Author: Justin Welton

UFC on Fox 2 Results: Rashad Evans Doesn’t Stand a Chance Against Jon Jones

Jon Jones is an absolute beast in the octagon. We are looking at an all-time great every time he steps in the cage. Rashad Evans was dominating in his performance of Phil Davis on Saturday night, winning every phase of the fight. However, he’ll b…

Jon Jones is an absolute beast in the octagon. We are looking at an all-time great every time he steps in the cage. Rashad Evans was dominating in his performance of Phil Davis on Saturday night, winning every phase of the fight.

However, he’ll be lucky to win any phase when he goes head-to-head with Jones on March 25 at UFC 145. He won’t stand a chance.

This has little to do with Evans and everything to do with how great Jones is. He is a certified freak-of-nature that will dismantle any opponent in his path. Jones is 6’4” with an 84.5” reach, making it nearly impossible for opponents to get anywhere near him.

He has proven just how great he is in his UFC career going 15-1 with his only defeat coming on a disqualification. Jones will be eager to get in the octagon to prove that he’s the best against a worthy competitor.

The scary part is this: Jones continues to improve on a daily basis. Who really knows what his ceiling is?

Jones destroyed Quinton “Rampage” Jackson at UFC 135 and it never really was a contest. He made one of the faces of the UFC tap on a rear-naked choke.

He will have the same success against Evans. With his beautiful mixture of strikes and grappling, Jones is a good matchup with anybody who stands in his way. Jones can defeat anybody in a plethora of ways and I wouldn’t be shocked if a knockout is in the future for Evans.

Evans may have looked great against Davis on Saturday night, but he’s going to need to look even better come March. Jones is the real deal and Evans is going to need to be flawless if he wants to pull the upset.

It won’t happen. 

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UFC on Fox: Why Fight Will Blow Boxing’s Main Event out of the Water

UFC and Boxing will be having their major events on the same day. It’s clear that the UFC has taken over boxing in the sports realm. Tonight we will find out why. More and more people are watching it, there are more fights that would qualify as &…

UFC and Boxing will be having their major events on the same day. It’s clear that the UFC has taken over boxing in the sports realm. Tonight we will find out why.

More and more people are watching it, there are more fights that would qualify as “big” and the fights happen much more often.

Boxing takes months or even years—in the case of Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather—to progress and set a date. The UFC has so many well-known fighters that it only takes a couple months to set something intriguing up.

Even if Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos aren’t the most well-known names in the UFC to the casual fan, it is still better than Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez.

Boxing has become so bland since the introduction of the UFC. The casual fan wants to see constant action, and boxing doesn’t have that. Most fights have a lot of standing around.

UFC can have those types of fights, but they are few and far between. Most of the time they are action-packed, thrilling and generally bring a solid ending. This is what people will see on Saturday night.

Boxing has seen their fair share of disappointing endings to matches recently. But above that you have one fight that still hasn’t happened—and that is Pac-Man vs. Mayweather. Until that fight happens, the UFC will continue to be ahead of boxing, and rightfully so.

Tonight’s results will prove why boxing still has a ways to go catch the UFC. 

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