UFC Quick Quote: Jon 'Chicken Legs' Jones ready for tougher competition
by Jesse Holland on Dec 4, 2009 11:55 AM EST
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"If you could zoom in on my chicken legs, that will probably tell you why I ended up fighting. I was really athletic and pretty good as a senior, but it took me a long time to finally get respect on the football field, and it just wasn't my thing. No coaches wanted to scout a guy who looks like a little girl in the lower-body department. I just kept the faith, and I found my niche. I feel as if I'm just blessed to be on this route that I'm on. I train really hard, and you don't train extremely hard and expect not to be where you're supposed to be. Getting closer to my ultimate goal (of winning the belt), tougher competition comes with it."
--Promising, talented and electrifying light heavyweight prospect Jon Jones talks to the Las Vegas Review-Journal about taking his career all the way to the top -- chicken legs and all. "Bones" has rattled off three very impressive wins since his Octagon debut back at UFC 87: "Seek and Destroy" last year. So impressive, in fact, that he is now set to headline The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 10 Finale on Spike TV tomorrow (Dec. 5) opposite Matt Hamill. Will the new and improved Jones drop "The Hammer" on Hamill or does he still have a long road ahead before putting a dent in the upper echelon of the 205-pound division?
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C'mon Jesse
you can do better than that…if you can squueze a joint into the bears mouth on the Cali shield than you can make Bones look like he’s got real chicken legs…
lol
I want to see more of the chicken. Kinda like a minotaur but with a chicken legs/wings.
by HappyLittleTreez on Dec 4, 2009 10:53 AM EST up reply actions
Cleveland voice
“That’s nasty”
It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.
by Jesse Holland on Dec 4, 2009 10:33 AM EST up reply actions
ufc
ufc can make a big name out of this guy and make tons of money if they match him up with fighters that he can barely beat. They should do this until his record is 15-0 etc…. It would be a bad marketing decision if they match him with someone what would make jones the underdog and ruin the name he has built.
what?
his comp is only getting tougher and thats the way it should be…he beat Bonnar and will beat Hammil too imo…after that he’ll be ready for a top 10 or top 5…Bones/Forest or Bones/loser of Shad and Thiago
too soon
for shad or Thiago imo, forrest would be a good match up, but I’d love to see him fight lil nog, it’d be a good test for either man.
In the name of the Fedor, the Anderson and the GSP, Amen.
by Spinning Fat Kick on Dec 4, 2009 11:49 AM EST up reply actions
UFC, you must be joking… not unlike my chicken legs comment below. Because I cannot believe you’d post your comment with any seriousness at all. Pad his record? I laugh.
by MMACrossfire on Dec 4, 2009 11:44 AM EST up reply actions
let me reword it
All I’m saying is if he wins against Hammil, it would be a mistake for them to match him against say, anderson silva type etc… The kid is on a role and they should pick the matches very smartly. I didn’t say give him easy wins against no name fighters, just don’t throw the kid in the lions den right off the bat.
Gotcha
I think they’ll ease him in reasonably. If he beats Hammill, who at 205 might be next for him? Maybe Rich Franklin? Couture? He’s definitely getting to the point where he will only be fighting “name” fighters.
by MMACrossfire on Dec 4, 2009 12:54 PM EST up reply actions
the real deal
i think bones is the real deal and should be facing top guys! he will beat hamill…should get like rich franklin next. or forrest. or lil nog. 205 division is stacked i love it!! either way this guy will hold a title some day
"to the death Georges. I mean it" - BJ
did he just say he's like a girl in the lower body department???
ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,…….. :)
by Conan the Barbarian on Dec 4, 2009 12:32 PM EST reply actions
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