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 |  Subject: Daniel Cormier: ‘Jon Jones is a 'tougher' fight than Junior dos Santos’ Tue Oct 30, 2012 4:24 pm | |
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- Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix 2012 winner Daniel Cormier says going
toe-to-toe against current UFC light heavyweight champion, Jon Jones,
would prove to be a 'tougher' fight than one against heavyweight
kingpin, Junior dos Santos, because of the wrestling skills of 'Bones.'
"If [teammate Cain Velasquez]
is not the champion, why not stay at heavyweight? I'm 10-0 at
heavyweight. I'm undefeated. I haven't lost. If Cain's not the champion,
why wouldn't I stay up and fight? ... Jon Jones
is a tougher fight. I think Jon Jones is a tougher fight because of his
ability to wrestle. Obviously Junior's a bigger puncher and extremely
confident, as he should be, but I think Jon's a tougher fight for a guy
like me because of his wrestling ability."
-- Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix 2012 winner, Daniel Cormier, tells Sherdog that a fight against current Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Light Heavyweight
champion Jon Jones would be a much "tougher" one than facing
heavyweight title holder, Junior dos Santos. Not that "Cigano" isn't a
dangerous foe. It's just that "Bones" has a wrestling advantage over
the Brazilian bomber, while Junior obviously holds the striking ace up
his sleeve. Then again, it's safe to say Cormier has the upper hand on
Jones in the wrestling department given his Olympic-level skills.
Cormier, who is expected to eventually join the ranks of the UFC, will
find out soon enough which of the two is a tougher match up because he
will likely find himself inside the Octagon against at least one, and
perhaps even both, of them down the road. The former Olympian hasn't
been shy in expressing his interest
in dropping down to 205-pounds to face Jones, while a fight opposite
‘Cigano" would likely happen first, seeing as how fighting in the land
of the giants is his true calling until proven otherwise. continued... | |
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| | Subject: Re: Daniel Cormier: ‘Jon Jones is a 'tougher' fight than Junior dos Santos’ Tue Oct 30, 2012 6:48 pm | |
| hmmm maybe, until you get hit by a cinder block. | |
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| | Subject: Re: Daniel Cormier: ‘Jon Jones is a 'tougher' fight than Junior dos Santos’ Wed Oct 31, 2012 7:33 am | |
| Yeah if these two fought my money is on JDS via knock out | |
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| | Subject: Re: Daniel Cormier: ‘Jon Jones is a 'tougher' fight than Junior dos Santos’ Wed Oct 31, 2012 10:48 am | |
| Mine would be on Cromier via brutal ground and pound! | |
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| | Subject: Re: Daniel Cormier: ‘Jon Jones is a 'tougher' fight than Junior dos Santos’ Wed Oct 31, 2012 11:13 am | |
| Probably a fair assessment. Nowhere does he say either fight would be easy.
If he cannot go toe-to-toe with either fighter it makes sense that his perception of an easier fight would be the one with higher probability of a takedown. | |
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| | Subject: Re: Daniel Cormier: ‘Jon Jones is a 'tougher' fight than Junior dos Santos’ Wed Oct 31, 2012 11:54 am | |
| Yup, it's far easier to out wrestle a boxer rather than a wrestler with stand up. | |
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