With a resounding beat down of the champ, Jon Bones Jones lived up to all the hype and then some. Without ever being threatened, Jones dismantled Rua every second of each round until Rua melted against the barrage of strikes becoming the youngest UFC champion in its history. With such early success, I can't help but ask a few questions. Will he be able to live up to the expectations day in and out because at the rate that his dismantling his opponents, he'll have to destroy every contender from here on. If he doesn't, people will be left disappointed and wanting more like those who paid to watch Anderson Silva put on a show and then you get Abu Dhabi. How will his early success and extreme confidence affect his training? Will it drive him to new heights or will it hinder his development as it did Rocky in "Rocky 3". Finally, will the belt affect the way he fights? Will he fight to win or not to lose? If he does the latter it may lead to less stand up (less excitement) and more grinding (snoring).
Now even though Jon Jones won, I still stand by my guns and I don't believe he'll be anything close to Muhammad Ali, however, I can envision him being more like the Michael Jordan of the UFC. Ali is one of a kind. And by the way, the Bones era doesn't officially start until he defends the title and his next opponent will be interesting as he will face his former training mate, Rashad Evans. Even though many believe this will be a cake walk for Jones, one can't disregard the fact that they trained together and were and still may be friends. As we all know the ones close to you can hurt you the most.
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