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latest to weigh-in on Jones’ decision to turn down a UFC 151 bout with Chael Sonnen after Dan Henderson was injured and withdrawn from the fight.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

Dan Henderson injured 3 weeks ago, but was still willing to fight Jones

News surrounding the cancellation of UFC 151 continues to surface as time passes, and recently it came out that Dan Henderson did indeed injure his knee in training some time ago. According to his Muay Thai and striking coach Daniel Woirin, Henderson partially tore his MCL while defending a takedown in practice, but continued to push on in hopes of being able to fight. Woirin recently spoke to FightersOnlyMag.com about the precarious situation, stating the following:
“Dan Henderson got hurt three

Alistair Overeem: Jones vs Silva is not going to happen

Alistair Overeem was recently called on to  judge the K-1 tryouts in Southern California. MMA Interviews spoke with him about his return to the Octagon, a potential Jon Jones matchup with Anderson Silva and his picks for UFC 150.  
 On his return to the Octagon, The Reem is hoping for it to happen in December and while he does not know whom he will face, he says he will take on anyone: “I’m looking to return in December. It looks like they’re going to match Cain with Dos

Chael Sonnen contemplates a weight class jump, potential battle with Jones

In the following interview, Chael Sonnen talks to Ariel Helwani about his loss to UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva, the rumors of appealing the outcome and Sonnen’s future in the sport, whether that means retirement or facing maybe another Champion in a different division.Their headline bout at UFC 148 was somewhat controversial as many spectators watched as Silva threw a knee to what looked like Sonnen’s face without a referee stoppage: “First of all I would never appeal a loss, the ref’s decision

Sentencing delayed until July 31 for Jon Bones Jones in DWI case

UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion Jon “Bones” Jones appeared in Binghamton city court yesterday morning to request a delay in his sentencing for DWI, because he has not completed a two-day drug and alcohol evaluation at a facility in Tompkins County. The judge gave Jones three weeks to complete the evaluation and his new sentencing date is scheduled for July 31.Jones was arrested and charged with DWI after crashing his 2012 Bentley into a utility pole, no other vehicles were involved, but two of Jones’

Dana White: Jones-Henderson still on at UFC 151, no need for code of conduct for fighters

UFC president Dana White confirmed with MMAWeekly.com that Jon Jones’ Light-Heavyweight Title fight against Challenger Dan Henderson on September 1, 2012, at UFC 151 is still a “Go”.Jones was arrested last weekend for suspicion of DWI after the 24 year-old UFC Heavyweight Champion crashed his Bentley into a telephone pole in Binghamton, New York. Jones had striven to maintain a “clean cut role model image” and while neither Jones, nor anyone else was hurt in the accident, that image has tarnished somewhat.W

Looking into the future of the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon "Bones" Jones

Jon Jones has now dispatched the very best in his weight division within a span of only two years. He’s been faced with challenge after challenge, and continues to not only triumph, but to learn and grow from every experience both inside and outside the octagon. With every opponent came a different challenge physically, and a new lesson morally. With Shogun, he proved to himself and the world that he possesses the skills to fight fire with fire, and ended up defeating Shogun in his strongest area. He

Fighter Spotlight: Jason Jones will show "no remorse" at BAMMA 9

This Saturday night, Jason Jones returns to action for the first time in 2012 when he goes head to head with Przemyslaw Mysiala at BAMMA 9 from the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England.A 25-fight veteran, Jones has competed in such organizations as M-1 Global, Shooto, and K-1, and heads into his BAMMA debut riding the momentum of a dramatic third-round KO victory over Shamil Abdulmuslimov at the United Glory 2010-2011 World Series Finals.Intent on making an immediate impact on BAMMA’s Light

UFC 145 Press Conference Video: Jones and Evans go face-to-face in Atlanta

The UFC will head to Atlanta on April 21, 2012 for UFC 145, which will be headlined by a bout that will see Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones defend his title against Rashad Evans, a fight that many, including the combatants, have been looking forward to for some time.
The two former friends had once said that they would never face each other inside the Octagon, but once UFC gold came into the equation that talk went out the window and the relationship between the two became quiet contentious.
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