DC & RC recap Jon Jones and Alexa Grasso winning gold at UFC 285 [FULL SHOW] | ESPN MMA
In this week’s episode of DC & RC, Daniel Cormier & Ryan Clark recap Jon Jones' return at UFC 285 to become the new heavyweight champion. Is Jones undeniably the greatest of all time? How will he fare in his first title defense against former champion, Stipe Miocic? Plus, RC discusses why he believes Alexa Grasso's win was not a fluke. Also, Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler at 185 pounds? Plus, previewing Petr Yan vs. Merab Dvalishvili and Tap In or Tap Out.
0:00 Intro
4:02 Jon Jones vs. Ciryl Gane recap
16:16 Jones vs. Miocic thoughts
20:25 Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko recap
31:06 Steppin’ Fly
34:05 McGregor vs. Chandler
40:57 Yan vs. Dvalishvili preview
45:07 Tap In or Tap Out
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Ciryl really told us he wasnt even training for jones and we thought he was lieing 😂
Lost Vegas hella money 😭😭😭
Rigged
Nah he said it in case he lost or thats what i think
😂
Hand was broken too
The width of Jones's back was just shocking. I couldn't believe how big AND STRONG as he was. Amazing.
DC has one of the best topic transitions I’ve heard in awhile. The way he transitioned from the Jon Jones topic to the Grasso fight was masterful. It hard to imagine he has not been doing this for his whole career.
RC- “Maybe Rumble Johnson when he punched you?” Me-😂😂😂
Lmao same here. Was waiting for DC to say something immediately.. but he thought about it long and hard and bit his tongue, cuz he remembered that punch and realized better not say anything 😂
16 Title Fights Undefeated P4P#1 Over a million PPVs Truly the GOAT of GOATs
Tell em
Turinabol. Gus and reyes 1,2,3
@@BOZ_11 jones beat them all
DwiS cocaine , woman beater. Disrespect police , cheater n list goes on and on
@muhglasschin258 the reyes one is really questionable.
All these MMA heads crappin on Cyril now. Before the fight he was like nothing Jon has ever faced before, went 5 rounds with Francis, and is the his biggest challenge… now he’s a chump, no experience and can’t handle the big fights… just give Jon his props, he dominated a great fighter. Period
Yeah but when you drop the ball against the 2 BEST of the div.....that's how it goes.
His grappling defense is absolute chump level. He did things on the ground that no person in a title fight should have no business doing. That's a mixture of his laziness and his teams inability to prepare him.
Exactly, some people even said gane is harder fight for jon,
Ngannou blew out his knees and still won
*THIS.* Finally someone said it!
DC so salty 😂 Jones just did the only thing that DC felt he had over Jon by winning the heavyweight belt.
You're just mad that dc doesn't go to you for adjustments. 🙃
DC had both belts at the same time! Jon will never do that. Jon should have stayed at LHW and got the HW belt at the same time. He did not need to gain that weight to do what he did against Gane. That was easy work. Too easy. No one at HW can stop a Jon Jones takedown attempt. No one!
@@jre4255 lol
Or your biased since you and jon are boys…
Says you
So happy for you RC. You have truly have embraced the sport for what it is. Keep grinding big bro!
Sad that he’s stuck with dc
yeah dc a salty bit*h haha
He don’t know u bro
@@viralvideos5116 never said he did but thanks for the response ! Have a blessed day!
Too bad he is stuck with DC so now you have a casual learning MMA and a guy who talks nonsense about MMA. Valentina and Grasso are nearly on the same skill level? That fat must be going straight to your head DC.
Jon Jones has both the greatest peak of any fighter ever(2011-2015), and the best longevity of any fighter ever. No debate🐐
Still up for debate…
Turinabol enters the chat
@@ULHgP21 casual like yu only debate now
💉3 years of hiding. His toes are falling off. If his toes are falling off already his hands are breaking and jaw is getting knocked at heavyweight soon.
@@ULHgP21 only non mma fans debate his goat status, real fans already knew for the last 10 years who the GOAT is
RC earned his respect. That's what everyone has to do in the MMA community and why I love it. Respect! 👊
So true
Shat up !
9:14 breaking: DC and RC are no longer friends
they said Jon is in the conversation for the GOAT?? 😑 HE'S THE GOAT‼️ and i like how it went from Ciryl will be Jon's biggest challenge, to Stipe will be a tougher fight for Jon 🤔
Exactly 😂
There’s no way people actually thought Ciryl was the tougher fight. Francis wrestled and dominated him on 1 leg while Tai seriously had him hurt. Stipe was always the tougher fight. You gotta be a casual to have thought otherwise.
