Marcus Jones Retires From MMA
Posted by Dustin James on 12.26.2009
"Big Baby" hangs up his gloves.....
Ultimate Fighter 10 contestant Marcus "Big Baby" Jones (4-2) has reportedly decided to retire from active MMA competition. The former first-round NFL draft pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quickly became a fan favorite on last season's "Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights" after he became the only member of "Team Rampage" to win a fight and advance to the quarter-finals of the show. After he was knocked out of the competition in the semi-finals of the show by Brendan Schaub, Jones had hinted at retiring. However, the UFC convinced him to fight fellow Ultimate Fighter 10 contestant, Matt Mitrione, at the "Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale" earlier this month. Mitrione ended up picking up the victory after an impressive second-round KO.
Although he is retiring from active competition, Jones does have a degree in communications from North Carolina and could go into broadcasting.
His stand up, however, just wasn't developed enough and he's no spring chicken. Maybe had he started earlier...
Posted By: Guest#3345 (Guest) on December 26, 2009 at 04:31 PM
that sucks. wish he`d fight at least one or 2 more times in the ufc
Posted By: Guest#3915 (Guest) on December 26, 2009 at 04:37 PM
Good luck to Marcus. I hope he does well at whatever he does. I hope he continues training BJJ and everything and I feel he's be great as a permanent fixture on something like MMA live as he has that likeable personality.
Posted By: Winslow (Guest) on December 26, 2009 at 05:03 PM
Maybe during his downtime from planting flowers he can go find a chin.
Posted By: Chris (Guest) on December 26, 2009 at 05:17 PM
just get some fucking cardio or fight like lesnar and he would do fight, as long as he didnt try to fight like miguel or gsp he wouldnt get knocked out in every fight this guy is gassed by the second round, and he needs to work that boxing forreal
Posted By: Guest#2958 (Guest) on December 26, 2009 at 06:10 PM
Only one person in history has played an NFL game and fought in the UFC, that man is Marcus Jones
bummer his UFC career did not last long, but its not too surprising - very few people can start at an advanced age and pull it off, getting as far as he did is pretty impressive.
Even Randy Couture started MMA at a younger age than Jones.
Posted By: Jamie (Guest) on December 26, 2009 at 10:55 PM
He can't improve much further at his age, but to his credit he's respectable on the ground, and he offered good insights and enthusiasm when he appeared on MMA Live.
Posted By: Steve (Guest) on December 27, 2009 at 12:51 AM
Didn't Brendan Schaub (the guy who lost in the finale to Roy Nelson) play in the NFL?
Posted By: Mike (Guest) on December 27, 2009 at 01:34 AM
Only one person in history has played an NFL game and fought in the UFC, that man is Marcus Jones
Posted By: Jamie (Guest) on December 26, 2009 at 10:55 PM
Actually, untrue. If you're going to count Big Baby's fight against Mitrione as having fought in the UFC, then you forgot Matt Mitrione played in the NFL as well. So as you praise Big Baby, I guess that means that you LOVE Mitrione, the only person to play an NFL game and win a UFC fight.
Posted By: BDC (Guest) on December 27, 2009 at 08:48 AM
Matt Mitrione has played in the NFL and fought in the UFC to so I guess BIG LOSER isn't the only on to do so. And his record is 4-2 what the hell man suck it up and stop being a BIG BABY hahaha see what I did there I know I'm great
Posted By: Guest#3777 (Guest) on December 27, 2009 at 10:12 AM
Schaub was in training camp for the Bills - but never appeared in a game. Brock Lesnar was also in training camp.
It turns out that Matt Mitrione did play in the NFL - so Jones is actually one of two.
Posted By: Jamie (Guest) on December 27, 2009 at 11:30 AM
Sucks because he had potential, but he's not a real fighter. He quit because he can't take getting knocked out(or probably punched hard). If you can't take a punch and deal with it than you're not a fighter. Good luck to him in the future, maybe he'll find what he's meant to do.
Posted By: 420 (Guest) on December 27, 2009 at 01:09 PM
He Sucked Anyway
Posted By: Paul (Guest) on December 27, 2009 at 02:06 PM
Maybe during his downtime from planting flowers he can go find a chin.
Posted By: Chris (Guest)
That's too fucking funny. Tahnks man lol
Posted By: jorge cantaloupe santiago jr. (Guest) on December 27, 2009 at 02:45 PM
Only guy from Team Rampage I liked. Good luck to him in future endeavors.
Posted By: Butters4Prez (Guest) on December 27, 2009 at 05:12 PM
Dr. Hibbert: "But, you can always fall back on your degree in... Communications! Oh, dear Lord!"
Lubchenko: "I know! Is phony major. Lubchenko learn nothing. Nothing!"
Posted By: Groove (Guest) on December 27, 2009 at 07:11 PM
Not that it matters anymore but I'm pretty sure i read a blog on UFC.com from the man himself stating that his name is "The Darkness"
Posted By: Guest#1158 (Guest) on December 28, 2009 at 05:36 PM
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