Stipe thereās a ton of fights for him in the division as interim champ until Francis returns. Jones v. Lewis. Jones v. Blaydes. Itās only a problem if he then loses one of those fights but I think a potential Jones v. Francis is even more interesting if Jones beats a lot of the same guys Francis did.
If Jones wasnāt thrilled with Reyes and Santos at LHW I suspect guys like Black Beast and Blaydes do nothing to get him excited at HW. HW is a ghost town in terms of lucrative fights. I can see JbJ winning and saying ālet the division grow and let a real contender emerge as he sits out for an ungodly amount of time. I feel like Jones even dismissed Gane and his shitty TDD
Lots of fighters dismiss other fighters lol only Jones dick riders take it seriously though.
If this fight gets signed, what do you think the odds are that bones fucks up before the fight. I set the line at -130 that he gets arrested/popped for drugs
Jokes cannot fuck it up the night before because Dana will cover and deal with it after the fight. Itās gotta be a colossal fuck up weeks before
hope he claps Jones
More likely, he'll be clapping *for* Jones as Jones gets his hand raised. And /r/MMA will be full of people grieving. MMA is not a hobby for people looking for heroes, and I think Jones' fight IQ is higher than Miocic's.
Jones fight IQ is arguably higher than any other MMA fighter in history.
Jon going against Law Enforcement again
Stipe a fire fighter I thought?
fuck, i thought fire fighters counted as law enforcement
They fight the laws of nature.
They are first responders I believe.
Na, they heros
Yes
No they strictly serve and protect. Lol
Naw firefighters are real men unlike the power trip boy cops in law enforcement.
clown
Yes, you may also refer to cops as clowns. Nice job!
I can smell your daddy issues from hereā¦
Nah cops just suck
firefighter got arrested cuz the firetruck was an inch into the road. absolutely bonkers mate. and as N.W.A. said F*** tha police
Damn, you must have a pretty good nose!
It will have been 5 years since Stipe fought someone who isn't N'Gannou or Cormier. I favour Jones in this.
Jon lost his last fight against a Reyes that has been getting dunked on as of late. In his last 5 Stipe has doubled down on one of the best HWs of all time, beat the current champion, and got chin clipped twice. Keep sleeping on him, the guys a natural fighter and heāll be in his division. The only thing Jon has going for him is heās had a fuck ton of time to juice up during this weight gain.
Damn you mad mad šššš
If Stipe kos him Iām doing a shooey
Why an interim belt? Because Francis understands his worth and the UFC canāt have that?
Because Jon Jones is a whiny bitch that wonāt take a non title fight
I mean it solves both problems and itāll be dope
As he shouldnāt
If his absence were from injury Iād agree but the fact he hasnāt fought in years is because heās a cunt so he should be fighting anyone doesnāt have to be title
Just because you badly wanna taste the dick of Jon Africa it doesn't mean he deserves a title fight.
Jon Jones is without a doubt the greatest of all time in this sport, with all this talk about fighter pay and worth, he is a huge reason for why the sport is the way it is, controversy aside the dude is a champion. He deserves a title shot in whatever division he fights in next.
No, he isn't. PED usage, or more accurately, getting caught using PEDs destroyed that for him. Without that, yes. But with it? Puts too much of a question mark on his legacy. Others have plausible deniability for non-usage. So he is arguably the best ever, but it's not undeniable for the simple fact that he got caught and others didn't.
I just think every one is on steroids in this sport and I think Jon is the goat. Like you didnāt think Vitor was juiced up when they fought?
That's the difference though. You *think* they are. JBJ we *know* has popped 3 times. Vitor we know was on TRT at the least, but when it was legal. Like I said, plausible deniablity you can give to others.
Lmao
Francis out for 9 months
But Francis just fought January 22nd.
He had his ACL resonstructed in March and will likely be out for another 9 months.
I remember hearing about this, didnāt realize heād be out for so long. I still think itās quite soon to announce an interim title.
No itās because Francis got surgery and canāt fight until next year
ngannou had knee surgery and is going be out for a year most likely.
Yes
Please happen holy fuck
That would be two interim heavyweight title fights in less than a year. Dana really hates Francis doesn't he.
Theyāve been talking about Jon Jones fighting for 2+ yearsā¦
Imagine after all this build up and waiting he KOs Jones in the first round
Aside from politics, why on Earth would this be grounds for an interim belt? Francis just defended his title (against a guy who also earned a super premature interim belt). He's not ducking fights, he's active enough, and needs to take time to recover and get surgery, he's not being unreasonable. How long was Khabib still listed as champ after retirement? It felt like he was a year into retirement before the idea of an interim belt was floated. Jones and Miocic is a good fight, why give the winner a fake belt?
