Jon Jones possesses a massive arsenal of weapons and his skills will be on full display as he dominates Quinton “Rampage” Jackson tonight.
Jones is a heavy favorite against Rampage and for good reason. He is technically brilliant, combining pin point strikes with explosive power and advanced wrestling skills.
He is incredibly balanced and has devastated the world’s best fighters in a variety of ways, from flying knees to spinning elbows to simply tossing his opponent around like a ragdoll.
Rampage on the other hand is about as one-dimensional as they come. He’s a legendary fighter, but he’s really more of a boxer than a mixed martial artist.
He wins fights in one way and one way only: by landing brutal right handed haymakers. His game plan tonight will be to get inside of Jones’ defense and catch him on the chin with a few big right hands.
Unfortunately for Rampage, that sounds much easier than it actually is. Jones’ reach of 84.5 inches is just absurd, almost a whole foot longer than Jackson’s. It will be damn near impossible for Rampage to touch Jones’ face, let alone land any haymakers.
While he tries to penetrate Jones’ defense, Rampage will be eating plenty of jabs, backhands and kicks. The length of Jones is problematic enough, but his striking accuracy is exceptional. He constantly lands precision strikes with devastating power.
And if the fight goes to the ground, Jackson is completely screwed. Jones has made top notch wrestlers look like children in the past, and Rampage is no top notch wrestler.
Jackson has a punchers chance, in the truest meaning of the cliche. He can win this fight, but only if he lands a couple shocking blows. The chin of Jon Jones has yet to be tested and Jackson has the power and explosiveness to do just that.
But given the length and balance of Jones, along with the amount of hits he’ll be taking while waiting for his chance, I’m not expecting Rampage to last very long.
I’m predicting the 24-year-old Jones to retain his title in dominant fashion.
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