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Jon Jones Refuses To Be Somebodies Jackpot
Posted on Sep 4, 2012
By Chris Howie
MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer
UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones has taken the blunt of the negative publicity associated with the cancellation of UFC 151 but has tried to deflect the blame back towards the UFC and towards his challenger, Dan Henderson.
Jones spoke with MMAFighting.com's Ariel Helwani this week and opened up on a number of topics revolving around the situation, such as why he chose not to fight Chael Sonnen:
"The main reason I didn't take the fight is basically because I talked to my head coach, my muay thai coach and my boxing coach, they know my weaknesses and strengths, they know how my muscles react. Each coach said, straight away that they think I can win the fight but they ALSO said that the want me to be aware that the styles a different, They have different kinds of clinch games, different takedowns... I'm not going to go through all the details of his game because it will sound tacky to those who don't understand fighting but to some it up, Chael Sonnen is a southpaw, has different takedowns, different subs, different ground and pound, he's just a completely different warrior. Taking the fight would be ignorant."
"People are saying "he's brave enough to fight you, why aren't you brave enough to fight him? There's people on the street right now that would take a fight against me just to see how they would do. Let alone wanting to talk about one of the top fighters in the world wanting to fight me with absolutely nothing to lose."
"People don't realize Sonnens record is 5-6.... 5-6! Why would I put my world championship on the line against a dangerous opponent but a guy who hasn't even remotely earned the title shot, that's like being someone's jackpot and I refuse to be someone's jackpot."
http://www.mmanews.com/news/90754
Jon Jones Refuses To Be Somebodies Jackpot
Posted on Sep 4, 2012
By Chris Howie
MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer
UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones has taken the blunt of the negative publicity associated with the cancellation of UFC 151 but has tried to deflect the blame back towards the UFC and towards his challenger, Dan Henderson.
Jones spoke with MMAFighting.com's Ariel Helwani this week and opened up on a number of topics revolving around the situation, such as why he chose not to fight Chael Sonnen:
"The main reason I didn't take the fight is basically because I talked to my head coach, my muay thai coach and my boxing coach, they know my weaknesses and strengths, they know how my muscles react. Each coach said, straight away that they think I can win the fight but they ALSO said that the want me to be aware that the styles a different, They have different kinds of clinch games, different takedowns... I'm not going to go through all the details of his game because it will sound tacky to those who don't understand fighting but to some it up, Chael Sonnen is a southpaw, has different takedowns, different subs, different ground and pound, he's just a completely different warrior. Taking the fight would be ignorant."
"People are saying "he's brave enough to fight you, why aren't you brave enough to fight him? There's people on the street right now that would take a fight against me just to see how they would do. Let alone wanting to talk about one of the top fighters in the world wanting to fight me with absolutely nothing to lose."
"People don't realize Sonnens record is 5-6.... 5-6! Why would I put my world championship on the line against a dangerous opponent but a guy who hasn't even remotely earned the title shot, that's like being someone's jackpot and I refuse to be someone's jackpot."
Chris Weidman vs. Tim Boetsch slated for UFC 155 in Las Vegas
http://mmajunkie.com/news/30543/chris-weidman-vs-tim-boetsch-slated-for-ufc-155-in-las-vegas.mma
http://mmajunkie.com/news/30543/chris-weidman-vs-tim-boetsch-slated-for-ufc-155-in-las-vegas.mma
Kick bad news. I missed the MMA event this weekend because i had to work the weekend. Good news is the boy sub his undefeated opponent in 1 minute an 30 seconds with an armbar. The kid was a protege of Tim Boetsch. Im one step closer to getting the chance to walk the boy to the ring in a UFC event. :0074
Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson hurt, forced out of UFC 153 co-main event vs. Glover Teixeira
http://mmajunkie.com/news/30586/qui...-ufc-153-co-main-event-vs-glover-teixeira.mma
http://mmajunkie.com/news/30586/qui...-ufc-153-co-main-event-vs-glover-teixeira.mma
Injury knocks Jose Aldo out of UFC 153 featherweight title main event with Frankie Edgar
http://mmajunkie.com/news/30588/inj...eight-title-main-event-with-frankie-edgar.mma
http://mmajunkie.com/news/30588/inj...eight-title-main-event-with-frankie-edgar.mma
http://mmajunkie.com/news/30587/vla...tt-back-in-to-meet-matt-hamill-at-ufc-152.mma not sure anyone cares
I use to look at bestfightodds and get excited about upcoming events. I look at it now and there just doesn't seem to be that many good fights.
Actually from now until December there's only one fight I'm excited to watch and it's the Kampmann vs. Hendricks fight. There are some ok fights but nothing that wows me. Now in December it kicks back in for me.
Their scheduling has started really sucking IMO. I use to think it would be great to have all of the good fighters in one organization. I was WRONG.
Actually from now until December there's only one fight I'm excited to watch and it's the Kampmann vs. Hendricks fight. There are some ok fights but nothing that wows me. Now in December it kicks back in for me.
