Jones vs. Evans Results: Why "Bones" Jones' Dominance Is Bad for UFC

Is Jon “Bones” Jones good for the UFC?

After yet another one-sided victory, I’m really beginning to wonder. Not only was Rashad Evans his best challenger to date, but many thought he could even pull off the big upset.

Instead, it was business as usual for the 24-year-old, as the drama and thought that an upset may occur was extinguished within the first two minutes of the fight. A flurry of elbows really shattered Evans' confidence, and it was the major difference of the entire fight. After Round 1, you knew where the direction of this fight was leading.

Considering how much fans are forced to shell out for the fight, Jones is becoming almost boring for the sport.

As ESPN’s Brett Okamoto puts it, maybe the expectations for Jones need to be adjusted:

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"He has nothing but high-profile fights ahead of him, much like Saturday’s. While many fans will no doubt say Sunday morning the contest fell short of expectations, it might just be that expectations need to be changed."

"Until he moves on to the challenge of fighting heavyweights—where he’ll more than likely remain successful—expecting a test for Jones is downright unrealistic."

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After the fight, it didn’t take UFC president Dana White long to begin the hype train for Jones’ next fight against Dan Henderson. He made it sound like Jones was in real danger of losing his light heavyweight belt.

Not to belittle Henderson by any means, but the former Pride dual-weight-class champ is going to need a small miracle to not only hang with Jones—but actually beat him.

After crushing Lyoto Machida in December and Quinton Jackson before that, Jones is taking the uncertainty out of the sport. That’s a problem. We watch UFC for the drama, for the chance that a big upset may occur. Right now, the script isn’t changing as Jones has become the New York Yankees of the sport.

Complete dominance is fun to a certain point, but it’s getting old if you ask me. Jones is only 24 and has plenty of years on top ahead of him. Is he the best fighter the sport has ever seen or a product of watered-down competition?

Regardless, he is currently sucking the drama out of the sport, and until he loses, I believe the overall anticipation and excitement around the sport will suffer.  

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