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UFC 151 canceled, Jones-Machida 2 at UFC 152 in Toronto

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@benfowlkesMMA
And there's the email about a forthcoming announcement from Dana White regarding UFC 151. Shit just got real.

@bokamotoESPN
Dana White to make announcement on 151 today during media call at 2 ET.

@DamonMartin
Dana White to make special announcement about UFC 151 today at 2pm ET. Stay tuned folks! #UFC

@arielhelwani
UFC just announced that @danawhite will hold a conference call at 2 pm ET regarding the fate of UFC 151. Stay tuned.

@mattlindland
Guess who is replacement? RT @arielhelwani: UFC just announced that @danawhite will hold a conference call at 2 pm ET regarding fate UFC 151

Not sure what it could be, so I didn't put this in the Hendo thread.
 
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Jones is a douche, he killed a card, and cost the UFC thousands of dollars.

Jones was fighting a guy on 8 days short notice...he's been training for weeks/months to fight a guy on that day, Chael wasn't. Chael is under prepared for Jones, is moving up in weight having not fought there in years, and Jones turns it down ruining the entire card, it's really selfish of him honestly. Lets be real, even with a prepared Sonnen the odds are in Jones's favor tremendously, give Sonnen 8 days notice and...come on man, you're just being selfish by not taking it. If jones was worried about losing his title he should have said he wouldn't have risked it.
 
#106 ·
put anyone in front of Jones. Just the same way he took a title shot (2-weeks or 3 weeks) let someone else have the same opportunity! Who is he to take and then refuse to give others the same case!!!!!!

SHAME on Jones, and his strategic coach GJ!
 
#110 ·
What is it with these champions turning down fights? If you are top of the division you should get 0% say in who you fight.


I'm so pissed right now, not that Hendo got injured (yeah that sucks) but that this card could have gone ahead if jones had taken the Sonnen fight, whether he deserved it or not!
 
#116 ·
At ufc 33 Belfort got hurt about 4 days out. Tito said get me somebody, anybody to fight.

Matyushenko stepped up.

I had fight tickets, plane tickets, a room at Mandalay bay, a week a fun in vegas, I would have been crushed if they canceled the show.


:praise01: Thanks Tito.
 
#117 ·
Dana is even yelling at reporters who are asking questions about how the card is going to work in Toronto.

HAHAHAHAHAAHAH.

"Dana do you have anything you want to say to close out today's call?"

Dana-"That's it we're done" *click*
 
#121 ·
I'm super bummed out but 151 and 152 were really weak cards. Combining them makes a lot of sense. It's just really too bad for all the lesser known fighters on 151 that don't get a go now. It would be awesome if they could make it a free card but I would think there is no way to do so on such short notice.

Really surprised everyone is jumping on Jones and Jackson for not taking the Sonnen fight. Not only does Sonnen not deserve it but...man he just doesn't deserve it! I understand that he is amrketable but come on why would you even want to watch this fight? Because Chael has a big mouth?
 
#127 ·
At the end of the day, Jones just cost everyone on that card their payday, he took food off their families table.
 
#129 ·
There are two sides to this:

1. Why should Jones accept a fight with a middleweight who's coming off from a loss. Imagine if he lost, his sponsors, his name, reputation, literally everything. Not to mention he'd might have lost to a guy with a week to prepare.

2. By refusing, everybody on the card lost hard. The fight camp alone costs loads of money, partners, coaches, even flight tickets for some guys.

Imo, the UFC kinda shot themselves on the foot by making such a shitty card. I mean Ellenberger-Hieron as a co-main event. No wonder they had to cancel the whole thing. With all the injuries going on lately, they should have some extreme plan b's.
 
#131 ·
Dan could have likely fought on pain pills the same way Leben fought but rules are rules and he couldn't do it.

Don't forget Rick Story was in the title mix he took a crappy fight with a wrestler in Charlie Brennan lost and became irrelevant.
 
#138 ·
See remember a year ago when Jon Jones was all about fighting anybody, now its about business. I just hope Machida is ready as he is taking another title fight on short notice.

Jones Killed this card plain and simple, the dude is that talented he would have smash Chael without breaking a sweat.
 
#141 ·
its ridiculous to cancel the whole card because one went down! Yes its the main event, but put the co-main event as the main event now!

DW from now on has to make TWO main events, if anyone goes down there will be the other. Its a shame that all those guys preparing to fight have to press PAUSE because of a HOMIE frightened to take a fight against any new challenger!
 
#143 ·
:laugh:

Blame it on Jones...lol
It's his fault again.

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"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."
- Dana White, on Sonnen getting a title shot, august 21st 2012

LMAO...
 
#153 ·
:laugh:

Blame it on Jones...lol
It's his fault again.

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- Dana White, on Sonnen getting a title shot, august 21st 2012

LMAO...
Dana said that the fight made no sense, but on this short notice and the weight-cut others can't make, it was the best option after Machida. He said, that he thought the fans would have liked to see the fight (under these circumstances) and thought Chael would have convinced everybody (not really) that he would win. (-> Chael could have created hype immediately)
I'm sure he would have explained more and certainly knows that Chael doesn't deserve a shot at Jones right now.

It not only sucks for the other fighters, but also for all the fans who have plain tickes and hotel rooms.
 
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