Do you really think jones can beat rua? - Page 3

Polymath · 03-12-2011, 02:15 PM

yes

chimba · 03-12-2011, 04:05 PM

Although Rua is Godlike, Jones has a 1% chance.

jrow · 03-14-2011, 09:45 PM

no way jones will beat rua,he has never faced anyone with the skill set of shogun.the only thing jones has going for him is his length but that wont be enough.he gets finished before the championship rounds and everyone who was on the bones jones band wagon will jump off and truly remember how great shogun really is

Shogun Assassin · 03-14-2011, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by chimba

Although Rua is Godlike, Jones has a 1% chance.

Vitor Belfort · 03-14-2011, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by jrow

no way jones will beat rua,he has never faced anyone with the skill set of shogun.the only thing jones has going for him is his length but that wont be enough.he gets finished before the championship rounds and everyone who was on the bones jones band wagon will jump off and truly remember how great shogun really is

exactly rua has been in there with the best of the best. Rampage-Machida-noguiera-liddell(past prime)-overeem-randleman-arona etc. This dude is battle tested. Bones isn't and that is why i like rua in this fight. Jones has the talent but he hasn't beat anybody good enough to make me pick him over shogun.

HoldMyBeer · 03-15-2011, 01:18 AM

jones is special and even if he loses to shogun, his time isn't far away.

what's intimidating about jones is that he's a late starter in MMA - which is probably why he's so unorthodox.

but this guy has more than natural ability, he really has the 'x' factor, and the way he improvises and is so unpredictable in his fights is a big part of why he'll be a great champ.

even if jones does lose he's the future of the sport.

bigG · 03-15-2011, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Vitor Belfort

exactly rua has been in there with the best of the best. Rampage-Machida-noguiera-liddell(past prime)-overeem-randleman-arona etc. This dude is battle tested. Bones isn't and that is why i like rua in this fight. Jones has the talent but he hasn't beat anybody good enough to make me pick him over shogun.

this is the guy forest griffin beat we are discussing, yeah??..

Deckard · 03-15-2011, 08:01 AM

What I've seen of Jones he is impressive....but, I'm not overly impressed by Jone's level of competition, it is several notches below what Rua has faced.

SouthpawSlayer · 03-15-2011, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by bigG

this is the guy forest griffin beat we are discussing, yeah??..

bigG · 03-15-2011, 08:29 AM

wasnt being dismissive about rua, he is a great fighter and his achievements obviously overshadow bones jones at this early stage of his carreer, was just amking the point that anyone can be beat on any given night and that although the cards appear stacked in his favour, its not gonna be an easy night at teh office for shogun, cos in mma there is no such thing

Vitor Belfort · 03-15-2011, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by bigG

this is the guy forest griffin beat we are discussing, yeah??..

yea coming off injury. Rua is 100% now and his cardio is better. That's what really made him lose to griffin is his cardio. Dude looks like he was dead tired after the 2nd round.

Rob_Floyd · 03-15-2011, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Vitor Belfort

Rua is 100% now and his cardio is better.

Will this still be the case if Rua turns in a Coleman-like performance?

CrimsonBeast · 03-15-2011, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Vitor Belfort

yea coming off injury. Rua is 100% now and his cardio is better. That's what really made him lose to griffin is his cardio. Dude looks like he was dead tired after the 2nd round.

I don't believe rua can even be 100% anymore

AJAX · 03-15-2011, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Vitor Belfort

I saw the bonner fight. I didn't really paid much attention to him until i saw him dominate hamill only to be disqualified for illegal elbows.I was very impress with him beating bader. The guy is pretty talented but like i said shogun is just on another level right now.

He has improved quite a bit since the Bonnar fight, and he has beaten quality opponents with ease, in fact he has made it to easy and his only possibly weakness might be how he faces adversity. He has hardly taken a punch, and with his 84" reach and unorthadox stances nobody has been able to get to him. And then his TD's are another weapon which he has put good wrestlers down with ease, and no one has been able to Take him down.

Rua is the best fighter he has faced so far but I think Jones has the tools to beat him.

Vitor Belfort · 03-15-2011, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob_Floyd

Will this still be the case if Rua turns in a Coleman-like performance?

Nah rua will come in in great shape like he did against liddell-machida 1 & 2 and whoop some ass.

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jrow Contender ESB Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: carthage,tennessee Posts: 805 vCash: 1000	Re: Do you really think jones can beat rua? no way jones will beat rua,he has never faced anyone with the skill set of shogun.the only thing jones has going for him is his length but that wont be enough.he gets finished before the championship rounds and everyone who was on the bones jones band wagon will jump off and truly remember how great shogun really is
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HoldMyBeer Belt holder ESB Addict Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: wisconsin Posts: 3,828 vCash: 500	Re: Do you really think jones can beat rua? jones is special and even if he loses to shogun, his time isn't far away. what's intimidating about jones is that he's a late starter in MMA - which is probably why he's so unorthodox. but this guy has more than natural ability, he really has the 'x' factor, and the way he improvises and is so unpredictable in his fights is a big part of why he'll be a great champ. even if jones does lose he's the future of the sport.
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Deckard It won't affect the test East Side VIP Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Chuch of What's Happening Now Posts: 10,691 vCash: 500	Re: Do you really think jones can beat rua? What I've seen of Jones he is impressive....but, I'm not overly impressed by Jone's level of competition, it is several notches below what Rua has faced.
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03-15-2011, 08:29 AM	#40
bigG Contender ESB Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: wherever my mind takes me Posts: 1,109 vCash: 1000	Re: Do you really think jones can beat rua? wasnt being dismissive about rua, he is a great fighter and his achievements obviously overshadow bones jones at this early stage of his carreer, was just amking the point that anyone can be beat on any given night and that although the cards appear stacked in his favour, its not gonna be an easy night at teh office for shogun, cos in mma there is no such thing
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