Their scheduling has started really sucking IMO. I use to think it would be great to have all of the good fighters in one organization. I was WRONG.
bert07....yes injuries in the past year have been at epidemic levels. But I don't think the UFC is going to fold anytime soon.
Zuffa has over a Billion dollars to their name, so I think things will be ok.
Note: Zuffa can't do shit about injuries, just horrid luck. If a guy blows out his knee, he blows out his knee, how is Zuffa going to stop that:shrug:
How is Bellator going to stop that:shrug:
How is any organization going to stop that:shrug:
It really comes down to bad luck, nothing anyone can do.
Zuffa has over a Billion dollars to their name, so I think things will be ok.
Note: Zuffa can't do shit about injuries, just horrid luck. If a guy blows out his knee, he blows out his knee, how is Zuffa going to stop that:shrug:
How is Bellator going to stop that:shrug:
How is any organization going to stop that:shrug:
It really comes down to bad luck, nothing anyone can do.
Actually they might not be able to stop it but they can lower the number of injuries. Football had to cut back on how physical practices were because of injuries. It ended up hurting teams bottom line when too many or the important players got injured in practice. These MMA guys go too hard in practice. They'll eventually slow down the physical nature of their training. I know Kick, you'll say they can't do that. NFL and college people use to say the same thing. Athletes adapt.
How is Zuffa going to keep an eye on 289 different fighters that train individually all over the world?
They can't.
How is Bellator going to do that?
How is anybody going to do that?
Your analogy is flawed, you are comparing a team sport to an individual sport. Not to mention MMA is fighting. You fight you get hurt. It is up to the individual how they train. An MMA organization can't tell a fighter how to train. Simple as that. Of course many fighters go way to hard in training, but that is their problem. There is nothing any MMA organization can do about it. Nothing.
And remember many of the injuries in MMA in the last year have been "freak injuries" (Cruz for example). And obviously lots of top guys have been getting injured. It would not be a big deal if 100's of fighters in small organizations were getting hurt. But because it is "top guys" it makes it look really bad.
What Bjorn Rebney and Lorenzo Fertitta are going to oversee training throughout the world? Yeah ok:facepalm:
They can't.
How is Bellator going to do that?
How is anybody going to do that?
Your analogy is flawed, you are comparing a team sport to an individual sport. Not to mention MMA is fighting. You fight you get hurt. It is up to the individual how they train. An MMA organization can't tell a fighter how to train. Simple as that. Of course many fighters go way to hard in training, but that is their problem. There is nothing any MMA organization can do about it. Nothing.
And remember many of the injuries in MMA in the last year have been "freak injuries" (Cruz for example). And obviously lots of top guys have been getting injured. It would not be a big deal if 100's of fighters in small organizations were getting hurt. But because it is "top guys" it makes it look really bad.
What Bjorn Rebney and Lorenzo Fertitta are going to oversee training throughout the world? Yeah ok:facepalm:
If it means keeping their business moving in the right direction then YES they can. Don't be closed minded. And if it really came down to it then there are only a handful of fighters they would have to be watching at all times. Most of the fights on these cards don't mean anything anyway. The fighters are replaceable at a drop of a hat.
I'm sure you think the NFL can't do anything to lower concussions either because it's a contact sport.
Ok layin....fair enough, I think you are way off, but fine.
If you think Lorenzo Fertitta, Dana and Joe Silva are going to "watch" fighters and "tell them how to train" then so be it.
But I think you are way way way way off. I mean that is just plain stupid.
And again, your analogy is way off with "NFL concussions", again, that makes no sense at all.
I'll say it again, an MMA organization can do nothing to stop injuries in practice, nothing. Absolutely nothing.
If you think Lorenzo Fertitta, Dana and Joe Silva are going to "watch" fighters and "tell them how to train" then so be it.
But I think you are way way way way off. I mean that is just plain stupid.
And again, your analogy is way off with "NFL concussions", again, that makes no sense at all.
I'll say it again, an MMA organization can do nothing to stop injuries in practice, nothing. Absolutely nothing.
fold no I didn't mean to imply that.
But I felt like the sport was really starting gain the right kind of exposure. I mean the injuries are just not stopping.
I know Bert....I was just putting it into perspective that's all:tongue
And yep.....the injuries have been at epidemic levels, but as I said there is really nothing an MMA organization can do about it. An MMA organization can not tell a fighter how to train, or enforce it. It is up to the fighter. But as stated earlier many of the injuries have been "freak accidents" and some have happened outside of the training centre. Just horrid luck that's all. Nothing can be done about it. You can not enforce any rules regarding training.
And yep.....the injuries have been at epidemic levels, but as I said there is really nothing an MMA organization can do about it. An MMA organization can not tell a fighter how to train, or enforce it. It is up to the fighter. But as stated earlier many of the injuries have been "freak accidents" and some have happened outside of the training centre. Just horrid luck that's all. Nothing can be done about it. You can not enforce any rules regarding training.
