UFC 151 Aftermath (?): Jones Opens As -475 Favorite Over Machida While His Peers Tear Him a New One
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Although UFC 151 has been cancelled for almost a week, talk is still going on about one of the biggest let-downs of the year. With Henderson out on an injury, the UFC offered Jones a fight against former Middleweight contender, Chael Sonnen. Jones’ refusal of the fight ultimately lead to the cancellation of the entire card. A first in UFC history.
It was reported earlier that UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva was considering a move up to Light Heavyweight in hopes of salvaging the card, but it just w
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It came out last week that former UFC Light Heavyweight champion Mauricio Shogun Rua was offered the title shot against Jon Jones at UFC 152 in Toronto. Shogun ultimately turned down the fight, citing a lack of time to prepare for Jones. Lyoto Machida did the same, but Shogun as in a brutal war with Brandon Vera at UFC on Fox 4 , while Machida knocked out Ryan Bader without taking any real damage. Shogun’s manager Julio Heller recently spoke up about the decision:
“We were in Sao Paulo and my phone
Obviously 2012 has been a year that held huge potential for MMA. While I wouldn’t say it was a horrible year for fighting, the insane amount of injuries and other controversy that wrecked cards is unprecedented. From main events all the way down to preliminary cards, we saw an unheard never of fights shifted, canceled, and just generally thrown into the muck. UFC 151’s cancellation was just the icing on the cake in what was the weirdest year MMA has ever seen. And it’s not over yet. Let’s take a look
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Jon Jones’ striking coach Mike Winkeljohn, is the latest to weigh-in on Jones’ decision to turn down a UFC 151 bout with Chael Sonnen after Dan Henderson was injured and withdrawn from the fight. Winkeljohn spoke with our good friends at Bloodyelbow.com and offered his defense of the champ.Coach Winkeljohn said: “Enough’s enough. I can’t sit back on the sidelines any longer. All I can say to everybody, don’t put this on Jon. There are others to blame. This UFC 151 problem should have been resolved weeks
(Pic Props: MMA Photoshops) By Jason Moles and Doug “ReX” Richardson Before the ink on the contract dried, MMA fans began debating…
News surrounding the cancellation of UFC 151 continues to surface as time passes, and recently it came out that Dan Henderson did indeed injure his knee in training some time ago. According to his Muay Thai and striking coach Daniel Woirin, Henderson partially tore his MCL while defending a takedown in practice, but continued to push on in hopes of being able to fight. Woirin recently spoke to FightersOnlyMag.com about the precarious situation, stating the following:
“Dan Henderson got hurt three
Bellator Fighting Championship concluded their 2012 Summer Series with Bellator 73. In the main event, Light Heavyweight Attila Vegh knocked out Travis Wiuff 25 seconds into the first round. Vegh let loose with a left uppercut and right hook combination that sent Wiuff to the ground. Once down, he followed up with a ground and pound. Attila Vegh will next face Christane M’Pumbu for the Light Heavyweight title in a future match.Marcos Galvao faced Luis Nogueira in the co-main event in a fast paced