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Dan Henderson injured, Machida was offered Jones. Said no. Chael offered Jones. Accepted. Jones declined. UFC 151 cancelled.

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It's the news on one wants to hear just a week away from UFC 151, but Dan Henderson has been forced to withdraw from his main event challenge of champion Jon Jones. UFC president Dana White made the announcement on Thursday that Henderson would be unable to compete next weekend in his bid to win the UFC light heavyweight title. After several unsuccessful attempts secure a new opponent for Jones, the UFC unfortunately made the unprecedented move of canceling UFC 151 altogether.

“This is probably one of my all time lows as being president of the UFC,” said White. “For the first time in 11 years, we’re going to cancel an event. Dan Henderson has a partial tear in his MCL (and could not continue).” White said that one man, Chael Sonnen, agreed to take the fight, but Jones said he would not fight Sonnen on eight days notice. “This fight is cancelled. It will be Jon Jones vs. Lyoto Machida on Sept. 22 in Toronto on the UFC 152 Canada card,” White stated, clearly distraught by having to pull the plug on an event little more than a week out.

This marks the first time in UFC history that the promotion has cancelled an event so close to fight time.

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hahahahahahhaha so much for the UFC to become the premier combat sport

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Wow, I could care less about this fight, but it seems like a lot of folks are going to get royally fucked on this deal.  What about people who have already bought airline tickets, rental cars, hotels, etc, just to go watch the fight.  Then, you pull the plug 1 week before the fight?  The last thing White should do is cancel the fight.  Get some fucking stand ins for the main event, put something together, but don't cancel the entire fucking event.

 ??? ??? ???

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Wow! Can't believe Machida said no.

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Jon Jones is a Fuckwit, pure and simple, the poor deluded fool thinks he is the second coming of Christ, the moment that fool gets beat more than once they will kick his ass so hard to the curb.  Jones will end up a deluded broke drug addict/drunk by 45.


Dana White: "This is probably one of my all time lows of being President in 11 years. For the first time in 11 years, we're going to cancel an event."

-- Henderson has a partial tear in his MCL and couldn't continue. He tried to train and get back but he can't. So they had to cancel.

-- White says Chael Sonnen accepted the fight with 8 days notice, really wanted to do it and said he would fly to Vegas. They started working on putting the fight together and they were going to announce on this call that Sonnen was fighting Jones but Jones turned it down.

-- White says a guy who is the 205-pound champion and one of the pound-for-pound best has never cancelled a fight.

-- Jon Jones vs. Lyoto Machida has been booked for UFC 152 on Sept. 22, 2012, as the new main event in Toronto.

-- White says Jones was hit with some options and knew the consequences of what would happen if he declined the Sonnen fight. He still declined. White is basically throwing Jones under the bus during this call.

-- White reveals that Greg Jackson told Jon Jones that taking a fight against Chael Sonnen on 8 days notice would be the "biggest mistake of his career." White is blasting that thought, especially since Sonnen was willing to fly out and do the fight as a middleweight.

-- White on Jackson -- "This guy is a fucking sport killer."

-- Unsure how long Dan Henderson will be out.

-- "In the history of the UFC, I mean Tito's been the most difficult guy in the history of the company since I've been here and Tito Ortiz didn't not take fights." Dana is pissed about Jones turning down Sonnen and getting the event cancelled.

-- White is repeatedly banging home the fact that Jones is the first champion to ever turn down a match.

-- UFC 152 will now become UFC 151: "Jones vs. Machida 2."

-- White is asked if this decision will affect the UFC sponsoring Jones going forward. White says he always hated it and he's the wrong guy to ask about it.

-- Regarding the plans for the rest of the UFC 151 fights that were scheduled -- "We'll figure it out." Makes it sound like they'll simply move those fights to other cards and proceed with them as planned.

-- When asked how this changes White's relationship with Jon Jones he simply says, "A lot."
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Fucken sucks. I never liked Jones he's a piece of shit.

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or they can get this dude to fight him, this guy is Jacked , he goes by DLB



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Fucken sucks. I never liked Jones he's a piece of shit.
Would you take a fight on 8 days notice, and who knows what type of shape your in, w/o any prep, and possibly lose?


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someone forward the Brooklyn Brawlers number to Dana White he will take on any fighter , any time, any where




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Would you take a fight on 8 days notice, and who knows what type of shape your in, w/o any prep, and possibly lose?



