I noticed that too, first he shot couple of times but Alex stuffed it. So he targeted legs for the next rounds and when he realized Alex has weakened he took him down. His fight IQ is insane
@@charlesg7926 bro a picogram😂 besides they just passed a new law in the UFC a while ago that that is not a thing anymore so 🤷🏾♂️. But let's turn it into a conversation ⏳ you said he's on steroids😈😈 well how many people do you think are on steroids in the mma world? Also those who are on roids still are not winning fights, already not the important ones so the fighters on it that have been trying to win fights for years still can't do it because it's about skill it's about talent
Too bad he wasn't clean. Amazingly talented yet soiled his legacy by not playing by the same rules as others. For the Jones fanboys, the levels measured in his system were similar to someone who had taken Turbinol a month before. Alexander deserved a better opponent.
@@snoopyshultz close enough to the ears, your opponent is not gonna sit around waiting. He wouldn’t of had to eat shots, nearly to the back of his head, if gus were maneuvering
This is one of the most perfect fights I ever seen someone fight. Considering how their first fight went makes this even more impressive as well. Hopefully we get to see Jon Jones fight a few more times before he retires but who knows.
I certainly hope so. He hasn't done nearly what he was capable of him. Could have been one of the most dominant guy in sports in general. Even still he's the GOAT in my eyes. If he comes back and wins the title at heavyweight that would be absolutely incredible as well. Unfortunately he got involved in drugs and negative things, which really almost ended his career, and definitely messed it up big time. Jons is coming back though to do what he does best though. March next year vs Francis they say.
@@elijahmitchell195 Yeah I hear you, but I think they're planning on just putting Jon against Franicis without a warm up now. Originally Jon was going to fight Stipe, but that never happened.
The respect between Jones and Gustafsson is pure class. Dare I say these two probably ended up as low-key friends. Great to see good sportsmanship at this level.
Incredible how he is able to manipulate arms of opponent, the wrist control, over hooks to wrench elbows/shoulders. As a martial artist myself it’s literally awesome to watch and breakdown film of this man. He pure genius in there. He started out so raw, and late in game it’s strange almost how he was able to master the game so quickly. Everything he does is calculated to wreak havoc on opponents joints and psyche. Fights in an exciting manner as well. Doesn’t force takedowns but the threat is always there. He is everywhere all the time. Meaning he is a great pressure fighter as well as great defensively as he loves to play counter striker. Moves left as a southpaw to anticipate and counter strike. Stays long but can chop up on inside with elbow attacks. Attacks wrists, shoulders, elbows, knees, neck, all vulnerable points of human anatomy. Also fights very well from both lefty and righty, like the Marvin Hagler of boxing. How does anyone say he not TBE. Khabib, GSP, Demetrius Johnson. They all don’t really come close. Cejudo is the only one that’s in sight but not as dominant and does not have the physicality of Jones. Can’t wait to see Jones Ngannou or Jones and the new Russian who just annihilated Tuivasa
Yepp the longer I watch MMA the more I realize Jon just does everything well his versatility and fight iq is the best. The only thing he lacks is perhaps heavy hands but he is smart like Cyril Gane and keeps distance well I think he can beat Gane with wrestling and perhaps Pavlovich and Francis the same way. His toughest matchup might be another wrestler like Blaydes
@@joeschmoe3665 he's been great against wrestlers. His problem isn't his grappling or defense against the same. His potential problem could be with another striker that can mix up kicks better than Dominic Reyes did. Although I think Jon wasn't 100% himself that fight he did show kinks previously unseen in his defense especially with getting punched by DR. Hopefully it was a one time thing and he's still as hungry as ever
Haha Interesting story. This video was banned from all views for 3 years. Recently they allowed it for viewing. Not sure why, but I'm glad everyone's enjoying the fight
@@crazypato3752 ppls always want to hate on smth, the original comment aint even saying good or bad things about khamzat, its just him stating a fact about jon jones, yet there is always that mad idiot in the comments
@@porkerpete7722 Gus lost to rumble and DC back to back in 2016-2017 then came back to beat glover in 2018. This fight was the end of 2018. After this fight Gus lost 3 straight so nah he was never the same.
@@porkerpete7722 but I’ve seen a lot of people say this wasn’t prime Gus it definitely was because the fight prior to this he beat the shit out of glover
@@agkizzy5405 it definitely wasn't prime Glover. Beating a washed out Glover doesn't mean that Gus is/was some super threat. If so, he'd have beaten Johnson and DC, too.
