UPDATE: UFC 151 Canceled, Jon Jones vs Vitor Belfort added to UFC 152

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Another LOL at Dana always having to inject himself into the spot light, he is taking another page from Vince's playbook

Maybe he will try and box Jones now?

You notice when guys become big stars Dana starts a feud with them if there not a lackey? Tito, Silva, Jones, throw in Frank and Fedor

 

[JeremyHight]

Jones can actually make more money in the long run with all this, he is becoming the Maywether of MMA

You are saying that like a positive, but Mayweather is part of the reason why boxing as a whole is unbearable for many fans.

Either way, Rob once again takes the opposite side of any MMA argument just to stir up a conversation.

 

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Mayweather makes a lot of money, Jones will do the same

You know why these guys fight, right?

Its not like Jones isn't fighting for another 6 months, he is fighting 3 weeks later, OH MY GOD

Here is a clue, if you're on the opposite side of the goofball MMA fans you're probably on the right side

 

[EmpireWF]

Jones won't embrace being a heel so we'll have our own MMA John Cena.

 

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Jones is going the way of LeBron James, but in the end he will make a lot of money if he embraces it or not, plus winning solves everything

He was never going to have all the fans just like LeBron, they don't have the personality

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

What improper planning ? Every fight has a contingency plan. Every card has emergency backups. Now there has to be contingency plans for guys just flat out bitching out of the contingency plan ?

He is an entertainer and an athlete. People are paying to see him. This isnt someone adding paperwork to your desk. To top it off this is a combat sport where guys have made there names taking on whoevers in front of them. Its preposterous to put it on Dana for not stacking the card. The card was built around a guy big whoop..its not like both guys got hit by a bus. One just refused a matchup. THAT guy didnt get hurt...he refused to fight. Its retarded. Theres been a mountain of injuries and replacement fights the last two years. Thered be no business if guys just up and refused fights like this. Danas stupidity ((outside of the ongoing usual) is somehow making it even an option for Jones. Ill plead ignorance on fighter contracts but it seems wildly friendly to give a guy the final say on contingency plans.


Please cite some examples where these multitudes of people already headlining on a card have refused to fight a replacement.

You are clueless.

That flies in the face of every single interview Dana White has ever done...it has never been about the fighter (I think he never made it more clear than he did during the Fedor negotiations)...people pay to see the UFC, not any individual therein. That is why you get such awful cards with curtain jerkers main eventing.

But, NOW its about Bones Jones.

The rest of your post is such awful crap I can only assume you are trolling, but I'mma groan you for it anyway.

 

[svetz17]

Woke up this morning. saw Jones vs belfort on espn and immediately lmao thinking " man espn fucked up " check junkie- WHAT!!! Machida and Shogun turned the fight down wow!!, that being said If belfort can pack on some pounds he is an interesting challenge to Jones.

 

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Now Lorenzo takes a swipe at shogun and says he isn't a real fighter

What clowns these guys are

 

[KINGOFOOTBALL]

People just bashing Dana for the sake of bashing him.

You scheduled a card with Bones Jones title defense as your main event. His opponent is hurt you set up a replacement....HE refuses.
But yeah its Danas fault for not stacking the card so deep it can survive without the "MAIN EVENT" . Its Danas fault because he said its about the UFC not the fighters.
You guys are making horrendous excuses. Going so far as to praise Jones for being like the cancerous for the sport Mayweather is even more transparent.
Comparing guys who say no to potential matchups down the line to a guy who is one week away from a Main Event he's headlining and refusing to fight the replacement is ludicrous.:bongrip:
Josh Barnett called and wants to know where you guys were 3 years ago.

 

[Liquidrob]

Um, a bunch of main events fell through and the show still went on

I believe everyone was here and bashed Barnett and Affliction who closed there entire promotion, the ufc doesn't have that issue

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

KoF is just straight up trolling...and poorly at that.

 

[Epidemik]

 

[svetz17]

:shotsfired:

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

What an amazing thread.

