December 16, 2009, at 11:48 am
YES. Y.E.S. YES. From Brandon Vera’s Twitter:
just found out I’m firing Jon Bones Jones on March 21st in Denver Colorado. hope u heard it here first!!!!
Yes, Brandon. We here you loud and clear. Here’s the problem. You are about to get into the cage with a human conundrum. Jon Jones is just too damn fast for you. He’s too strong for you. For once, your opponent is going to have limbs just as long as you, so staying on the outside against Jonny Bones won’t be easy.
All Jon Jones man love aside, I love this fight. Brandon Vera put up a good fight against Randy Couture, and although I do think that he rightfully lost that decision, I will say that I understand how some people judged that fight for Vera. My main complaint with Brandon is that he doesn’t seem to want to finish. While this a sport of technique, there is some element of killer instinct to it. I’m beginning to worry that Vera doesn’t have that. Vera was supposed to take on Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 109, but Lil Nog was injured and had to pull out. Get well soon, Lil’ Nog.
As for Jones, he’s coming off a loss against Matt Hamill. In the fight, Jones threw the wrestler around and mounted him raining down punches and elbows from mount. The ref didn’t stop the fight, and in an attempt to switch it up and try to end it, Jones threw three downwards elbows. With those being illegal, and Hamill being unable to continue, the fight was stopped and Jones was decided the loser due to a disqualification. There is some contention about what the result of the fight will end up, but one thing is clear: Jones was too good for Hamill.
Will he be too good for Vera? I think so. Look for the Jon Jones Greco-Roman toss in this one. The toughest thing for Jones will be closing the distance, but I don’t expect him to have much of a problem.
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