Posted on 12/29/2018 5:22:53 PM PST by Impy
Prelims on Fox Sports One NOW, Main card on PPV at 10 Eastern
Jon Jones is back from suspension and faces Gus for the vacant LHW Title.
Cris Cyborg vs Nunes in the co-main event.
i think he comes from very wealthy parents- and didn’t need to fight for money- he fought because he loved to fight-
I wish Gus had won- gus is pretty intelligent fighter too- too bad he got wore down- seems to be a problem with his style-
Credit where credit is due, his personal life is a slow-motion train wreck but Bones showed a whole new skill set last night. The first couple of times he tried to shoot, I wondered what he was doing, because there was no reason for him to be hurt and attempt to tie up Gus to buy time.
Turns out he wasn’t looking for time, he was looking for the take-down.
IMHO, Gus lost it when he came out at the beginning of the 2nd and wasn’t in headhunting mode. He should have already taken the measure of his target and started landing bombs because either you finish Jones early or he finishes you.
But, his title defenses of the past are all in question due to consistent positive drug testing.
Now we have to wait and see if he was clean in his post-fight.
His Q and A regarding past drug use was arrogant and flippant. Not the sign of a repentant past, present nor future.
I got into UFC due to Jones. Although I loved GSP and some others. To me, the sport is losing credibility until they get big time serious about violations.
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