Michael Chiesa looked much better at 170 than 155. Carlos Condit is done. The game has passed him by and his skills haven't evolved.
I love Cyborg and Nunez. Was hoping for a 5 round war where they both are elevated. Cyborg was too amped up and wreckless. I think she can and will do better in a rematch but I will stop short of predicting a win for her. Could be a case of Cain and JDS. Hopefully, we'll find out. One thing that is for sure is that Amanda Nunez deserves to be the main event for now on. She's earned it.
Jon Jones? For fuck sakes is he good. He is the Sugar Ray Robinson of MMA. Watching the fight, my 1st observation was that he looked much better in round 1 of the rematch. Halfway through round 2, I thought Gus may have been getting into it a little but then Jon flipped the switch and dominated him the last 90 seconds. I said to a co worker before the 3rd that he's going to punish him in the 3rd and stop him in the 4th. Guess I was wrong. LOL. Gus is going to end up being the best UFC light heavyweight to never win the belt. Too bad for him he came around in the Jones/DC era.
Back to Jones. He is so talented. So genetically blessed. So athletic. So damn smart. DC doesn't need any more of Jon Jones. It will only get worse. I am convinced that Jon Jones could have been an NBA point guard or an NFL tight end or safety. He is truly special.
I've been a boxing fan my whole life and only started with the UFC in about 2011. It was actually Jon Jones fight that drew me to the sport. I think it was when he choked out Machida whilst standing up. Boxing has a richer history and all that but in 2019, it takes a backseat to MMA and unfortunately probably for the foreseeable future.