@@unixfool we gotta stop calling fighters washed💀 glover went on his championship run after the Gus fight winning 7 of his next 8 then barely losing to jiri and then we know what happpened with hill
Let's be real, if he fought Reyes again he'd probably destroy him too. I'd never want to fight Jones in a rematch. He's too smart and will make the adjustments. Your best chance is that first opportunity
Yeah, well unfortunately Jon doesn't usually train for guys he doesn't know much. He would destroy Reyes easily. Alex is much tougher than Reyes. The Alex rematch was big to him, so he trained hard.
He’s the best upper division grappler I’ve ever seen. He’s the only light heavyweight that can move like a 155er on top. Dudes that big shouldn’t be able to transition that quick.
@@starviper3556 Jon Jones would murder Tyson In the street and devour him In an MMA cage. Even Mike knows Jons the GOAT of MMA, he may be untouchable In the ring, but he's nothing but food to Jon Jones In the cage.
A true mixed martial artist. He really doesn't even use boxing punches. He tears your legs and mid section up. Then elbows the crap out ya. Then submits your ass. Rampage said the kicks to his knee should be banned. He couldn't even walk afterwards.
He isn't just trying to win the fight, he's literally trying to hurt you. This is why I say don't look for honour in a fight, because eventually you'll find a beast like this who will throw that shit out the window.
Lol it seizes the muscles and tendons that support your knee. You’ll be fine after but that shit has to hurt. Thankfully I haven’t come across anyone who has the IQ to do it
@@zeneth8082 We don't really know if they do any more damage than a standard unchecked leg kick. I can't think of a fighter that hasn't had an ACL/LCL/MCL/Meniscus surgery! Bisping had to have both knees replaced, and most of his career happened before Jackson Wink popularised the "Oblique Kick"...
@SavingPrivateBob You don't go looking for honor if YOU have it. You fight , your opponent doesn't have honor , that's when you show yours more while continuing to fight.
Silva is much closer to being third behind GSP, Silva ended up worse than GSP did... the argument between Jones vs GSP is even more complicated actually
That fight was so cool, they were very young and thirsty to reach bigger flights in the first one, here they are more matured and we could see how much they evolved as a person, as an athlete and what changed in their skills and strategies with the learnings they had throughout their career, the concept of REMATCH on its purest form, one that was really worth the wait.
This was Jons most impressive fight to me it was a huge improvement from his first fight with gus...his legs were stronger, his foot work was better, and because of that he was able to take him down and get the finish. All of Jons other opponents at the time had been smaller with a shorter reach but Gustafson made Jon grow skill wise and be a technically better fighter in my opinion.
You can also tell he was much more prepared. In the first fight he was talking about partying a lot pre Gus #1 - I just watched it and you can tell he was worn down from partying and not so quick. Came back fully ready and dismantled Gus. Great fight. Jones is truly a killer in there
Funny how everyone conveniently forgets Jon Jones pulsed for this fight and Dana White had to convince Alexander to accept the fight. Hell, they literally had to change the state of the fight LAST MINUTE to California because the Nevada State Athletic Commission was forbidding it from transpiring it in Nevada.
Gustafsson can't reach Jones when Jones is stepping backwards, Jon is also shadowing with his hands higher. Jon clearly studied way more for this fight. Jon is in great shape
As a fan who only started watching mma during the pandemic, i can only imagine how invincible jon jones must’ve looked after this victory. The first man to ever made jones look human, now made him look unstoppable again. Edit: either that or people immediately accused him of PEDs afterwards lol
haha Only haters bring up the PED thing. Truth is, they're all on it. DC had testosterone levels three times the average male amount in their rematch, you can look it up. It's public info on USADA's database. People just aren't too educated on what it takes to be like these guys, but taking PEDs won't make you even 5% of Jon Jones lol
No one can say argue about who the real G.O.A.T. is here 💯❤️. Jon Jones showed again ❤️ that he belongs to the Top of the greatest & best fighters in the World 💯.
People still saying Anderson Silva is the 185 GOAT despite he tested positive just like Jones. But with him it's okay i guess couse he is a fan favourite and Jon is not so people still always bring that up under every Jon Jones video. It's pretty salty that we only use steroids tests for fighters we don't like but don't do the same with fighters we like. Cheal Sonnen, Silva, Henderson exct, we only talk about PEDs when it comes to hated fighters like Jon and TJ, so it's salty and unfair to do
@@EmeralArrow The thing is Anderson Silva was not mentioned in this comment, was he? If he was mentioned as the GOAT, I would have said the same thing. Anyone who is exposed for taking steroids, their legacy is forever tainted.
Thinking after watching this the 15th time that just the way Jones is circling around to the left is limiting Gustufson’s kicking. And overall striking
Jon vs machita & this fight are some of my favorite! The way he made us think he was going to choke him out and then just started bombing on him was crazy!!
