Cormier: Adesanya can give Jones trouble in striking, but ‘he’s just small’

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Before his middleweight coronation at UFC 243 on Saturday, Israel Adesanya had been going back-and-forth with light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. “The Last Stylebender” wants the fight to happen in 2021 at the Raiders Stadium in Las Vegas.

A Jones vs. Adesanya matchup is something that does draw some interest. But for former two-division UFC champion Daniel Cormier, the newly-crowned middleweight champion may be running into quite a disadvantage.

“He’s just small,” Cormier said alongside Brett Okamoto during the UFC 243 post-fight show on ESPN. “He’s just small for Jones. Jones is a big guy, and I think people underestimate how…


Cormier: Israel Adesanya can give Jon Jones trouble in striking, but ‘he’s just small’
 

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I think Adesanya would get taken down and mauled. He needs about 20 pounds on his frame and a couple years of high level wrestling instruction before he gets in there with Jones, IMO.
 

Robbie Hart

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There are weight classes for a reason

As much as I’m pissed at jones for “pulsing”, he’s too big and would bury the guy....bigger and prepared equals “you’re fucked”

Jones is also smart in his approach to fights
 

La Paix

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Izzy would do about as well as Rory did against Mousasi
Israel won't have Jesus on his corner telling him to be a pussy. Rory's new found faith lost him that fight, or should say made the beating far worse than it should've been. Jones is looking more human with each fight. Tough to tell if his ego will make him fight longer than he should or convince him to not play if he thinks he can't win (like flat out ducking DC at HW).
 

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I think Adesanya would get taken down and mauled. He needs about 20 pounds on his frame and a couple years of high level wrestling instruction before he gets in there with Jones, IMO.
there are people bigger and more powerful with longer wrestling careers that have been mauled by Jones so really don't see how Israel has a chance but who knows - if I did Id be a millionaire...…...fuck I wish I was a millionaire
 

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If JBJ can take DC down (rather easily) I don't see how Izzy has a snowflakes chance in hell to beat JBJ. I mean, I'm not a big JBJ fan myself but let's be real...
 
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Israel won't have Jesus on his corner telling him to be a pussy. Rory's new found faith lost him that fight, or should say made the beating far worse than it should've been. Jones is looking more human with each fight. Tough to tell if his ego will make him fight longer than he should or convince him to not play if he thinks he can't win (like flat out ducking DC at HW).
Why is this so true? I was just wondering yesterday "Why does a fighter finding god mean he's about to lose?"
 

La Paix

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Why is this so true? I was just wondering yesterday "Why does a fighter finding god mean he's about to lose?"
Perhaps they aren't reading the old testament?

When Vitor morphed into TRT Cheezus he almost killed Rockhold, Bisping and Hendo. His power was derived from his holy mullet no doubt.













One of my most missed fighters to date.
 

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^That Rockhold KO is fucking beautiful, every time I see it it gets better. What a perfectly placed kick

Luke thinking twice about the right hand, doesn't throw it to block the kick and it still connects on his chin.

Vitors spin at the end to lock onto Rockhold for the follow up is a classic too.
 

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Perhaps they aren't reading the old testament?

When Vitor morphed into TRT Cheezus he almost killed Rockhold, Bisping and Hendo. His power was derived from his holy mullet no doubt.













One of my most missed fighters to date.
Victor had the gist of Jesus on his side.