Tras meses de intercambiar palabras, el campeón semi completo del UFC Jon Jones y el contendiente Chael Sonnen se verán finalmente en UFC 159. Además Michael Bisping y Alan Belcher en pelea peso medio.
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Ultimate Fighter: After the Fall
Inside the Sonnen locker room right after the historic #TUF KO. Watch The Ultimate Fighter Tuesdays at 9 ET/PT on FX with replays on FUEL TV.
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(Video) Chael Sonnen vs Jon Jones UFC Promo – Who Will Be The Ultimate Fighter?
Chael Sonnen vs Jon Jones UFC Fight Promo Video Trailer – The fight that the Fans demanded from @DanaWhite, @SonnenCh & @JonnyBones is ON for April 27th, 2013 after the two coach The Ultimate Fighter.
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Jon Jones on UFC 151 Aftermath: ‘I Felt Like a Piece of Meat’
By Andrea Calle
Jon Jones, the most talked about fighter takes the time to talk to Ariel Helwani. In a 41 minute interview, Bonny Jones and stand by his decision of not fighting Chael Sonnen on 8 days notice. Explains the main reasons why not fighting Chael Sonnen was the best decision for his career as a champion. All of the coaches agreed, Jones would win the fight, but the coaches also made it clear that Jones had prepare for a totally opposite fighter (Dan Hernderson). How hurt he is for Dana comments, what it means for Jones to fight such an honorable fighter as Vitor Belfort, and much more
This interview may change your opinion on the UFC light heavyweight Champ, It’s really worth it to take the time to listen to this interview.
Morning Report: Jon Jones Reportedly Asked Dana White to Put an End to Chael Sonnen’s Trash Talk
By Shaun Al-Shatti – Staff Writer of mmafighting.com
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To say Jon Jones hasn’t had the best week would be putting things mildly. It’s hard to remember a fighter who took such a dramatic hit in the court of public opinion in this short of a time, and unfortunately, just when we thought the UFC 151 drama was over, it looks like things may be getting a little worse before they get better.
According to a report from The Wrestling Observer, prior to last week’s debacle, Jones got so upset with Chael Sonnen’s Twitter badgering, he actually contacted UFC President Dana White to “ask him to tell Chael to stop.”
Regardless of how you feel about Jones, if the report is indeed true, it’s the last thing this guy needed right now. At best, it looks like one of the greatest fighters on the planet has skin thinner than a fresh-cut peach. At worst, it seems akin to a child running to Mom to get his older brother to stop picking on him, and is a far cry from his “I’m more man than you’ll ever be” rebuttal. Either way, nothing good can come out of this.
Jones’ roller-coaster of scrutiny has been outrageous lately, and while he may be a victim of a slow news cycle, neither him, nor his camp have really done much proactively to stop it. As Joe Rogan often says, “Bones” could be the greatest talent of this generation, but watching a 25-year-old kid slowly, unwittingly dig himself deeper into a pit of public animosity is a tough sight to behold.
Hopefully, if only for Jones’ sake, this whole bizarre spectacle can ultimately be forgiven next month with another display of combat brilliance.
Dan Henderson: I Was Shocked Jon Jones Wouldn’t Fight Chael Sonnen
Dan Henderson talks about his injury, if he would have passed up the Chael Sonnen fight like Jon Jones and much more on The MMA Hour.
Jon Jones laments loss of UFC 151 but stands behind decision to turn down replacement
by John Morgan on Aug 23, 2012 at 10:45 pm ET
UFC light heavyweight Jon Jones (16-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) is no happier than you are at the cancellation of September’s UFC 151 card, an event he was supposed to headline.
But with opponent Dan Henderson forced to withdraw from the card just nine days before the event, Jones believes he made the right choice for his family and his career.
And while “Bones” admits he feels terrible for the other 20 fighters on the card who were affected by his decision not to accept a fight with replacement opponent Chael Sonnen, he hopes fans can understand the motivation behind his decision was simple: to ensure he’s fighting at peak performance each and every time he steps into the cage.
“Dan Henderson got hurt, and the fight was canceled,” Jones told MMAjunkie.com(www.mmajunkie.com). “I signed a contract a long time ago to fight Dan Henderson. That’s what I studied for, and that’s what I prepared myself for. To take a fight with a different opponent in which I would basically have three days of training before traveling and then starting to cut weight I just thought would be the dumbest idea ever. I wouldn’t have been properly prepared.”
