Jon Jones: The Greatest Mixed Martial Arts Fighter of all Time Rocking His Rolex President...

Jon Jones

Greatest Mixed Martial Arts Fighter of All Time 

UFC Heavyweight Champion of the World

Does the Happy Trump Dance

I live blogged the 2024 Presidential Election a few weeks ago, which was pretty fascinating, as both President Biden and President Trump both own and wear Rolex watches. Last weekend, Jon Jones won his UFC Heavyweight match, with some pretty fascinating pomp and circumstance surrounding it. In the video below we see President Trump arriving at New York City's Madison Square Garden, doing a presidential election victory lap of sorts, which might seem reminiscent of Caesar being hailed after returning to Rome.

I was so focused on my Mike Tyson v. Jake Paul boxing match story, last weekend, I decided to delay this story, but it's absolutely fascinating...

Also, this past week, I covered Rolex's exclusive sponsorship of The Governors Awards, so I would argue there has simply been too much Rolex related news lately for me to cover in real time. It's safe to say there is never a dull moment in the world of Rolex watches, as it's a fact the sun never sets on the Rolex World as there is always something interesting going on around earth with people rocking Rolex—and this is just one of them.

A Night @ The Fights

President Trump has been traveling all over the United States since he won the 2024 Presidential Election with his dream team and it appears he has been on fire with planning out all the details of his new administration, which certainly have their work cut out for them if they want to get America back-on-track, and clean up the severe mess left behind by the Biden Administration. 

If you read that last statement I made and assume I am a Republican, you assumed wrong. I am politically agnostic. I am simply a human being that wants to see what's best for all of humanity, and the indisputable facts are the price of many things have doubled during the Biden Administration, including milk, bread, car insurance—you name it...This is terrible, especially for people on fixed budgets, like elderly, or people with larger families.

President Trump is pictured below with his dream team including Elon Musk, Tulsi Gabbard, RFK Jr, and House Speaker, Mike Johnson. It's worth pointing out, like President Ronald Reagan before them, all four of the people pictured below on the left, were once Democrats (pun intended ;-) Now that I think about it, methinks RFK Jr. remains a Kennedy Democrat, which he argues has very little, if any, resemblance to the current Democratic Party. On a side note, I recall a conversation I had with President Reagan, back in the 1980s, where he said to me "I used to be a proud Democrat. As a matter of fact, I voted for FDR, all four times."

Strangest Bedfellows

American culture has long been a fan of pugilistic endeavors. Weekends in the U.S. for the past 250+ years have been entertained with prize fights, and last weekend the world saw an unmatched spectacle with President Trump holding court at the Jon Jones UFC fight. 

In the photo below we see President Trump flanked by RFK Jr., Dana White, Kid Rock and Elon Musk. Notice Kid Rock is rocking his Rolex President, Day-Date as he has his arm around Elon Musk.

The RFK Jr. / President Trump dynamic is super bizarre if you think about it. I mean, what strange bedfellows they make. RFK Jr. mounted a pretty courageous and effective presidential campaign himself against Trump in 2024, but then gave it all up to be a member of Trump's team, and of course we now know Trump appointed RFK Jr.,  Director of The United State Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which is a very powerful position in the U.S. government, as the HHS controls the CDC, FDA, NIH, and all of America's Health System. The Directorship of HHS, is a cabinet-level executive branch department of the U.S. Federal government which was created to protect the health of the U.S. population, while providing essential human services.The HHS motto is "Improving the health, safety, and well-being of American."

Just by having Elon Musk and RFK Jr., by his side, Trump has the opportunity to completely revolutionize and significantly overhaul the United States, which is a very exiting value proposition...

I am going to go out on a limb, and say methinks RFK Jr., perceives or relates to President Donald J. Trump, as he kind of reminds him of his Uncle, President John F. Kennedy, and thus he ultimately feels very comfortable in his presence, perhaps in the same way his father, RFK Sr., was totally loyal to his brother, JFK. 

If I told you the photo above was a photo of RFK Jr., with his uncle JFK taken in 2024, you might mistake Trump for JFK, in the sense Trump has the full head of hair, is tan (looking) with the big smile JFK had, along with the conservative suit style. The photo below, which appears courtesy of RFK Jr., shows him with his Uncle, President John F. Kennedy, who autographed the photo and said, "A President gets his advice from many sources."

