UFC 128: Shogun vs. Bones

[EmpireWF]

Official on the PPV, Rashad blew out his knee in training. UFC gave the shot to Bones Jones.

Is it too soon?

Rest of the card:

Shogun Rua (c) vs. Jon Jones
Urijah Faber vs. Eddie Wineland
Jim Miller vs. Kamal Shalorus
Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Nate Marquardt
Cro Cop vs. Brendan Schaub

Luiz Cane vs. Karlos Vermola
Edson Barboza vs. Anthony Njokuani
Ricardo Almeida vs. Mike Pyle
Kurt Pellegrino vs. Gleison Tibau
Joseph Benavidez vs. Ian Loveland
Manny Gamburyan vs. Raphael Assuncao
Dan Miller vs. Nick Catone

[RyanLeaf16]

Watching via a stream. I thought it was a great way to offer Jones the spot. He dropped right to his knees and was genuinely appreciative of the oppotunity.

He just dominated Bader too. He made Bader look like an amateur.

[SHOGUN]

Hell yeah.

Shogun + CroCop + Sexyama + Barboza = Instant buy.

RIP Bones if Shogun comes in fit after the layoff. This is a big step up in competition for him and not enough time to really gameplan for him either.

[Irish]

Give Jim Miller some respect and a shot at a contender spot.

[KINGOFOOTBALL]

Bones arms are so long he can knock him out without ever entering the octagon.


Great matchup... Rashad must be livid.

[EmpireWF]

Great matchup... Rashad must be livid.

He was on the ESPN2 MMA Live show and said he was happy for Bones getting the shot.

He's obviously biased but he said Bones will whoop Shogun.

[Champ]

So much better than 127.

[KINGOFOOTBALL]

He was on the ESPN2 MMA Live show and said he was happy for Bones getting the shot.

He's obviously biased but he said Bones will whoop Shogun.

He seemed way more composed than last time. It seemed like he had alot of animosity. Hard to read with him almost tearing up over his injury. Terrible break for him as he probably thinks Jones will win and he'll be unable to go for a title again for a long time.

[1ke]

What happened to Rashad?

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

I got Bones winning the whole damn thang.

[Bmore]

I'm fucking psyched to see Bones Jones with the Title wrapped around his waist.

[calgaryballer]

Shogun coming back from another surgery has me worried. If he's ready, he's the one striker out there who will be able to keep Jones off balance. Wouldn't be surprised if we saw Jones use his clinch game to control Shogun and try to tire him out

[Kuzzy Powers]

Look @ that damn undercard... STACKED!

[EmpireWF]

What happened to Rashad?

strained MCL in training. Doctor's told him to take a break for about 6 weeks, they're hoping he doesn't need surgery.

[EmpireWF]

Damn at the early odds.

Bones is a -180 favorite.
Shogun is a +150 underdog.