You actually see jon reach for the kimura in side control before he established crucifix in this fight. I think Gus’a team watched his Americana finish against belfort
Jones for the exact things that he showed in this fight. That's why I came back to watch it. I remember Jon sort of neutralizing Gustafsson's movement with those weird kicks to the knee and leg that Jon does. People think that Jon is just gonna wrestle Gane; I think he will try just to see if it works and if he can hold him down. He will try mixing up strikes with shoots to see how Gane's wrestling improves. If Gane is too strong or defends the takedowns well, Jon will just chop his legs and knees everytime he tries to get his movement going, then once he sort of messes up Gane's rhythm, the Takedowns will come
@@jasonboom9267everyone knows gustafson won the first fight simple gus won rounds 1-3 jones won round 4&5 and couldn’t even take down gustafson and gustafson took him down 4 times and outlanded him 😂 but Dana white had to come rescue his juiced up athlete 😂😂
@@castillollc2366bro don't fucking mention Dominic Glassy Reyes She have a 3 fucking brutal K0 Lose 😂😂 Jon Jones one of the most Hated UFC Fighter That's why I love him keep crying 😆😆
Styles make fights, this was essentially a boxer vs a kickboxer that's allowed to kick. If you control the distance you in a sense control your opponents moveset. Bones is cold man,that man had tools for days, but I personally love his elbows 🗿
Exactly. He made gus look slow and old compared to their first fight just by putting his ego aside and understanding his boxing isn’t crisp enough to trade with Gus. Intercepted with kicks every time Gus took a step foward and used that to set up the elbows/takedown
This fight was much more technical by Jon than the first.. the first fight Gustafson was backpedaling and even RUNNING away at times but having great counters.. this fight Jon was much more patient and was the one doing the countering. He’s gotten smarter and that makes him scarier. He’s the LeBron of the UFC in terms of having multiple yet different primes
@@matrixxx3662 the greatest UFC fighters in history have a strong wrestling game.. Silva, Jones, etc… there’s no “like a man” in this sport.. called MIXED martial arts for a reason because you merge boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, AND WRESTLING..
@@matrixxx3662bro ur a casual. Jones was out striking Gustafson before he took him to the ground and TKO’d him. This dude is complaining about someone wrestling in mma
@@ProfessionalCurryDefender Definitely not. They faked the stats like they did first fight. Gustafsson was tagging him the whole time. See that fight again.
Once Jones had him on the ground it looks in hindsight that his intention was always a ground-and-pound finish. The way he disengaged from the choke really gives the impression that that, and all the grappling that came just before was an elaborate misdirection. Gus wasn't given a chance to react. His back was already taken, and started the endless flurry. Clever that.
notice.. when Jones throws that high left kick 'he piroets to his right leg turning his whole head and body to the right 'with a short opening as he spins..
@@notshared4072 he’s being Generous. GSP is the only one worthy of being called “🐐.” 2 losses were avenged, Beat everyone he fought, 9 Consecutive Defenses in a Stacked WW Division. Then coming back to win the MW Belt, on top of never getting caught for PED’s, I’d say he’s number one. GSP, Aldo, Mighty Mouse, these are guys that are 🐐’s, who never popped for the 💉.
@@iamtheshadows4916 Younger? I’ve been following MMA since The PRIDE days, 2000 to be exact. I’ve followed Young GSP, all the way to Older GSP that fought Bisping. He never once popped for The Juice and heavily advocated Against PEDs. Do you not remember the Hendricks fight? Lmao.
16:12 looks like Jones was trying to choke him out, but Gus kept defending the choke, so Jones got pissed off and just decided to beat the shit out of him
14:48 Jon Jones had been feinting a takedown all towards the end of the 2nd round and Gus was reacting to stop it each time. This time Jon Jones feinted it and Gus didn't react as strongly as he did in the 2nd so Jon Jones went in for a full takedown shortly after, masterful stuff.
The way Jon broke down Gus’ legs in this fight to weaken his takedown defense was masterful.
I noticed that too, first he shot couple of times but Alex stuffed it. So he targeted legs for the next rounds and when he realized Alex has weakened he took him down. His fight IQ is insane
Brilliant
might not hav weakend the leg.might be timing
Jon Jones was on steroids this fight. However, he’s still a beast. But Gustafsson is a beast too, a true descendant of Vikings
@@charlesg7926 bro a picogram😂 besides they just passed a new law in the UFC a while ago that that is not a thing anymore so 🤷🏾♂️. But let's turn it into a conversation ⏳ you said he's on steroids😈😈 well how many people do you think are on steroids in the mma world? Also those who are on roids still are not winning fights, already not the important ones so the fighters on it that have been trying to win fights for years still can't do it because it's about skill it's about talent
A motivated Jon Jones is a dangerous man. Unbeatable
That looks scary when John was on top throwin down the punches on Gustafsens head.....
