För 18 timmar sedan hade regerande mästare i lätt tungvikt Jon ”Bones” Jones följande att säga via twitter.
Jon Jones: #”And therefore those skilled in war bring the enemy to the field of battle and are not brought there by him” – Sun Tzu#
När det blev officiellt att UFC 151: Jones vs Henderson skrotades på grund av att Dan Henderson skadat sitt nä och att Jones valt att avböja en match mot Chael Sonnen dröjde det inte särskilt länge innan reaktionerna från kollegorna började komma på twitter och de flesta uppskattade inte hans beslut.
Chael Sonnen: ”30 min to cement your legacy. Champ or Coward? I make a lot more than you do… Show up in 8 days I’ll give you my purse.”. ”Times up”.
Vinny Magalheas: ”Things that people learned today: Chael @sonnench is the man! A lot of people will be losing money. Jon Jones doesn’t give a shit.”
Michael Bisping: ”Jones said he’s not fighting chael on 8 days notice. I did. …. Just sayin”
Jeff Hougland: ”Wait am I not fighting?? Please say it ain’t so I got bills to pay @ufc !”
Jeff Hougland: ”@JonnyBones Can I at least get one of your new Nike T-shirts? I’ll give it to my kid since I won’t have any money for her school clothes.”
Danny Castillo: ”Who got $50 I can borrow till my next fight? 😉”
Charlie Brenneman: ”Me n @Rick_Story took a fight on 24 hrs norice!! Champ what?!?! @ufc”. ”@JonnyBones u can send my check to PO box 198. EH NJ. Rent is due the first, so preferably by then. Thanks. @ufc”.
Henry Martinez: ”I train my ass off I sacrifice myself&my family and my fights get canceled and sponsors bullshit me and don’t pay. #UFC151canceled #livid”
John Albert: ”I am so livid right now I was the biggest Jon jones fan but not anymore that guy is bad for the sport his fans and other fighters he doesn’t”. ”Understand or forgot what it’s like being a lower ranked fighter like me or @JeffHougland who make pennies compared to him and fighting is”. ”Our livelihood and we survive by fighting and all the hard work those 20 other fighters put in are goin to waste utterly discusted”.
Jason High: ”Screw u guys calling him selfish man. I can’t stand fans. Of course he’s selfish. Who’s gonna take care of his shit if he doesn’t. You? #FOH”. ”All that said, I’d have liked to see Chael fight Jones.”
Joe Rogan: ”I am completely bewildered that Jon Jones didn’t accept the fight with Chael Sonnen. Never saw that coming in a million years.”. ”Now the entire UFC card is scrapped because Jones didn’t accept a fight with a 185lb’er who is completely out of shape. WOW. Just wow.”
Josh Barnett: ”If I was in Jones’ shoes I’d have said ”Bring me the contract and I’ll bring you his head.”. To me, the scenario was far in Jones’ favor.”. ”But if it was me instead of Jones…I’m a mercenary. You pay for war and you got it. #LeaveNoManstanding”.
Ben Henderson: ”For all the ppl who don’t understand the SPORT of MMA (@ufc)…ask an NFL team to play the Superbowl vs a not worthy opponent…”
Ulysses Gomez: ”Bones wouldn’t be taking the fight on ”8 days notice” he’s been training for a fight for at least 8 weeks! Chael is same style as Hendo. But he said no?”. ”I don’t understand not taking a fight espically when you’re in shape and fighting a guy who is a carbon copy of the opponenet you were going to fight but a SMALLER version. @ufc”
Michael Chiesa: ”@JonnyBones is a fraud. He’s all about his $$ but he won’t take a fight with @sonnench who would bring in WAY more $$? He’s scared, period.”. ”99.999% of @ufc fighters will be ”company men” and help our organization if needed. @sonnench is a company man, @JonnyBones is selfish.”
Seth Baczynski: ”Greg Jackson should of drew up one of his cross country game plans. Run,run,run. Don’t u dare fight, in this fight. #ufc151”
John Maguire: ”Just so people know I’m ready to step in & fight Jon Jones next week it saves me cutting weight on sep 29th lol #JustSaying #GypsyJiuJitsu”
Muhammad ”King Mo” Lawal: ”@JonnyBones is smart….its a business. Dont knock him for his decision. Yall aint in his shoes!!! U dont see it in big boxing events.”. ”From lookin at what people sayin. Some of yall need to open up yalls minds. The way yall thinkin….mma aint gonna be respected.”. ”The disrespectful dumb ass fans gonna be the reason why fighters might not take them fights for yall wanna see. Fairweather.”. ”The fighters are the brand, without fighter there is no brand.”.
Brock Jardine: ”If u wanted to make money y wouldn’t u want to fight @sonnench who was just part of biggest ppv in @ufc history Really disappointed”
Thiago Alves: ”It’s a crazy and unpredictable world our MMA sport is @ufc”
