MMA HEADS - UFC 151 CANCELLED. Hendo hurt. Jones refuses to fight replacement

[BRUHA]

Hendo has a partial tear of his MCL, and Jon Jones refused to fight Chael Sonnen as the replacement. He just lost the small amount of fans that he had left. What champion turns down a fight?

Dana is on a media conference call right now and he is PISSED with Jon Jones and Greg Jackson.

 

[Hey Julian!]

I would love to see Sonnen get demolished by the 2nd best fighter in the UFC. Jones got the long paper now his shit don't stink. If he loses his next fight, the media will be brutal.

 

[BRUHA]

Sonnen would have been an easy check for him too...dude is a much smaller fighter plus he didn't have a camp to prepare. He would have destroyed Chael. I just don't understand how a champion...someone that supposedly loves the sport, turns down a fight.

 

[Alpha_Male]

I for one would love to see Jones destroy Sonen. But fuck Dana. he will fuck anyone without giving to fuck when it comes to best interest of his organization. It is up to Jones to protect his. Fuck Dana once again. Jones, call the shots when you're still on top, coz when you're not Dana will fuck you over. Fuck Dana thrice

 

[duppy_maka]

what is the big deal.
now jones is slated to fight Machida on Sept 22.
Jones didn't want to take the fight on 8 days notice. I can understand that. He needs time to prepare for his opponent.
first rule of the fight game. Don't take anyone for granted.
even a bum like Sonnen.
fuck dana white.
GSP has been holding the Welterweight belt hostage for over 2 years now and not a word from Dana.

Jon Jones has defended his belt 3 times already. 4 times after the coming Machida rematch.

GSP has defended the belt 6 fucking times since winning it back from Serra.

smart move by Jones and Jackson.

 

[coolie569]

Seriously how can you guys blame Jones. He trained for Hendo, now he's just supposed to accept whoever Dana throws in front of him? Doesn't being the champ come with any perks any more? FUCK THAT!

Dana is full of shit becuase just a few days ago he was saying that Chael didn't deserve a shot at the title and there was no way he was going to get it.

Here is Dana's direct quote.
"He's a long way away. He's not coming off the (Anderson) Silva fight and just talking his way into a 205-pound world title shot. [Sonnen] is going to have to beat a couple of the best in the world. If he beats Forrest Griffin, we'll shoot him right into the top five and let him fight some of those guys there, and we'll see what happens."

So what the fuck happened that he all of a sudden deserved a title shot.

Oh yeah Machida refused to take the fight on short notice. So he grabbed the biggest cash cow he could and thought Jones was just supposed to be like yas sir, I'll fight whoever you want.

What about the dudes that really deserve a title shot. That's why there needs to be clear rankings in MMA because right now they are just making things up as they go along.

 

[ljinsane]

Seriously how can you guys blame Jones. He trained for Hendo, now he's just supposed to accept whoever Dana throws in front of him? Doesn't being the champ come with any perks any more? FUCK THAT!

Dana is full of shit becuase just a few days ago he was saying that Chael didn't deserve a shot at the title and there was no way he was going to get it.

Here is Dana's direct quote.
"He's a long way away. He's not coming off the (Anderson) Silva fight and just talking his way into a 205-pound world title shot. [Sonnen] is going to have to beat a couple of the best in the world. If he beats Forrest Griffin, we'll shoot him right into the top five and let him fight some of those guys there, and we'll see what happens."

So what the fuck happened that he all of a sudden deserved a title shot.

Oh yeah Machida refused to take the fight on short notice. So he grabbed the biggest cash cow he could and thought Jones was just supposed to be like yas sir, I'll fight whoever you want.

What about the dudes that really deserve a title shot. That's why there needs to be clear rankings in MMA because right now they are just making things up as they go along.

ALL THIS RIGHT HERE

anything else to the contrary is BULLSHIT

 

[Theo_Huxtable]

This simply doesn't happen in UFC, plus Sonnen would have just as much notice as Jones either way and be more tedious for him to get into fighting shape.

The faults on everybody. Jones for not speaking out to take the fight against a less threatening fighter. Jackson for being the snake he is and making sure it wasn't happening. And Dana for not having a better PPV card to hold it's own.




***edit***
Wait a minute...? How did he refuse to fight a replacement if he's fighting Machida on the 22nd now??? He didn't even want to fight Machida again and he's taking that fight. Nevermind, there's not even anything to complain about now. Jones is taking a tougher fight and the overall card is WAY better.​

 

[DiGeneral]

what is the big deal.
now jones is slated to fight Machida on Sept 22.
Jones didn't want to take the fight on 8 days notice. I can understand that. He needs time to prepare for his opponent.
first rule of the fight game. Don't take anyone for granted.
even a bum like Sonnen.
fuck dana white.
GSP has been holding the Welterweight belt hostage for over 2 years now and not a word from Dana.

