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Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman debate whether Conor McGregor or Jon “Bones” Jones has had a greater impact on MMA.
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35 Comments
GSP
The question was who had a greater impact on MMA.
Not UFC.
Therefore, I go with Jon Jones. His wins meant more and he really never lost.
Conor McGregor makes a lot of money for the UFC, but Jones has brought in far more hard core fans over the years.
Conor is the correct answer this shouldn’t even be a discussion
Jon Jones… . How is this even a question. The UFC was mainstream way before connor mcgregor got there Liddel, Jackson, Machida, Rousey etc
Why are these idiots talking about MMA
Conor. Not even close
Conor got the fighters paid and made the ufc 100 times bigger
I with max on this
the answer is simple it's Patrick Mahomes.
McGregor is Washed,Jones Is Still Elite Don’t @ Me!!!
Here After Conor Got Knocked Out 😂😂 He is washed!!
“I AM THE UFC” – Dustin poirier
Jon Jones is a better fighter but Conor brought more fans to MMA
Mcgregor the face of ufc. No question really
Around UFC maybe jones but like as a sport its conor
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Khabib is better than both
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Jones has less loses then Conor so…
McGregor introduce you to UFC and Jones made you stay for the fights.
Great discussion between these two.
Nobody even realized the graphic at the bottom says Conor has 24 wins lmaooo. My dude’s only got 22
Conor mcgregor no contest
Conor and it’s not even close 🤷🏽♂️
McGregor without a doubt. Is this a real question ⁉️
its funny hearing stephen a talk about mma
There have been a couple of iconic fighters in the UFC: I personally was a huge fan of Andersen Silva, I would say he played a huge role in blowing up the UFC. McGregor and Jones are also iconic fighters, like Andersen. Jones brought a brutal precision that had never been seen before, and Connor has been the UFCs ultimate showman that backs his talk with wins. I personally wouldn’t pick one over the other, they have both played big roles in the UFC.
McGregor is the best pay per view draw of all time. But let’s not lie Jon Jones is the pound for pound number 1 and could put away Francis. Jones 14 title defenses. Francis 0 he just got the belt
First take doesnt discuss mms without connor
Mcgregor easily been selling over a million buys since he koed Aldo back in 2015 and the first one in the UFC to headline MSG and become It’s two division champion.
Conor and it's not even close. Dude is an icon. The average person on the street won't even know who Jon Jones is
mcgregor is the fighter with the most impact in the history of UFC. Before Conor UFC, was seen as a sport for drug addicts and drunks. Literally the TV channels refused to talk about it lol. Connor made it a main stream sport.
That fact that more people know about Conor mcgregor than the ufc says everything
Conor made ufc more popular but Jon Jones made fighters changed the way they fought coaches study Jones and teach their
fighters his techniques