Jon Jones vs Jake O'Brien on tap for UFC 100 on July 11
by Jesse Holland on Mar 14, 2009 3:43 PM EDT
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Light heavyweight sensation Jon Jones (8-0) has reportedly agreed to battle wrestling standout Jake O'Brien (11-2) at UFC 100 from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on July 11according to TheGarv.com.
Jones scored a lopsided unanimous decision win over UFC veteran Stephan Bonnar at UFC 94: "St. Pierre vs. Penn 2" back in January, electrifying the crowd with his raw talent and improvisation within the cage that included suplexes, spinning backfists, double spinning back elbows … crazy stuff.
It marked the eighth career win for "Bones," who is a decorated collegiate wrestler that recently made the transition to mixed martial arts and is already making some major waves at the UFC level.
He’ll have his hands full, however, against a very tough wrestler in O'Brien.
O’Brien was actually among several fighters cut from their contracts when the promotion was out to trim its roster. In hindsight, it was perhaps to soon because O’Brien had just one loss in four attempts inside the Octagon. And that was a defeat to former heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski at UFC 82: "Pride of a Champion" back in March.
While he got trounced by heavyweight prospect Cain Velasquez at UFC Fight Night 14 back in July 2008, the now 205-pound O'Brien rebounded with a split-decision win over Christian Wellisch at UFC 94.
He holds notable wins over Heath Herring, Josh Shockman and Kristof Midoux while under contract with promotion.
This could be a tough fight for O’Brien who has traditionally relied on his athleticism and strong wrestling skills to defeat his opponents. That’s because Jones more than likely can hold his own in the wrestling and may have a major advantage in striking prowess.
UFC 100 features two major title fights: Brock Lesnar and Frank Mir will tangle to declare an undisputed division champion and Georges St. Pierre will once again defend his 170-pound strap against number one contender, Thiago Alves.
In addition, TUF 9 coaches, Dan Henderson and Michael Bisping, are slated to meet and determine who earns the right to challenge the reigning middleweight champion later in 2009.
For the latest UFC 100 fight card and rumors click here.
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jon jones is sick, he dummied bonner. pretty good fight i guess. i would like to see them stack it up a bit more
by ufcfanatic23 on Mar 14, 2009 3:46 PM EDT reply actions
I like this fight. He needs to clean up his striking, raise his cardio and he won’t get lnp’d here. Bright prospects like him or King Mo need these fights to really develop their game.
by NameNotRequired on Mar 14, 2009 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions
yea i agree, his cardio looked pretty weak, bonner looked to almost KO him in that third round
good post
by ufcfanatic23 on Mar 14, 2009 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions
jones by destruction all though he needs to work on his cardio
by ufcaddict on Mar 14, 2009 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions
NEWS:
Dana white has appealed to NSAC about stopping ref steve mazzagatti working at future UFC shows
he talks about how fighters have turned down mazzagatti refereeing in there fights before … (Rumble johnson and randy couture)
but this is unlikely to happen
sorry for the off topic but there is not really much conversation going on in this thread anyway
by ufcaddict on Mar 14, 2009 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions
no that is good stuff. steve does not have the balls to go in and take charge, he always makes horrible calls! no feeling whatsoever for the game..
by RoB on Mar 14, 2009 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I’ve read a little of Mazzagatti’s interview here at Mania, he seems like a cool guy, but he can’t ref worth a sh*t. With 2 weeks practice I can do a better job than him. THanks for the news info ufcaddict.
by DAVE A on Mar 15, 2009 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Not the match up i would have liked to see for Jones but whatever. O’brien could turn a wanderlei fight into a snoozefest…which is not easy to do. Hopefully Jones’s wrestling will keep him from getting humped.
btw, how is Jake in the UFC?
by john on Mar 15, 2009 8:26 AM EDT up reply actions
i think he is still surviving in the ufc on his herring win
by ufcaddict on Mar 15, 2009 5:55 PM EDT up reply actions
jon jones is a beast!!!
i wanna see this fight on the main card!!
hey anybody knows when is the fight of sanchez vs guida??
by JoW on Mar 14, 2009 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions
TUF finale i think same night as stephenson vs diaz
by randy murders on Mar 14, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I hope O’Brien gains some handspeed when he loses some weight. Jones is no easy task.
It should be an excellent matchup.
by DJ on Mar 14, 2009 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I found this interesting, since you guys all have said Dana controls the refs! it’s on topic because it mentions Jones!
