The 7 best kickers in the UFC today

Jon ‘Bones’ Jones

Jon Jones: Breaking Bones

A recent poll by UFC showed that fans voted Jon Jones as the greatest UFC fighter of all time, ahead of pioneers of MMA like Anderson Silva and Georges St-Pierre. Jones has been flagged by doping allegations ahead of his fight with Daniel Cormier in UFC 200. However, everybody respects the fighter in Jones and he will make a comeback very soon.

Jones likes to get under his opponent’s skin. During fight, he is never shy to try unfamiliar tactics. Lead leg side kicks, step-in elbows and the shoulder crank are some of them and he comes up with new surprises in every match of his.

‘Bones’ is a vicious kicker. And to be honest, very few fighters in MMA have an answer to his oblique kick. He just destabilizes his opponents before landing a takedown punch or a kick to the body. Few see it coming. The oblique kicks have been criticized by many, but a perfectly executed kick to the knee can derail any fighter by hyperextending it. And that’s what Jones does best. Apart from that, he is very good at executing spinning back kicks and front kicks. Rampage Jackson probably hasn’t fond memories of those kicks.

Jon Jones is a dirty fighter. Although his kicks are not the main weapons in his kitty, they are certainly the most effective. Generally the kicks are followed by his elbows and once they start coming, there is no answer.

Jones is unanimously considered to be the best athlete in MMA history. He has incredibly long legs and he uses that to full advantage. He generally keeps his opponents guessing, and due to the reach of his legs, he is able to strike from distance.

Bones vs. Cormier was the main event of UFC 200. However, Jones was suspended and we never got to see the fight. Cormier was nursing a knee problem and Bones was the overwhelming favourite. However, the scenario changed and all we can do is pray for his comeback.