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#2446 |
It's All Good
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Parts Unknown
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I feel bad for all those who trained and now will not get paid. Jones took $ out of ALOT of peoples pocket that they were counting on having. Pretty brash for a guy who just got popped for DUI a few months ago. Good luck selling his gear now NIKE.
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#2447 | |
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Join Date: Sep 2011
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#2448 |
Caralho
Join Date: Sep 2011
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#2449 |
Veteran
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: DE
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Jones should have demanded another 500K and been good with it.
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#2450 |
The Beast Inside Your Head
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Parts Unknown
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Weird that he backed out like that. He knew what he was getting after destroying Bader.
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#2451 | |
Mahomes Dynasty
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Parts Unknown
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No Sonnen is not a scrub, but thanks for making another point .......He's no scrub but Sonnen also doesn't deserve a title shot at the LHW division after moving up from MW and losing embarrassingly in his last match. Sonnen is a very good fighter and when you're competing at a very high level against top notch competition, you need to be 100% prepared because there is very small room for error once those cage doors shut, anything can happen if you're not well prepare for a fight. Why would Jones, the biggest name in the sport right now, risk sponsorships, money, and his title just to name a few, on a fight where there is no benefit in winning? And have to prepare for Sonnen just a week before the fight? Not to mention the week leading up to the fight there is little training at all, most of the days are for press conferences, media days, fan expos, meet n greets, and other appearances. There's little time for preparation. It's a lose lose situation. What Dana should have done is....if he's stock loaded with all of this talent that will fight whoever whenever, then he should have stripped the whole match period and replace it with another one with 2 different fighters....it's been done before, maybe not with this kind of lack of notice but it could be done. They'd probably lose less money by doing that instead of just cancelling the entire event. Dana IMO chose Sonnen because they're talking trash on Twitter the past couple weeks and it went viral, Chael just lost to Anderson in what was one of the most anticipated fights since Lesnar was in the UFC, even though the end result was somewhat disappointing. He just moved to a higher weight class and is already talking shit on the champion in that division and Dana White is trying to capitalize on that. Dana is simply looking out for Dana. That's all this comes down to....and when he doesn't get an answer he wants he throws a hissy fit like a child and talks shit on his fighters over the interwebs. Jon Jones has made shit tons of money for White and has kept the machine rolling after PPV's dropped in sales due to the Lesnar retirement. Now UFC isn't hurting by any means other than they're TUF cable network show. But the UFC on FOX cards have been crap except the first one and ratings are dropping on that as well. Jones has been a cash cow for White, and he's lucky to have a dominant champ in that star-loaded division like there is with Silva and GSP and now JDS in the HW division. Jones will fight 4 weeks from now. Dana needs to stop bitching, he could had fixed this with no prob. Last edited by CoMoChief; 08-24-2012 at 07:48 AM.. |
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#2452 | |
BIG ME
Join Date: Jan 2012
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He's not a scrub, but he's not the same guy he once was. Dana is pissed he's not getting paid. He's the biggest whiner I've seen in such a sport. Unprofessional and childish. He didn't get his way so he cries. He literally sounds like a spoiled baby. He can go **** himself. Maybe he'll put together a Liddell/Ortiz 7. |
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#2453 |
Caralho
Join Date: Sep 2011
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[QUOTE=CoMoChief;8846954 That's what they are, the guys White is talking about are scrubs.
No Sonnen is not a scrub [/QUOTE] Wut? |
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#2454 |
My Black Friend, Alan
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Manhattan
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Wow, they are scrapping the whole card? That sucks.
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#2455 |
Mahomes Dynasty
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Parts Unknown
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It's a lose lose situation
I was more responding to White's quote of "I have a roster full of fighters that are willing to fight at any opportunity" MOST of those guys are scrubs. Sonnen is not one of them, but he also doesn't deserve a title shot, and there's little room for error when fighting a top fighter such as him. Having little to no time to prepare for a fight with so much on the line doesn't make sense for the champ, and rightfully so. Dana is being selfish in this case. He could have replaced both fighters if he wanted, given all of the talent he has or so he says. |
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#2456 |
MVP
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: East Jabip
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Anderson Silva offered to step up and fight at LHW to save the card but it was too little too late
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#2457 |
Caralho
Join Date: Sep 2011
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1. Lulz at Affliction comment. Pos rep for you. Seriously. However, fighter bashing (calling them scrubs/cans) is bannable on the forums I frequent.
2. Listen, I understand that this situation sucks for everyone involved. Really, there is no right or wrong answer. I believe that if Jones lost to an out-of-camp Chael on 8 days notice then he doesn't deserve to be the champion. Yes this sport is insane and anything can/does happen. However, with Jones' own issues over "getting fans" and arrogance, it probably would have been better for him to show up and fight someone who wasn't going to have time to prepare at all! You state how Jones won't have time to prepare, but CHael won't either. Additionally, Shael wasn't in camp, in shape, and ready to go for a fight. 3. Yup, it is a lose-lose situation. 4. Both Mauricio e Lyoto turned down the offer to fight him in 8 days. Chael and Weidman were the only ones who offered to fight him. Jones didn't want to fight anybody on 8 days notice. 5. Dana is looking out for himself. He's also looking out for everyone ****ing else who worked that event. Fighters are now completely ****ed as they won't receive show, win, or bonus pay. They now have to try and schedule their bills/payments/etc. upon them getting bumped to another card. Fine if your Jon Jones, not so fine if not. They have managers, coaches, gym fees, nutritionists, flight bills, visas, so much to pay and now just got ****ed. When a whole event is canceled, plenty suffer. 6. Jones is too cocky. ![]() ![]() |
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#2458 | |
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Join Date: Sep 2011
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#2459 |
Caralho
Join Date: Sep 2011
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He fought Jon on a shorter training camp the first time and didn't like it. Said he wants to get a full one in for hi rematch. Additionally, he had just landed back in Brasil and was heading back home to Belem.
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#2460 |
Caralho
Join Date: Sep 2011
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