bones is a great talent for sure, but hes to busy tryin to b a buisness man since winnin the belt,, he shud b a fighter first... look at chris lyttle,, dan hardy,, guys who never won belt,, but were not only fan favs but also company favs.. they were alwaya given chances timme and time again to continue to fight and make money for their fam. even after back to back to back losses.. iceman, great company fighter, now look got a cushy job workin for them ,, ufc takes care of the fighters that take care of them..
the fans make this sport up,, and if they dont like the fighter, they wont pay to c them.. and there for not a bankable ppv..
jones was in shape already trained and prepped to fight,, regardless of who it is.. thre was nothing wrong with him physically,, as a champ ur there to DEFEND,, ur belt,, against anyone,, not jus someone u would like to fight..
u shudnt have the choice to pick and choose who u fight as a champ,, u will alwayz have less to gain when defending ur belt.. thats jus how it goes..
comes with the job,,
i honestly think its a win win for jones ,, he gets a big payday ,, he gets a chance to shut chael up and gets to trully show fans hes a fighter first and gives them what they want.. its a fantasy fight like silva gsp, or allister/lesner before strikeforce was bought,, had jones lost it wud still be a win for him,, fans would luved him for takin the fight, ufc would owe him one,, which means in bosses good graces for later in ur career.. and still wouldve got a great payday,, and in all likely have an immidiate rematch or within 6 months,, so big deal..
on top of that,, if dana came to jones and asked to take this fight or may have to scrap th whole card,, and he still said no,, thats jus straight up dirty...
he couldve easy rose to the ocassion and became a ''hero'' in some respect for the rest of the fighters on that card that have been trainin their butts off past few months that had put in work and paid out for camps, and sparring partners etc etc, and gave them a chance to put food on the table for their fam.. and helped out the company that made him make bank, when in a bind.. millions were lost all the way around, and fighters and fans are out money as well.. hell i even heard rogans comedy show was canceled at the mandeley bay because the fight was canceled,, caz fans no longer gonna be there that weekend..
bisbing fought sonnon in a weeks notice,, chris liben fought like 3x in 2 months or some crap ,,
the fact is ,, hendo cant help an injury,, and a perfectly healthy, trained champ was ready for a fight and said no and backed away..
srry for the long post, im jus trully disgusted with this whole thing..