Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-29, good finish but the rest of the fight was not so exciting: Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson 2 gets two stars.The black belt in gaidojutsu and former Ufc light-Hw champion Jon Jones entered this fight with a professional mma record of 22-1-0 (68% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since July 29, 2017 when he defeated current #1 Hw and light-Hw Ufc champ Daniel Cormier (but then the result was overturned in a no-contest because Jon ‘Bones’ Jones’ tested positive for turinabol, Daniel Cormier vs Jon Jones 2). Jones’ only loss was, in reality, a disqualification suffered against Matt Hamill in 2009 due to multiple “12-6 elbows” (strike brought from a high position toward the floor), since then he has collected 13 consecutive victories and one no-contest beating ‘DC’ Cormier in 2015 (Jon Jones vs Daniel Cormier I) and Ovince Saint Preux in 2016 (Jon Jones vs Ovince St Preux).
His opponent, Alexander Gustafsson, has an official record of 18-4-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is also not ranked as he hasn’t fought for more than one year, May 2017, when he defeated Glover Teixeira (Alexander Gustafsson vs Glover Teixeira). Before this bout ‘The Mauler’ Gustafsson had also beat Jan Blachowicz (Gustafsson vs Blachowicz) but in 2015 he had lost two consecutive bouts: against Anthony Johnson (Gustafsson vs Johnson) and Daniel Cormier (via split decision, Cormier vs Gustafsson). In their first fight Jones had won over Gustafsson via unanimous decision (September 21, 2013 – Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson I); this second fight, main event of Ufc 232, is valid for the Ufc light heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Event: UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2
Date: 2018-12-29
Where: The Forum, Inglewood, California, USA
Division: light heavyweight (205 lbs, 93 kg)
Title: UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
UFC 232 fight card (main fights):
Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson 2
Cris Cyborg Justino vs Amanda Nunes
Carlos Condit vs Michael Chiesa
Corey Anderson vs Ilir Latifi
Chad Mendes vs Alexander Volkanovski
Andrei Arlovski vs Walt Harris
Petr Yan vs Douglas Silva de Andrade
BJ Penn vs Ryan Hall
Jones’ previous fight: Daniel Cormier vs Jon Jones 2
Gustafsson’s previous fight: Alexander Gustafsson vs Glover Teixeira
Jones’ next fight: Jon Jones vs Anthony Smith
Gustafsson’s next fight: Alexander Gustafsson vs Anthony Smith
Jones vs Gustafsson 2 Fight Video:
(Free embeddable video hosted on Youtube/Facebook and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J-vYjlEWLk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfDm03D5qUA
Official video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uarjn5Xtwj8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ6rXLxSerc
Official highlights
Once again the Villain of the Story wins and thanks god (his drug dealer) for it, such a talented yet dishonest individual
ImoutoMaster wrote
No surprise here, the fighter juiced to the gills won. No justice in this world.
Excuses as usual, now go cry the greatest is back!!!!!
Bring back Mike Goldberg
Alexander doesn’t really want to fight John Jones hard. He seems like he is in love with him or something.
No surprises. Jones has been and is the best in the world. Probably only has a couple of years left but great to see him and his exceptional skills back in the octagon.
Alexander should’ve concentrated on doing leg kicks.
yea that and he needs to learn how to take advantage of opportunities like when he opened up the right eye and jon clearly couldn’t see properly out of it he kept dancing in front of the healthy one when he should have focused more on shuffling to his left and striking out of view
Good tune up fight for Jon jones
Wait wait wait… as if jones is gonna give you a counter or stand still for you. Move forward, feint kick and then get into boxing range and throw combos. Work work work. Great adjustments by jones in the rematch and heavily disappointed by gus and his team who didnt seem to have much of a gameplan. Even dc with shorter arms got in and threw punches at jon. Gus is just mentally off in big fights. Great boxer but one dimensional and so so fight iq. Jones is a great kickboxer and all round mma fighter
Jones is a great fighter but also a cheater, so both you and him are correct. But dont act as if cheating is ok