Future champ? Pffff...Davis didn't even have the courage to challenge a teammate after his victory. Oh, fans, why do we do this to ourselves? We've been here so many times before, yet we never learn our lesson. We've declared the Brock Era, the Machida Era, and the Bones Era, but the only era we're really in is one of unrealistic expectations. With his win over Lil' Nog last night, Phil Davis extends his record to a perfect 9-0, with five of those victories coming in the past thirteen months, but it isn't enough, is it? No, not when some of the most recognizable faces in the sport are created in 12 short episodes of reality tv. Not when Jon Jones violently takes the belt at the age of 23. Last night Phil Davis struggled with his takedowns. His standup still needs work. He failed to rag doll Nogueira and put him away with a freshly minted submission. He looked {gasp} like an evolving fighter. Not long ago it would have been enough for an up and coming prospect just over two years into his career to take out a highly respected MMA veteran on the sport's biggest stage, but that's not the world we live in. Maybe there were just too many similarities between Davis and Jones to let the comparisons slide. They're both young fighters with very impressive wrestling. They were both undefeated (yeah, screw that Hamill thing) headed into their last fight on short notice against a far more experienced Brazilian legend. Yeah, they even kind of look alike too. What we saw last night is that there's only one Jon Jones, but that doesn't mean ?Mr. Wonderful? didn't display the qualities that make a champion.
Monday, March 28, 2011
?UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis? Aftermath Part 1: Davis Wins In Un-Bonesman-like Fashion
Future champ? Pffff...Davis didn't even have the courage to challenge a teammate after his victory. Oh, fans, why do we do this to ourselves? We've been here so many times before, yet we never learn our lesson. We've declared the Brock Era, the Machida Era, and the Bones Era, but the only era we're really in is one of unrealistic expectations. With his win over Lil' Nog last night, Phil Davis extends his record to a perfect 9-0, with five of those victories coming in the past thirteen months, but it isn't enough, is it? No, not when some of the most recognizable faces in the sport are created in 12 short episodes of reality tv. Not when Jon Jones violently takes the belt at the age of 23. Last night Phil Davis struggled with his takedowns. His standup still needs work. He failed to rag doll Nogueira and put him away with a freshly minted submission. He looked {gasp} like an evolving fighter. Not long ago it would have been enough for an up and coming prospect just over two years into his career to take out a highly respected MMA veteran on the sport's biggest stage, but that's not the world we live in. Maybe there were just too many similarities between Davis and Jones to let the comparisons slide. They're both young fighters with very impressive wrestling. They were both undefeated (yeah, screw that Hamill thing) headed into their last fight on short notice against a far more experienced Brazilian legend. Yeah, they even kind of look alike too. What we saw last night is that there's only one Jon Jones, but that doesn't mean ?Mr. Wonderful? didn't display the qualities that make a champion.
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