Jon Jones the Lying Duck

Ludo wrote:

killerofchicken wrote:

OU wrote:

killerofchicken wrote:

i was tuned in to the van pelt show earlier and they were blasting Bones. supporting the crap out of Dana as well, saying how this isn't boxing and the move bones pulled belongs in boxing not MMA

Yeah listened to that as well. SVP isn't there today, it's Ryan and someone. Maybe Petros? Can't remember who it is with him today? But these guys aren't even aware that Sonnen has been competing at MW.

still tho, he's the only one to step up with balls enough to fight on 8 days notice... i believe he knew he would lose, just wanted to get the ufc out of a pickle

I personally think it was Sonnen's way of getting an easy payday and inserting himself into the division. It looks good on your resume when you step in on short notice to fight the champ if you ever put together a decent run in the future. Plus it's all profit because he wouldn't be paying for a training camp so much as just getting on weight, assuming he was that much over the 205 limit anyway.

Not to mention he had a built in excuse. He would have had zero camp. Who would really blame him if he was blasted in round 1?

OU wrote:

Ludo wrote:

killerofchicken wrote:

OU wrote:

killerofchicken wrote:

i was tuned in to the van pelt show earlier and they were blasting Bones. supporting the crap out of Dana as well, saying how this isn't boxing and the move bones pulled belongs in boxing not MMA

Yeah listened to that as well. SVP isn't there today, it's Ryan and someone. Maybe Petros? Can't remember who it is with him today? But these guys aren't even aware that Sonnen has been competing at MW.

still tho, he's the only one to step up with balls enough to fight on 8 days notice... i believe he knew he would lose, just wanted to get the ufc out of a pickle

I personally think it was Sonnen's way of getting an easy payday and inserting himself into the division. It looks good on your resume when you step in on short notice to fight the champ if you ever put together a decent run in the future. Plus it's all profit because he wouldn't be paying for a training camp so much as just getting on weight, assuming he was that much over the 205 limit anyway.

Not to mention he had a built in excuse. He would have had zero camp. Who would really blame him if he was blasted in round 1?

A win/win situation if I ever seen one

killerofchicken wrote:

OU wrote:

Ludo wrote:

killerofchicken wrote:

OU wrote:

killerofchicken wrote:

i was tuned in to the van pelt show earlier and they were blasting Bones. supporting the crap out of Dana as well, saying how this isn't boxing and the move bones pulled belongs in boxing not MMA

Yeah listened to that as well. SVP isn't there today, it's Ryan and someone. Maybe Petros? Can't remember who it is with him today? But these guys aren't even aware that Sonnen has been competing at MW.

still tho, he's the only one to step up with balls enough to fight on 8 days notice... i believe he knew he would lose, just wanted to get the ufc out of a pickle

I personally think it was Sonnen's way of getting an easy payday and inserting himself into the division. It looks good on your resume when you step in on short notice to fight the champ if you ever put together a decent run in the future. Plus it's all profit because he wouldn't be paying for a training camp so much as just getting on weight, assuming he was that much over the 205 limit anyway.

Not to mention he had a built in excuse. He would have had zero camp. Who would really blame him if he was blasted in round 1?

A win/win situation if I ever seen one

Yeah but you can't overlook the physical risk Sonnen would be taking. He would be stepping into the cage with the best LHW in the world that is coming off a full training camp. He could have suffered some pretty serious bumps and bruises.

I don't see the lose lose situation for Jones either. If he wins he gets what he wants most, paid. If he losses he gets what he wants most, paid, and he would have an instant rematch no doubt, paid more because of the hype it would create.

OU wrote:

killerofchicken wrote:

OU wrote:

Ludo wrote:

killerofchicken wrote:

OU wrote:

killerofchicken wrote:

i was tuned in to the van pelt show earlier and they were blasting Bones. supporting the crap out of Dana as well, saying how this isn't boxing and the move bones pulled belongs in boxing not MMA

Yeah listened to that as well. SVP isn't there today, it's Ryan and someone. Maybe Petros? Can't remember who it is with him today? But these guys aren't even aware that Sonnen has been competing at MW.

still tho, he's the only one to step up with balls enough to fight on 8 days notice... i believe he knew he would lose, just wanted to get the ufc out of a pickle

I personally think it was Sonnen's way of getting an easy payday and inserting himself into the division. It looks good on your resume when you step in on short notice to fight the champ if you ever put together a decent run in the future. Plus it's all profit because he wouldn't be paying for a training camp so much as just getting on weight, assuming he was that much over the 205 limit anyway.

Not to mention he had a built in excuse. He would have had zero camp. Who would really blame him if he was blasted in round 1?

A win/win situation if I ever seen one

Yeah but you can't overlook the physical risk Sonnen would be taking. He would be stepping into the cage with the best LHW in the world that is coming off a full training camp. He could have suffered some pretty serious bumps and bruises.

he's proven more than willing to take the physical punishment associated with the job.

http://middleeasy.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8873:in-this-clip-jon-jones-said-he-would-take-a-fight-with-chael-sonnen-just-six-days-before-turning-it-down&catid=34:organizations

Six days ago, Jon Jones said on theAbe Kanan show on Sirius XM, that he would fight Chael Sonnen in a heartbeat...

GDPofDRC wrote:

http://middleeasy.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8873:in-this-clip-jon-jones-said-he-would-take-a-fight-with-chael-sonnen-just-six-days-before-turning-it-down&catid=34:organizations

Six days ago, Jon Jones said on theAbe Kanan show on Sirius XM, that he would fight Chael Sonnen in a heartbeat...

10 days ago he called Chael Sonnen a coward on twitter.