LAS VEGAS -- Do we have to pick one fighter over another in the debate over who is the top pound-for-pound competitor in mixed martial arts?
Does it have to be Jon Jones or Demetrious Johnson? Can they be 1A and 1B?
After a night like UFC 197 at the MGM Grand Arena, I'm not sure I want to choose one over the other.
For one thing, both guys have valid arguments.
Jones has never legitimately been defeated in his career. But since you have to technically call his disqualification against Matt Hamill in 2009 a loss, his victory over Ovince Saint Preux on Saturday night gave him 13 wins in a row, the second-longest in UFC history behind Anderson Silva's 16.