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/3/14/797490/quotes-of-the-day-dana-whi
by kevin on Mar 14, 2009 7:00 PM EDT up reply actions
great stuff! maz has already hurt enough fighters careers with his extremely poor reffing! have never understood how they can let that guy ref
by RoB on Mar 14, 2009 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Can’t wait to see Jones fight again, that suplex and spinning back elbow against Bonnar were ridiculous. I agree that this card is looking damn good, but I was expecting more as well. Yes, I’m happy with another superstacked card like 92 or 94 and probably sound like a greedy prick for complaining, but I was expecting them to do something that they’ve never done before, like all the titles on the line, or first female fight, Torres/Faber, Couture/Fedor(yes, I know, we’ve been teased with this a million times before).The three headliners are very nice, and most of the other rumored fights have marque guys, but their opponents:Coleman,O’Brien,Paulo Thiago, come on now, they’re far from exciting and have done nothing to earn a spot on the holiest of holy cards in the history of the UFC.
by Josh H. on Mar 14, 2009 3:58 PM EDT reply actions
if every fighter on the card has a clause in his contract getting him ppv revenue they wouldn’t make there money, which is what most of the champs probably have
by randy murders on Mar 14, 2009 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Good post Josh. This card does excite me though. Good card but not for UFC 100. They could do better. It could be a PPV like none ever, but it has turned even with the past 10 or so. UFC 100 should be UNFORGETTABLE. I cann’t wait to see Jones again. I like the fight.
by iagoof22 on Mar 14, 2009 7:05 PM EDT up reply actions
I really like to watch jones figh and I really hate watching O’Brian.
by DB on Mar 14, 2009 4:06 PM EDT reply actions
THIS CARD IS GETTING AMAZING THEY JUST KEEP ON ADDING
by levis on Mar 14, 2009 4:27 PM EDT reply actions
good fight.
Does anyone know if the UFC plans to air the complete card? 6 hours of fights
That would be the icing on the cake and an insane money maker for UFC.
What do you guy’s think?
If the UFC could get Maynard vs Sanchez and Dos Santos vs Kongo that would be awesome aswell.
This card is going to be amazing.
by luke on Mar 14, 2009 4:46 PM EDT reply actions
You do realize that Kongo is fighting Hardonk at UFC 97 and Diego is fighting Guida at the TUF 9 Finale.
That would give Kongo roughly 2 months rest, and Diego about 20 days rest.
Good idea though.
by Matt on Mar 14, 2009 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions
there is a rumor going around that Herring got hurt and had to pull out of his fight against Cain. And dos santos was stepping up to fight him. I dont think its true but thats what i have heard
by ehoglund on Mar 14, 2009 6:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Damn, that would be surprising. I’d think that since Velasquez and Dos Santos are the two brightest prospects in the HW division, Dana would build them up a little more before having them fight each other. A loss would set either guy back considerably. I hope it’s not true.
by Matt on Mar 14, 2009 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I think Carwin is the brightest prospect!
And that is NOT bandwagon talk I have been
Rallying carwin since before his first UFC fight
When I saw how huge and athletic he was!
by SoCalStunNa on Mar 14, 2009 6:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I fully agree but who else would they fight? If they were to fight it would kinda be like determining the next in line behind Shane Carwin. I guess they could always fight another can just for cage time experience though.
by ehoglund on Mar 14, 2009 6:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I like Carwin, but I don’t think his future is as bright as Dos Santos and Velasquez. I only say that because Carwin is already 34, compared to Dos Santos (24) and Velasquez (26).
by Matt on Mar 14, 2009 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
really looking forward to see if jones can do it again. It he can and keeps learning kid is going to be a force at Light Heavyweight
by staples on Mar 14, 2009 5:33 PM EDT reply actions
This division is sick with talent! Jake is a good wrestler that has been fighting in the HW division, he got worked by Cain but he still will be a solid test for Bones. I’m predecting Bones by TKO in the third. In another year we should see this talented fighter start cracking the solid top five LHW division.
by Beaver on Mar 14, 2009 6:14 PM EDT reply actions
war Bones Jones. My favorite prospect in the UFC.
by Bill Maher on Mar 14, 2009 7:07 PM EDT reply actions
He became my fave too ever since I watched him to that wing-chun kinda side step kick and that spinning elbow. Man that was the first time I’ve seen something like that. WICKED!
by Syd[a.k.a."The Negation"] on Mar 15, 2009 1:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Hammil would “man-Hammil him”.
Not to take anything from Jones. He just appeared too quick. He hasn’t earned my respect yet. Troll me all you want, I will not change my opinion.
by The thing is... on Mar 14, 2009 7:52 PM EDT reply actions
I think these guys are on par with each other, and both hit quite hard, so I think it’ll be a matter of who hits that sweet-spot first. Tough to call. Probably Jones, because he is a little younger, smarter, and already in the weight division. Good fight.
by GodDamnMike on Mar 14, 2009 9:15 PM EDT reply actions
dumb fight. jones goes straight to the top. although I bet BJ Penn thinks he can beat him.
by TapedUpPair on Mar 14, 2009 10:14 PM EDT reply actions
Hopefully O’brian will quickly develope a Hughes like mentality of believing he is a striker all of a sudden, and then we can see Jones create 10 new strikes off the top of his head and KO O’brian with them.
by The Anomaly on Mar 15, 2009 5:08 PM EDT reply actions
Sick fight. Im kinda edging towards Jones in this one, but this is gonna be a good fight. Its really very hard to call. Both have great wrestling. Both have good standup, i think Jones have a slight advantage in the standup. Jones via Unanimous Decision
by belfort_fan on Mar 15, 2009 7:59 PM EDT reply actions
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