UFC President Dana White on Thursday morning revealed Henderson suffered a knee injury in training and was forced to withdraw from the planned UFC 151 event, which was set to take place Sept. 1 at Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay Events Center. And while White admitted finding an opponent willing to step in on such short notice was a difficult proposition, he revealed Sonnen had agreed to answer the call.
There was just one problem: Jones wasn’t willing to take the fight.
Without a suitable main event in place, White and UFC brass elected to cancel the entire event, and the fiery UFC head admitted he was “disgusted” at Jones’ decision.
Jones said he never intended for the entire event to be scrapped and apologized to the remaining fighters on the card who were all forced to reschedule their next appearances.
“I definitely apologize to the other fighters on the card,” Jones said. “I feel terrible, but it also wasn’t my decision to cancel the whole card. I don’t make those decisions.
“I take a lot of pride in the way I perform, and I want to put on the best performance possible every time I fight. I don’t want to go out there just to win the fight. I want to go out there to dominate. I want to make it look effortless. I want it to be a beautiful thing.”
In Henderson, Jones was preparing for a relentless warrior with a right hand capable of stopping any man. In Sonnen, he would be facing a southpaw who relies in his superior wrestling technique to put opponents on their back and eat ground-and-pound blows.
Jones said he didn’t feel like what ultimately boiled down to just a few days was near enough time to prepare for such a drastic change – especially with the majority of his coaching staff committed to spending most of fight week in the Philippines to corner Andrei Arlovski at ONE FC 5.
“Chael is completely different fighter,” Jones said. “This is war. This is strategy. You have to go in there prepared and know that you did your homework. I wouldn’t be the same warrior if I just jumped in there blindly and was cutting weight while I was trying to prepare for the fight.
“Greg Jackson wasn’t going to show up until Friday. Coach (Mike) Winkeljohn wasn’t going to be there until Wednesday or Thursday. I would have been pretty much on my own trying to prepare for a new opponent. That’s just not the best way to prepare.”
Thus far, Jones has endured a largely negative response from fans and many MMA pundits. The 25-year-old champion admits it hurts for observers to question his rationale, but he stands behind his decision.
“If this was my first fight in the UFC and I really didn’t have a choice and they needed somebody to step in last-minute, if it was that type of scenario, then I’d probably more open to it,” Jones said. “But I’m a UFC champion, and I need to perform that way. If I would have taken this fight, that would have been letting my ego get in the way and not using my intellect. This is war, and you have to go in there prepared.
“The criticism does bother me, but I have to stand by my decision. I have to be the man that I am. With such large audiences comes great criticism. There will be a lot of scrutiny, but I’ve got to do what makes me happy and feels right to me. At the end of the day, I have to make the best choice for me and my family.”
Jones now meets Lyoto Machida in the main event of UFC 152, which takes place Sept. 22 in Toronto. It’s a rematch that Jones recently admitted he wasn’t exactly thrilled to take, but now that it’s booked, “Bones” said he’s attacking the challenge at full-strength.
“I just hiked about eight miles today,” Jones said. “I’m moving forward. I’m continuing to work, and I’m working on transforming my body from great shape to phenomenal shape. My goal now is to beat Lyoto better than I did the first time. I want to be a better version of myself, and I’m looking forward to it.
“This is a professional sport. It’s not just a backyard fight. You put everything on the line every time you step into the cage, and I now have a new mission. I’m all-in now, and I won’t give anything less than my full effort.”
And so Jones heads back to camp, looking to put the distractions of Thursday’s controversial decision behind him. A few more impressive wins will go a long way toward winning back fans he may have alienated with his decision to not fight Sonnen, and “Bones” said he’s even willing to someday to face the self-appointed “Gangster from West Linn, Oregon.” He just wants what he feels is adequate time to prepare for a championship contest.
“I apologize to the people that lost money on tickets and travel and things like that,” Jones said. “I don’t apologize for my decision, but I do apologize for the way it affected people. I hope people can understand I was just trying to do the best thing for my career.
