GDT: UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith

[member 51464]

Hope Jones goes easy on him now as a thanks for not taking the DQ win. I guess. WTF.

 

[pistolpete11]

It's easier said than done, but both Woodley and Smith, it's like....f***IN GO!!! You're getting your ass kicked either way, might as well throw up a Hail Mary.

 

[Emerica]

ouff

 

[pistolpete11]

Good on Smith.

 

[SuperScript29]

Respect to Smith for not taking the easy way out.

 

[cyris]

Full respect to Anthony Smith for not taking the DQ win.

 

[Get North]

That looked like a DQ. Smith is a warrior though for not taking the easy way out.

 

[1specter]

This fight is f***ing boring. Wish I took the odds on this fight going the distance, think it was +700 or something like that

 

[member 51464]

So who is next for Jones to obliterate? Is it Rockhold's turn? Why not.

 

[SuperScript29]

This looked like a practice fight for Jones.

 

[pistolpete11]

I said before the fight that I thought Smith might earn some respect. Even though he thoroughly got his ass kicked, I'd say going the distance with Jones and not even thinking about taking the DQ accomplished that.

 

[pistolpete11]

So who is next for Jones to obliterate? Is it Rockhold's turn? Why not.

The one fight I might root for Jones in is Jones-Rockhold.

Really hope it's Jones-DC 3 at HW.

 

[Killahpunk]

Surprised Smith survived 5 rounds.

 

[MD thaivuN]

Jones put a snoozer against a former sub-top-15 middleweight. please Yoel Romero, go up and show LHW is just bad

 

[Moncherry]

So who is next for Jones to obliterate? Is it Rockhold's turn? Why not.

I think some of the top middleweights such as Romero or Rockhold would put up a better fight than almost everyone in the LHW division, Mousasi as well if he was still with the UFC. 205 sucks.

I think Johnny Walker would be a legitimate challenge for Jones, he's probably good enough for a title shot already.

 

[member 51464]

Yoel Romero coming up would be fun. He'd at least go down trying to knock Jones' head off.

 

[SuperScript29]

Yoel Romero coming up would be fun. He'd at least go down trying to knock Jones' head off.

I feel like Romero would get massacred due to Jones' reach.

 

[member 51464]

I feel like Romero would get massacred due to Jones' reach.

No doubt. But he'd try some flying knee crazy bullshit first and at least make you say wow.

 

[MD thaivuN]

I feel like Romero would get massacred due to Jones' reach.

Romero would probably the best athlete Jones has ever seen. There's no LHW that moves as fast as Yoel.

 

[SuperScript29]

Romero would probably the best athlete Jones has ever seen. There's no LHW that moves as fast as Yoel.

You can move fast all you want, if you can't get inside Jones for a really good shot, you're not beating him.

 

[MD thaivuN]

You can move fast all you want, if you can't get inside Jones for a really good shot, you're not beating him.

Yoel's speed and explosiveness (to close the distance) + Jones' lack of familiarity with that kind of speed is also a recipe for getting KTFO'd. that's how Cejudo, Cormier, Nunes beat their bigger "superfight" opponents.

 

[YNWA14]

Bleh. Pretty decent card. Full credit to Usman but Woodley didn't even try to fight. That was a really bizarre match.

Props to Anthony Smith. Wish he had followed up with a left hook a little more but it is what it is.

Lawler went out. Askren would have won anyway but it reminded me of when a guy gets KOed but brought back when his head smacks off the canvas. Nice to see Askren making full use of that giant chin.

Woodley/Covington and Askren/Usman next please.

 

[Neutrinos]

I'm not predicting the upset, but I have a feeling that Usman will dethrone Woodley on Saturday

Like I was saying...

 

[member 51464]

Like I was saying...

Too bad you didn't predict the upset

 

[MD thaivuN]

Woodley lost exactly how i expected him to lose. That's how he always fight: back himself up into the cage, defend from his opponent's attacks & try to land one big counter-punch. Usman was simply a nightmare matchup for him.