Well, at least I hope so. Now he enjoys being able to express himself through writing about football, golf, and car racing among other sports but most of all fighting as his life has been rooted in mixed martial arts including competing and teaching for the past 15 years.Click on the button below to get free picks delivered to your email daily...TheSportsGeek.com is not an online gambling operator, or a gambling site of any kind. From what I understand, he is a very simple respectful human but a true savage inside the Octagon. He finished Chris Weidman and Jared Cannonier while decisioning Volkan Oezdemir and Ovince St Preux. Aleksandar Rakic had his rise in the light heavyweight division paused in December 2019, but now may find himself right back in the mix. But if I would put my money on it, I’m definitely going with Khabib, for sure.”Since beating McGregor, Nurmagomedov went on to notch another title defense when he submitted Dustin Poirier at UFC 242 this past September. He has worked for several publications, including Hardcore Gamer, LADbible and the Manchester Evening News. Jon Jones doesn’t see a potential rematch between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor going any differently than their first fight.. Tony Ferguson is not the type of guy to alter his game plan for anybody. Eh, does it affect his fighting ability? Even if Khabib takes him down, Tony specializes in the dance choke which is a direct counter to Nurmagomedov’s favorite takedown, the single-leg. Current BMF champion Jorge Masvidal has Khabib’s back on this one. Until then, though, Jon is the man. If you ask the man himself, however, that lofty title belongs to UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones.
We tackled the argument of who is the best fighter in MMA today and I believe clearly and convincingly answered it as well. ... Khabib's wrestling is better than Jones's wrestling. Who would win in a fight today, Jon Jones or Khabib. Noted.The resume is where these two fighters differ greatly, though. He doesn’t have knockout power in his hands.Jones hasn’t shown that he is an absolute dog in there either but the fact that he’s rarely been put in that position says a lot.His takedowns, top control, and various submissions are Jon’s best attributes, in my opinion. It is your responsibility to verify such matters and to know and follow your local laws.Jon Jones has had his fair share of personal and legal troubles but we are going to omit those from our consideration of P4P king today. It hasn’t appeared that way. Khabib Nurmagomedov defeated Conor McGregor in 2018, but Jon Jones has now been asked for his verdict on the winner of a potential rematch. Even if many of his fans and followers aren’t accepting of his Muslim religion, it’s still hard for them to hate on the guy. Emotions, whether it’s anger, fear or another, are all negative in fighting. In 2014, he defeated Rafael Dos Anjos who is a very good striker with a strong top game but does not have the wrestling pedigree of 70% of current UFC lightweights. Then, we made our way to the Fedor era in PRIDE Fighting Championships.
They physically slow down and block nerve signals. Finishing the current Bellator heavyweight champion Ryan Bader, Shogun Rua, Rampage Jackson, Lyoto Machida, Vitor Belfort, and Chael Sonnen are all massive victories.His resume is as good if not better than any fighter in the history of MMA.This guy is just getting started! And the undefeated Russian star emphasised this last October Adnan Riaz is a journalist for SPORTbible. "Wrestlers have the power to dictate where the fight goes, whether it's going to be a standing match or whether he's going to take him to the ground and make it a jiu-jitsu match. rem177, Jan 8, 2016 #6. At his peak, he was 17-0 with 15 stoppages. I just got done telling you guys how Jon Jones is the best fighter in the world but I think this betting line might be slightly off. 2 days 16 hours left. Nurmagomedov retained his title with a fourth-round “I typically don’t go against wrestlers, if you were asking me as a betting man,” Jones said. This fight, though… Do you have all week to read this or what? Khabib has beat 2 former/current champs Jones has beat 8 former/current champs (two 2 weight champs) Khabibs 28 wins have welterweight and catch weight bouts (weight misses) Jones 25 wins are all within his weight class except his debut which was a catchweight. 25 comments. 25 comments. Khabib vs. Jon Jones (EA Sports UFC 3) - CPU vs. CPU - YouTube Before he started writing about sports, he spent over four years in the gaming press. Well, In a recent interview with TMZ, when asked about the rematch between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov, Jones predicted:I typically don’t go against wrestlers if you’re asking me as a betting man. Close. Khabib has 17 finishes Jones has 16 finishes.