President Trump is obviously NOT President Kennedy, but has a kind of similar vibe. Both came from families with self-made fathers that were really wealthy. The both part their hair on the left side. They both have big teeth, with big full smiles, and they both have a clean-cut ivy league style of dressing.

If somebody told you the man pictured below was the same man pictured above, 4 decades later, it would not seem that far-fetched.

    “The vision recurs; the eastern sun has a second rise; history repeats her tale unconsciously, and goes off into a mystic rhyme; ages are prototypes of other ages, and the winding course of time brings us round to the same spot again.”  

—Mystic Rhyme (1845)

Jon Jones

Greatest Mixed Martial Arts Fighter of All Time 

Jon Jones fought Stipe Miocic in UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden in New York, and basically knocked him out with a roundhouse back kick to the ribs, which will likely go down in history as one of the most iconic UFC moments.

Jon Jones set a new record as he became the first fighter in UFC history to successfully defend his title in three different title reigns. 

I was talking with my longtime pal, Michael Young, about the Jon Jones fight. Michael and I used to practice Karate together many years ago, and today he is an ardent student of Krav Maga, and Michael quipped:

    "Jon "Bones" Jones is a beast with a very dark history. His fighting IQ is the highest of anyone in history. He’s basically the GOAT because he trains and thinks differently than anyone else and there’s a fire in him just like a trained assassin. He has skills that are beyond anyone else that we have seen so far. As an example, Jones went up a weight class and won that as well, which is an extremely difficult thing to achieve...

I train in Krav Maga 3 days a week, and Jon Jones is somebody I study a great deal! I’m working on my spinning elbow because of him. When I saw him bend the knee to Trump I almost started crying. One of the greatest moments in sports!! Like bowing to Ceasar! I have never seen anything like that in my 61 years. That’s something you did 1000 years ago."

Then, much to everybody's surprise, Jon Jones did a Trump Happy Dance, which Joe Rogan thought was really funny.

Then Jon Jones proceeded to climb over the fence to shake hands with President Trump.

Jon Jones handed President Trump his UFC championship belt which we see Trump holding below, as to suggest he was America's champion. This was kind of ironic in the sense that just nine days earlier, Trump held a rally at Madison Square Garden on October 27, which featured jokes from a comedian many people felt might turn-off voters and destroy Trump's election campaign.

Jon Jones fought the most decorated heavyweight in UFC history, and won, and in the images below we see President Trump giving Jones a congratulatory handshake.

Celebratory Meal After The Fights

Aboard Trump Force One

It's nice to see Trump and his A-Team of X-Men, decided to take a break from reinventing the American government on Saturday night, November 16th, 2024 as they decided to attend the UFC Heavyweight fight at Madison Square Garden.

In the photo below we see Trump with his team dining on McDonald's aboard Trump's Force One Airplane (pictured above) after UFC 309, and the look on RFK Jr's face is priceless...Make America Healthy Again (MAHA)...It's fascinating to note that Trump loves McDonald's and at age 78 seems to be perfectly healthy...If you closely examine the photo we see that Trump apparently had a Big Mac and a Fish Fillet, and Elon is having a Quarter Pounder with Cheese and 10 Chicken Nuggets...

Also, notice Trump has his iPhone sitting on the table in front of him. It's also extremely ironic, that Trump being a multi-billionaire could have the most fancy gourmet frou-frou food served on his highly customized Boeing 757 airplane, but instead choses to dine on simple McDonald's fast-food..

Jon Jones Rolex President

Below we see a photo of Jon Jones with Steve-O, and notice Jon is rocking his yellow gold Rolex President. This is the Rolex watch Jon Jones seems to wear most.

Below we see Jon Jones with Michael Strahan, who is also a big Rolex fan.

While Jon "Bones" Jones owns and wears multiple Rolex watches, it appears his daily driver watch is his yellow gold Rolex Day-Date "President", which he purchased back in 2013, which he photographed and proudly showcased on Instagram in his post.