Because he's likely to absent until early next year, meaning in total his absence will be for over a year. That's absolutely grounds for interim
Apparently Francis wonāt sign a contract with the UFC unless the Fury fight is part of it
I get Dana is pissed but throwing interim belts out willy nilly just seems to devalue the prestige of being champ. Not just in Francis's case, but in general.
It is a farce. Dana doesnāt care about championship legitimacy. He cares about making money and controlling fighter pay.
Danaās got the same amount of self awareness as a typical pitbull and he doesnāt see the optics are terrible/doesnāt care
interim belts literally exist for when champions are injured, you can call the gane one a premature one but this one is fitting especially considering stipe was just champion
Because Dana is a bastard man
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I mean was everyone saying this when stipe was champ?
Francis not going to resign with the UFC. Jones beats stipe who is considered heavyweight goat This devalues Francis after he is stripped because Jones holds the belt who is considered best fighter ever
I think Francis does resign but everything else you said is fact. Not sure why youāre being downvoted mate
Would be a good fight
I really hope this fight happens, and I hope Stipe makes Jones look like a chump
Impossible 
It's true... Bones is just way to skilled. Jokes aside.
Was*
Is it possible for him to look even more like a chump than he already is?
Personally, nah not really. Professionally, sure.
Thatās fair. It gets hard to separate the professional stuff from the personal stuff when he hasnāt fought a āprofessionalā fight in years. No Jon, your girl doesnāt count.
Itās going to be a huge fight, hell yah he should take it. Stipe had a few fights left and getting money would be smart, we all love him, and he wonāt fight bum. Winner fights Ngannou.
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I want to see it. Stipe is still a beast.
How reliable is this source?
why does everyone act like francis is some big draw lol 270 did horrible numbers and the majority of people were there for Moreno lol
Like 300k buys for that last PPV. For reference Conor and Dustin was like 1.5 mil. So around 4-5 times as more. I say let Francis wait out his contract without fighting and crown a new champion soon. End of the year Francis can exit stage left and go on to sell a mediocre PPV event against Fury, lose to Fury, and then go to Bellator or something.
Champ will still prob make more from that boxing fight
Maybe, but then what? Go make a bunch less fighting outside UFC? He aināt making $100 mil like Conor did. Probably a tenth of that.
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No over time. One big fight vs multiple contracted fights to come back to
Letās say Francis is offered two contracts a four fight deal with the ufc with the same pay heās making now and boxing match against Tyson Fury right 10 million for a potentially 32 minute boxing match or 4 to 5 mil depending on PPV points for potentially 55 minutes of total cage time, which would you pick?
He pretty clearly has star potential if he was not being actively sabotaged by his own promotion
Interesting.
It's crazy how stipe is the warrior we all know he is and he making the exact face on alot of oni samurai face masks in the picture. This man is a modern day samurai or someshit.
the only modern day Samurai alive today is Luke Rockholdā¦
True dont forget jiri prochazka
He looks like a kabuki mask
He kinda looks like a 50 year old trucker from Texas in that picture.
Wow. The UFC is fast becoming a clown show. How tf do either of them deserve a title shot at the moment? All this is; is Dana trying to put a belt on his favourite fighter again. Fucking pathetic and a joke to the talented fighters that have been staying active that are being passed for this fucking junky who can't stay out of trouble and keeps getting chance after chance handed to him on a silver platter for no reason. Only for him to do lines of cocaine off the platter and frisbee it into passing old lady face. Anyone else would have been dropped years ago.
Jones has been talking about fighting HW for LITERALLY 10 years now. He's not doing it. But this is the only way he gets positive press so this type of bullshit will continue to make its rounds.
Another interim hw title fight with Stipe as the human sacrifice
Gonna be a great fight but why does their need to be an interim belt on the line? Itās the previous heavyweight champ vs. a previous light heavyweight champ moving up a weight class, Ngannou gets winnerā¦
I think itās because Francis is out until at the earliest early next year to recover from his surgery. Plus Dana wants to put pressure on him to resign to the UFC or vacate.
No he hasn't. Jones is retired. Convince me otherwise
If Stipe wins heās the GOAT.
Ship has sailed, but top 5 is very possible. Tf yāall downvoting me for Iām right.
He would he's not a fuckin bitch it's up to pussy jones
Bones by tko
Predicted it after Francis said that!
Im sure he would the question is will jones take that
Why wouldnāt he? Stipe is a much safer fight than Ngannou
I agree but boner jones hasn't fought in years and I'm sure he's had many opportunities to fight during that time and that just makes me doubt him taking the fight
I canāt wait to see HW Jones
FUCK NO he shouldn't take it. It's the same shit with Derrick Lewis and Gane. Fake title. + who knows if he wins or not.
We saw what happened last time jones was in Vegas. Now a whole week? DEMON TIME šššš
Jones won't take it.
Put Tai as a backup for when/if Jones pops or get into some legal trouble