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MMA Sensei
Career record: 221-124
Season: 45-23 (#281)
Location: In the cheap seats.
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...that Jon Jones' nickname must be "The Martian Manhunter." 
Plus, I think he might be a good "prospect" for the UFC. He's only 21, and winning a decision over Gusmao was pretty unexpected. Joe Rogan commented that Jones has been training MMA for 9 months.
Nine.
Months.
His tilt at UFC 87 was his 6th fight since April. Goldie noted that Jones was a Greco-Roman All-American, and there aren't a ton of Greco-Roman wrestlers in MMA right now (Hendo is the only one I can think of in the UFC right now), so Jones could catch some guys off-guard. Randy Couture once noted that it's difficult to find an MMA training partner who's well-versed in Greco-Roman, making it harder to prepare.
His name caught my eye, but I think he's a good signing for the UFC, and I would probably put him in the UFC's Top 20 already. I'd like to see him go against somebody like Reese Andy or Tim Boetsch next.
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Post #1 8/28/08 10:54:13AM
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LETS GO G-MEN!
Career record: 66-45
Season: 41-29 (#1865)
Location: Selden, Long Island
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i agree with you that hes a great prospect but to say he is already in the top 20 is obsurd. but yeah hes a great prospect just not top 20 after 1 fight vs guasamo
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Post #2 8/28/08 11:28:30AM
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MMA Sensei
Career record: 221-124
Season: 45-23 (#281)
Location: In the cheap seats.
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Posted by DiabloFreak56
i agree with you that hes a great prospect but to say he is already in the top 20 is obsurd. but yeah hes a great prospect just not top 20 after 1 fight vs guasamo
Forrest, Rampage, Liddell, Machida, Wandy, Thiago Silva, Rashad, Shogun, Jardine, Bonnar, Sokoudjou, Reljic, Vera, Hamill, Gouveia, Irvin, Alexander, Cane... That's 18.
I'm not counting Rich Franklin as a LHW yet, and I'm also not counting Henderson.
Right now, I would rate Gusmao, Andy, Lambert, Boetsch, Lee, and Sakara below Jones. Sakara has already dropped to 185, and Lambert is about to.
So yeah, without giving it a ton of thought, I rate Jones somewhere around 19th-21st in the UFC, depending on the guys coming into and going out of the division. Explain why you think that's absurd and maybe I'll reconsider. Like I say, I haven't given it a ton of thought, but I've given it some.
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Post #3 8/28/08 12:59:03PM
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MMA Regular
Career record: 138-60
Season: 51-19 (#313)
Location: Montreal
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Yeah, but Martian Manhunter just died weeks ago (in the DC universe), so it would not be a winning nickname...
I know I'm a geek...
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I wish irony was food, world hunger would be cured these days - me
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Post #4 8/28/08 3:06:52PM
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Bowen50
In Full Mount
Career record: 161-98
Season: 43-27 (#832)
Location: Long Island, NY
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Posted by AchillesHeel
Posted by DiabloFreak56
i agree with you that hes a great prospect but to say he is already in the top 20 is obsurd. but yeah hes a great prospect just not top 20 after 1 fight vs guasamo
Forrest, Rampage, Liddell, Machida, Wandy, Thiago Silva, Rashad, Shogun, Jardine, Bonnar, Sokoudjou, Reljic, Vera, Hamill, Gouveia, Irvin, Alexander, Cane... That's 18.
I'm not counting Rich Franklin as a LHW yet, and I'm also not counting Henderson.
Right now, I would rate Gusmao, Andy, Lambert, Boetsch, Lee, and Sakara below Jones. Sakara has already dropped to 185, and Lambert is about to.
So yeah, without giving it a ton of thought, I rate Jones somewhere around 19th-21st in the UFC, depending on the guys coming into and going out of the division. Explain why you think that's absurd and maybe I'll reconsider. Like I say, I haven't given it a ton of thought, but I've given it some.
I agree. Jones was very impressive in his win over Gusmao. He's definitly in the lower echelon of the top 20. Boetsch got really overrated after he beat Heath. Plus like you said Sakara and Lambert are both at 185 now and i think Jones is better than Reese Andy. Also James Lee hasn't fought since January and he got KO'd by Sakara. i gotta agree Jon Jones is in the top 20.
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Post #5 8/28/08 3:51:14PM
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F--K_Luck_AuH2O
In Full Mount
Career record: 118-95
Season: 41-29 (#908)
Location: Glendale: Da Ghetto Desert
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I was telling my friend the other day that he should change his nickname to the Moon Knight (he always does his training at night).
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Post #6 8/28/08 11:44:43PM
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gartface
MMA Sensei
Career record: 147-96
Season: 51-19 (#178)
Location: Flo-town, SC
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Posted by Evilwig
Yeah, but Martian Manhunter just died weeks ago (in the DC universe), so it would not be a winning nickname...
I know I'm a geek...
The wrong kind of geek...DC 
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Post #7 8/28/08 11:51:19PM
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MMA Regular
Career record: 138-60
Season: 51-19 (#313)
Location: Montreal
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Posted by gartface
Posted by Evilwig
Yeah, but Martian Manhunter just died weeks ago (in the DC universe), so it would not be a winning nickname...
I know I'm a geek...
The wrong kind of geek...DC
Well I read more marvel than DC.......
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You people don't know what the truth is! It's there, just under their bullshit, but you never look! That's what I hate most about this fucking city -- lies are news and the truth is obsolete! - Spider Jerusalem
I wish irony was food, world hunger would be cured these days - me
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Post #8 8/29/08 12:12:20AM
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gartface
MMA Sensei
Career record: 147-96
Season: 51-19 (#178)
Location: Flo-town, SC
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Posted by Evilwig
Posted by gartface
Posted by Evilwig
Yeah, but Martian Manhunter just died weeks ago (in the DC universe), so it would not be a winning nickname...
I know I'm a geek...
The wrong kind of geek...DC
Well I read more marvel than DC.......
I was just messing with you, but that's good. Never was a fan of DC...Superman just seemed too over the top. Batman is amazing, but all of the other Justice League...eh.
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Post #9 8/29/08 12:54:44AM
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JohnnyNapalm
MMA Regular
Career record: 22-14
Season: 22-14 (#5568)
Location: In a vacuum named Hoover
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Posted by gartface
Posted by Evilwig
Posted by gartface
Posted by Evilwig
Yeah, but Martian Manhunter just died weeks ago (in the DC universe), so it would not be a winning nickname...
I know I'm a geek...
The wrong kind of geek...DC
Well I read more marvel than DC.......
I was just messing with you, but that's good. Never was a fan of DC...Superman just seemed too over the top. Batman is amazing, but all of the other Justice League...eh.
Justice League "eh"?
Whaddya smokin'? Check the super cans on Wonder Woman:
That's not just eh, that's ******' eh!
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