-First of all, let's all act like Jon Jones is the only man to ever turn down a fight. You know, except for the two guys who also turned down fights yesterday.

-I must have missed it, when did Jones become a promoter? I keep hearing that Jones cancelled UFC 151. People, ZUFFA cancelled the card. This would not have been the first time a main event fell apart due to injury. But this is the first time Zuffa shit canned a show as a result. Why? Too many shows, no fucking depth. Not Jones fault. It's 100% on the promoter. Not 90%, not 99%, ONE HUNDRED PERCENT. Not Jon Jones's responsibility or problem.

-You know what else isn't Jon Jones's responsibility or problem? The undercard fighters losing a payday. Again, 100% on the promoter. Dana White blaming Jones for taking food off the table of these fighters makes me sick. What a classless piece of shit. If White is so concerned with the fighters getting paid, THEN FUCKING PAY THEM. You cancelled the show, dipshit. Re book these men, or pay them what you owe them. What is even more pathetic to me, is fans buy into this Dana White propaganda and are blaming Jones for screwing the other fighters. Again, when did Jon Jones become a promoter? It's Zuffa's job to provide for fighters, not Jones.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

People just bashing Dana for the sake of bashing him.

You scheduled a card with Bones Jones title defense as your main event. His opponent is hurt you set up a replacement....HE refuses.
But yeah its Danas fault for not stacking the card so deep it can survive without the "MAIN EVENT" . Its Danas fault because he said its about the UFC not the fighters.

The card wasn't a month from now, it was 8 days from now. I can't kill Jones for refusing the fight on 8 days notice. Again, he should have taken the fight, but I can't kill him for saying no.

The promoters are at fault for booking a card so fucking shallow, that it couldn't survive without the main event. This day was coming, and hopefully its a lesson. TOO MANY SHOWS, NOT ENOUGH STARS.

I can't believe people are blaming a professional fighter, who makes his living by putting his body/life on the line in a fucking cage, for refusing a fight on a weeks notice. Mind boggling.

 

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With all these guys "stepping up" why did they cancel

Chael
Weidman
Vitor
Silva
etc...

Same as every other blah ufc card, the promoter didn't get the job done, case closed

 

[KINGOFOOTBALL]

The card wasn't a month from now, it was 8 days from now. I can't kill Jones for refusing the fight on 8 days notice. Again, he should have taken the fight, but I can't kill him for saying no.

The promoters are at fault for booking a card so fucking shallow, that it couldn't survive without the main event. This day was coming, and hopefully its a lesson. TOO MANY SHOWS, NOT ENOUGH STARS.

I can't believe people are blaming a professional fighter, who makes his living by putting his body/life on the line in a fucking cage, for refusing a fight on a weeks notice. Mind boggling.

They booked a main event. They still had a main event. The fighter refused. Thats what ended the show. The rest is subjective nonsense.

Whos disagreeing with Zuffas retardedness on there recent show bookings ? Its been atrocious and shallow.

Who can blame a professional fighter for not wanting to fight when he's scheduled to fight ?? Did you really just ask that ? Did the Sept 1st card JUST get booked ? Did Jon Jones JUST find out he had a fight ?

Its not Jones' fault for the pay day. White should just man up and pay the few thousand.

Once to all who are repeating. NAME THE LONG LIST of fighters who are already booked for a show who have refused to fight a replacement. Im not saying what Dana said was factual. I dont know of any fighter who has ever done this. If there are so many please list them since there are so many.

I believe everyone was here and bashed Barnett and Affliction who closed there entire promotion, the ufc doesn't have that issue

So why are you giving Jones a pass ?

 

[Primetime]

Lol at Dana going on ESPN and claiming no fighter has ever refused a fight. It happened 3-4 times yesterday alone.

 

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Um, Jones isn't the reason the fight was scrapped, just like Fedor wasn't

Barnett was popped, Dan got hurt, can't blame Dan like Barnett but you can blame the ufc just like Affliction

 

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More lies and spin by Dana