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The axe murderer
For I am death and I ride on a pale horse
The axe murderer
For I am death and I ride on a pale horse
Scottie Drippin
Should Never Mention Me
Not really. Whether juiced or not, the thought process is the same. Overeem did not do what Gus did, which is move up to heavyweight by just not cutting weight. He committed to being a heavyweight. There was no going back. That's one difference between a successful transition or getting beaten up by bigger/stronger guys.
Jones at HW is not going to be 205lb Jon Jones who just didn't lose some weight. He's going to be a 230lb-250lb dude with the genuine muscle mass and composition of a world class athlete that size. I don't think "can he deal with HWs" is going to be much of a question as he's going to be just as big, or even bigger, than the dudes he's facing.
He and Miocic are the same height. Stipe is the naturally stronger dude as far as we know going by their last fights when a chicken legged Jones made 205lbs, but if a fully developed 240lb Jon Jones is in there with him whenever they do face then that given assumption goes out of the window.
TheDarceKnight
Veteran
Yeah, there was a jab near the very end that Tony ate from Justin where he looked like a wounded animal or something with how he reacted. Disturbing shyt. He's not a spring chicken either. He seems like a freak of nature but time and mileage do get everyone eventually.
Charles' streak just seems so eerily like Tony's. I also think an X-factor is that Charles' win streak has occurred within a 2.5 year time-span. He's been a lot more active than most (if not all) 155ers in that time. I'm not sure how much of an advantage that'll be, but it doesn't hurt him.
xXMASHERXx
Superstar
Tony's best days are behind him imo. I felt like he got hit way too much in previous fights but that Gaethje fight was the last straw. That type of damage is lasting and with the way Tony fights, I don't see him surviving too many more fights.
TheDarceKnight
Veteran
Sadly I feel this way too. I remember after BJ Penn lost to Nick Diaz, I remember thinking that was the kind of fight that BJ probably wouldn't rally from. And there were obviously other factors there too, so it's not a perfect analogy. BJ was dealing with an evolving fight game that was passing him by, and fighting guys outside of his natural weight, and also an unhealthy personal life.
But there are just certain fights where I get a bad feeling that the fighter won't ever be quite the same, and I definitely have that feeling with Tony. I actually had it before the Justin fight. I thought Tony earned the right to sit and wait for Khabib. But him agreeing is kind of a big reason why I love Tony. Same here. I think he's kind of dumb for agreeing to a fight this weekend with very little upside to it, but I respect Tony's warrior mentality.
This is such a brutal sport if you're truly a fan of anyone. On a long enough timeline you'll always see your favorite fighter get beat the fukk up. GSP is pretty much the only legend I can think of that made it out of the game relatively unscathed on their way out the door. Edit: And I actually wouldn't say that if he hadn't come back to fight Bisping, because he got tagged up in the Hendricks fight.
The axe murderer
For I am death and I ride on a pale horse
Knockout_LR_Freshmart
All Star
TheDarceKnight
Veteran
So happy for him. That was dope!
The axe murderer
For I am death and I ride on a pale horse
He old but he still 330 lbs and very good wrestling. Jlb better ko him or use footwork
Knockout_LR_Freshmart
All Star
Let A Fro Be A Fro
Superstar
Yoel would murder any version of Tito, especially a
one......which is why I wholeheartedly support this fight
The axe murderer
For I am death and I ride on a pale horse
Yoel would murder any version of Tito, especially a
...which is why I wholeheartedly support this fight
Congressman getting the shyt kicked outta him. Who doesn't wanna see it