Jon Jones has defended his belt 3 times already. 4 times after the coming Machida rematch.

GSP has defended the belt 6 fucking times since winning it back from Serra.

smart move by Jones and Jackson.

^^ Agreed. Aside from the obvious (sonnen being the great white hope), what justification is there for Sonnen to deserve a title fight? I swear I'm not a fan of Dana, he's on some bullshit when it comes to fighters of color....

 

[c_commander]

Seriously how can you guys blame Jones. He trained for Hendo, now he's just supposed to accept whoever Dana throws in front of him? Doesn't being the champ come with any perks any more? FUCK THAT!

Dana is full of shit becuase just a few days ago he was saying that Chael didn't deserve a shot at the title and there was no way he was going to get it.

Here is Dana's direct quote.
"He's a long way away. He's not coming off the (Anderson) Silva fight and just talking his way into a 205-pound world title shot. [Sonnen] is going to have to beat a couple of the best in the world. If he beats Forrest Griffin, we'll shoot him right into the top five and let him fight some of those guys there, and we'll see what happens."

So what the fuck happened that he all of a sudden deserved a title shot.

Oh yeah Machida refused to take the fight on short notice. So he grabbed the biggest cash cow he could and thought Jones was just supposed to be like yas sir, I'll fight whoever you want.

What about the dudes that really deserve a title shot. That's why there needs to be clear rankings in MMA because right now they are just making things up as they go along.

I don't. Preparing for one guy and then having to scrap all of that training to fight someone different with less 2 weeks notice is not fair. And besides Sonnen would have absolutely nothing to lose in this fight and everything to gain. Ultimately Dana White is mad cause Jones decided to protect his own best interest instead of doing what was in White's best interest.

 

[BRUHA]

This simply doesn't happen in UFC, plus Sonnen would have just as much notice as Jones either way and be more tedious for him to get into fighting shape.

The faults on everybody. Jones for not speaking out to take the fight against a less threatening fighter. Jackson for being the snake he is and making sure it wasn't happening. And Dana for not having a better PPV card to hold it's own.​

Exactly...there is fault with everyone. Dana giving Chael Sonnen a shot was like throwing him to wolves. Everyone knows that Jones would destroy Sonnen.

The only positive I see coming from this is, going forward, the UFC will always have a better co-main event. No more bullshit co-main events.

Greg Jackson is a snake...Jon Jones is a phony like Rashad has always said. No one will ever consider you the best ever after turning down fights...especially fights that are TOTALLY in your favor. Jonny Bones is a douchebag.

 

[alexw]

lmaooooooooo @ you dudes

jon jones said he would never let chael talk his way into a title shot and thats exactly what he did....he shut that shit down and decided to fight a much better opponent

what has chael done(besides talk) to earn such a honor?

thats disrespectful to all of the light heavies who are trying to their best to get their shot

i respect a man who doesnt take the easy way out and respects the arts

bitch ass Dana can be mad as he wants....but he isnt getting in the ring

a true fighter trains hard and respects every opponent

chael skillset is different than hendos and he shouldnt do that shit just because some cracka needs to save his weak ass ppv card

the ufc has way too many ppvs any damn way...

 

[alexw]

btw, its funny as fuck how out of the blue chael starts attacking jones through the media and then all of sudden hendo is hurt

dana knew that shit all along and was trying to draw interest to this fight

and chael is just his little puppy

 

[ron_mexico]

Dana is mad at Jones for messing with his money, end of story. Jones did the right thing for Jon, Dana was trying to do the right thing for Dana.

Sonnen in no way shape or form deserves a title shot at 205, and he would just get his ass handed to him anyway. The unfortunate thing is Sonnen this just gives Sonnen and the Jones haters more troll material.

 

[CADE_BADAZZ]

I can understand Jon's side of the story. but, he acts like a little bitch. All he is doing is saying im the champ and I fight who I want when I want because im the champ. It will be real funny if he ever loses the strap and they making fight 3 or 4 before a title shot.

 

[asiam]

Obviously it would be dumb to take that chael fight. At 205 he is gonna be a lot stronger than 185 and he is obviously gonna try to take Jones down and lay on him. It is not as easy a win as it seems.

