Man am I pumped for this fight, because it has potential elements in it to make it an exciting fight between number 1 contender Quinton "Rampage"Jackson versus lightweight heavyweight champion Jon "Bones" Jones. The winner of this fight will be taking on Rashad Evans, and there's a 3 way beef among these three fighters that makes the light heavy weight division exciting.
Those elements that make this fight between Jackson versus Jones are first their style, because both fighters have a different style with a same background in wrestling. Jackson style is more of a street brawl type that's looking to use his hands for the knockout, where as Jones style is more flashy to where it incorporates a complete mix martial arts game. Another element that makes this fight exciting is the stages of where both fighters are in their careers. Jackson is in the prime of his career to where he's won 3 of his last 5 fights that's given him a record of 32-8. His wins has come from defeating Dan Henderson by decision, Chuck Liddell by knockout, Wanderlei Silva by knockout, and Lyoto Machida by decision. Yet with his impressive record he is the underdog coming in at this fight at -500, and Jon"Bones"Jones is the future of mix martial arts. Obviously Jones is the current light heavyweight champion, and became the youngest when he defeated Mauricio "Shogun"Rua back in March. He was able to win the belt with only three years of experience in mix martial arts, and there are two things that gives him the edge against opponents. First it is his athleticism of speed, size, strength, and agility. He's able transcend that in his MMA game, and 2nd thing he has over opponents is his insane reach advantage. He has 84.5 reach over his opponents, and these two things are why most people favor him over Jackson. However Jones is getting another test fight against Jackson, because it is his first title defense against another top light heavyweight.
Questions of this fight for Jones are can he defend his title, can he finish Jackson, and will we see him in danger to see how will he respond? Question of this fight for Jackson are will his strength be enough for him to keep this fight standing, can he get through Jones' reach to test his chin with his hands, and we will find the answers to these questions this Saturday at UFC 135. I cannot wait for this fight, because it will be exciting.
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