Matt Hamill beat Jon Jones
@@Fuzz1994tps no, hamill won by dq
@@Fuzz1994tps beat? Have u even watched the fight mate?
Yeah Matt Hamill beat up Jon Jones elbow with his face
You know it's bad when the ref hugs you and rubs your back after
Ref thinks is his son lol
Right I was just about to say something about that. Good guy ref I guess.
@@oscaralegre3683 🤣🤣🤣
That mustve hurt more than anything Jon did lol..
@danielisaacson264 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
This Jon Jones is possibly the best fighter on the planet. He's so unstoppable here.
Coca is a hella of a drug
@Storm Sumeet you wish
Everybody's on steroids
-Nate Diaz
@@outlaw._.lazines Nobody's on steroids. - Jon Jones
Too bad he wasn't clean. Amazingly talented yet soiled his legacy by not playing by the same rules as others. For the Jones fanboys, the levels measured in his system were similar to someone who had taken Turbinol a month before. Alexander deserved a better opponent.
Far & away Jones most underrated win IMO. He utterly dismantled Gus. Was an absolute masterclass.
Every time he has a rematch he finishes them just to prove a point 💪
it's amazing what a 3 piece to the back of the head will do. truly underated .
@@snoopyshultz close enough to the ears, your opponent is not gonna sit around waiting. He wouldn’t of had to eat shots, nearly to the back of his head, if gus were maneuvering
@@snoopyshultz oh shut up crybaby
@@pacsoulpavon9649!!
Jon fought with much less of his ego in the second fight...used his wrestling and was actually training properly
You mean using steroids
@@StuffAndMemes drugs don't teach u talent also he was clean here
@@michealjames8195 he literally tested positive for this fight
@@Anthony-ew8tk drugs literally didn’t give him skill either
I reiterate he wasn't clean this fight I am not sure someone help me out here
This is one of the most perfect fights I ever seen someone fight. Considering how their first fight went makes this even more impressive as well. Hopefully we get to see Jon Jones fight a few more times before he retires but who knows.
A better gameplan does miracles.
I certainly hope so. He hasn't done nearly what he was capable of him. Could have been one of the most dominant guy in sports in general. Even still he's the GOAT in my eyes. If he comes back and wins the title at heavyweight that would be absolutely incredible as well. Unfortunately he got involved in drugs and negative things, which really almost ended his career, and definitely messed it up big time. Jons is coming back though to do what he does best though. March next year vs Francis they say.
@@billj4525
UFC 285.
@@billj4525 I hope Francis isn’t his first fight when he fights in March. I want both of them to have a warmup fight
@@elijahmitchell195 Yeah I hear you, but I think they're planning on just putting Jon against Franicis without a warm up now. Originally Jon was going to fight Stipe, but that never happened.
in that ending jon looked like a fucking snake the way he was slowly climbing up alex' body.. fuckin masterpiece.
Reminds me of when he rear naked choked rampage
Jujitsu is pretty high level
I was thinking the same. Step by step excellence.
Really impressive thing about jones is how well he listens to his corner and coaches it’s really impressive
The respect between Jones and Gustafsson is pure class. Dare I say these two probably ended up as low-key friends. Great to see good sportsmanship at this level.
Incredible how he is able to manipulate arms of opponent, the wrist control, over hooks to wrench elbows/shoulders. As a martial artist myself it’s literally awesome to watch and breakdown film of this man. He pure genius in there. He started out so raw, and late in game it’s strange almost how he was able to master the game so quickly. Everything he does is calculated to wreak havoc on opponents joints and psyche. Fights in an exciting manner as well. Doesn’t force takedowns but the threat is always there. He is everywhere all the time. Meaning he is a great pressure fighter as well as great defensively as he loves to play counter striker. Moves left as a southpaw to anticipate and counter strike. Stays long but can chop up on inside with elbow attacks. Attacks wrists, shoulders, elbows, knees, neck, all vulnerable points of human anatomy. Also fights very well from both lefty and righty, like the Marvin Hagler of boxing. How does anyone say he not TBE. Khabib, GSP, Demetrius Johnson. They all don’t really come close. Cejudo is the only one that’s in sight but not as dominant and does not have the physicality of Jones. Can’t wait to see Jones Ngannou or Jones and the new Russian who just annihilated Tuivasa
Great breakdown my man! 💪😎
Yepp the longer I watch MMA the more I realize Jon just does everything well his versatility and fight iq is the best. The only thing he lacks is perhaps heavy hands but he is smart like Cyril Gane and keeps distance well I think he can beat Gane with wrestling and perhaps Pavlovich and Francis the same way. His toughest matchup might be another wrestler like Blaydes
@@joeschmoe3665 he's been great against wrestlers. His problem isn't his grappling or defense against the same. His potential problem could be with another striker that can mix up kicks better than Dominic Reyes did. Although I think Jon wasn't 100% himself that fight he did show kinks previously unseen in his defense especially with getting punched by DR. Hopefully it was a one time thing and he's still as hungry as ever
jones will drown at heavy weight, he's used to being a weight bully at lhw
@@jougetsu he’s on steroids
3rd generation of title contenders. Jon has single handedly changed the future of the art
Man the last kick in round two was unbelievable it’s almost like Jon is physic at times 😭🐐
what? so boring kick in the 2nd round... what do you mean?
