Is The Truth Ready For ............JON " BONES" JONES

  Brandon Vera is a self proclaimed Muay Thai striker who backs it up with deadly strikes and a very formittable takedown defense, So does Jon"Bones " Jones.

  The "Truth" also claimes to  have a very good boxing and wrestling back ground, the same can be said for Jones.

  Brandon "the Truth" Vera is a brash boderline cocky fighter who has his sights set as high as the UFC ceiling, and once again Jon "Bones" Jones can say exactly the same thing.

  The difference is that Jones and Vera are very different in every way imaginable.

  Brandon Vera exploded onto the UFC with a ton of talent, great Muay Thai clinch strikes , a body built for the light heavy weight division, and fast win over a UFC legend and soon to be  hall of famer in Frank Mir. Too  bad Vera started out in the wrong division and built his fast start  on a win over a man who was just getting his wheels back after a near fatal crash.

  Jon Jones has taken th exact opposite route, stepping up his competition with every bout and showing everybody that he will be the favorite in this writers opinion in ther fight coming up in april.

  As high and hard that Vera can deliver those knees Jones can deliver them a little higher, faster, and i belive with more precision. And while i believe that there are very many similarities between the two, Jone's hunger runs a little deeper, he knows he destroyed Matt Hamill , but he also knows what he did wrong, very little instead of just finishing Matt with straight punches other than raining down straight midnight elbows.

  Vera claims to be a very good ju jitsu practicioner when he has to but I really think that he is more comfortable falling back on his wrestling skills, which actually saved him from Captain America's ground and pound, seeing that the fading old veteren could not bring Vera down, by the way I thought vera won that fight on strikes.

  But The "Truth" can only expect one thing against Jones, not to expect anything from Jones prematurly. Jon Jones displays   lightning fast mental desicions on switching styles, from everything to stances to going from punches to kicks to spinning back fists to judo trips all in the blink of an effortless  eye.

  Vera is stronger than he looks, Jones is twice as strong as he looks and he looks stronger than Vera to me.

  If Vera can deliver an over hand right without breaking his hand as he did against Tim Sylvia then he could end the fight right there, I just cannot see Jones keeping his head  in one place long enough for Vera to land with much force, I can see Jones beating Vera at his so called bread and butter, the Thai clinch and i can see it happening often.

  Brandon Vera does not have a height  advantage, a speed advantage, a stamina advantage , and maybe not evan a wiley vetern advantage.

  Because from what I have seen, Jones has taken a step foward with every fight, and with every fight Vera has taken a step foward , he has taken two steps back.