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hmm, that would be interesting. I'd rather see Anthony Johnson-Rampage. Save Cormier and let that build. Throw Rampage in cause he will never be closer to a chance, and let Johnson KO him in 1st round. i know that would never happen, but would be fun to see
you really hate Dana, huh? The coke thing was b.s., athletic commissions aren't allowed to even test for it and it was months before the fight. this one is bad, but the whole negative test for coke was nothing big. this one could be. UFC pulled some real shady stuff last time when Rampage did something like this when he had too many "energy drinks", but i don't think they will be able to do the same thing here. still can't figure out how Rampage ever got away with that
Dana's full of ####.
Sure you do.Dana's full of ####.
You don't do coke just one weekend 'out with the boys'. Complete nonsense. I don't want to hear Dana say he cares about Jon Jones the person when nothing was done after the guy tested for coke.
there is a lot of heat for Joanna Champion and a few other girls. Would be nasty to do to Carla, but would make more sense i think for Esparza-Gadelha for a title shot while they showcase Joanna a little more
Dana's full of ####.
Coke nothing big? What? So you still want to believe it was just some weekend night out with the boys? C'mon no ones buying that bull####.
You don't do coke just one weekend 'out with the boys'. Complete nonsense. I don't want to hear Dana say he cares about Jon Jones the person when nothing was done after the guy tested for coke.
Casual coke users are very few and far between. Certainly wouldnt classify Bones in that group.
Yep. There is the guy that brings the coke to a party and there are the guys that'll do it when it's there.
Pretty much. Jones looks like the type of guy that might have been to one too many parties though.
it's been mentioned that they found a "weed pipe" i believe they called it.
He's gotten away with a lot. Short of killing someone, he's not getting cut. He just needs to get his life straightened out.
agreed. UFC definitely will step in this time. last time they believed him and i guess thought he would get his act together. but after this in a short time they will definitely intervene. whole thing is weird, not sure if rehab is what he needs but i don't think the UFC lets this one blow over
The UFC in 2008 was a smaller deal on the national stage and media than the UFC today is. Plus, No drugs were found in Rampage's system and AFAIK he'd not had any legal troubles (at least for a long time).
I think Gadelha would destroy Esparza. From what I've seen she's a far better grappler and that's Esparza's only skill.
If he's going to be tied up in the legal system and/or rehab for a length of time he definitely should be stripped of the title. Once he's clean and back he gets an automatic title shot.
Agree with stripping him eventually and / or having an interim title, but doing it now seems premature and harsh to me. He's not going to get serious time for this. I'd guess he's back in the octagon in under a year, which is faster than Cain / Pettis / etc who have backed out of multiple defenses d/t being less than 100% healthy.3C said:
Well, there is a difference between getting injured during training or some freak accident vs getting busted for drugs and (potentially) being charged with a felony.
Agreed. Cormier beats everyone at LHW except Jones. He probably beats every HW outside of Cain too. Cormier will destroy Gus if / when they fight IMO.
i won't discount them, but i think they are like comparing apples and oranges. advantages Cormier had at HWY don't exist at LHW. same would be for Cain. He was quicker and had better cardio. at LHW he won't be quicker then a lot of the top 10 guys. all i needed was another fight or 2. LHW is a weird weight division right now, but even beating Bader i would have felt a little better. real test was fighting Gus for him
ok here is top 11. you know we are in trouble if Rampage is on this list, that is why i included 11:
funny how it works. I can't remember the lightweight's name who they cut a year or 2 ago who had his pitbull trained to his attack his wife or whatever, but those are the guys that are really a mess (looking at you War Machine). Not a fan of Jones deciding to grab money instead of checking to see if the pregnant lady was ok in the car, but hey he has ####ty judgement for a long time. but yeah, i don't mind him just being an F up too much either. If he can be an F up and still dominate like he does more power to him. Be like Tank Abbot barely training for fights but still going out and winning
oh believe me i remember that Lil nog fight. that fight cost me a lot more money then it should have. but the latest Rashad fight looked like a motivated Rashad, and there is a big difference. I have to think that Jones being out of the picture has a lot of the LHWs motivated a little more now.
Totally agree that LHW is more intriguing for those of us paying attention anyway, but IMO losing one of the handful of guys that can actually move the needle on PPV buys among casual fans is a crusher for the UFC. Same with WW post-GSP -- tons of great fights that I want to see there now -- but my casual fan buddies aren't calling me to come over and chip in for Lawler / Hendricks / Rory / etc like they did when GSP was at his peak.
Reebok drops Jones.I
If this is true, should be interesting what it means for Reebok deal involving Jones. It was the one thing I really wondered about with his joint UFC/Reebok deal. How long will Reebok stand by these performers.
might have been the win against Chael, all i know is the last time out he looked good. I get if people aren't confident in him, i certainly can agree with that especially after that Lil Nog fight. I just think if he is motivated and his head in the game he can take DC, my money will likely be on him if they fight at some point