@jeremyhelias5450 it's the kick literally Joe Rogan pointed out and was talking about between round 2 and 3
Man bruh... That ground and pound WAS ALL THE WAY VICIOUS
5:34
When they go through the screen-recording trouble to bring us high-quality recaps, they get my vote!
Thanks SavingPrivateBob, excellent video!
Haha Interesting story. This video was banned from all views for 3 years. Recently they allowed it for viewing. Not sure why, but I'm glad everyone's enjoying the fight
I have a lot of respect for both Alex and Jon.
Facts
I ain't got no respect for you.
6:39: “The unauthorized distribution of this work is illegal”
Us watching this on UA-cam for free 😂😂
Jones' fight IQ is a thing of beauty to watch.
word son those 3 punches to the back of the head one after another with laser guided precision was a thing of beauty
🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡 look closely you inbred. He literally hit right above the ear which is aloud you can’t hit directly behind the head maybe open your eyes
@@snoopyshultzonly 1 was to the back of the head
"He beat the monsters..." - Khazmat Chimaev 2022
Gilbert almost killed chimaev lol keep quiet 🤫
@@finalaneRecordsENT lol who won the fight again? 🤡🤣🤣
@@finalaneRecordsENT you could say Khamzat almost killed Burns as well lol
@@crazypato3752 ppls always want to hate on smth, the original comment aint even saying good or bad things about khamzat, its just him stating a fact about jon jones, yet there is always that mad idiot in the comments
@@finalaneRecordsENT gustavson was robbed on the first fight dude
The adjustments compared to the first fight are insane
Jon underestimated Gus in the first fight, he came prepared this time round, Gus was never the same after this thrashing.
Didn't he beat Glover after? And almost DC?
@@porkerpete7722 Gus lost to rumble and DC back to back in 2016-2017 then came back to beat glover in 2018. This fight was the end of 2018. After this fight Gus lost 3 straight so nah he was never the same.
@@porkerpete7722 but I’ve seen a lot of people say this wasn’t prime Gus it definitely was because the fight prior to this he beat the shit out of glover
@@agkizzy5405 it definitely wasn't prime Glover. Beating a washed out Glover doesn't mean that Gus is/was some super threat. If so, he'd have beaten Johnson and DC, too.
@@unixfool we gotta stop calling fighters washed💀 glover went on his championship run after the Gus fight winning 7 of his next 8 then barely losing to jiri and then we know what happpened with hill
Let's be real, if he fought Reyes again he'd probably destroy him too. I'd never want to fight Jones in a rematch. He's too smart and will make the adjustments. Your best chance is that first opportunity
Yeah, well unfortunately Jon doesn't usually train for guys he doesn't know much. He would destroy Reyes easily. Alex is much tougher than Reyes. The Alex rematch was big to him, so he trained hard.
Seeing this for the first time in 2024, Jon Bones you bad man that was crazy
15:45 this sequence is freaking beautiful.
And Gus was disappointingly using the half guard wrong
No
That ref tho..badass
Is Alex Gustaffason in the Hall of Fame? If not he’s 100% should be, literally the only man to give Jonny Bones a run for his money
Dude is a legend for sure. Jon needed him to really establish his legacy. Before that, he rarely had to dig deep
By that logic then Reyes should also be in the hall of fame
@@alpyigit2867 u can't compare gustafsson's legacy to reyes shut up :D
@@alpyigit2867 Jones beat Reyes fairly...Reyes had THE BEST 1st 2 rounds against Jones ever but Gassed Out and Lost the fight in the later rounds.
@@mxbblife_mu Reyes won first 3 rounds
14:55 that woman screaming knew what was gonna happen when jon took him down lol
He’s the best upper division grappler I’ve ever seen. He’s the only light heavyweight that can move like a 155er on top. Dudes that big shouldn’t be able to transition that quick.
Fr easily comparable to Mike Tyson in his prime
@@adrianpaneda6467 nah men, Mike would eat him alive in boxing skills
@@starviper3556 Jon Jones would murder Tyson In the street and devour him In an MMA cage. Even Mike knows Jons the GOAT of MMA, he may be untouchable In the ring, but he's nothing but food to Jon Jones In the cage.
