UFC 151 - cancelled.
It's been canceled due to Henderson tearing his MCL in training with Sokoudjou. Jon Jones was offered a fight with Sonnen who is fresh to the 205 division but was advised by his trainer Greg Jackson to not accept the fight.
Now, we are left with another mismatched rematch with Jones and Machida which Jones really didn't want either because there was no PPV numbers in it for him.
I can't decide if this was a good decision or not. All those guys on the undercard now won't get paid after working their asses off in training camps, spending money to fly people in for camp, dieting, time away from family etc. Not to mention the fans who spent money on nonrefundable airfares, time off for work etc.
I sort of agree with Jones though, Sonnen doesn't deserve a shot at the title with his first fight in the division just because he talked his way into yet another Twitter beef. Sonnen is coming off a loss, moves divisions to a direct title shot? I don't think so.
But there is little interest for people wanting to see Jones/Machida again after the way Jones went right through him like he wasn't even there. There is other options in the division like Big Gus and such, but not on a three day notice.
Either way, the real losers of this are the fans.
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