Report: Bones Jones vs Chael Sonnen 4/27/13

[Alexander The Great]

They will be Coaches on The Ultimate Fighter...then


Bones will break him

LA Times

The match which didn't happen at UFC 151 is coming next April.

In a Tuesday bombshell, The Los Angeles Times broke news that UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen will serve as coaches on the next season of "The Ultimate Fighter," then meet in a coaches' fight on April 27.

UFC president Dana White told the Times' Lance Pugmuire that Jones' elbow injury, suffered in his Sept. 22 bout against Vitor Belfort, will require extensive physical therapy, which will put him on the sidelines for the foreseeable future.

"This should be a good one," White told the Times. "Jon has accepted the fight. He knows the fans want to see that fight."

By putting Jones on "TUF," White kills two birds with one stone: He keeps the champion busy while hyping what could be the biggest-selling bout of 2013, while also using star power to revive a listing "Ultimate Fighter" franchise. Last Friday's edition of TUF drew just 624,000 viewers on FX, the lowest rating in the show's 16-season history.

Jones vs. Sonnen was initially proposed as a replacement main event for UFC 151 on Sept. 1 after Jones' scheduled challenger, Dan Henderson pulled out less than two weeks before the fight due to a knee injury. Jones declined the bout, then White pulled the plug on the entire fight card, the first event cancelation in Zuffa history.

Last week, though, Jones sent out signals he would be receptive to a bout with Sonnen, tweeting "The more I realize how bad the fans want me to fight Sonnen the more I am beginning to disregard whether he deserves it or not."

Sonnen responded on Twitter: "You don't give. I TAKE. Remembah that, Bonesie-boy."

White indicated to the Times that Sonnen will not fight between now and April 27, meaning his planned Dec. 29 bout with Forrest Griffin appears off.

 

[iceberg_is_on_fire]

Bones is going to hurt this dude.

 

[RugbyMan]

Why does this cac keep getting top-notch opponents? You get embarassed by Silva and your reward is to fight Jones?

 

[The ADD]

 

[Alexander The Great]

Why does this cac keep getting top-notch opponents? You get embarassed by Silva and your reward is to fight Jones?

I'm assuming he's a good draw. I know him only because of his personality

 

[Ralph Wiggum]

They need to change the day, seriously. Fridays is not working for them.


Other than that, cant wait

 

[Premeditated]

Why does this cac keep getting top-notch opponents? You get embarassed by Silva and your reward is to fight Jones?

I agree with this, but I really want to see him get mauled.

 

[nalej]

Why does this cac keep getting top-notch opponents? You get embarassed by Silva and your reward is to fight Jones?

cause he gets people talking, buying tickets and oh he almost beat the current greatest fighter Silva.

 

[ThugLife]

I fukking hate Chael Sonnen.

 

[dabestkeptsecret]

F that, i want to see jones fight the goat silva before he retires. Jones sonnen can fight anytime they want but silva doesnt have much time left

 

[RugbyMan]

cause he gets people talking, buying tickets and oh he almost beat the current greatest fighter Silva.

Is this cac logic?
He got embarassed by Silva in that last fight. He should have to move down the ranks a bit and work himself back up. He shouldn't immediately get a shot at another champion I know white dudes always get opportunites they haven't earned, but this is ridiculous

Can't wait for Bones to end this clown's hype

 

[nalej]

Is this cac logic?
He got embarassed by Silva in that last fight. He should have to move down the ranks a bit and work himself back up. He shouldn't immediately get a shot at another champion I know white dudes always get opportunites they haven't earned, but this is ridiculous

Can't wait for Bones to end this clown's hype

you did watch their first fight right? like him or not he dominated Silva for 4 and a half rounds. lol at cac logic, some of you gotta make everything a race thing. I'm neither white nor a Chael fan.

 

[I AM WE ARE]

i hope jones reverse elbow breaks his jaw

they tryin make dude into the new tito ortiz imo

he doesn't deserve title fights white is not going to quality fights hes going for the money draw

 

[Willy Waffle]

Why does this cac keep getting top-notch opponents? You get embarassed by Silva and your reward is to fight Jones?

because he knows how to sell a fight something no one else can do better in MMA, people get entertained off all that bullshyt he talks.

me personally, i don't mind the fight i find it entertaining but jones will tax that ass though.

next april is too fukking long, why not have this shyt on superbowl weekend unless dana is putting something better than this.

 

[puppetmaster]

Unless Jones slips on one of the decals during his entrance and tweaks his knee or something I don't see how this doesn't end with Sonnen either getting submitted (again) or mounted and elbowed to Bolivia like Matt Hammil got.


Oh well. The show will be full of quotables, smileys and gifs at least



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