A true mixed martial artist. He really doesn't even use boxing punches. He tears your legs and mid section up. Then elbows the crap out ya. Then submits your ass. Rampage said the kicks to his knee should be banned. He couldn't even walk afterwards.
He isn't just trying to win the fight, he's literally trying to hurt you. This is why I say don't look for honour in a fight, because eventually you'll find a beast like this who will throw that shit out the window.
Lol it seizes the muscles and tendons that support your knee. You’ll be fine after but that shit has to hurt.
Thankfully I haven’t come across anyone who has the IQ to do it
@@TheSublimeLifestyle You definitely are not fine after, those kicks will permanently damage you.
@@zeneth8082 We don't really know if they do any more damage than a standard unchecked leg kick. I can't think of a fighter that hasn't had an ACL/LCL/MCL/Meniscus surgery! Bisping had to have both knees replaced, and most of his career happened before Jackson Wink popularised the "Oblique Kick"...
@SavingPrivateBob You don't go looking for honor if YOU have it. You fight , your opponent doesn't have honor , that's when you show yours more while continuing to fight.
I miss the old ufc shorts w all the promotions on it. Gus had those great blue and yellow shorts that were so iconic from the first fight
The GOAT of the UFC, Jon Jones. Anderson Silva is a very close #2 but I gotta say that Jon Jones is the GOAT.
Silva is much closer to being third behind GSP, Silva ended up worse than GSP did... the argument between Jones vs GSP is even more complicated actually
If Jones beat Gane this March it would be clear for me that he's the 🐐
I totally agree with you on that one
All it took was 1 secured takedown, people forgot how savage Jon is
Those side kicks to the legs are had to watch in any jones fight, the guy must have the best kicks in ufc so efficient
love how the ref was hugging and rubbing gustafsons back after he pounded him out and stopped the fight
JJ is the GOAT. PFP No1.
Nobody can compete with Jon in rematches
That fight was so cool, they were very young and thirsty to reach bigger flights in the first one, here they are more matured and we could see how much they evolved as a person, as an athlete and what changed in their skills and strategies with the learnings they had throughout their career, the concept of REMATCH on its purest form, one that was really worth the wait.
let's show some love for the real GOAT here: the referee
This was Jons most impressive fight to me it was a huge improvement from his first fight with gus...his legs were stronger, his foot work was better, and because of that he was able to take him down and get the finish. All of Jons other opponents at the time had been smaller with a shorter reach but Gustafson made Jon grow skill wise and be a technically better fighter in my opinion.
You can also tell he was much more prepared. In the first fight he was talking about partying a lot pre Gus #1 - I just watched it and you can tell he was worn down from partying and not so quick. Came back fully ready and dismantled Gus. Great fight. Jones is truly a killer in there
I can't wait until the GOAT comes back. Whoever he's fighting will get the best Jon Jones we've ever seen.
I have no doubt about that
This is the first time I have ever seen anyone use a half Nelson to setup a finish to a fight, pro or amateur.
The most effectively-creative fighter
Ssme
It’s that wrestling dna in him
Funny how everyone conveniently forgets Jon Jones pulsed for this fight and Dana White had to convince Alexander to accept the fight. Hell, they literally had to change the state of the fight LAST MINUTE to California because the Nevada State Athletic Commission was forbidding it from transpiring it in Nevada.
When jon jones goes for the kill like when he got that take down at the end that's a baddddd place to be on earth. Jon can kill anyone on earth easily
Love re- watching this fight. Bones is so good he just toward his opponent apart. Congrats champ
Jones sitting there like a final boss in a dojo
Gustafsson can't reach Jones when Jones is stepping backwards, Jon is also shadowing with his hands higher. Jon clearly studied way more for this fight. Jon is in great shape
Yeah, this fight was important to him. He didn't train at all for their fight. He didn't know Alex at the time and didn't take him seriously.
As a fan who only started watching mma during the pandemic, i can only imagine how invincible jon jones must’ve looked after this victory. The first man to ever made jones look human, now made him look unstoppable again.
Edit: either that or people immediately accused him of PEDs afterwards lol
haha Only haters bring up the PED thing. Truth is, they're all on it. DC had testosterone levels three times the average male amount in their rematch, you can look it up. It's public info on USADA's database. People just aren't too educated on what it takes to be like these guys, but taking PEDs won't make you even 5% of Jon Jones lol
No one can say argue about who the real G.O.A.T. is here 💯❤️. Jon Jones showed again ❤️ that he belongs to the Top of the greatest & best fighters in the World 💯.
Can't be a GOAT if you took steroids. Sorry but Jon's legacy is forever tarnished.
