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[BlackSuperman]

 

[True Blue Moon]

I'm not commenting on the sparring session at all here, just skillset. Aldo has really nice handspeed, hair trigger counters and at his peak dominance, there was some hate on him for being content to win rounds rather than spend his gas tank going for a finish. He's got the right mentality to really pick up boxing skills and translate them as MMA tools. Hell I'm now intrigued to see if McGregor starts using a jab now. There are a handful of MMA names that I'd LOVE to see put more time in boxing gyms to tighten up weaknesses. Luke Rockhold comes to mind. Dude's hands are lazy a lot of times, he throws lazily and doesn't get his hands up even when he's not firing...lo and behold he was lazy against Bisping and got KO'ed, over a flaw that should have been fixed a long time ago. So many fighters focus on Muay Thai, but I'd like to see more go this Aldo route and shift gears. I think Conor's move called attention to it, but MMA has been moving more toward well rounded skillsets on a boxing base lately with champs like Cody and Stipe both having that background to go with wrestling.

+Rep.

Dudes that put time into their hands have had crazy advantages neutralizing their opponents when they use these skills intelligently. It's a hole that a lot of MMA guys have, that I think is the next revolution in stuff you have to pick up or you'll get left behind. Kind of like how you had to learn jiu jitsu after the Gracies changed the game.

 

[morris]

 

[BlackSuperman]

I hope Nate gets it.

 

[storyteller]

+Rep.

Dudes that put time into their hands have had crazy advantages neutralizing their opponents when they use these skills intelligently. It's a hole that a lot of MMA guys have, that I think is the next revolution in stuff you have to pick up or you'll get left behind. Kind of like how you had to learn jiu jitsu after the Gracies changed the game.

100% perfect comparison fam! Respect.

 

[LinusCaldwell]

So it's being reported Jon Jones had a clean drug test report after the fight

 

[Amare's Right Hook]

So it's being reported Jon Jones had a clean drug test report after the fight

Roger Gawdell

 

[O³ (O cubed)]

So it's being reported Jon Jones had a clean drug test report after the fight

Source

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I found this
Given that Mr. Jones’ agent has publicly commented on this case, we can confirm Mr. Jones provided a urine and blood sample on July 6th and an additional urine sample on the 7th — all of which were reported negative. On July 28th, his urine sample tested positive for turinabol — as confirmed previously — then after the fight he provided a blood sample that was reported negative.”

“The prohibited anabolic steroid turinabol is only tested for in urine screens and not in blood tests. Urine and blood screens are complimentary to each other and don’t analyze for the same substances. Importantly, Mr. Jones is innocent unless and until the established process determines otherwise. It’s only fair to let due process occur before jumping to any conclusions.”

 

[LinusCaldwell]

Source

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I found this
Given that Mr. Jones’ agent has publicly commented on this case, we can confirm Mr. Jones provided a urine and blood sample on July 6th and an additional urine sample on the 7th — all of which were reported negative. On July 28th, his urine sample tested positive for turinabol — as confirmed previously — then after the fight he provided a blood sample that was reported negative.”

“The prohibited anabolic steroid turinabol is only tested for in urine screens and not in blood tests. Urine and blood screens are complimentary to each other and don’t analyze for the same substances. Importantly, Mr. Jones is innocent unless and until the established process determines otherwise. It’s only fair to let due process occur before jumping to any conclusions.”

I'm also hearing what he popped for doesn't show 24 hours later anyway...?

 

[Lord Beasley]

i wish nate woulda stockton slapped that clown. if you're gonna pop shyt, be about it

 

[The axe murderer]

So it's being reported Jon Jones had a clean drug test report after the fight

 

[FrankyFourFingers]

They had just re aired this fight like 2 weeks ago in shotime, diaz was unhurtable. Probably have bullets bouncing off his chest on some luke cage shyt.

Them leg kicks cyborg was hitting him with

Does this version of nick beat woodley. Woods wrestling is key but that shyt can be tiresome in a 5 round fight. You dont want to stand with diaz especially if you might have cardio issues (i know it seems wood has overcame those but his last fights havent really been the type to exhaust you)

Im all for rankings an shyt but who is really next in ww. Id assume gastelum if he had gone back down and beat a top 5 but hes fighting silva. I wouldnt mind a diaz woodly fight. Give diaz 500k- 1m with ppv points.

card wasnt bad either. Robbie jacare was a great fight. Herchel walker vs a truck driver

 

[Kenny West]

The co-GOAT

 

[jackswstd]

Jones was cheating there's no doubt about it. Even if the B Sample comes back negative knowing how Turinabol works, he knew exactly what he was doing.

 

[Roman Brady]

I always wondered what rashad was hinting at during their feud when on top of being backstabbers he implied jackson-wink/Jones had more skeletons in their closet that he just won't reveal.

Ps I don't understand how one of the premier gyms in MMA would risk tainting their rep by participating in this. Ppl can go at Jones deservedly so but these so called paragons of virtue that are so revered in the sport were suppose to know better