UFC 214 is your very piled PPV of 2017. Three title fights and a bevy of thrilling, ridiculously good struggles clutter the 12-fight event. Obviously, the main event is that the long-awaited rematch between Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones for the UFC light heavyweight title.
The principal card also features Tyron Woodley looking to retain his welterweight gold from UFC stalwart Demian Maia. Plus, we see Cyborg eventually proceed after the new-ish women’s featherweight title when she takes on the tough Tonya Evinger.
Daniel Cormier vs Jon Jones
Daniel Cormier (+210) has a legitimate claim to being the very best technical wrestler to ever grace the Octagon. The former Olympian is about controlling his competitor and grinding out victories in the most vicious way possible. “DC” is a chain-wrestling specialist who works his finest when he puts his competitor on the cage and may just chip away. From the clinch, he can either work his strikes or use a multitude of takedowns to get on top of his competitor. And when Cormier is on top, he clamps down on his opponent quickly, fluidly alterations and completely suffocates them.
The game that is striking is still very meat-and-potatoes for Cormier, but it is effective. He moves forward behind his jab and leg kicks, which he uses well to battle larger than his small-for-the-division frame. He does not exactly sport amazing knockout skill in his hands but his growing striking game is built to feed to his grappling.
Jon Jones (-270) is excellent at each aspect of the fight game, but his best physical attribute comes thanks to his freakishly long reach. His long arms give him the capability to chip off throughout the bout while periodically moving in to hit crushing shots in close, usually with his elbows. This leads to another area of dominance from the former champ; the clinch. His span is an incredible asset in tight and Jones has developed the specialized ability to leverage that to catastrophic strikes.
One of the most fascinating aspects for Jones has always been his flexibility. Throughout his career, we have seen him challenge his competitors to their strengths and still end up victorious. This, of course, was most notable when he outwrestled and outgrinded Cormier within their very first meeting.
As long as people get the Jon Jones of old, he should easily win this fight. In his prime, nobody could touch Jones and he was likely the best fighter to ever step in a cage. If he seems anywhere as mediocre as he failed in his final fight against Ovince Saint Preux, Cormier will eat him alive. Until somebody beats”Bones,” you can not pick against him.
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