Despite Broken Face, Vera Still Doesn't Buy the Jones Hype

[SPX]

Brandon Vera will likely be on the shelf until the end of the year or early 2011 after Jon Jones broke his orbital bone with elbows at UFC on Versus 1 in March and despite the injury, Vera had some ballsy comments about the up and coming light heavyweight fighter:

"During the fight I remember thinking, ‘Man, really? All the hype was about this guy?’ I specifically remember saying to him in my head, ‘Man, you (expletive) suck.’ Right when the ‘k’ came out in my head, I got blasted. It’s hard for me to say because he beat me, but I still don’t believe the hype. I like Jon Jones as a fighter, but I owe that (expletive). He’s definitely not coming to my house for Christmas.... I’m still babying [the broken face], but it’s getting better. At one point, I couldn’t even touch it. December or January is when I’m looking to come back. I test my face every day to see what I can get away with."

Source: http://www.mmanews.com/news/88582

[poopoo333]

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"Wow, this guy just ragdolled me to the floor with ease... whoa his long arms are hanging there, should I go for a submission? Naw, that would be the smart thing to do, I will just lay here. Man, this guy hasn't even done anything, he suck- wtf my face is broken."

[Mr. IWS]

Sounds like he still has a concussion.

[SPX]

Nigga says he's still "testing his face everyday to see what I can get away with."

That just sounds funny.

[MMA_scientist]

Irony. Vera has no sense of it.

He was one of the most over-hyped fighters the UFC machine has ever created. And yet, he sucks balls. Somehow he has the stones to shit on someone else's hype train... go away. Jones has proved that he is the real deal.

I personally do not think he is a future champion, but he would whup Vera's ass again (this from a guy that thought Vera would beat him).

[brooks85]

^ haha that is so true, vera calling someone over hyped is hilarious.

I look forward to his next matchup, he is still a top fighter and one of the best in the division. No one else in the division can do what Jones did too him

[SPX]

^^^ Just you wait until Luke gets here so he can tell you what a bum Vera is.

[Luke]

^ haha that is so true, vera calling someone over hyped is hilarious.

I look forward to his next matchup, he is still a top fighter and one of the best in the division. No one else in the division can do what Jones did too him

As SPX said Vera is a bum


Never,ever put your money on Vera or Jardine

[edman5555]

Irony. Vera has no sense of it.

He was one of the most over-hyped fighters the UFC machine has ever created. And yet, he sucks balls. Somehow he has the stones to shit on someone else's hype train... go away. Jones has proved that he is the real deal.

I personally do not think he is a future champion, but he would whup Vera's ass again (this from a guy that thought Vera would beat him).

I think he could beat shogun because his takedown D is not very good. I hear a lot about shoguns BJJ but I don't really know how good it is. I think he would have a harder time with Machida though.

[zY|]

Irony. Vera has no sense of it.

He was one of the most over-hyped fighters the UFC machine has ever created. And yet, he sucks balls. Somehow he has the stones to shit on someone else's hype train... go away. Jones has proved that he is the real deal.

I personally do not think he is a future champion, but he would whup Vera's ass again (this from a guy that thought Vera would beat him).

I think he could beat shogun because his takedown D is not very good. I hear a lot about shoguns BJJ but I don't really know how good it is. I think he would have a harder time with Machida though.

Shogun's BJJ is the best part of his game.

[SPX]

Shogun's BJJ is the best part of his game.

That's why he submits so many people.

[zY|]

Shogun's BJJ is the best part of his game.

That's why he submits so many people.

I hope you're just being glib and not actually that retarded.

[SPX]

I hope you're just being glib and not actually that retarded.

I really don't agree that his BJJ is the best part of his game. Best in what sense? Because he has only won one fight by submission.

I'm not saying he doesn't have good ground skills, but Shogun is a striker.

[Luke]

Shogun's BJJ is the best part of his game.

That's why he submits so many people.

SPX

[zY|]

Right because BJJ = submissions only, right? That's as dumb as saying BJ Penn's ground game sucks because he only gets RNCs.

You've only seen his UFC fights haven't you? He's taken down every fighter he's ever fought. He only stood with Machida because he couldn't get him down. Shogun is a ground fighter. He only has one submission because he chooses to get position and pound motherfuckers' faces in. This man omoplata'd Ricardo Arona.

[zY|]

Shogun's BJJ is the best part of his game.

That's why he submits so many people.

SPX

LOL you're as dumb as he is.

[Luke]

^^^^LOL I just thought it was funny .SPX doesnt come up with many split second,clever reponses and this one cracked me up

[SPX]

Right because BJJ = submissions only, right? That's as dumb as saying BJ Penn's ground game sucks because he only gets RNCs.

You've only seen his UFC fights haven't you? He's taken down every fighter he's ever fought. He only stood with Machida because he couldn't get him down. Shogun is a ground fighter. He only has one submission because he chooses to get position and pound motherfuckers' faces in. This man omoplata'd Ricardo Arona.

I think of that more as wrestling ability, although I suppose it crosses over.

[zY|]

^^^^LOL I just thought it was funny .SPX doesnt come up with many split second,clever reponses and this one cracked me up

[zY|]

Right because BJJ = submissions only, right? That's as dumb as saying BJ Penn's ground game sucks because he only gets RNCs.

You've only seen his UFC fights haven't you? He's taken down every fighter he's ever fought. He only stood with Machida because he couldn't get him down. Shogun is a ground fighter. He only has one submission because he chooses to get position and pound motherfuckers' faces in. This man omoplata'd Ricardo Arona.

I think of that more as wrestling ability, although I suppose it crosses over.

You ever notice that the super elite grapplers don't ever give up position? Watch BJ Penn. Once he passes your guard it's game over. BJJ is more than just wildly going for submissions. There's a reason that the phrase 'position before submission' is almost a cliche in BJJ.

I'm not saying Shogun is that good but he's extremely dynamic and fearless on the ground. I could see him sweeping anyone in the LHW division and pounding their face through the mat.