@@b2bclutchyuh887damn so all the pro fighters who picked gane are casuals huh? mfs like u ruin this shitty community 😂
@@b2bclutchyuh887 should’ve heard all the pundits like dc before the fight. Now they all want to switch up to make diminish Jones’ performance
he was already the goat and now hes reached unpassable goat status and people keep lying to themselves lol
Perplexed to see so much thought went into how Jon looked physically…..none of the Jones brothers have that ripped physique and one is an all-pro outside linebacker for the NFL. Jon is certainly one of the strongest guys now in the division regardless of what he will look like
Perfect example of the meme "this is what peak male performance looks like"
Just gotta look at Tyson Fury as well!
As an longtime NFL and UFC fan his Chandler and Jon will be Hall of Famers at the end of their careers.
Dc fought Silva at the tail end of his career but he’s gonna hang on to that win for dear life
What did dc say that made you think this was a relative thing to say I’m only a little in but when he mentioned Silva it was about being a fan/in awe of him absolutely nothing about beating him
@@hansoloburger2322 He was going on to say how he shut that being a fan part down after 5 seconds to go on to win.
@@hansoloburger2322 kinda true but he was talking about beating greats He beat the great Anderson Silva at the tail end of his career it’s not the same as beating him before the leg break
@@Prbkkb he didn’t mention anything about winning so why did you mention it? Winning had absolutely nothing to do with the context that he brought Silva up in the context he brought Silva up in was 100% relevant. Yours is just trying to hate on dc it’s weird
@@Em4gdn1m he didn’t say go on to win why you adding parts
Dang RC did a great job at breaking down cereal ganes possible mindset of fighting John Jones as a “fan“. It’s awesome to hear the take of someone from another sport and compare it to MMA.
DC's achievements versus Jon Jones resume prove there's a difference between all-time greatness and a G.O.A.T.
Dc beat stipe straight up no weight cut. WAY more impressive!
@@bunglebro DC is 1-2 vs stipe this comment was legit pointless lmfao
@@bunglebro eye pokes
@@markmitkowski6358 but Stipe isn't no slouch so saying DC is 1-2 vs Stipe isn't a bad thing, you can't discredit DC, bc we all know if Jon Jones wasn't around at 205, DC mops the floor w every 205'er to ever live and he did win a HW belt. weight cut or not but i see your point in the comment above. lol.
@@markmitkowski6358 at 40 though my guy. Dc was older by the second the longer that trilogy went. Dc stopped Stipe in his prime. DC never reached his true potential in the UFC because of how late he transitioned. DC is so vastly underrated by UFC fan base, it’s comical
I was thinking the same thing about the movie Troy when Achilles says to Hector who was bargaining for burial rights, “ There is no pacts between Lions and men”.
SO happy for Alexa Grasso! It is refreshing for the weight class and the sport to see a new champion at 125💯🇲🇽🎉
Me too. She's a sweetheart. I like Valentina, but her fans are annoying. So....
I must admit I 100% didn't think that would happen. I confidently called Grasso to get merked by Valentina. I was surprised at Alexa's boxing hittin Valentina clean a couple times, before Valentina does what she does: adjust and start winning. No way in this universe. No. Way. No. How. Would I eeeverrr have called Alexa to even be a threat with her grappling, much less tap The Bullet. I just gooottaaaa give Alexa her props. I'm serious. New Alexa fan right here. I'm sooooo shocked and proud for her, and I gotta admit...with 40% of my family being in Brazil and another 8% scattered throughout EVERY country in Latin America including Guerreiro and Vera Cruz in Mexico and of course everywhere in The Caribbeans...I did for real feel a surge of family pride. Alexa also made another strong argument for the new class of MMA heads rising in the last 3 years. But. Despite RC's argument making a lot of sense, and I could clearly see his points and wouldn't be mad if Alexa won again. At all. I still am calling Valentina for the rematch. Valentina was winning last match, will sharpen her boxing, kick more to the knee and low leg, be prepared for the southpaw Alexa, and will be obsessed with winning. I would love to see Valentina train her boxing with Jeff Mayweather, Tokey Hill to add that TKD like MMA focused combo kicking, Savate style, and jazz it up with Uzbekistan Olympic wrestling and a dedicated training regime with the Ruotolo Twins ( their style is similar to Valentina's and the new machine gun submission style ) because Valentina's European style isn't as good a match for the new kids as the African American style ( which incorporates all of the above ) is. Valentina needs to show that mobility, that footwork which African Americans have used to neutralize and stop that relentless Mexican pressure and KO intent, then KO the Latin pressure boxer. However. Valentina is aging. We can see it. She's still probably overall the best, but she needs to be retired before or by 36.