Look Good, Feel Good

Jon Jones is a warrior and a man who not only thinks differently, but lives life on his own terms. He is in the same Pantheon as other legendary iconic athletic greats, including Michael Jordan, Mike Tyson, Reggie Jackson, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Tiger Woods, Roger Federer, and Ted Williams—all of which chose to keep the time of their life rocking Rolex watches on their wrists.

Weekend Watching Codie Sanchez The Iced Coffee Hour

 Weekend Watching

Codie Sanchez 

 

The Iced Coffee Hour

It's always fascinating to listen to people rocking Rolex watches have a brilliant conversation and this one is filled with all kinds of brilliant insight from Codie Sanchez, who is a fascinatingly successful entrepreneur. 

Defying the Depths of Innovation

Defying the Depths of Innovation

Engineered to shine in the ocean depths. The Rolex Deepsea in 18ct yellow gold features a blue lacquer dial as well as a Cerachrom bezel insert in blue ceramic. A technical innovation, the high-performance compression ring of the Ringlock system is made of ceramic, which is also blue. The compression-resistance and anti-deformation properties of this high-tech material contribute to the waterproofness of the watch, guaranteed to the extreme depth of 3,900m (12,800ft). 

SUBMARINER: Timepiece Of Inner Space

SUBMARINER
Timepiece Of Inner Space

The photos below are of a Rolex Submariner brochure from the early 1970s that fascinatingly refers to the Rolex Submariner as "Timepiece of inner space." Inner space is an antithetical metaphor to outer space.

If you look closely at the inside of the Rolex brochure pictured below, you will notice it features a classic stainless steel Single-Red Rolex Date Submariner [Reference 1680] with Maxi Markers. Notice it does NOT feature solid end links (SEL), but the yellow gold version next to it does feature solid end links. The yellow gold Rolex Submariner was the very first Rolex sports watch to feature SEL.

Also, notice the yellow gold Rolex Submariner dial features "nipple" indices with matching yellow gold surrounds, which are much smaller than the classic "Maxi" indices, also commonly referred to as "Maxi Markers." Modern Submariner indices, or markers, evolved from these models. So today the 2019 Submariner has Maxi Markers with white gold surrounds. Nick Gould brilliantly observed: "The Gold Rolex Submariner [Reference 1680], was really the first luxury sports watch". 

Quincy Jones Honored at the 15th Governors Awards Presented Exclusively by Rolex...

Quincy Jones

Honored by Oscars Governors Awards

Sponsored by Rolex

Quincy Jones passed away earlier this month, and back on November 4, 2024 I published his obituary which appears in the second half of this story. It turns out that Quincy Jones was looking forward to attending the 15th Governors Awards presented by Rolex, which was an event which was exclusively sponsored by Rolex. In this first video, we see Quincy Jones daughter, Rashida Jones deliver his acceptance speech he wrote, as he planned to attend, just before he unfortunately passed away at age 91:

Legendary actor, Jamie Foxx also gave a speech about his relationship with Quincy Jones, and shares a fascinating anecdote about how Quincy helped him dial-in on playing Ray Charles.

Rolex decorated the Green Room Lounge for the Governors Awards, and did so in a most beautiful Rolex emerald green color way. Rolex also put together a beautiful microsite to showcase their involvement with the Governors Awards.

The Oscars also honored, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, who are the children of James Bond, producer, Cubby Broccoli, who ended up taking over the James Bond franchise. Former James Bond actor, Daniel Craig presented Wilson and Broccoli with their award.

Quincy Jones

Lived 33,472 days

Now Belongs To The Ages

1933-2024

Yellow Gold Rolex GMT Master II

50th Anniversary Celebration Model with Green Dial

Reference 116718LN

I originally published my story on Quincy Jones back on September 23, 2018, when Netflix debuted what they referred to as the "Definitive Documentary" on Quincy Jones life, and it was AMAZING!!! Quincy sports his yellow gold Rolex GMT-Master throughout the documentary as seen below.

Quincy passed away yesterday at age 91, and was an international musical treasure whose career achievements as a composer and arranger remain unparalleled. Ironically, in his Netflix documentary, Quincy quipped, "You only live 26,000 days", which is around 70 years, but Quincy actually lived exactly 33,472 days—to be exact...

