UFC 214 is your PPV of 2017. Three title fights plus a bevy of exciting, ridiculously good struggles clutter the 12-fight event. Of course, the main event is that 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 keep his welterweight gold against UFC stalwart Demian Maia. Plus, we see Cyborg finally go after the new-ish women’s featherweight title when she takes on the tough Tonya Evinger.
Daniel Cormier vs Jon Jones
Daniel Cormier (+210) has a legitimate claim to being the best technical wrestler to ever grace the Octagon. The former Olympian is about controlling his competitor and grinding out victories in the most vicious way possible. “DC” is a chain-wrestling specialist who works his best when he puts his competitor on the cage and can just chip off. From the clinch, he could work his strikes or use a large number of takedowns to get in addition to his competitor. And when Cormier is on top, he clamps down on his opponent quickly, fluidly alterations and completely suffocates them.
The game that is striking is still very meat-and-potatoes for Cormier, but it’s effective. He moves forward behind his jab and leg kicks, which he uses well to battle bigger than his small-for-the-division frame. He doesn’t precisely sport amazing knockout skill in his hands but his developing striking game is built to feed to his grappling.
Jon Jones (-270) is excellent at every element of the fight game, but his best physical feature comes thanks for his freakishly long reach. His long arms give him the capability to chip away at fighters during the bout while periodically moving in to hit devastating shots in near, usually with his elbows. This leads to some other area of dominance from the former champ; the clinch. His span is an incredible advantage in tight and Jones has developed the technical ability to leverage that to devastating strikes.
Among the most fascinating aspects for Jones has always been his versatility. Throughout his career, we have seen him challenge his competitors with their strengths and end up victorious. This, of course, was most noteworthy when he outwrestled and outgrinded Cormier within their first meeting.
As long as people get the Jon Jones of old, he should easily win this battle. In his prime, nobody can touch Jones and that he was probably the best fighter to ever step inside a cage. If he seems anywhere as fair as he failed in his last fight against Ovince Saint Preux, Cormier will eat him alive. Until somebody beats”Bones,” you can’t select against him.

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