People still saying Anderson Silva is the 185 GOAT despite he tested positive just like Jones.
But with him it's okay i guess couse he is a fan favourite and Jon is not so people still always bring that up under every Jon Jones video.
It's pretty salty that we only use steroids tests for fighters we don't like but don't do the same with fighters we like.
Cheal Sonnen, Silva, Henderson exct, we only talk about PEDs when it comes to hated fighters like Jon and TJ, so it's salty and unfair to do
@@EmeralArrow The thing is Anderson Silva was not mentioned in this comment, was he? If he was mentioned as the GOAT, I would have said the same thing. Anyone who is exposed for taking steroids, their legacy is forever tainted.
@@filay248 Here yes
But in every single other mma video or any platform he is.
@@filay248 You’re just a hater
in early rounds with jones circling he’s totally adapted alex’s strategy from the first fight.
Thinking after watching this the 15th time that just the way Jones is circling around to the left is limiting Gustufson’s kicking. And overall striking
I love that sambo elbow knot from Jones in the beginning
I'm watching your video thanks for sharing
Bro the fighting iq he has is insane
That eye poke by Alexander made me laugh 😂
Jon vs machita & this fight are some of my favorite! The way he made us think he was going to choke him out and then just started bombing on him was crazy!!
Flashback to the way he finished TRTitor. Side control to crucifix. But followed by ground n pound instead of kimura this time around.
You actually see jon reach for the kimura in side control before he established crucifix in this fight. I think Gus’a team watched his Americana finish against belfort
To this day idk what it was about Jon's GNP finish here, but it seemed so heavy and vicious
Jon Jones is set to fight Ciryl Gane in March. Who y'all got?
Gane
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Jones for the exact things that he showed in this fight. That's why I came back to watch it. I remember Jon sort of neutralizing Gustafsson's movement with those weird kicks to the knee and leg that Jon does. People think that Jon is just gonna wrestle Gane; I think he will try just to see if it works and if he can hold him down. He will try mixing up strikes with shoots to see how Gane's wrestling improves. If Gane is too strong or defends the takedowns well, Jon will just chop his legs and knees everytime he tries to get his movement going, then once he sort of messes up Gane's rhythm, the Takedowns will come
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Jon Jones wins
lovely fight
It was crazy cuz in the first one Jones had him back pedaling but this one Jones just played it smart and out classed that man.
Poor Gustavsson, he would have easily been a champ if he wasnt in the Bones Jones era
He beat him the first fight but got robbed why you think there is a whole rematch
@@castillollc2366 hahaha you're funny
@@jasonboom9267everyone knows gustafson won the first fight simple gus won rounds 1-3 jones won round 4&5 and couldn’t even take down gustafson and gustafson took him down 4 times and outlanded him 😂 but Dana white had to come rescue his juiced up athlete 😂😂
@@jasonboom9267don’t forget jones lost to Dominick Reyes too 🤦♂️🤦♂️robbery at its finest
@@castillollc2366bro don't fucking mention Dominic Glassy Reyes She have a 3 fucking brutal K0 Lose 😂😂
Jon Jones one of the most Hated UFC Fighter That's why I love him keep crying 😆😆
This was jon jones heavyist fight ever gustavson was impressive
The way the umpire strokes him at the end 😂
14:49 Jones knew it was time for the takedown after that feint
Styles make fights, this was essentially a boxer vs a kickboxer that's allowed to kick.
If you control the distance you in a sense control your opponents moveset.
Bones is cold man,that man had tools for days, but I personally love his elbows 🗿
Exactly. He made gus look slow and old compared to their first fight just by putting his ego aside and understanding his boxing isn’t crisp enough to trade with Gus. Intercepted with kicks every time Gus took a step foward and used that to set up the elbows/takedown
3:26 this looked like the kick that Alex said got him early. He switched stances and shook it off.
Jones is masterfully dismantles Gus take down defense by destroying that leg , what a masterclass
This is why he is the Goat of MMA. Perfecto.... Beautiful art of fighting skill
This fight was much more technical by Jon than the first.. the first fight Gustafson was backpedaling and even RUNNING away at times but having great counters.. this fight Jon was much more patient and was the one doing the countering. He’s gotten smarter and that makes him scarier. He’s the LeBron of the UFC in terms of having multiple yet different primes
Jones succeeded a takedown and kept him on the ground. He didn’t want to continue the fight on the feet like a man.
@@matrixxx3662 the greatest UFC fighters in history have a strong wrestling game.. Silva, Jones, etc… there’s no “like a man” in this sport.. called MIXED martial arts for a reason because you merge boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, AND WRESTLING..
@@matrixxx3662dude your stupid.of course he wanted to finish him. And he did.