The screenshot below from the "QUINCY" documentary shows Quincy Jones playing the piano and on his left wrist we see his yellow gold Rolex GMT-Master and on his right pinkie, we see Quincy wearing Frank Sinatra's yellow gold pinkie ring he wore for 40 years until he passed away. The ring features Frank Sinatra's family crest from Sicily. Frank Sinatra left his pinkie ring to Quincy Jones who has been wearing it ever since.

Fly Me To The Moon
Quincy Jones arranged and conducted the music in the video below that features Frank Sinatra singing with Count Basie playing piano in 1965. This video is considered to be Frank's best performances of "Fly Me To the Moon." Fly Me To The Moon was the first song ever played on the moon—by Buz Aldrin during the Apollo 11 landing. At 9:00minutes into the video you can see Frank wearing his yellow gold pinkie ring as he introduces Quincy Jones.

Frank Sinatra gave Quincy Jones his nickname of "Q", and both men absolutely adored each other.

Quincy Jones produced Michael Jackson's album Thriller, is the best selling international album in history.

The Quincy Jones Documentary was directed and produced by one of Quincy's daughers and is AMAZING...

Quincy Jones learned how to play many different musical instruments when he was young and ended up focusing on playing the trumpet. Quincy (right) is pictured below with Dizzy Gillespie (center) back in 1955 in New York.

Photo above was taken by Herman Leonard in 1955 in New York City:

 Joe Gordon, E.V. Perry, Dizzy Gillespie, Carl Warwick & Quincy Jones,

Quincy Jones is pictured below with Dizzy Gillespie who is wearing his trademark Pepsi Rolex GMT-Master back in the 1960s.

It is kind of ironic that Quincy Jones is wearing a GMT-Master a half-century after the photo above was taken!

The screenshot below is from the QUINCY documenary and it shows Dizzy Gillespie wispering to country music legend Willie Neslon and notice Quincy Jones is wearing his yellow gold Rolex GMT-Master.

The wristshot below shows a straight on of Quincy Jones yellow gold Rolex GMT-Master.

Yellow Gold Rolex GMT Master II

50th Anniversary Celebration Model with Green Dial

Reference 116718LN

I have been publishing Jake's Rolex World for 11 years now, and in that time my banner has never changed, and if you look closely, on the right side you  will notice it features the 50th Anniversary Yellow Gold Rolex GMT-Master with the forsest green dial.

  Dr. Dre   

Dr. Dre is featured in the Quincy Jones documentary is a podcast recording session that takes place at Quincy's home in Bel Air, California and notice Dr. Dre is wearing his yellow gold Rolex Masterpiece Day-Date.

In the photo below from the Quincy documentary we see a screengrab from a video that was taken decades ago, which shows a young Dr. Dre sporting a yellow Gold Rolex President.

The Great White Rolex Submariner

Great White Rolex Submariner

White Dial: Reference 6204

The Oreo Cookie

This is a most unusual Rolex Submariner Rolex, and certainly one of the rarest in the world. Why? Because it has a white dial. This watch has been confirmed by Rolex in Geneva to be completely authentic. So how does it have a white dial? It was likely a prototype dial. Not a prototype in the sense that Rolex thought about making the watch with a white dial, but apparently Rolex used to make first generation prototype dials in white, and this is likely one of them. This image appears courtesy of Eric Ku from 10PastTen.com.

I typically refer to the combination of a sports Rolex with a black bezel and white dial as an Oreo Cookie Rolex, because it reminds me of a Oreo Cookie that has been split in half ;-P

Mike Tyson v. Jake Paul

Mike v. Jake 

Tonight we witnessed the highly anticipated boxing match between legendary pugilist, Mike Tyson and Jake Paul, which went 8 rounds at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, which is the home of the NFL Dallas Cowboys Football team. In the photo below we see Jake Paul rocking his Tiffany Blue color dial OP.

