jones vs gane

[ninetynine8]

who you got?

[Deathstroke]

I hope Jones wins and calls out Brock again because I still want to see that fight. More than DC or Gane against either.

[Schnitzl]

Has to be Jones. Because he's been out for so long and his last couple of fights people have forgotten he's possibly the best to ever do it. I'd say decision by Jones with lots of grappling involved.

[fightorrot]

i hope gane wins, hes a legit humble dude who fights damm good

jon jones is a steroid junkie nothing more, all his wins dont mean **** hes a steroid junke and reyes was robbed of his win against him

[CellyTech]

If it stays standing for the most part, Jones by dec. If Jones decides to go grapple heavy and roll Gane about the floor, its over in under 3.

Dunno if there is any odds released for this yet but I expect Jones to be around +250

[FAPhaggot]

It depends how much gas JBJ has in the tank, which is hard to say because we've never seen him for so long.

On paper, he is all kinds of wrong for Gane. Gane's career so far has been merking slow-ass HWs who can't move with him. JBJ has LHW speed to keep up, and a ground game that Gane totally lacks.

But in his mid 30s, no fights in 3 years, literal dozens of fights of damage on his body, first time at HW... we'll see what Jones has still got.

[sooby]

If Jones can impose his wrestling will on Gane, this is arguably a very bad/kryptonite matchup for Gane. Plus Gane is fighting probably the quickest and "range-eist" opponent in his career so it might be difficult to get in on Jones and impose his striking

However, if Jones doesn't use his wrestling, I could definitely see a world where Gane wins by a decision or even by knockout. Not to mention Jones has never fought at HW and hasn't fought in 3 years.

Overall I say Jones.

[Unstumpable]

Hope Jones wins. We need a godly champion that has good morals.

[ninetynine8]

don't know how this one will go, thing is no one knows how jones will perform at HW. people are saying he's faster than ganes opponents but for all we know he'll be sluggish, he could also move really well and mix it up better and win through wrestling.

[Scarrdbutsmartr]

I've worked really hard and I still havent been able to muster any care for fighters like Jones or Dillishaw's when they return.

The game feels like its moved on....

[dingler]

Depends which Jones we get. If its the same Jones from his last three fights I think Ciryl knocks him the fook out. If Jones comes in motivated a la pre-2016 then Jones probably wrestlefooks and submits him.

[OneLegSquats]

Jones will lose via cardiac arrest. You can't pump that much juice and gain that much weight and still go ham.

[iloveus]

Jones by Oblique kick to the knee then Eye Pokes using his reach.

[Snootz]

Don't know Jon Jones had a large amount of time out PRIOR to these last 3 years.. due to failing PED tests

And when he came back then.. he didn't look great and in some peoples eyes even lost 2 fights

Prime Jones wins easily imo.. This one IDK.. same **** happened to Mcregor.. you can't be having years off from the sport and still be the best (both were also doing drugs and getting in trouble with the law on top of that lol)

[ninetynine8]

Don't know Jon Jones had a large amount of time out PRIOR to these last 3 years.. due to failing PED tests

And when he came back then.. he didn't look great and in some peoples eyes even lost 2 fights

Prime Jones wins easily imo.. This one IDK.. same **** happened to Mcregor.. you can't be having years off from the sport and still be the best (both were also doing drugs and getting in trouble with the law on top of that lol)

i don't think jones has become worse though, people just caught up. Jones biggest skill was his ability to mix it up but now everyone does it to some extent. when he was dominating people didn't even know how to deal with leg kicks. It happens to all goats

[adamsz]

Think Gane gets it

Jones been too inactive the last 5 years

Gane is big strong and fast

Jones wrestling has been chit the last 3+ years

[Barteh]

I would have had Ngannou, but I think Jones takes this.

Only question is if he can avoid another meltdown before the fight.

Would've loved for Ngannou to go full windmill style on Jones like how he knocked out Rozenstruik and just overwhelm him in 10 seconds lmao. I'm a lot less excited about this fight but it's always nice to see one of the best ever compete. Hard to doubt him.

[akmerle]

Jon takes this no question.

- His grappling is much superior to Gane’s, who easily got outgrappled by Francis (who is a poor grappler on two bum knees),

- Jon has fought many great strikers at LHW, so the high level striking and movement will not be foreign to him. Jon also has a very solid chin, and doesn’t get hit clean often,

- I am somewhat puzzled at how folks aren’t talking more about Jon’s athleticism / length / speed, and how there has never been a HW with those attributes and his insane skill set. He is also just 35 years old. That is not old for HW at all. He also has not taken major damage in his career,

- Most importantly, Jon has genius level fight IQ, and worlds more big fight experience. I like Gane, I really do, but he is not what I would call a smart fighter.

I am not a fan of Jon Jones the person, but his resume is simply unmatched. I see this fight just like I saw GSP’s return against Bisping. Too smart, too skilled, and too experienced.