I enjoy listening to Rogan on his podcast every now and then, but the guy is a hype man for the UFC like none other.
The only guy I am starting to believe has amazing talent and could very well become the greatest professional fighter in the world is Jon Jones.
I don't think there is anyone that can presently defeat him in the UFC (regardless of weight class). I also don't believe Bellator has talent that could last with him in the octagon.
What I also like about Jon Jones (even though it's mostly him dreaming) is that he has entertained the idea of having an exhibition fight with a champion professional boxer. If you remove 75% of Jones' tools (kicks, knees, elbows, ground game etc) and put him in a ring with a guy like Klitschko, say after a year of only solid boxing training, that's how I think we would be able to gauge whether the kid is truly gifted.
If that were to happen, I think he would get smoked, but if he were to win, then the kid would clearly be incredibly gifted.
For now, I'd like to see how he does against Anthony Johnson (I give Jones the clear advantage) and then he should maybe push Dana for a superfight against Cain Velasquez. If he gets passed those two guys, I say Dana should take this circus on the road and try to promote a fight between Klitschko & Jones (assuming Klitschko would even care to entertain the idea).
These are all crazy ideas I am spewing, but you never know...
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