Jon Jones vs Stephan Bonnar
You make a sound argument for Bonnar but you seem to have left out some the the crucial negative aspects that go along with him. He was suspended for using steroids after his first fight with Griffin and has not been the same fighter since then. The use of steroids puts a strain on tendons and ligaments with the expansion of muscle mass and leads to serious injury...Coincidence Bonnar has been out for 15 months due to a serious knee injury?? Maybe but he has not been the same fighter since he was caught he has lost twice and beat scrubs that in no way resemble the style of Jon Jones. Jones has superior wrestling and I would compare him to a raw form of Rashad Evans given his wrestling background. But Rashad is the champ?? Right but he also had a terrible reach advantage against Bonnar which led to the fight going to a decision. Jones is 6' 4'' and a better wrestler and I'm betting he actually knows what he is getting into in this fight. Bonnar look really bad against Evans who had no idea what to do on top of the guard and Bonnar's "superior" ground game looked terrible. I see this fight going much of the same way. Jones will push the pace and rack up point with takedowns and have a better defense. We saw in the last fight he had a strong chin and Bonnar is extremely slow and methodical. Someone as unorthodox as Jones is tough to fight because he is unpredictable. I'm betting the ring rust, lack of roids, and slow pace in Bonnar will lead to a decision in favor of Jones because he will predict the pace. I could be wrong but at least there is a better risk reward value at a +140...
Also, does anybody remember the 1st fight on Affliction?? The kids name was Green and listed his style of fighting as "hood". He was so bad but was unpredictable and if is wasn't for his complete lack of knowledge and 3 blows under the belt, this kid could have taken this fight to a victory. Jones was the same way. He had two low blows and was throwing SPINNING BACK FISTS haha as his offense that he learned from movies and youtuube videos... Since then he has been training and learned some technique
I'm taking the true athlete here in Jones because you can't teach speed and this kid has something...
First Pick Jon Jones +140
Other strong leans...
Machida -300 (I like Silva but he is always looking to put on a show... I need to see some more video of these two fighters because Silva looked sloppy in his last fight (was caught on a kick to the head in rd 1) and would like to see if he could finish this fight on the ground...
Jon Jones -600 LOCK
Nate Diaz -125 LOCK (watch Guida's last fight on Fight Night...He had no KO power with his punches, looked sloppy on his feet, and couldn't keep Danzig on his back. Clay will be sloppy and try to push the pace and set himself up for Nate... Also Guida never seems like he is willing to improve his came and seems content with what he has, he will come out swinging and make a pretty slam but don't be suprised to see him tap against Nate)
Matt Arroyo -180 (Backed out of fight in TUF claimed and injury but have you seen Dan "pretty Boy" Cramer's heel hook loss on TUF?? Terrible fighter and fought sloppy with no knock out threat...At least Arroyo was ranked 2nd to Danzig on TUF 6)
BJ Penn +135 Thats right I said it... GSP has worse standup and can get tapped on the ground... The only way Penn can lose is if he does not have the stamina and I'm not betting against someone as experienced as BJ will really let it become a factor in a fight at this magnitude... Penn was robbed in the first fight and must win this time in order to make his statement...Again you can't teach natural ability even if GSP is taking shots of HGH in the ass!!
You think muscle mass means you are in shape?? Watch Victor Belfort vs Randy the "natural" and see how steroids did for him. (Belfort) More muscle mass means more oxygen needed to be fed to help in recovery time... Regardless of the supplements GSP is currently taking the point is I don't want to hear how good and in shape he looks at the weigh-in from brainless posts...Muscle mass means nothing in MMA and does not mean you are physically fit to withstrand a 5 round fight. Jumping over hurdles really fast like GSP did on primetime means nothing to me and the outcome of this fight.
You make a sound argument for Bonnar but you seem to have left out some the the crucial negative aspects that go along with him. He was suspended for using steroids after his first fight with Griffin and has not been the same fighter since then. The use of steroids puts a strain on tendons and ligaments with the expansion of muscle mass and leads to serious injury...Coincidence Bonnar has been out for 15 months due to a serious knee injury?? Maybe but he has not been the same fighter since he was caught he has lost twice and beat scrubs that in no way resemble the style of Jon Jones. Jones has superior wrestling and I would compare him to a raw form of Rashad Evans given his wrestling background. But Rashad is the champ?? Right but he also had a terrible reach advantage against Bonnar which led to the fight going to a decision. Jones is 6' 4'' and a better wrestler and I'm betting he actually knows what he is getting into in this fight. Bonnar look really bad against Evans who had no idea what to do on top of the guard and Bonnar's "superior" ground game looked terrible. I see this fight going much of the same way. Jones will push the pace and rack up point with takedowns and have a better defense. We saw in the last fight he had a strong chin and Bonnar is extremely slow and methodical. Someone as unorthodox as Jones is tough to fight because he is unpredictable. I'm betting the ring rust, lack of roids, and slow pace in Bonnar will lead to a decision in favor of Jones because he will predict the pace. I could be wrong but at least there is a better risk reward value at a +140...
Also, does anybody remember the 1st fight on Affliction?? The kids name was Green and listed his style of fighting as "hood". He was so bad but was unpredictable and if is wasn't for his complete lack of knowledge and 3 blows under the belt, this kid could have taken this fight to a victory. Jones was the same way. He had two low blows and was throwing SPINNING BACK FISTS haha as his offense that he learned from movies and youtuube videos... Since then he has been training and learned some technique
I'm taking the true athlete here in Jones because you can't teach speed and this kid has something...
First Pick Jon Jones +140
Other strong leans...
Machida -300 (I like Silva but he is always looking to put on a show... I need to see some more video of these two fighters because Silva looked sloppy in his last fight (was caught on a kick to the head in rd 1) and would like to see if he could finish this fight on the ground...
Jon Jones -600 LOCK
Nate Diaz -125 LOCK (watch Guida's last fight on Fight Night...He had no KO power with his punches, looked sloppy on his feet, and couldn't keep Danzig on his back. Clay will be sloppy and try to push the pace and set himself up for Nate... Also Guida never seems like he is willing to improve his came and seems content with what he has, he will come out swinging and make a pretty slam but don't be suprised to see him tap against Nate)
Matt Arroyo -180 (Backed out of fight in TUF claimed and injury but have you seen Dan "pretty Boy" Cramer's heel hook loss on TUF?? Terrible fighter and fought sloppy with no knock out threat...At least Arroyo was ranked 2nd to Danzig on TUF 6)
BJ Penn +135 Thats right I said it... GSP has worse standup and can get tapped on the ground... The only way Penn can lose is if he does not have the stamina and I'm not betting against someone as experienced as BJ will really let it become a factor in a fight at this magnitude... Penn was robbed in the first fight and must win this time in order to make his statement...Again you can't teach natural ability even if GSP is taking shots of HGH in the ass!!
You think muscle mass means you are in shape?? Watch Victor Belfort vs Randy the "natural" and see how steroids did for him. (Belfort) More muscle mass means more oxygen needed to be fed to help in recovery time... Regardless of the supplements GSP is currently taking the point is I don't want to hear how good and in shape he looks at the weigh-in from brainless posts...Muscle mass means nothing in MMA and does not mean you are physically fit to withstrand a 5 round fight. Jumping over hurdles really fast like GSP did on primetime means nothing to me and the outcome of this fight.
ahah did you even watch the fight??? hahahahah a LOCK