No talk about the UFC ppv being cancelled?

[Roid Jones]

He has a problem with Jones picking and chosing matches, but GSP pulls this shyt all the time, but won't hear a mumble from Dana

I hate Jones and thinks he fight p*ssy, but I have to stick up for my fellow brother here, he has nothing to gain beating a smaller drug cheating troll

You see it, in Dana's eyes GSP can do no wrong.

I don't understand how Chael the loser of a 2nd title shot weeks ago gets placed as a contender in a division he does not compete at

No I'm hearing Vitor's got next

 

[Clem]

no he couldn't have, the other fights on that card were mediocre noone would have bought that PPV

Dana made the card that way not Jones. Maybe this should be occasion for Dana to review the method that they use to build cards. If the card wasn't so top heavy this wouldn't have been an issue. I'm just surprised how many people are in Dana's corner here.

 

[123456789]

Chael competed at 205 several years ago...and he was mediocre, at best.

Dana probably has about 50 million in the bank...why can't he take a million out of his account, split it about 18 ways and pay the other fighters from the card? That's about 50k for each fighter....I bet most of those guys on that card weren't even gonna make that much. It's his fault, anyway.

 

[baltimore]

wtf he has no business losing to chael and would gain 7 figures from showing up and defending his title..

i think sonnen stepping in and getting a shot due to super late injury pull out is a lot different than him being named as a contender at 205.. im seeing this as similar to anderson cleaning 185 and doing irvin and griffin fights at 205 to stay busy and earn money

all this cac talk is from people taking dana's dumbass too seriously.. he always throws some bytch fit when fighters dont do what he wants/expects..

 

[Black_Jesus]

Plus who's to say he didn't go to the #1 2 3 contenders and they turned Dana down and Chael was the only person man enough to step up with 8 days notice... Jones coulda took that EASY fight and saved the event..

 

[Skip b]

You see it, in Dana's eyes GSP can do no wrong.

I don't understand how Chael the loser of a 2nd title shot weeks ago gets placed as a contender in a division he does not compete at

No I'm hearing Vitor's got next :what:

Dana has it out for Jones now, I aint mad nether he ruined the best division in the UFC, with his passive aggresive domination

 

[Jutt]

Plus who's to say he didn't go to the #1 2 3 contenders and they turned Dana down and Chael was the only person man enough to step up with 8 days notice... Jones coulda took that EASY fight and saved the event..

How is it Jones responsibility to save a fight? You don't even make sense. Dana put that shytty card together knowing what could happen. Yall nikkas blaming jon s for something that's outta his control.. They've never canceled a ppv before fyi. Bones probably assumed they fill the event. His job is to fight, not play match maker

 

[iceberg_is_on_fire]

I don't see how Jon can be blamed in any of this. His brand is more important than the UFC brand. It's not Jon's fault they put together a bullshyt card. He was contracted to fight Dan Henderson, Hendo got hurt. This is like scouting for a team for three months and then another team steps into it's place. You don't have enough time to prepare, you really don't. A lot of people need to take their emotion out of this.

Jon Jones laments loss of UFC 151 but stands behind decision to turn down replacement | MMAjunkie.com

UFC light heavyweight Jon Jones (16-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) is no happier than you are over 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 (UFC blog for UFC news, UFC rumors, fighter interviews and event previews/recaps | 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 on 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. 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."

 

[Black_Jesus]

How is it Jones responsibility to save a fight? You don't even make sense. Dana put that shytty card together knowing what could happen. Yall nikkas blaming jon s for something that's outta his control.. They've never canceled a ppv before fyi. Bones probably assumed they fill the event. His job is to fight, not play match maker

Exactly.. and that's what he chose to not do....


No one said it was Jones responsibility.. Its definitely Dana's... So when Jones opponent got hurt.. Dana tries to find a replacement.. And Jones ducked him.... PPV cancelled

 

[profound]

if what im hearing is right and Silva offered to face someone at 151, then it should be obvious that dana was interested in Jones/Sonnen or nothing, and tearing down the card wasnt about ''we got no headliner'' but more like ''look what jones did''.

fans should remember ufc for this imo, not so much jones.

 

[Huellz Santana]

if ur siding with dana on this, im seriously questioning your logical capabilities right now​

 

[The Devil's Advocate]

He has a problem with Jones picking and chosing matches, but GSP pulls this shyt all the time, but won't hear a mumble from Dana

I hate Jones and thinks he fight p*ssy, but I have to stick up for my fellow brother here, he has nothing to gain beating a smaller drug cheating troll

That's not the reason. I told everyone the reason but nobody cared to listen

This was August 16th. Way before Henderson pulled out

“Dude, you’re not worth my time,” said Jones. “Earn a title shot instead of trying to talk your way into one and I’ll be glad to hurt you.”

http://www.inflexwetrust.com/2012/0...c-champ-jon-jones-fires-back-at-chael-sonnen/


So then Dana sees that and the second he can, puts the match together. Jon felt even before all this, that sonnen just talks his way into fights and didn't deserve to fight him. So besides money and promotion for "real enemies", Dana had zero reason to give sonnen a shot. He hasn't earned it. He's not the number one contender

Now AFTER Jones turned him down, this happened


http://www.vladtv.com/mobile/detail/117576/


Basically all Sonnen does is talk shyt until Dana notices that it's good promotion. He wasn't no number 1 contender when he fought silva either.

And there is no MIGHT be a cheater. He tested positive for illegal PEDs. It's a fact. He's a cheater

 

[Amare's Right Hook]

Jones is a faq

 

[Huellz Santana]

real talk, ufc lookin more and more like WWE each month

Sonnen bringing that heel heat​

 

[Jutt]

Exactly.. and that's what he chose to not do....


No one said it was Jones responsibility.. Its definitely Dana's... So when Jones opponent got hurt.. Dana tries to find a replacement.. And Jones ducked him.... PPV cancelled

Thats still not his fault, he had a choice in the matter. Dana always had the reputation of making fighters do what they want and Jones said no. He didnt feel Chael deserved to be in the cage with him and he was well within his rights to do so.

Dana White,Lorenzo and Joe Silva had this PPV cancelled. They couldve swapped some events around, but they didnt. They chose to cancel this event, the first time ever doing so mind you, because they didnt live up to their responsibility to put together a good card.