UFC 214 is the most piled PPV of 2017. Three name fights and a bevy of thrilling, ridiculously fantastic struggles clutter the 12-fight occasion. Obviously, the most important event is the long-awaited rematch between Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones for the UFC light heavyweight title.
The main card also features Tyron Woodley trying to retain 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 valid claim to being the best technical wrestler to ever grace the Octagon. The former Olympian is all about controlling his opponent and grinding out victories in the most barbarous way possible. “DC” is a chain-wrestling expert who works his best when he puts his competitor on the cage and may just chip off. From the clinch, he can work his strikes or use a large number of takedowns to get on top of his competitor. And if Cormier is at the top, he clamps down on his opponent quickly, fluidly alterations and absolutely suffocates them.
The striking game is still quite meat-and-potatoes for Cormier, but it is effective. He moves forward behind his jab and leg kicks, which he uses well to fight larger than his small-for-the-division framework. He doesn’t exactly sport amazing knockout skill within his hands but his growing striking game is built to feed into 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 ability to chip off during the bout while periodically moving in to hit crushing shots in near, typically along with his elbows. This leads to some other area of dominance from the former champ; the clinch. His span is an incredible asset in tight and Jones has developed the technical ability to leverage that to catastrophic strikes.
One of the most intriguing aspects for Jones has ever been his flexibility. Throughout his career, we’ve seen him challenge his opponents with their strengths and still end up victorious. This, clearly, was most notable when he outwrestled and outgrinded Cormier in their very first meeting.
As long as we get the Jon Jones of older, he should easily win this battle. In his prime, nobody could touch Jones and he was probably the best fighter to ever step inside a cage. If he looks anywhere as mediocre as he failed in his final fight against Ovince Saint Preux, Cormier will eat him alive. Until somebody beats”Bones,” you can not select against him.

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