David Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 I need my eyes checking. Didn't even notice your location was Spain now Dave. When did that happen, is that a permanent move? I moved out here in June. Yeah, it's permanent (for now!). It's certainly a lot better living here than in Scotland! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Bifkin Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 I don't particularly like Jones, with all of his God squad shite. Â Disappointed to hear that, from the various highlight reels, free YouTube fights and DVDs I have been watching over the last few months, Jones has become a favourite of mine. One of the first fights I saw was him versus (I think) Machida where he choked him out at the end but at the time I didn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 I don't particularly like Jones, with all of his God squad shite. Â Disappointed to hear that, from the various highlight reels, free YouTube fights and DVDs I have been watching over the last few months, Jones has become a favourite of mine. One of the first fights I saw was him versus (I think) Machida where he choked him out at the end but at the time I didn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted September 16, 2013 Author Paid Members Share Posted September 16, 2013 I was starting to dislike Jones but I don't think he's been as bad for the bible bashing lately. At least from what I've seen. There is something really smug about him but I suppose when you're as good as he is you can get away with that. I don't think I'd want to be stuck in a conversation with him but he's come across a fair bit less grating personality-wise to me in the last year or so. Â Bifkin, didn't you say you were becoming a bit of a fan of Aldo before? If so you'll probably like his team mate Renan Barao in the co-main event. Similar style to Aldo but he's a bit more reckless and uses his BJJ more. Hasn't lost in about 30 fights as well. Â If you like fighters who will throw in some whacky creative stuff, Stephen Thompson, John Makdessi and Alex Caceres on the undercard should be worth checking out. And Healy-Khabib and Menjivar-Reis are probably my picks to most likely bag FOTN. Â It's a decent card. Not as stacked as the ones coming up to close the year but sometimes it's the shows that don't look as loaded that turn out to be the ones that really deliver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members ColinBollocks Posted September 16, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted September 16, 2013 I love/hate Jones' natural smugness and hubris. It makes it easy to get into his fights, as your hoping somebody will smack him around for five rounds. It never happens, which is infuriating; he caps it off with doing his nice guy routine post-fight. He's brilliant and I hate him. Â I agree that he seems less grating in the past year, but I think that is mostly down to him being so good that you can't help but respect him. Still a knob, though. Â The next few months of UFC PPVs are going to be good fun, if all goes well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted September 16, 2013 Author Paid Members Share Posted September 16, 2013 I agree that he seems less grating in the past year, but I think that is mostly down to him being so good that you can't help but respect him. Still a knob, though. Â Yeah, there's probably some of that but even back when Jones was smashing Shogun and Rampage, I think people always were kind of in awe of his skills. I think he just came across different back then. Especially throughout the whole beef with Rashad. He seemed like he was kind of forcing his personality a bit. In fairness, he was still getting used to the spotlight being on him and it's easy to forget he was so young when he won the title. It all happened really fast for him. He went from teaching himself MMA techniques off YouTube videos, to debuting in MMA in 2008, then just a few months after his first fight he was in the UFC, a couple of years later he was the champion. He went from nowhere to being thrust into the top of the sport in the space of about three years total. Â I think somewhere along the line he just got more comfortable with being in that position. Maybe it was the whole UFC 151 debacle where everyone blamed him for a bit before all the details came out. Fans turned on him, fighters were giving him earache for their fights getting cancelled and Dana threw him under the bus in the media. After that, strangely he just seemed to come off as a lot more calm and at ease. Ever since then he's been a lot less annoying IMO. Â I still want to see someone put him in some bother though. Sadly I think we won't see that until he goes to heavyweight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members ColinBollocks Posted September 16, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted September 16, 2013 Fair comment, although I still think he's a bit up his own arse, but that's a good thing for my own viewing. I'd rather watch a Jones than a dullard like Velasquez - again, another incredible talent but you could not find a less interesting person to sell fights around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted September 16, 2013 Author Paid Members Share Posted September 16, 2013 Oh yeah, he's definitely a bit in love with himself. Dana has called him a diva a few times, almost half joking but you kind of get the sense that he's having a dig as well. Then there's Gustafsson, who never engages in trash talk or really has anything negative to say about anyone, doesn't like Jones. And something about Jones' personality rubbed him wrong when they were on tour doing the media stuff. "I'm not a fan if I say so". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pryko Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Away in Cardiff this weekend. Gonna miss it again :-( can't justify paying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted September 16, 2013 Author Paid Members Share Posted September 16, 2013 I've been lucky with being able to catch these UFCs in this busy period of events. It's just the Wednesday shows recently that I haven't been able to watch live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimufctna24 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Whatever is said about JDS vs Cain and GSP vs Hendricks, the both intrigue me more than the title fights on this card. 135lbs is the weightclass I probably care least about in MMA along with Flyweight, and Wineland is a unworthy challenger. A split verdict win over Brad Pickett, and a win over the good but not great Scott Jorgenson, after coming off two clear losses, does not exactly warm me with anticipation. Barao should polish him off in the middle rounds. Â Jones vs Gusty I am only interested in to see Jones showcased. Jones despite the needless bible bumming, has grown on me lately and I admire natural talent greatly. He is the first off the NBA/NFL style athletes to hit the big time in MMA, due to his youth and incredible upside. Gusty for me will last as long as Jones allows him, I really see no problem for Jones barring something really unexpected. Â I see the two title fights as formalities, but as the cliche says anything can happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Bifkin Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Bifkin, didn't you say you were becoming a bit of a fan of Aldo before? If so you'll probably like his team mate Renan Barao in the co-main event. Similar style to Aldo but he's a bit more reckless and uses his BJJ more. Hasn't lost in about 30 fights as well. Â You Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members lambyUK Posted September 18, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted September 18, 2013 Fantastic pre fight interview with Mitrione and Schaub. Out of any pre fight interviews for this event these guys just went to the top of the entertainment pile. Great stuff. Â http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-Qg_sWQRCs...Nrh7P01H0asnSIk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimufctna24 Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Schaub's developed a personality! Â I like him to win on points or submission, he seems to have learnt from trading with power strikers does not work when you have average defense and a suspect chin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted September 19, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted September 19, 2013 After Metamoris im really expecting Schaub to come out and be aggressive and try to redeem himself. For that reason, ill take Mitrione by KO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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