A New Era In MMA!

A New Era In MMA!

 

Newark, NJ-- With a performance of the ages, 23 year old Jon Jones dominated, dismantled and easily finished MMA legend Mauricio Shogun Rua to become the new light heavyweight champion the youngest ever to accomplish this feat. However, this victory was more then just the crowning of new, young champion. What fans witnessed last night was a new breed of MMA. Throughout the history of the MMA, people have said: “These guys cannot fight, they’re nothing but street fighters and they are not real  athletes…”

Nevertheless, what Jones displayed was pure, fluid technique and athletic quickness like nothing ever seen, in the octagon. Jon Jones was able to hit Shogun at will, with flying kicks, spinning elbows, and front kicks to the face, embarrassing the former champion. This performance was so dominating that people are already talking Anderson Silva vs. Jon Jones, but believe me when I say, Anderson Silva is not talking Jon Jones.

What makes Jon Jones different from any MMA fighter before him is how natural his striking is. One weakness in the MMA is that the fighters only look good, when they can get a hold of their opponent. When fighters in the MMA have to stand, they tend to fling punches, they lead in with their chins, they have no timing and (since they are not used to being hit on a regular basis, in training) they have no chins. However, with Jon Jones we have a fighter who fights with muscle memory; almost every move he makes, he does not think, he just reacts. That is what separates him from other mixed martial artist: his attack is always measured, which makes him a more dangerous fighter.

After a performance such as this, you wonder who can beat a fighter with the qualities of Jon Jones. There are some good fighters in the light heavyweight division: you have Rashod Evans, his former training partner and next opponent and. You also have Rampage Jackson, Lyoto Machida, and Antonio Nogueira: all good fighters in their own right. Just looking at them, overall, there is not one, in this group, that can beat Jon Jones; they are just not on his level as far as reaction time and reflexes are concerned.  Jones is just one-step ahead of them.

Jon Jones’ future is in his own hands. Just like a young Mike Tyson, before him, who was the youngest heavyweight boxer to win the title, only he will determine how long his reign will last. Rest assured, you can expect many more outstanding performances from Mr. Jones.  Many fighters, in the UFC, will avoid him; it is just a risk not worth taking at this point for any fighter from 185 to 205. Can anyone say Jon Jones vs. Cain Velázquez? I can.

-The Boxing King-