Yall stop hatin on DC and saying he's salty on Jones. He's not. His points about the drugs and bad behavior on your record, are dead on target. Every point resonates with most athletes in or near DC and my era. Non-athletes and kids? Not so much. If Jones has a redeeming run but WITHOUT the drugs and out of Octagon hijinx? Problem resolved. And Jones is in the right place for that. The UFC HW division isn't replete with freak athletes, so Jones should be able to break Miocic's record with "relative ease" ( nothing's anywhere near easy at that level ) and then stretch it and his other records into Earth orbit.
@@b_a_dos her fans are annoying ?
Been Waiting for this show for way too long! DC is pure class.
Love the RC Troy and Jones comparison 😂 so true. Jones deep down knows he’s the Man and he’s finally embracing it.
The look on DC's face when Jon won. 👴🏾
😂right !
His soul left for the Realm bro !💥💥🤣🤣
What was he suppose to do? Jump and celebrate?
Jones was already sweating like it was the 5th round in the locker room while he was warming up, Gane looked like he jus arrived to the arena, Suited up & went out there. I already picked Jones to win before but that picture in my mind solidified it for me
First things I took note of too!
Also, Gane was frightened and affected by Jon's presence and aura. That's what seperates the all time greats with those who aren't at that level.
I don’t have a series I watch; channels I surf; recordings to get through. I have DC & RC. Every week. That’s it. I’ll catch one of those other shows occasionally but my heart’s not in it. I love this show. Love you guys. ❤
I remember the first time RC appeared on the show and i cant stop hating...and here we are this guy passion and love for the sport wins over me..great job RC
He's in the conversation lol he is the conversation my man
All I heard all week was that Gane was gunna be so tough for Jones and now that Jones dog walked him, everyone saying the moment was too big for Gane.. How!? Didn't the dude fight a big fight in his own country? Thats alot of pressure and an experience that he can reach to as DC was laying out. Jones is just motivated bro.. He's the GOAT. I understand your argument on PEDs but come on man.. Jones has gotten the same results when he was clean or when he popped hot. He's undefeated.
Loved the analysis from RC on the Grasso fight
My dad Stu used to say, 'Wrestling is like life. You have to be able to adapt to any situation, and you have to be able to think on your feet. If you can do those two things, you'll be successful in anything you do.'😎
I wish you and Kurt Angie got a chance to wrestle… would of been epic at Wrestlemania . But thank you for everything hitman !!
Sorry about the whole Montreal deal 😞
Also Juice
I got to say RC is 100% right with his analysis. I've said in the past I didn't like RC's and DC's chemistry I felt RC tried too hard to show folks that he's not a casual, and knows about MMA. I gotta say RC is really coming into his own
Jon's gonna start doing color commentary when he retires just to take DCs job 😂
your a savage
Lol
Jon’s not fluid enough for that
This dude is meat riding Jones in these comments 💀
@@anthonyp3113 daddy's home Anthony
Omg that was sooo funny I love DC the way he laughed when RC said he felt like he was gonna fight and when DC heard him say that he had an honest genuine laugh lmao
Love your progression, RC.
On that note that Valentina made her division better can be said about Jon jones , he was the standard for the LHW division for like a decade , and as you seen his last 2 or 3 fights , we’re his worse performances … but now that he relinquished the title , he started a new hunger for something bigger . And he accomplished it . But yea man , credit to Jon jones for staying on top for so long , and credit to Valentina as Well , and Amanda .
Jones the 🐐 with no debate now. Like when Brady cameback vs ATL vibes, postgame shows knew it was over.
After The Dc&Rc show I started watching more football so it works both ways. Keeping up with RC on both fronts.
RC with the movie comparisons 😂🙌🙌🙌. Troy and then Big trouble in little China. You’re the man haha
DC so salty about the Jones win LOL🤣 Not a good look
Who cares. Jon cheated for years and did horrible things outside the octagon. Not everyone has to be happy for him. Winning fights doesn’t erase the things he’s done
@@kimjong699 does horrible things outside the octagon*
@@kimjong699 you must be perfect huh?
@@kimjong699 bros perfect
Kim jong you are one salty lady sad to see
23:07 elite W take by RC. this def wasn’t a fluke upset !!
DC&RC and Round up w/ Felder and Chiesa are my favorite shows
Respect RC takes some guts to analyze an unfamiliar sport on national TV. You and DC are a great team!
