Post by MuffFuzz on Dec 26, 2009 22:41:52 GMT -5
According to a report from Around The Octagon:
ATO has learned through a source close to Gracie Tampa that Marcus Jones has decided to retire from MMA after his loss at The Ultimate Fighter Finale.
Jones was featured on The Ultimate Fighter season 10 and quickly became a fan favorite and also one of the favorites to win the show. He was the only fighter on Team Rampage to earn a spot in the quarter-finals after defeating UFC veteran Mike Wessel. After destroying Darrill Schoonover in the “Big Baby” was knocked out by Brendan Schaub.
Despite the loss Jones was invited to fight at The TUF 10 Finale against Matt Mitrione. Mitrione caught Jones with a big right and Jones suffered his second straight KO loss.
Jones started his MMA career very late after playing 7 years in the NFL with the Tampa Bay Bucs. He suffered several injuries while playing football that put him at a disadvantage as a fighter.
Jones was an extremely one-dimensional fighter. His stand-up was elementary and jaw was made of glass. Even though Big Baby will no longer enter the cage, he hopes to stay involved in the mixed martial arts world and become a commentator.
cagepages.com/2009/12/27/marcus-big-baby-jones-retires-from-mma/
ATO has learned through a source close to Gracie Tampa that Marcus Jones has decided to retire from MMA after his loss at The Ultimate Fighter Finale.
Jones was featured on The Ultimate Fighter season 10 and quickly became a fan favorite and also one of the favorites to win the show. He was the only fighter on Team Rampage to earn a spot in the quarter-finals after defeating UFC veteran Mike Wessel. After destroying Darrill Schoonover in the “Big Baby” was knocked out by Brendan Schaub.
Despite the loss Jones was invited to fight at The TUF 10 Finale against Matt Mitrione. Mitrione caught Jones with a big right and Jones suffered his second straight KO loss.
Jones started his MMA career very late after playing 7 years in the NFL with the Tampa Bay Bucs. He suffered several injuries while playing football that put him at a disadvantage as a fighter.
Jones was an extremely one-dimensional fighter. His stand-up was elementary and jaw was made of glass. Even though Big Baby will no longer enter the cage, he hopes to stay involved in the mixed martial arts world and become a commentator.
cagepages.com/2009/12/27/marcus-big-baby-jones-retires-from-mma/
ing sucks. He looked like Frankenstein when he fought on the Finale. He has ZERO striking.