 

[Ming Fei Hong]

lmaooooooooo @ you dudes

jon jones said he would never let chael talk his way into a title shot and thats exactly what he did....he shut that shit down and decided to fight a much better opponent

what has chael done(besides talk) to earn such a honor?

thats disrespectful to all of the light heavies who are trying to their best to get their shot

i respect a man who doesnt take the easy way out and respects the arts

bitch ass Dana can be mad as he wants....but he isnt getting in the ring

a true fighter trains hard and respects every opponent

chael skillset is different than hendos and he shouldnt do that shit just because some cracka needs to save his weak ass ppv card

the ufc has way too many ppvs any damn way...

Co-Sign the fuck outta all this shit right here. FUCK Chael Sonnen! He hasn't done a muthafuckin' thing to deserve a title shot at LH after having his ass handed to him at MW. You can't just trash talk your way into title fights, man. GTFOH. Bones was right to tell Vince McMahon... uh, Dana White to go fuck himself with that bullshit. I can think of a few different fighters more deserving than Chael Sonnen (and Hendo, while ya bullshittin') that deserve a shot. Hell, give it to Machida, if he's ready. For that matter, if he just wants to pull somebody out his ass, try Phil Davis. Anybody, but Chael Sonnen. Fuck that.

 

[dirtyd]

I don't. Preparing for one guy and then having to scrap all of that training to fight someone different with less 2 weeks notice is not fair. And besides Sonnen would have absolutely nothing to lose in this fight and everything to gain. Ultimately Dana White is mad cause Jones decided to protect his own best interest instead of doing what was in White's best interest.

 

[BRUHA]

lmaooooooooo @ you dudes

jon jones said he would never let chael talk his way into a title shot and thats exactly what he did....he shut that shit down and decided to fight a much better opponent

what has chael done(besides talk) to earn such a honor?

thats disrespectful to all of the light heavies who are trying to their best to get their shot

i respect a man who doesnt take the easy way out and respects the arts

bitch ass Dana can be mad as he wants....but he isnt getting in the ring

a true fighter trains hard and respects every opponent

chael skillset is different than hendos and he shouldnt do that shit just because some cracka needs to save his weak ass ppv card

the ufc has way too many ppvs any damn way...

So you bought into that bullshit? This is from a man that said he didn't want to fight Machida again because it was his "lowest grossing PPV". That sound like someone that's concerned about his craft?

 

[CADE_BADAZZ]

Obviously it would be dumb to take that chael fight. At 205 he is gonna be a lot stronger than 185 and he is obviously gonna try to take Jones down and lay on him. It is not as easy a win as it seems.

Jones has faced stronger wrestlers at 205 then Sonnen. And has never been taking down by them.

 

[ron_mexico]

1. They should make this a free fight card instead of cancel it.

2. They should stop trying to have a card every two weeks. That way you wont have these weak ass ppv that only have one fight of interest, and if it falls through you have to cancel it. UFC has plenty of blame for this.

 

[Ming Fei Hong]

btw, its funny as fuck how out of the blue chael starts attacking jones through the media and then all of sudden hendo is hurt

dana knew that shit all along and was trying to draw interest to this fight

and chael is just his little puppy

Damn, get out my head, fam. I might as well shut up and let you talk, because I was damn sure about to say the same shit. I'm glad Bones put the kibosh on this stupid shit. More MMA fighter need to realize they have to approach their fighting like a business, not just as a stable of gladiators for Dana to do with whatever he chooses. I couldn't give less of a fuck what Sonnen Stans say about Bones. They talked shit about Silva too. And we see how that worked out for them.

 

[BRUHA]

Y'all really don't get it. You guys are looking at this like Dana's trying to give Chael a shot at the belt. He is making an easy pasyday for Jon Jones...who happens to be the only UFC sponsored fighter in the history of the organization. Why would Dana or Lorenzo want to put Jones in a bad situation? He's feeding Chael to the wolves to tide fans over until the Machida fight. There's no one else in that division that would have made a marketable fight. The closest is Lil Nog or Gustafson, and NO ONE wants to see those fights. Maybe Glover Texiera but no one knows who he is yet.

 

[doggish_098]

is this the one they were having in atlantic city??? i was thinking about trying to get some tickets

 

[Ming Fei Hong]

Jones has faced stronger wrestlers at 205 then Sonnen. And has never been taking down by them.

Evans is a better wrestler than Sonnen, but Evans has hands and a good ground game. What happened to Evans?

