Chael Sonnen says Dan Henderson one of his TUF coaches
Although Dan Henderson didn’t think Chael Sonnen deserved a title shot, he will reportedly help Sonnen coach on TUF.
UFC Fan Chat with Dana White, Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen (Video)
Last night, MetroPCS hosted an online chat featuring UFC President Dana White and Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones. The result was a night full of interesting quotes on some of the most oft-discussed topics in all of MMA. First off, Dana White addressed the fight that everybody wants to see (currently) by saying:
“I guarantee you Anderson Silva vs. Jon Jones will absolutely happen. It’s happening. It will happen.”
Strong words from the ever-confident President, who is never at a lack for
Randy Couture thinks Chael Sonnen has "great opportunity" to beat Jon Jones
Although most think Chael Sonnen doesn’t deserve a shot at Jon Jones, Randy Couture thinks Sonnen could actually beat him.
Rampage: If I see Chael Sonnen, I may smack him in the face
It appears that, with his time in the limelight seemingly winding down, Quinton “Rampage’ Jackson has taken great offense to the man who has taken his spot as the trash-talking king, Chael P. Sonnen. Forced out of his bout with Glover Teixeira at UFC 153, Jackson has since campaigned to make that fight happen once again. However, many are doubting if Rampage can return to the once high level he competed at for several years, and Teixeira is a man with momentum on his side. Rampage appeared on
Jon Jones: "This is about putting Chael Sonnen into irrelevancy"
Jon Jones explained why he decided to face Chael Sonnen after suggesting that Sonnen didn’t deserve a shot at his light heavyweight title.
Making sense out of Jon Jones vs. Chael Sonnen
How the hell did we go from Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen not happening and UFC 151 being cancelled to Sonnen and Jones coaching TUF and fighting on April 27, 2013? What about that Silva-Jones super fight?
Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen will coach TUF; Title fight set for April of next year
Apparently, even if Dana White could have gotten Anderson Silva to say ‘yes’ to a superfight with Jon Jones, that fight would have had to wait for quite some time anyhow. Breaking news comes that Jones will act as coach on the next season of The Ultimate Fighter, and will be pitted against former Middleweight title challenger and trash-talk specialist Chael Sonnen. The two were almost on their way to a UFC 151-saving bout on September 1st before the now-infamous incident of Jones turning down the fight.
Rumor: Wanderlei Silva vs. Chael Sonnen Being Eyed as Potential UFC 153 Main Event Replacement
(“What kind of backwards country is this? The game is called Whac-a-Mole, not Whac-a-Capybara, and the animals aren’t…
Dan Henderson says Chael Sonnen was not in his training camp for Jon Jones
Dan Henderson speaks to the MMA Hour to discuss many of the topics surrounding all the UFC 151 hoopla. He said his knee felt like it was just dangling there after he injured it. Obviously Henderson expresses the point of view that he would not pass up the fight like Jon Jones did. When questioned about knowing his injury, Hendo responded:
“I was very optimistic, I was told the MCL heals real fast. I had just under a month before the fight. Yeah, I was pretty optimistic it would get better. I could do even
Coach Mike Winkeljohn: Jones would be motivated to beat up on Chael Sonnen in Toronto
Jon Jones’ striking coach Mike Winkeljohn, is the latest to weigh-in on Jones’ decision to turn down a UFC 151 bout with Chael Sonnen after Dan Henderson was injured and withdrawn from the fight. Winkeljohn spoke with our good friends at Bloodyelbow.com and offered his defense of the champ.Coach Winkeljohn said: “Enough’s enough. I can’t sit back on the sidelines any longer. All I can say to everybody, don’t put this on Jon. There are others to blame. This UFC 151 problem should have been resolved weeks