Kimbo turned down Toney (Page 1 of 2)

And Jones turned down lil Nog.

I am the source, the oracle, the one.

If that is indeed true that would have been a sick fight. I'd still go with Nog FTW.

http://www.cagepotato.com/tidbit-day-jo … og-ufc-114

http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/mma/news;_yl … lbag051110

I turned down Toney too, he's just not my type.

wow

that would be a war

Last edited by DRAINBAMAGE (2010-05-13 14:16:15)

So... he's uninjured and yet he hasn't been training for over a month? Thats crazy, you would think after that last fight he would want another one as soon as possible and still be hittin the gym.    But I guess not every one can be the gym rat that Forrest is.

Yeah, it's kind of odd that he hasn't been in the gym at all in the past month and a half, but I can see not wanting to take Lil Nog on in a month's notice.   You could say a loss over somebody like that will just add experience, and a win will skyrocket him - but a devastating KO loss from Lil Nog could also put a huge damper on somebody's confidence, especially if they are 22/23 years old and being patient with their future in MMA. 

I'm sure we'll eventually see Lil Nog/Jon Jones anyways.

why not? he has a big mouth that needs shutting up.

I wouldn't want to see Jones vs Nog right now anyway. Jones is a tough, athletic guy and can hang with just about anyone out there, but 22 is REALLY young. Me might be able to beat any top tier guy out there on a given night, but he's gonna need more experience before he can beat the big dogs with consistency.

Good management is the key. If he makes the wrong career choices now (i.e. not training and improving between fights and fighting really good guys too early), it would be easy for him to become another Vitor Belfort, IMO.

Last edited by Ronin424 (2010-05-14 05:05:46)

what do you mean by this?

I'm sure Jon would agree to fight anyone if he was given enough time to prepare.

But what I meant by the Vitor comment is that it seemed like he experienced so much early success that he didn't really know what to do when he got to the top. He beat his first four opponents in under two minutes, then fought Randy. When he didn't smash Randy right off the bat with his striking, he ended up losing the fight. He's a great hammer, but a weak nail. I doubt Jon would get discouraged easily if a fight wasn't going his way since he's got that determined wrestler's mentality, but let's say he gets through Nog- then what?

I never said 22 was too young for glory, but you can't really compare winning a UFC belt to winning the Pride Grand Prix. You don't have to defend the Grand Prix title three times a year. Like I said, I think Jones is great and has a ton of potential, but if he beats Nog does he have the tools to get through high level guys like Shogun and Machida consistently? Maybe he does. But in another 2 years, he will for sure.

Am I saying he couldn't hang with the top guys in the division right now? No. Would I like to see him take some time to improve even more and fight progressively harder guys first? Yes. I'm a big fan, and I think he's got a ton of potential. I'd like to see him keep his record as clean as possible and establish a legacy.

Last edited by Ronin424 (2010-05-15 06:08:34)