The fight was originally scheduled for July 20, 2024, but was delayed until November 15, 2024, due to some health challenges Mike Tyson encountered. Despite the fact the fight went all 8 rounds, and despite the fact Jake Paul won by a unanimous decision, I would point out that I believe the entire event was a major game-changing event on many levels. In particular, much like when Michael Jordan was playing professional basketball, I used to watch games, just so I could watch him play. When Jordan retired from the game, I retired from watching basketball games.

Same thing with Mike Tyson. I used always watch Mike Tyson fights, but when he retired I stopped watching professional boxing. And that's why I would argue this event was an epic success. This fight represents Netflix' first foray into live broadcasting a fight, and Netflix confirmed 60 Million people tuned into watch the fight live!!! Netflix referred to the event as a "record breaking night". I don't know the exact number of people who have watched highlights from the fight, but my best guess is that it would be over 100 Million, and instead of being a pay per view event, Netflix included it for free to watch live for all Netflix subscribers.

Also, this fight was produced by Jake Paul, which also is a game-changing event in that huge fights like this in the past were always produced by a middleman boxing promoter, or organization, which in this case was removed from the equation. Jake Paul reportedly made $40 Million, and Mike Tyson reportedly made $20. Not bad for a great 20 minute workout in front of an international audience. My bottom-line takeaway point is Jake Paul and Mike Tyson put boxing back in the limelight—front and center—which is an amazing achievement in-and-of-itself.

Probably the most scintillating moment of the fight came prior to the fight, during the weigh-in, when Jake Paul seems to have intentionally stepped on Iron Mike Tyson's foot, and in response, Mike slapped him really hard in the face, but Jake didn't seem to flinch. This created a highly iconic and intriguing memorable moment:

In the world of Rolex tool watches there are two types of Rolex tool watches. First we have what I commonly refer to as "Political Tool Watches", which are typically worn my alpha males, like presidents and world leaders, and then there are "Sportsmen tool watches", which would be worn by athletes or astronauts, who are typically pushing the boundaries in their attempt to break barriers, and in the case of Jake and Mike, they are both hardcore alpha male apex warriors—literally.

Both warriors wear Rolex and have depended on Rolex to keep the time of their lives. Father Time has been kind to Mike Tyson, who happens to be the exact same age I am, which is 58. I grew up watching Mike Tyson box in his prime, and he was an amazing athlete and boxer. I would argue Mike Tyson is one of the absolute best boxers in history, but people also love him because he has the appearance of a stone cold killer, but if you listen to him speak, most of the time he sounds like a really friendly puppy dog.

Mike Tyson is pictured above rocking a Rolex Oyster Perpetual. Jake Paul, also wears Rolex watches and he is pictured below rocking the Tiffany Blue dial Rolex Oyster Perpetual. Of course, Jake Paul is the brother of Logan Paul who also regularly rocks Rolex.

A 1980s Rolex President

Mike Tyson is pictured below back in the 1980s with President Donald Trump, who back them was simply referred to as "The Donald", and we see Iron Mike Tyson rocking a yellow gold Rolex "President" Day-Date on his wrist. Despite being around for 8 decades prior to the 1980s, Rolex really came into its prime in the 1980s as a major international mainstream status symbol, and at the time the most popular Rolex watches were the President and Datejust. 

Granted, the Submariner and GMT-Master sport watches were very popular in the 1980s, but most men sought or wanted two-tone Datejust models, or an all gold Rolex Presidential model, which is what Mike Tyson is wearing in the photo above. Back in the 1980s when this photo of The Donald posing with Iron Mike was taken, The Rolex President had become The International Mark of Success.

Back in the 1980s, The Donald was considered to be the ultimate alpha apex male in finance and Mike Tyson was the considered to be the ultimate alpha apex male fighter.

Iron Mike Daytona

In the photo below from a HOT 97 interview we see Iron Mike Tyson rocking his white gold Rolex Daytona with a mother of pearl dial, with raised Arab numerals and diamond 5 minute markers. Mike Tyson is one of the most iconic and successful athletes of the late 20th century, and he has remained in the hearts and minds our the world wide population to be relevant throughout the fist quarter of the 21st Century. One thing Mike Tyson has in common with Rolex watches, are they are both built like tanks on the outside, but are simple, yet genteel on the inside.

Why Red?

