UFC 214 is the most stacked PPV of 2017. Three name fights and a bevy of exciting, ridiculously fantastic fights litter the 12-fight occasion. Of course, the main event is the long-awaited rematch between Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones for the UFC light heavyweight title.
The main card also comprises Tyron Woodley trying to retain his welterweight gold against UFC stalwart Demian Maia. Pluswe see Cyborg eventually go after the new-ish women’s featherweight title when she takes on the demanding 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 opponent and grinding out victories in the most vicious way possible. “DC” is a chain-wrestling expert who works his finest when he gets his opponent about the cage and may just chip away. In the clinch, he can work his strikes or utilize a large number of takedowns to get in addition to his opponent. And when Cormier is at the top, he clamps down on his opponent quickly, fluidly transitions and completely suffocates them.
The striking game is still quite meat-and-potatoes to get Cormier, but it’s effective. He moves ahead behind his jab and leg kicks, which he uses well to fight bigger than his small-for-the-division frame. He doesn’t precisely sport amazing knockout ability in his hands but his developing striking game is built to feed to his grappling.
Jon Jones (-270) is excellent at each aspect of the battle game, but his best physical feature comes thanks for his freakishly long reach. His long arms give him the ability to chip away at fighters throughout the bout while occasionally moving into hit crushing shots in near, usually with his elbows. This leads to another field of dominance from the former champ; the clinch. His length is an incredible asset in tight and Jones has developed the technical ability to leverage that to devastating strikes.
One of the most intriguing aspects for Jones has ever been his versatility. During his career, we have seen him challenge his opponents to their strengths and end up victorious. This, clearly, was most noteworthy when he outwrestled and outgrinded Cormier within their first meeting.
So long as we get the Jon Jones of old, he should easily win this fight. In his prime, nobody can touch Jones and he was probably the best fighter to ever step inside a cage. If he looks anywhere as fair as he failed in his last fight against Ovince Saint Preux, Cormier will eat him alive. Until someone beats”Bones,” you can not select against him.
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