RC was setting DC up with some of those questions😂
RC, great analysis and observation on Cyril. I also noticed that at the weight ins. When Jones and Gange were facing off. Dana was in the middle of them showing the belt off. Jones pushed Dana to the side and got up in Grange's grille. It caught Gange off guard! It appeared that Gange took a step back!!!! Anyone else catch that⁉️🤔
Jones walked up like a bad bad man. !! Looked him up and down like what’s up
Great show as always!
Funny the picture of Jon smiling with the belt while DC is speaking about him 🎉🎉🎉
ciryl shoulda had that “I’m going to smesh your boy tomorrow nite” attitude
The show keeps getting better
Love you guys!
I saw that look that Gane was giving Jon. It was complete shock. All you have to see is that astonishment to know that was not fixed.
DC "not bitter?" Yeah, okay. Look man, I understand...it still hurts.
He looked pissed off in commentary booth reaction
32:44 “idk if this is Connor face” exactly what i was thinking 🤣🤣🤣
RC's Big Trouble In Little China analogy 🤣
i love that RC brought up TROY. at first i didnt like RC but he’s won me over
RC bringing them facts on these fight breakdowns. I’m seeing his growth for real.
Beau. ...Cracks.... Me Up Every Time. Legend
The way he just lets the belt sit on his shoulders, while he smiles Jones all ⛅️ Day
DC is such a good guy man. So much respect.
Notice he adjusted his self in his chair 🪑 when he said I’m not bitter 🤣
Love the channel
DC didn't even want to talk about the "Goat" topic when RC brought it up! Because he is the biggest Jones hater I've ever seen. I've never seen anyone take a loss with him his entire career.
DC kinda sold me on the saints😂
Great video boys!
Love the show gents. Louisiana proud 💯btw DC yep we winning another SB
Dc said he spoke on the phone with Jon jones, i want him to tell us what was said
GANE IS THE TOUGHEST CHALLENGE EVERRRRRR 2 mins later STIPEEEEEE HAS EXPERIENCE 🤣🤣
Bruh The way RC analyzed and used that Troy scene as an example for Jon Jones greatness is great I never thought of that but I love the movie Troy
Always a nice point of view for RC. 💪
Feels like jones is more willing to sit down and talk...just my perspective...and by the look on dcs face right after Jon won...dammit....it's true lol
Of course its easier for the winner who didn’t get kicked into oblivion to sit down and talk
RC (5'11) says Mario Lopez (5'10) is a little guy 🤦♂️
That one inch makes a differences
He said he's "not big" .. he's right. Lopez isn't built like guys like DC, RC and other pro athletes. They're BIG big. I bet RC makes Lopez look small in person despite such a small difference in height.
I think he meant weight
Yeah izzy is a little guy compared to Francis. They’re like an inch apart
@@nestorpylos84 exactly. Great example
DC "Drinkin Tea" 54:00 😂
Great take rc
I don’t care how much Dana is in his feeling with Francis, he needs to make Jones vs Francis fight happens ASAP!
Francis is too scared. He would get wrecked.
He got time.. hopefully Francis get that boxing money and then come back.. but the problem is his wrestling will take a hit and that’s where Jon will attack
@@jre4255 Francis isn't scared of any man. you're deluded and stupid
@@BOZ_11 i guess you didn't see him fight Lewis because he was mad scared. Casual.
so should they hold him at gun point and force him into the cage? Or you believe that BS about health insurance and what not?🤣🤣 Francis is the one who walked, the UFC didn't cut him
I wanna know if Daniel avoided doing the pre-fight fighters meeting with Jones.
I think it was said that "we dont take that risk"
He said he asked Jones a question in one of the meetings. The question was related to how can he fear Gane if he doesn't see him as good enough. (Because Jones was saying he wants to be scared again.)
DC mentioned during the broadcast that they did the fighters meeting with Jon
ivan ives as the intro music. dope.
DC look like you smokin on that New Orleans instead of drinking tea my man!😆😆🤣🤣😂😂
The Marshawn Lynch example was good RC.
lets be honest jon jones is 29-0
🎯🎯🎯
What ? You must be young. He obvs lost when Matt Hamill beat him up by hitting his elbows with his forehead for a TKO.
@@barrymcokiner69what? Jon got disqualified for throwing illegal elbows … Maybe proof read before writing stuff lol 😂
@@Rootbeerpapi1 Read his comment again. Irony fellas 😂
DC knew DEEP down he could NEVER hang with Jones 😂😂
Keyshawn, Max, and J Will need to take notes of this show. DC obviously knows more about MMA and RC obviously knows more about football. But they both respectfully bounce off eachother with mutual respect to their opinions on both. AMAZING CHEMISTRY
DC sounds like a hater smh
Turinabol nga
Or you are just a JJ fan boy.
