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**HitOrGetHit** · 08-29-2012, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Dtwizzy2k5

It's funny how when Pat Miletich says this people starting applauding him. I've been saying that exact thing since day 1 and anybody who is a freethinker and doesn't buy into Dana White's narrative like a sheep can see that the reality of the situation was not the calamity it had been made out to be.

Props to Miletich, Bendo, and King Mo for keeping it real and recognizing the truth. Hopefully everybody else will slowly come to terms and stop giving Bones so much unwarranted grief.

I don't think people who think otherwise are sheep, but if you think this way, I am pretty sure that makes you narrow minded.

**No_Mercy** · 08-29-2012, 07:12 PM

It is a justified statement. However Miletich is an employee not an employer. He doesn't truly understand the political and business ramifications that decision carried. It essentially reverberated with profound effect. If he was an executive he would have lobbied for the fight knowing his bottomline was at risk along with the company.

As stated other organizations have completely collapsed with their main event cancelled or revised; Fedor vs Barnett and Kimbo vs Shamrock/Seth. The fact is Zuffa can absorb the loss, but if this occurred early on it would have had a detrimental effect. How many more hits like this before the consumers' lose confidence.

Each of you are looking at it from one point of view. I've already clearly stated that if Zuffa gave the ultimatum that had it been a title fight with zero pay raise then he would be in the right to pass. I'm inclined to think that Zuffa would have gave the green light to a five round non-title fight with a 50% - 100% pay increase. No doubt in my mind.
They lost millions by cancelling and even more so their reputation suffered. Money does not buy reputation.

Any champion, fighter, or human being has a freedom of speech and right to do anything within the constitution. It was likely he was not under contract to fight any last minute replacement therefore not obligated contractually to fight anyone other than Dan Henderson. Here lies the moral ambiguity of the situation.

In this unique circumstance it was about seeing the big picture. If your company goes down under who's going to pay for your mortgage. In their opinion it might not have been the best move career wise (although I think would have been) it was the right thing to do to save the event.

**MMA-Sportsman** · 08-29-2012, 07:49 PM

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It doesn’t do the UFC any good to chop the legs out from possibly their biggest star, because he doesn’t take a last minute replacement fight. There was nothing to gain for his career. I think it’s organizational suicide to do that to your biggest star.”

Biggest Star, so what? UFC is all the fighters who step up for fighting, not only Champions. A couple of losses could end real quick this "Star Status". Promising athlete, great achievements so far, but still begining. Remember the Machida era? Didn't take off.
I understand Jones reasons, but those are not the reasons of a fighter, not mention a champion, even less the "biggest star", give me a break.

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**locnott** · 08-29-2012, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeHawk

I think a lot of people were just disappointed that Jones decided to be a businessman over being a fighter. With the way he talks about himself, you'd never expect him to pull out of a fight when he's healthy.

Yep...

When you claim to be w warrior you can't skip the war.

**MagiK11** · 08-29-2012, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Dtwizzy2k5

It's funny how when Pat Miletich says this people starting applauding him. I've been saying that exact thing since day 1 and anybody who is a freethinker and doesn't buy into Dana White's narrative like a sheep can see that the reality of the situation was not the calamity it had been made out to be.

Props to Miletich, Bendo, and King Mo for keeping it real and recognizing the truth. Hopefully everybody else will slowly come to terms and stop giving Bones so much unwarranted grief.

I'd like to consider myself a free thinker, and know most of the blame for the event being cancelled (in fact all of the blame) should fall on the UFC itself, but I still think Jones was a bitch for not accepting the fight. He went through a full camp, is in shape and would have fought someone who is a natural 185 pounder, who did not go through a full camp. I'm almost positive if BJ, Chuck, Anderson, Couture, Nog, GSP...etc were in the same position after a full training camp they would have fought even if their title was on the line.

But here is the bottom line. You think he made the right choice by not fighting Sonnen, while I think it was a piss poor decision on his part. Therefore, you should know by now, that we are all entitled to our own opinions.

Dtwizzy2k5 · 08-29-2012, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Soojooko

So we either agree with you or we are sheep? No grey area?

If you believe that Bones deserves hatred and made an absurd and monstrous decision, then yes you are a sheep because I guarantee that if Dana White didn't react with his rant the fan "outrage" would be much more tame. Everybody is just following Dana White like a sheep by acting appalled at what was a completely understandable decision by Jon Jones. People in general have a mentality of jumping in with the crowd and scapegoating when it's convenient instead of using logic to accurately assess the situation.

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It doesn't matter what Pat says. Bones would have been no less prepared for Sonnen as Sonnen was for Bones. If anything, he would have been more prepared. So, for all this talk about the disadvantages for Bones, what about the things going against Sonnen?

Sonnen had everything to gain, nothing to lose. Bones had everything to lose, nothing to gain. Apples and oranges.

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It's not Jons fault the card was a mess and was cancelled. But it still leaves the fact that he didn't think he could beat Chael. I find this attitude a bit of a let down.

Of course Jones thinks he can beat Chael, that's besides the point. Anything can happen and it doesnt make any sense to risk everything you have going for you when you have nothing to gain and aren't even going to be able to put on your best performance. Jon Jones doesn't go out simply to win, he goes out to DOMINATE and make highlight reels like Anderson Silva. He wants to do that every time he fights (and so far he basically has), and so his refusal to fight Chael says nothing of whether he felt he could simply win the fight.

Dtwizzy2k5 · 08-29-2012, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by MagiK11

I'd like to consider myself a free thinker, and know most of the blame for the event being cancelled (in fact all of the blame) should fall on the UFC itself, but I still think Jones was a bitch for not accepting the fight. He went through a full camp, is in shape and would have fought someone who is a natural 185 pounder, who did not go through a full camp. I'm almost positive if BJ, Chuck, Anderson, Couture, Nog, GSP...etc were in the same position after a full training camp they would have fought even if their title was on the line.

But here is the bottom line. You think he made the right choice by not fighting Sonnen, while I think it was a piss poor decision on his part. Therefore, you should know by now, that we are all entitled to our own opinions.

I have no problem with your opinion. My problem is with the people who are putting all blame for everything on Jon Jones and acting like he is the devil now for making the worst decision of all time. My problem is with the scapegoating, hyperbole, and overreactions.

**limba** · 08-29-2012, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by oldfan

I've had a lot of fun picking on Jon lately because,...it's a lot of fun.

But since I first met him in 1999, when Pat Militich speaks I listen carefully.

and say yes sir a lot.

http://www.bjpenn.com/mmanews/2012/0...ews-35493.html

He must have read my post

xRoxaz · 08-29-2012, 09:38 PM

Pat hates Chael so no surprise here. Pat Militech is so damn biased its disgusting to have him as a commentator.

Sauce1 · 08-29-2012, 09:43 PM

Pat is speaking the truth and finally someone has the courage to step up. I started a thread pointing this out and gave clear points as to why Jones should not be held to this type of standard. Some folks took exception with it and the thread was eventually closed. Finally there is some honest dialogue going on after weeks of bitter bashing and blaming.

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