Jon Jones Asked Dana White To Have Chael Sonnen Stop Calling Him Out

[Epidemik]

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In light of the recent mess that was the cancelation of UFC 151, we still have yet to see the end of the aftermath. Not too many people came out of this looking great, except maybe Chael Sonnen, the unlikely "hero" in this story. Some people have come out of this cast in very deprecatory ways, few more than UFC light heavyweight champion, Jon Jones. In a recent article from The Wrestling Observer (Subscription required), there's yet another piece of information that will add fuel to the Jon Jones fire:

Jones was very upset after Chael began calling him out and mocking him on Twitter, going as far as to contact White and ask him to tell Chael to stop

Even if you're an avid Jones supporter, it's hard to cast this in a positive light. Sure, it may not always be fun to be the butt of ten thousand Chael Sonnen jokes, but that's not something you can just ask Dana White to stop. It just seems childish for a professional athlete to respond so oddly to a little bit of heat from a possible competitor.

Also from the article, we see more of Jones, as his recent appearance on a radio show is analyzed, and what Jon said makes him look like a hypocrite:

About a week before this all went down, he went on a radio show and talked about how Chael was undeserving of the fight coming off the loss to Anderson Silva, and that he was disrespectful and not the type of person he'd want to give a title shot to anyway. The host noted that Chael wouldn't be able to take Bones down, and unlike Henderson, also a wrestler, he didn't possess the power punch standing and wasn't a finisher. The host told Jones to take the paycheck and shut the guy up. At that point Jones said yes, you're right, I'll fight Chael any time, any where.

There is hardly a positive way to look at this. Jones clearly says he'd do something he doesn't end up doing, despite the situation providing him the ability. Though he may be one of the greatest fighters to ever live, Jones constantly trips up with words, saying things he doesn't really mean, or things he can't or won't follow up on. It's hard to watch, because we're seeing such a great fighter open himself up for ridicule based on the things he says. Hopefully, this situation will be over soon, and everyone can just put this behind them. It's been a pretty rough week for many people, especially Jon Jones.

:jonesy:

 

[EmpireWF]

TEACHER TEACHER TEACHER, Chael is being mean.

 

[s@ppisgod]

It seems like Bones has fully embraced his role of bitchassdude here.

 

[KINGOFOOTBALL]

As I said to a chorus of groans. Jon Jones is a fake piece of shit with a fragile ego. He thinks too highly of himself to play the only role that fits him and thats selfish asshole heel.
He thinks hes Bret Hart but hes just a ripoff Rick Martel.

 

[Liquidrob]

Lol @ kof, who has said Jones was real? Where are these groans you speak of?

 

[Saluki]

The way UFC is run is a joke. White wants people to take his organization seriously but he runs it like it's fucking WWF.
What respectable fighting origination gives a guy a weight class down coming off a loss a title shot?

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[EmpireWF]

The way UFC is run is a joke. White wants people to take his organization seriously but he runs it like it's fucking WWF.
What respectable fighting origination gives a guy a weight class down coming off a loss a title shot?

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Everyone else turned it down.

Unless they were gonna offer it to Gustafsson on short notice, no one is really all that deserving of it at the moment.

 

[Liquidrob]

Everyone? You mean the 2 guys they asked?

 

[Saluki]

Then they shouldn't have it. If one of say Pacquiao's opponents cancelled last min you think they'd just fight whoever said "yeah I'll fight him" hell no people gotta earn title shots. They should have to anyway.

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[EmpireWF]

Sure, guys should need to earn title fights. But, they're not gonna have a healthy champion sit out until the end of the year waiting for Henderson or when Machida feels he's prepared.

 

[Saluki]

So you give it to a scrub coming off a loss?

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[EmpireWF]

So you give it to a scrub coming off a loss?

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Belfort, at least, has a few wins (even though he's not much better a challenger than Sonnen).