Calling DC a hater doesn't make someone a fan boy young child don't be butthurt
@@doesntmatter4477 he literally wasn't hating. These nut huggers can't stand any mention of Turinabol
The funny thing about Grasso winning is that she can reign for a while if she just trains wreatling more and if she adds maybe 3 more lbs of muscle to her frame to help with her strength because she is small and maybe nobody can strike with her because she was winning the standup against Valentina just using her 1 2 and her BJJ is improving very fast and she is very coachable as we have seen so hopefully we have a new champion that will keep the belt for a while.
Might be tough to keep this belt for a while, I can see blanchfield, Suarez and Weili having good chances against Grasso or Schevy if she gets the belt back. There's finally good match ups at 125, the era of soccer moms is over
Why is that funny?
@@TheAlexBoerboom because people expect Shev to destroy her in the rematch
Ryan is good at this man wow
The day before the fight, Ciryl was being interview, and he was asked about the fight tomorrow. He responded “if I win tomorrow” and in that moment, I knew he was going to lose. There are no “ifs” when your fighting for a belt, especially going against jones. No room for doubt!
Jon Jones did exactly what he said he was going to do. Make the fight look easy, and he did.
Alex Pereira has less UFC experience compared to Gane and beat Izzy. So I don't think that's the best reason.
In his mind he is better than Izzy. You know the drill
Best show in MMA world
As soon as DC said "didnt think it was all the way in" it was then he knew he fked up! 🤣🤣🤣
DC salty & RC protecting him 😂
Gane needs to take team khabibs offer to ship him to Dagestan for a couple years.
if khabib offered that, Gane would be crazy to say no. Training with a bunch of grappling ballers would make him unstoppable
Love the matchup.. RC unstaffed FA.. but bout to be New Media HOF
DC looking like he hitting a join rather than sippin tea 🤣💀
DC why was your testosterone 7-10x what it was supposed to be for the second Jones fight?
Ryan is that true why didn't USADA do anything?
@@ernestclayboniii656 excellent question
Come on DC, say it once, Jones is the best and the greatest in history...
He can't and you can't blame him for having that mindset when his 2nd loss was a NO CONTEST for PED's: Jones is the GOAT @ LW, but beating the 2nd Tier of the HW division for the vacated HW belt is not as impressive as everyone says. What did you expect after NGANNOU beat GANE on ONE LEG? and if he beats STIPE that holds little value @ this point than when NGANNOU torched MIOCIC to take his Belt; Stipe is w/ o a Belt, is 2 years older @ 41, and has been inactive & irrelevant in those 2 years; I doubt Jones loses, but what if he does? Bottom Line is the HW Division is Garbage w/ o NGANNOU in the picture, ASPINAL on the sidelines, SERGI & BLADES, though serviceable fighters, are "fringe contenders" @ best It may not be a fact that Dana White wants the Jones storyline to grow by not bringing Frances back to possibly ruin Jones unbeaten record, but it is a FACT he plays favorites, sniffing Jones's crotch despite all of his nonsense, disliking NGANNOU, who hasn't been in any trouble, and just wanted the same chance to Box as CONOR, and his ego is so "inflated" he throws Frances under the Vegas bus & doesn't have the humility to do "proper business" & book the only fight that matters @ HW: NGANNOU vs JONES: It's a joke, but it's not a funny one, because it's pathetic.
If stipe wins the dc face cam afterward is gonna be pure joy.
DC could very well be in the goat conversation if he started mma earlier in life. He’s already the most accomplished mma fighter of all time, and he didn’t start mma until his 30’s. (Olympian, Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Champion, UFC LHW & HW champion.) Only other argument for most accomplished would be Cejudo.(Gold Medalist, Flyweight & Bantamweight Champ)
And he didn't cheat, which is why he has every right to go against everyone's grain on giving Jones the GOAT title, though he was the best @ LHW; didn't look so great @ the end but he won: DC's place in history is secure; he's not obligated to respect Jones if he doesn't want to
Either way stipe loses lmao doesn’t matter if he’s a tougher fight for Jones there’s no way stipe can win Jones is overall better at everything stipe does and he’ll either get submitted or tko’d
Yes absolutely DC! Gane looked deflated at the presser bc Jon just exploited the situation so well. Gane folded and he will like so many other Jon’s opponents bemoan that they didn’t give it 100%. Jon is just so talented and he bewitches his opponents.
Ryan Clark earned my respect on his grasso views she’s keeping the belt
You can tell RC actualy cares about the sport and is genuinely interested in learning unlike those fools Skip Bayless and Stephen A Smith and Shannon Sharp
The Goat discussion will never end
It's been over. It's Jon. Period
He’s made a career of beating DC 🤣😂