@@matrixxx3662bro ur a casual. Jones was out striking Gustafson before he took him to the ground and TKO’d him. This dude is complaining about someone wrestling in mma
@@ProfessionalCurryDefender Definitely not. They faked the stats like they did first fight. Gustafsson was tagging him the whole time. See that fight again.
Once Jones had him on the ground it looks in hindsight that his intention was always a ground-and-pound finish.
The way he disengaged from the choke really gives the impression that that, and all the grappling that came just before was an elaborate misdirection.
Gus wasn't given a chance to react. His back was already taken, and started the endless flurry. Clever that.
Well said, my dude. Beautiful wording
@@SavingPrivateBob Yeah man. I'm not of fan of Jon Jones the person, but there is so much to learn from his fight IQ. Coming from a shotokanist.
Oss!
Bones could have easily gone for a submission win there, it's almost as if he disengages to visciously smash Gus just to prove a point !!!
Gus ground defense is actually very disappointing, especially his half guard.
The only guy I've seen to put Jon Jones to the test.
Jons coaches are incredible. They trust and know his Fight IQ is so high, so they just keep his mindset calm.
JON BONES JONES É FENOMENAL 🔥💪🏻
This isn't that young Jon staying up days before a fight partying no no... this is big boy jon
A focused Jon is the scariest man alive 😬
The spine is the most important thing to perfect in fighting. It helps with everything.
17:16 That takedown looked like it’s from a video game or movie. *Beautiful* .
It's crazy how jones just demolished him this time around.
Why was DC so quiet during the commentary of this fight ? ……..lol
U know he's a legend when he won all his rematches
That needle is a mf ain’t it
notice.. when Jones throws that high left kick 'he piroets to his right leg turning his whole head and body to the right 'with a short opening as he spins..
Jon etched the first one out and completely dominated from start to finish proving he is by far the superior, more intelligent and diverse fighter.
The one and only GOAT!
Georges St. Pierre is the 🐐
@@Ricatonniisasavage8854 Even GSP would disagree. FWIW, he named Khabib his GOAT in an interview this summer.
@@notshared4072 he’s being Generous.
GSP is the only one worthy of being called “🐐.” 2 losses were avenged, Beat everyone he fought, 9 Consecutive Defenses in a Stacked WW Division. Then coming back to win the MW Belt, on top of never getting caught for PED’s, I’d say he’s number one.
GSP, Aldo, Mighty Mouse, these are guys that are 🐐’s, who never popped for the 💉.
@@Ricatonniisasavage8854 GSP deff used predstavlja before usada lmao I guess u are the younger one
@@iamtheshadows4916 Younger? I’ve been following MMA since The PRIDE days, 2000 to be exact. I’ve followed Young GSP, all the way to Older GSP that fought Bisping. He never once popped for The Juice and heavily advocated Against PEDs. Do you not remember the Hendricks fight? Lmao.
Jon Jones he is not only the best fighter he also recovery jumping too. He is my hero God bless Jon Jones.
You know what is as impressive as the fight? the braids on the ref
16:12 looks like Jones was trying to choke him out, but Gus kept defending the choke, so Jones got pissed off and just decided to beat the shit out of him
Not only is he just a brilliant martial artist. Hes absolutely strong af 😂 hard to do anything when hes grappling im sure
ref is the real MVP here 😅
For me Jones is one of the Greatest, bcoz he knows to adjust in his fight evry round and strategic and smart Fighter..
Why the ref holding Gustafson like that 16:35 🤣
I’ve been watching UFC since a kid. 1993, and I’ve never seen that lol.
Probably because their both Nordic or whatever
@Lizard People I was thinking the same thing.
Jones weird ass coach lmao, feeeel the waterfalll 😂
Used to focus on a singular thing before taking in information. As you can see, it can work
Nobody can teach jones how to fight, the max they can do is keep his focused and calm.
14:48 Jon Jones had been feinting a takedown all towards the end of the 2nd round and Gus was reacting to stop it each time. This time Jon Jones feinted it and Gus didn't react as strongly as he did in the 2nd so Jon Jones went in for a full takedown shortly after, masterful stuff.
If "Take down defense does not equal a good ground game" was a person..
6:38 sheeeeesh
Ref came directly from Forjaz. So nice to have a fellow dwarf to look after ufc fights
Jon jones would make a great street fighter character 😂
Funny mustache guy is the best ref ever
if jon beats francis... oh man im going to be a biggg bones fan
My mind will implode
You're a fake fan.
I love Dom he’s so technical in his commentary.
A very underrated commentator. He has a knack for thinking outside the box and most people prefer the standard, entertaining approach.
Ref hugged'em like a Baby😂😂
Those last few punches were scary 🤕
Takes a man to accept a beating like that, those of us who grew up in violent circumstances know that