The Ultimate Fighting Championship (Ufc) returns to the Air Canada Centre in Toronto for Ufc 152: Jones Vs Belfort on Saturday, September 22 and current light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will be looking to restore his reputation after the highly publicized fiasco that caused Ufc 151’s cancellation earlier this month.
In brief, Jon Jones’ refusal to fight Chael Sonnen following an eleventh hour injury sustained by his original opponent, Dan Henderson, led to a series of confusing match up changes that eventually did not come to fruition and doomed Ufc 151.
The cancellation likely cost the organization millions of dollars and obviously irritated the mixed martial arts community. Nevertheless, Jones has acknowledged his mistake and wants to make sure he can shed his newly minted characterization as a villain.
He explained in a recent interview with MMAWeekly:
I am not going to say I embraced the role of being a villain because I am not.
In brief, Jon Jones’ refusal to fight Chael Sonnen following an eleventh hour injury sustained by his original opponent, Dan Henderson, led to a series of confusing match up changes that eventually did not come to fruition and doomed Ufc 151.
The cancellation likely cost the organization millions of dollars and obviously irritated the mixed martial arts community. Nevertheless, Jones has acknowledged his mistake and wants to make sure he can shed his newly minted characterization as a villain.
He explained in a recent interview with MMAWeekly:
I am not going to say I embraced the role of being a villain because I am not.
- 9/17/2012
- by Joel Richer
- We Got This Covered
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