 

[alexw]

So you bought into that bullshit? This is from a man that said he didn't want to fight Machida again because it was his "lowest grossing PPV". That sound like someone that's concerned about his craft?

what you dont understand is that this a lose/lose situation for Jones

if he beats up the chael real bad...everyone will say chael only had 8 days to train

if some freak shit happened then he was an overrated champ

you dont play those games

and your machida point is meaningless since he has signed to fight him in september

your anger should be placed at the promoter who had a super weak ppv and needed that one fight to sell it

dana is covering his ass and making jones the "escape goat"

 

[Mack1052]

Fuck Dana white cac ass.

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[BRUHA]

what you dont understand is that this a lose/lose situation for Jones

if he beats up the chael real bad...everyone will say chael only had 8 days to train

if some freak shit happened then he was an overrated champ

you dont play those games

and your machida point is meaningless since he has signed to fight him in september

your anger should be placed at the promoter who had a super weak ppv and needed that one fight to sell it

dana is covering his ass and making jones the "escape goat"

My Machida point is not meaningless in the context of someone "respecting their art". What champion says that they don't want to fight someone because it was their lowest grossing PPV? And I completely blame the UFC for spreading themselves too thin and having these bullshit PPV cards. I've been watching UFC since 1994 and they just have way too many cards now-a-days...PPV, Fox, FX, Fuel...it's too much. There used to be a time when all four fights on a card were top notch match-ups.

 

[CADE_BADAZZ]

Evans is a better wrestler than Sonnen, but Evans has hands and a good ground game. What happened to Evans?

Thats my point.

 

[alexw]

1. They should make this a free fight card instead of cancel it.

2. They should stop trying to have a card every two weeks. That way you wont have these weak ass ppv that only have one fight of interest, and if it falls through you have to cancel it. UFC has plenty of blame for this.

this..........

these ppv cards have been piss poor

the ufc is downright stealing money trying to have a ppv every month

hell even boxing doesnt do that

Damn, get out my head, fam. I might as well shut up and let you talk, because I was damn sure about to say the same shit. I'm glad Bones put the kibosh on this stupid shit. More MMA fighter need to realize they have to approach their fighting like a business, not just as a stable of gladiators for Dana to do with whatever he chooses. I couldn't give less of a fuck what Sonnen Stans say about Bones. They talked shit about Silva too. And we see how that worked out for them.

Y'all really don't get it. You guys are looking at this like Dana's trying to give Chael a shot at the belt. He is making an easy pasyday for Jon Jones...who happens to be the only UFC sponsored fighter in the history of the organization. Why would Dana or Lorenzo want to put Jones in a bad situation? He's feeding Chael to the wolves to tide fans over until the Machida fight. There's no one else in that division that would have made a marketable fight. The closest is Lil Nog or Gustafson, and NO ONE wants to see those fights. Maybe Glover Texiera but no one knows who he is yet.

man please

he isnt feeding chael to the wolves

chael has nothing to lose in this situation

if he loses...its expected...he didnt train for the champ
if he wins.....wow look at me im the best promoter ever

in every situation possible...chael is the main benefactor here

 

[alexw]

My Machida point is not meaningless in the context of someone "respecting their art". What champion says that they don't want to fight someone because it was their lowest grossing PPV? And I completely blame the UFC for spreading themselves too thin and having these bullshit PPV cards. I've been watching UFC since 1994 and they just have way too many cards now-a-days...PPV, Fox, FX, Fuel...it's too much. There used to be a time when all four fights on a card were top notch match-ups.

im not following you

he took the fight

and its on short notice as well

plus he has studied machida before so there isnt too much new stuff he has to prepare for

Chael is an unknown opponent

like any sport, you break down the tape to make the battle as easy as possible

you dont just rush into anything

you respect the art

 

["THE MAN"]

It's refreshing to see the conversation about this on BGOL. The anti-Bones crowd is losing their minds online right now. He chooses to fight the real #1 contender yet he is a coward. Wtf. Must suck for some people to realize that 90% of the champs aren't white. And yes there are wayyyyyy too many PPVs. Shit is on a WWE level now.

Sent from my Galaxy S3

 

[Upgrade Dave]

Fuck Sonnen, though he gets a little bit of respect for taking the fight when he was obviously the 3rd, 4th pick.
Just like I understand him not wanting to fight Machida again, I understand him turning down Sonnen.

 

[Kentaro]

Sonnen would have been an easy check for him too...dude is a much smaller fighter plus he didn't have a camp to prepare. He would have destroyed Chael. I just don't understand how a champion...someone that supposedly loves the sport, turns down a fight.

I don't understand why they would allow Chael Sonnen to talk his way into another championship fight.

 

[Ming Fei Hong]

He chooses to fight the real #1 contender yet he is a coward. Wtf.

Ain't that some shit?