Jones vs Gustafsson II Betting Odds
For the first time in exactly 17 months, arguably the UFC’s best fighter graces the Octagon again as Jon”Bones” Jones has his highly anticipated rematch against Alexander”The Mauler” Gustafsson for the light heavyweight championship at UFC 232. The former winner, Jones, won the first fight back at UFC 165 in 2013 and is a -300 favored for this struggle with the challenger, Gustafsson, coming back in +230.
Odds Analysis
The odds are a lot tighter than they were the first time that Jones and Gustafsson fought over five decades ago as Jones closed as a -800 favorite because struggle with Gustafsson coming back in +550. The battle was really close with many believing the Sweden native edged from the New Yorker to claim the tournament, but the judges saw it in favour of Jones for a unanimous-decision success.
A lot of people will jump on that Bones has tested positive for performance enhancers in two of his last three fights, both against Daniel Cormier, and didn’t look like himself when he was”clean” against Ovince Saint Preux. In the OSP fight, though, Jones outstruck his rival 111-58 and landed three takedowns for a unanimous-decision triumph. The other area of concern is a very long layoff to the former champ but that isn’t a element in this struggle as Gustafsson has been out longer than Jones coping with injuries. I believe the opening odds are right where they should be and that I wouldn’t be surprised to see the line move just a little bit in Gustafsson’s favor.
Recently, Jones had a test that showed a few turinabol, the substance that he had been suspended for 15 months for, still in his stuff. The Nevada State Athletic Commission didn’t have enough time to examine all of the science behind this so the fight was transferred to The Forum in Inglewood, California as their commission was coping with this medication when it comes to Jones for the last year and a half. USADA has said this was not a new ingestion of the banned substance and are letting him compete.
Slimming down Jones vs Gustafsson II
Jones (-300) is a very creative and gifted fighter, employing a high-level fight IQ combined with above-average wrestling. Bones has shown on a few occasions (his first battle vs Gustafsson) that the heart of a champion as he’s survived a great deal of harm but continues pushing ahead en route to a 22-1 record together with his only loss being a disqualification. The 31-year-old’s last bout saw him knock Daniel Cormier out using a head kick, however, the fight was overturned into a no contest following a failed drug test.
Gustafsson (+230) is a exceptional fighter with excellent cardio who doesn’t have a difficulty rising to the event. As mentioned previously, his initial scrap with Jones was an epic war which left many wondering whose hand could be raised in the end of the 25 minutes. The Mauler put at a similar attempt against Daniel Cormier at UFC 192, but once again came empty-handed. The Sweden native just has two additional losses on his record, a submission loss to Phil Davis in his second UFC fight and a knockout in the hands of this ever-dangerous Anthony Johnson at 2015. The 31-year-old hasn’t entered the Octagon since his dominant knockout victory over Glover Teixeira in May of 2017.
Jon outstruck Gustafsson 137-114 in their first meeting while each fighter landed a takedown. Both fighters were left bruised, battered and bloodied however, it was Jones who left his hands raised. Ever since, The Mauler has been calling for a rematch while Bones went on to conquer three other challengers, such as Daniel Cormier twice.
It will be interesting to see what improvements every fighter has made during the previous year and a half. Obviously, Gustafsson has been coping with accidents, while Jones was working on his craft while on suspension. The New York native said that he did not train for his first bout with the Sweden native and that’s the reason why it was so snug. We’ll find out whether he had been telling the truth on December 29 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada for UFC 232.
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