“Dan Henderson got hurt, and our fight was canceled. As difficult as it is to deal with everything that’s happened, I just didn’t feel like I had enough time to prepare both physically and mentally for a fight with a new opponent. I just didn’t feel I had enough to prepare properly and perform at my best. Whether Chael Sonnen actually deserves a title shot really isn’t my place to say. But if he wants to fight on Sept. 22, then I’m fine with that.”
UFC 151 Canceled After Dan Henderson Injury; Jon Jones to Fight Lyoto Machida at UFC 152
By Dave Doyle – Staff Writer
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An injury to Dan Henderson has forced an unprecedented cancellation of a major UFC event.
UFC president Dana White announced on Thursday that because Henderson, who was set to challenge Jon Jones for the UFC light heavyweight championship at UFC 151 on Sept. 1 in Las Vegas, suffered a partially torn MCL, the event would be canceled.
Jones will instead fight former champion Lyoto Machida on Sept. 22 in Toronto.
“This is one of my all-time lows as a president,” said White. “For the first time, in 11 years we’re gonna cancel an event.”
During the teleconference, White said that when he found out about Henderson’s injury, former middleweight contender Chael Sonnen was offered the bout with Jones and accepted, but Jones refused to accept the fight. White also said that Machida was offered to take the spot on Sept. 1, but was in flight to Brazil and the couldn’t make the circumstances work. “I can accept why Machida didn’t take the fight,” White said.
With a weak undercard and no other viable main-event alternatives worth asking customers to spend $50 on, White pulled the plug on the event.
The UFC president clearly placed the blame for the fight cancellation on the champion.
“Chael Sonnen accepted the fight with Jon Jones last night,” White said. “At 8 or 9 last night the one thing I never thought would happen in a million years happen. Jon Jones said, I won’t fight Chael Sonnen on eight days notice. That has never happened either.”
White said that the company has not yet figured out what will happen to the remainder of the fights scheduled for the card. Fans who purchased tickets for the event will be able to get refunds at the point of purchase.
While a planned March event in Montreal was canceled, this marks the first time a UFC event will be canceled with a full card announced. White acknowledged the company doesn’t know how much of a hit it will take for the cancellation.
“It’s major, major deal,” said White. “We lose [expletive] of money, money that’s already been spent. We’re eight days out. We’ve spent [expletive] of money on this fight. How long, how far it goes and how bad it hurts. I don’t know because it’s the first time we’ve done it.”
White held steadfast in his belief that the UFC is not running too many events, despite a summer filled with fights canceled due to injuries and now a major event cancelation.
“We’ve built this industry, we know what we’re doing,” he said. “There are going to be things coming up, like injuries, and guys who don’t want to fight anybody. It has nothing to do with business. .. nothing to do with too many cards and cards stretched too thin.”
White’s anger level didn’t subside as the teleconference went on, if anything, he got angrier. The majority of his wrath was vented at Jones’ coach, Greg Jackson, whom White said counseled Jones not to take the bout.
“The guys a [expletive] sport killer,” said White. Later, he added. “Greg Jackson should never be interviewed by anyone again, except a psychiatrist.”
Moments after the press conference ended, reaction started pouring in from around the MMA world. Henderson posted the following statement to his Facebook page:
“Sadly and unfortunately, I partially tore a ligament in my knee in training,” the post read. “As a result I’ve had to make one of the toughest decisions that I have ever had to make…for the first time in my career I am forced to pull out of a fight, my fight with Jon Jones at UFC 151. Luckily, surgery is not needed at this time and I will be completely devoted to rehabbing my knee as quickly as possible. I feel that I owe it to my fans and all the people supporting me to fight at my full potential in order to give myself a chance to win the UFC title. I appreciate the loyal support that I have felt from my fans. I want to thank all of my coaches and team of guys for the great support with my training camp. Most importantly, I appreciate their honesty when I needed them the most to make this very difficult decision. I also want to thank Dana and Lorenzo for being so understanding and supportive. I will continue to pursue the UFC belt with all of my heart!”
Jackson told Mauro Ranallo on The MMA Show, “I was asked if it was smart to take a fight on three days notice and I don’t think it’s smart to do that. Three days to fight a guy that caliber is not a smart thing to do. I’m not trying to ruin the sport or cancel an event. I don’t know about that stuff, but thought it wasn’t a wise course of action.”
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