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Could Jon Jones Ever Fight Anderson Silva?

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#1 ·
He's going to beat Shogun. And he'll lock the belt like GSP and Silva. When he does, could he ever face Anderson Silva?

I personally think he could be one of the few men on the planet that could beat Silva....(keep in mind I'm saying that as a silva fanboy, who's hanging from his nuts).
 
#12 ·
This about sums it up but more than likely also means its never going to happen.

I think there is probably a 2 year opening at best before ether Jones move up to HW or Silva retires and if it don't happen in the next year the less and less likely this fight will become.

It does rain some future shadow down on the LHW division when you look at the list of future title contenders, should Jones win the division really dried out, Rash wont fight him, everyone else is past there prime and falling sharply or quite bluntly over rated, Forest vs Franklin about summed up what is left to expect for that division and its quite sad when the division used to be so stacked.
 
#4 ·
You.. honestly think Jones is going to beat Shogun..? What.

Do you have any idea how badly Shogun is going to murder him?

I love Jones and all but he's not ready for Shogun. By Jones's age, Shogun had accomplished so many titles and defences and just has way more experience and knowledge of the sport then Jones. It's gonna end badly.
 
#5 ·
Sure I suppose, if he loses to Shogun it would be a great fight for AS since he doesn't seem to want to compete for the title.

Personally I would take JBJ over AS due to his wrestling and GnP...although I did think he left a lot of openings for Vera when he was in guard, must have just been me though cuz Vera didn't do anything except get smashed.
 
#8 ·
...although I did think he left a lot of openings for Vera when he was in guard, must have just been me though cuz Vera didn't do anything except get smashed.
Jones leaves those long ass limbs waiting to get armbar'd.

Vera was cognisant of the opportunity, but was trying to be sly about going for it... you could see him eyeballing it from his guard. But then, Jones turned his face into pudding.
 
#6 ·
assuming he will walk thru Shogun because he has dominated guys like Vera and Bader?? Big mistake. He may very well win the fight but to already be making plans for his future like superfights vs Anderson is really silly at this point. Midaswell move him up to HW and grab the title from Cain with NP too.
 
#7 ·
Shogun is a real fighter, he's gonna put Jon Jones to sleep, no need to send him to Anderson.
 
#11 ·
I think my first thread in this forum was that question, with the underlying ranking as Silva and JBJ being #1 and #2 LHWs in the world.

I think if GSP V Silva had happened last summer as it should have and Silva was fighting at LHW (as should have happened),... we would have seen this fight or would see it soon
 
#18 ·
I predicted Jone Jones would easily beat Shogun. And I also predicted he will lock his weight division down, so what about a Jon Jones vs Anderson Silva fight?

I know it cannot happen right now, but still, I predicted BEFORE the shogun fight that he already had the skills to beat Silva. Now, after the shogun fight, do you also see this truth?

I'm saying this as a man literally hanging from Anderson Silva's nuts. I'm a huge spider fan.
 
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