Jones is in shape, as he was training to fight Dan Henderson this weekend, Chael was the one who has not been training and yet agreed to fight anyways.

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Jones is in shape, as he was training to fight Dan Henderson this weekend, Chael was the one who has not been training and yet agreed to fight anyways.
Thank you for the correction. Maybe, Jones likes to train for specific competitors?

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Not enough to cancel the entire show IMO......Weeks out yes but not one week out.....very odd.



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Thank you for the correction. Maybe, Jones likes to train for specific competitors?

Who cares when you're the champ you fucken step up and take on whoever they throw at you. When Wanderlia Silva was champ he would move up and fight guys 50 pounds heavier than him on like a 5 day notice. Jones looks like a pussy.

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Who cares when you're the champ you fucken step up and take on whoever they throw at you. When Wanderlia Silva was champ he would move up and fight guys 50 pounds heavier than him on like a 5 day notice. Jones looks like a pussy.

Agree.

Not a good look for Mr. Jones at all.

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White has to be the biggest douche on the planet. Not understanding that Jones trained to fight Henderson for some time only to have that change at the last minute. It's not on Jones to just take anyone and everyone who will fight him on a whim. This isn't a tuff guy contest. Why cancel the whole event. Surely he could find other fighters to fight. Shit offer a 5 million dollar winner take all or some shit. Be creative Dana. Instead of cancelling the the event, find a way to turn it into the biggest event on the planet.

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White has to be the biggest douche on the planet. Not understanding that Jones trained to fight Henderson for some time only to have that change at the last minute. It's not on Jones to just take anyone and everyone who will fight him on a whim. This isn't a tuff guy contest.
BS - Thats all fighting sports are - tough guy contests, you live and die by your reputation, guys who take on all-comers are way more respected (win or lose) than prissy arseholes like Jones
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BS - Thats all fighting sports are - tough guy contests, you live and die by your reputation, guys who take on all-comers are way more respected (win or lose) than prissy arseholes like Jones

I don't disagree with what your saying but the Jones camp wants to stay on top for as long as possible. There's so much money for a guy like him outside the ring that it really doesn't make sense to have the thought of "I'll fight anyone at anytime"...

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BS - Thats all fighting sports are - tough guy contests, you live and die by your reputation, guys who take on all-comers are way more respected (win or lose) than prissy arseholes like Jones

GSP has turned into one of the most boring fighters on the planet yet he's making more money outside the ring then anyone.

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White has to be the biggest douche on the planet. Not understanding that Jones trained to fight Henderson for some time only to have that change at the last minute. It's not on Jones to just take anyone and everyone who will fight him on a whim.

This is what the champ always should be ready for.

If you are the champ, always take the fight, no matter who it is.


Get some Fans Jon

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This is what the champ always should be ready for.

If you are the champ, always take the fight, no matter who it is.


Get some Fans Jon


When the President of the company doesn't really have the fighters backs, as seen in Whites comments about Jones, why do anything for him?

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I think it would take any man more than a good 2-3 months to prepare for a fight with Chael.  Just his takedowns alone are difficult for anyone to stop.  Not to mention that the guy has solid ground and striking game, that's a headache for anyone.

That said, Jon Jones is not a brawler.  He fights based on a set game plan and is working with Jackson who is known to review all prior fights that a challenger might have available on tape.  Jackson isn't a cowboy and it seems that Jones has followed suit.

Jackson was right in that throwing Sonnen in the mix 8 days prior to showtime could have cost Jones his belt.  

Chael, on the other hand, can give two shits who they place in front of him, he is ready to fight at ALL times.  Win, lose or draw - Chael will fucking fight anyone in the UFC.

I respect Chael's character and approach in the Octagon.  He reminds me of the way Royce Gracie used to be in the original UFC's.  A true fighter isn't scared or worried about the lack of training involved for a particular fighter.

A true fighter is always ready to fight.

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I could see Jones not wanting the switch if there was a huge disparity in the styles that Henderson and Sonnen fight with...but there isn't.  They're both wrestlers...if anything, Sonnen is an easier fight because he's smaller and lacks the punching power that Henderson carries.

First the DUI...now he pusses out of fighting a middleweight?  Fuck Jon Jones.  Had much respect for him, but it's gone now...