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Towards the end of 2019 I wrote a little piece listing who I thought were the top 5 pound for pound fighters in UFC history, where I put Georges St. Pierre and Jon Jones at joint 1st. A few months later, some important fights have happened and I've also gone back and re visited the fight library of some fighters who might actually deserve that title over the aforementioned legends. Anyway, this one might be a bit longer than some of my previous work so bear with me. In essence, what you're about to read is an apology to who I now have to admit is the best MMA fighter I've ever seen: Jose Aldo. During his tenure in the WEC Jose was as aggressive as any fighter on the roster. Who could forget the 8 second flying knee knockout against Cub Swanson? Or the sight of him mounted on a prone Mike Brown, pasting shots into the side of his head en route to winning the title for the first time. In 8 fights under the WEC banner only Urijah Faber was able to go the dis...

Jones vs Reyes I'll just tell you guys for the 10000th time that Jon Jones is probably my favourite fighter, it's a short list with Floyd Mayweather, Max Holloway and Marvin Hagler. I have to be honest with myself and say that his last couple of performances have been super underwhelming. What can we attribute that to? His decline? A sudden disinterest in opponents that he thinks are subpar? Or maybe the division has started to catch up with him. Who knows, perhaps that's a discussion for another day. I just want to give my two cents on tonight's main event. Where and how do I think the fight could be decided? How does Reyes Win? To me, Reyes is not a world beater by any stretch, but that doesn't mean he doesn't posses a tool or two. He is a good athlete, which plays into his pressure, high-ish volume style. As far as 205ers go, he has decent boxing and counterpunching. He also has genuine one punch KO power and if given the openings he...