Why Red?

These are our reversing wheels. Patented in 1952, they coordinate to transmit energy to the mainspring, regardless of the direction in which the oscillating weight rotates. Thanks to them, each movement of the Perpetual rotor feeds the power reserve. Key to the automatic winding process, these tough wheels are continuously put to work. Their red colour, introduced in 1957, is a result of the surface treatment applied to the aluminium to ensure its robustness. This striking scarlet hue continues to distinguish these vital components in the discerning eyes of watch enthusiasts.

'Welcome Back' President Biden welcomes President Trump Back to White House

President Joe Biden walks with President-elect Donald Trump to the Oval Office Nov. 13, 2024. Credit: Adam Schultz/White House

'Welcome Back'

President Biden welcomes 

President Trump Back to White House

I live blogged the 2024 Presidential Election last week, which was pretty fascinating, as both President Biden and President Trump both own and wear Rolex watches. Regardless of whether you love or hate President Trump, one thing is certain, and that is we are likely to see a sea-change, particularly in economics. Interest rates have already been dropping, crypto is pumping hard with Bitcoin setting all time valuation records, and the stock market is also pumping like crazy. For the record, I am neither a Democrat or a Republican, but I think it's interesting to watch all the change occurring in the world.

Today was a pretty profound day in American politics as President Biden welcomed President Trump back to the White House in Washington DC. It has been reported that the reason President Biden invited President Trump to the White House is because, he and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden both voted for President Trump. 

President Trump with President Biden and Dr. Jill Biden in front of White House Nov. 13, 2024. Credit: Adam Schultz/White House

The story said that President Biden welcomed President Trump to the White House as an act of rebellion against his own party, as he was upset with the coup that took place in his own party that forced him to step down and be replaced by Kamala Harris. I don't know if this is true, but it kind of make sense...

Also, and perhaps more significantly, the Republican's won the majority in the House of representatives, giving the Trump administration a complete victory, so they now control the Presidency, the Senate, the House, and the Supreme Court. 

The long-term and short-term implications of this are beyond profound, and are likely to result in YuuuGe tax cuts, along with a hardcore enforcement of immigration as well as an extreme change in foreign and domestic policy...

Update, November 15, 2024: President Trump's transition team announced they have nominated RFK Jr.  to be Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Also, Trump appointed Matt Gaetz as the new Attorney General of the United States and appointed Tulsi Gabbard as the new Director of National Intelligence. 

President Trump also announced that Elon Mush and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a new 'Department of Government Efficiency' also know already in its acronym for as DOGE.

Trump said in a statement today, “Together, these two wonderful Americans will pave the way for my Administration to dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies.” This means we are going to see what will likely be the greatest change in government structure and policy in the history of The United States.

Trump announced he had selected Marco Rubio to nominate as his Secretary of State, and as we see, Rubio rocks a two-tone Rolex Datejust.

President Trump appointed Tom Homan to be the new 'border czar'. Homan announced he planned to 'run the biggest deportation' the United States has ever seen.

'Please Go Away'

Speaking of involuntary deportation, apparently there will also be a major voluntary deportation of many notable American citizens and many of them are Rolex wearers who said if President Trump was elected President again they would be moving out of the United States. 

This list of famous people includes Robert De Niro, Harrison Ford, Alec Baldwin, John Legend, Barbara Streisand, Tom Hanks, Lady Gaga, Nancy Pelosi, Hillary Clinton, Madonna, Kim Kardashian, Bruce Springsteen, Hunter Biden, Eminem, Sharon Stone, Brian Cranston, Stormy Daniels and Bono who will be moving out of the United States. Unfortunately, so will Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah, Anthony Fauci, Samuel L. Jackson, and Rob Reiner...

Phillips Split Chronograph Poster

...Rolex Studio Shot of The Day...

Phillips Split Chronograph Poster

44MM 1942 Split Chronograph

I can't seem to stop staring at this MAGNIFICENT piece of Rolex art. Phillips Auction House created this AMAZING illustration with radical artist @guy.allen of the oversized 1942 Rolex Reference 4113 split chronograph from their auction back in early 2020. This is a really STUNNING piece of art!