Joe Rogan on Jon Jones vs. Thiago Santos

Oh, that's what I made a tweet somebody posted before like I'm just saying how Corey steady dropping down the rankings when you got guys like Dom and res he beat Vulcan who was for and everybody say he lost that fight But he's or your Vulcan was six actually something like that He lost that fight, but he jumped up to four like how does he want off decisions? Like oh, it's cuz you lose a win on decision. They don't move rankings up for decision Then he won our decision. He went up to number four and somebody said how does that even possible? I said to the point now I can't worry about fighting who puts in charge of the rankings and my opponent because if I'm worried About both of them. I'm not focused on something. Yeah, I was worried about that opponent I'm gonna keep beating whoever they put in front of me and eventually and they keep trying to put these guys up to fight John Like off knockouts. I used to Anthony Smith. He knocked out Rashad Shogun and then choked out Vulcan. He went up to the UFC or John and he had on the ground all that extra stuff It's good. You're knocking guys out and I think some of the same thing with Santo You know if I'm knocking guys out, but his losses An 85 other than branch. He also Eric Spicily on the ground And John is good on the ground John's gonna take him down as soon as you come running me You know you hit him watch John gonna take you down and you ain't gonna have no answer, right? I mean if you don't have everything tested by the time when it's time to go to the championship fight If you can't do that in striking it's over Tiago to me seems like I mean, he's a very dangerous guy But almost like so aggressive that he's almost like a kamikaze guy like he's do or die like killer be killed He comes in just swinging throwing hammers and if he connects it's dangerous if he connects is bad for everybody But he might not connect, you know, I mean, that's kind of how he is. He's he's uh, he's a wild card That's the best way to put like he couldn't connect on John if John fucks around and I don't think he will I think I mean he hasn't ever before except for the Gustafson fight I don't think he was prepared as much as he should have and we saw that in the second fight where he just dominated him But I think that if he makes a mistake Tiago could shut the lights out on anybody that guy swings He throws like it's the sledgehammer. He's not trying to make it to the final round. He's not pacing himself There's none of that that dude. He comes out hard But it's like I think about him as my fight with a little chiefy going into that fight We I knew 100% and there's gonna try to wrestle me But if it can't take me down everything is gonna be haymakers because he seen me get touching the chin and go down So long as I keep moving if I make him miss he's gonna get tired He's gonna stop throwing those big haymakers and sometimes when he's swinging he miss he almost falls over and it gives you like the counter Order takedown. Yeah, that's thing in our division. There's so many people not right more like rockin soccer robots I think cuz they got their hands up and they blocking it's like oh, he's not hitting me But with four-ounce gloves, I guess I put like I was caged out for Ryan Bader and Johnson Anthony Johnson Bader had his hands up but rumble was hitting his hands so hard. Yeah, also you see his hands just drop He was out. It doesn't matter if you letting him hit you. There's a chance to still getting wobbled and I think with John John's good at evading punches most guys stand there blocking counter back or Try to take a punch and hit you back like take a punch to give a punch. Yeah, it's not that kind He's gonna move move move you swing He's so long He can put his hands out and keep your distance and hit you with those quick fast long kicks and stuff And I just like you said, I don't see John messing around. He knows it's dangerous. He's smart I would say John's not only the best fighter. He's probably and mentally as a mixed martial artist He sees what's going on really well Yeah He knows how to adapt he can go out there and try tricky stuff at times We know I can try some stuff right here and get away with it cuz I'm home Yeah, like with Shogun fight he went out there and showed out jumping knees jumping kicks cuz show going so short Yeah, well, he knew he said it. I'm a different breed. I'm longer. I'm faster and trickier But I think I'm a guy like Gus he didn't do all that stuff But he knew he had to stay long and evade punches and get a takedown and hit him where you can Yeah, and the Gus fight he showed his metal right? He showed that he could take it and then win in the championship rounds even in a fight that he wasn't really properly prepared for He showed that in the Vito Belfort fight too when he got caught with that armbar. Yep, he overcomes adversity He's not just the hammer. He knows how to be the nail. He knows how to do it