UFC 140: Jon Jones vs. Rashad Evans Likely for Main Event in Toronto
by Leland Roling on Oct 5, 2011 3:48 PM EDT
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According to a report from MMAFighting.com's Mike Chiappetta, the UFC is targeting UFC 140 as the event to host a light heavyweight title bout between Jon Jones and Rashad Evans:
The UFC is targeting December's UFC 140 for the long-awaited Jon Jones vs. Rashad Evans light-heavyweight title bout, MMA Fighting has learned from sources with knowledge of the situation.
The fight is not yet official, but appears likely to be announced within the next 24-48 hours. UFC president Dana White told MMA Fighting that he could not yet announce a UFC 140 main event, but might possibly be able to do so by the end of the day.
Before that can happen, at least one hurdle must be overcome. Evans has to be cleared from a hand injury suffered in his recent UFC 133 win over Tito Ortiz. That injury required pins to be inserted into his hands, but Evans' coach Mike Van Arsdale told MMA Fighting that he was scheduled to visit the doctor on Wednesday and expected Evans to be cleared.
The grudge match has been in the making ever since Evans and Jones exchanged barbs following a falling out as teammates under Greg Jackson. The heated animosity between the two men hasn't softened one bit as Evans has consistently talked about how Jones is fake publicly. Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson, Jones' latest victim, had similar comments for the young champion in the lead-up to their UFC 135 showdown two weeks ago. The 'beef' should provide the perfect background for an attention-grabbing, action-packed main event.
UPDATE: Dana White has stated via his Twitter and during the press conference today that Jones vs. Evans will not happen at UFC 140. Evans had pins taken out of his hand on Wednesday, but he won't be able to begin training for 3 weeks.
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enough time for jones to find a way to get injured
by itsnotthatserious on Oct 5, 2011 3:52 PM EDT reply actions
I know...
boo boo on the pinky toe while driving the new Bentley
by Kid Kimura on Oct 5, 2011 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
His arms are very long so he cause one of them...
"No man dies for what he knows to be true. Men die for what they want to be true, for what some terror in their hearts tells them is not true."
Eat it.
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by ElliotMatheny on Oct 5, 2011 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Your gonna be mad when you scroll down
If you can't wow them with brilliance, then baffle them with bullshit.
LSU! LSU! LSU! LSU! LSU! LSU!
I never do scroll down anyways.
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest! The girl in my av is Kari Sweets (you're welcome).
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by ElliotMatheny on Oct 5, 2011 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions
You're still jumping the gun though.
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by ElliotMatheny on Oct 6, 2011 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions
You know what
Even if this falls through, I will keep my mouth shut, as they actually tried to give 140 a main event but injuries are not their fault
haha
that was my first thought as well.
Matt Janecek
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Thank god.
KEMvP
"You know Joe, if Keith Jardines last name was Johnson, the nickname 'The Dean of Mean' wouldn't work at all."
I'm skeptical that this is going to happen
Jones still needs to be cleared before he can start training again, and Rashad needs to get clearance for his hand. This event is 9.5 weeks away; that doesn’t leave them a lot of time to get cleared and get a full camp in.
9.5 weeks..sexy film
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IF...........
We get this fight before the end of the year, then that will be amazing. I will only believe this one is happening when the bell rings.
With all these title fights towards the end of the year, I wonder what they will cook up for Jan-Feb time. (Another reason they do Edgar/Maynard vs Guillard, they won’t want to wait for Bendo/Guida to be ready.)
I did that when you were bitching with only a single fight announced
:p - orcus
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Just shut up already
Like really? You’re still going to carry on?
by Worldisart on Oct 5, 2011 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
You were right about nothing
You bitched and moaned about an event that didn’t have one fight officially announced by the UFC. Christ they don’t even have the event listed on their website. You’ve carried on like a spoiled little brat from the first mention of this card like somehow Toronto is entitled to only the best MMA cards possible, all this in the wake of what was the absolutely amazing 129 card.
I’m from Toronto and it’s spoiled cry babies like you who give the citizens of this city a bad name. Just admit you were wrong, fully and completely, take your lumps, and go away.
by Worldisart on Oct 5, 2011 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Listen, if you are from Toronto there are WAY worse things than people like me
I could list them but that is a story for another day.
And I am glad I am wrong. I wanted to be wrong, I really wanted this card to get a main event worthy of headlining it. This is WAY better than anyone thought possible, even in my first post no one had the boldness to even consider this as a possible main event!
But, this is kinda preliminary, and if this falls through, don’t be mad, cause Hashmo was right all along. I won’t say anything though, because like I said above, they tried to give this card a headliner. They didn’t plan for one at first and then they ran dry on fights, but they clearly knew it needed one so now we could be extremely blessed.
We will see. Dana said that we will be told what the fate is of Strikeforce in a matter of days, maybe hours. Perhaps you get Melendez/Maynard. Maybe Mousasi/Machida. There are still a lot of possibilities.
It's that the world is basically a forced labor camp from which the workers, perfectly innocent, are led forth by lottery, a few each day, to be executed.
I don't think that's just the way I see it. I think that's the way it is. Are there alternative views? Yes. Will any of them stand close scrutiny? No.
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by Thats It For you! on Oct 5, 2011 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Please please please...
both fighters stay healthy…not that I have anything against Mir vs Big Nog as the main event….scratch that, I’m lying….we need this fight!!!
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by nannerb on Oct 5, 2011 3:57 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
this event just became nuts
we are going to learn to have to stop complaining so early. the same thing happened with ufc 139.
Premature complaination is treatable now
If your not ready to fight shut your $@&%ING mouth! - BJ Penn
"complaination"
Word?
Business as Usual has a STACKED team. I mean, we could win with just me, but you know.
i think he has been cleared on the foot injury
he just had sore shins from kicking rampage so much.
i wonder if the new bentley was a present from the ufc for taking this fight?
fucking awesome if this fight gets greenlit for 140…
What knowledge do we actually have about the 'injury'?
Someone icing his feet straight after a fight?
Or is this based around the 180 day supension?
He was medically suspended
And in Dana’s blog it seemed like the doctors think he broke his foot.
Go about 7 minutes in
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0XcX5w99eo
Talk about an active champion
This would be Jones’ second title defense in the same year he won what ended up being a #1 contender fight and the championship
Let's play mad libs
BonnarO’BrienHamillVeraMatyushenkoBaderShogunRampageEvans will be the first to test Jones’all around gamewrestlingwrestlingstrikingwrestlingwrestlingstrikingability to deal with pressure(?….still not sure what people thought Rampage brought) speed/wrestling.
I can’t wait for Evans to beat the _______________________ (arrogance, fakeness, swagger jacking, too much talent?, personal butthurtedness from beating PRIDE guys) out of Jon “Phony” Jones.
Since we got that out of the way, I am very interested to see how Jones handles Rashad’s TD attempts.
Not afraid to nitpick
by joker24 on Oct 5, 2011 4:03 PM EDT reply actions 11 recs
I lol’ed. I don’t understand why EVERYTHING Jones does manages to become arrogant in some manner to MMA fans.
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by mountaineers101 on Oct 5, 2011 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions
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by MattParker117 on Oct 5, 2011 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
Thank you;
that’s all it is.
Jon for some reason is just one of those guys you either love or love to hate. I don’t know why?
My favorite K1 fighter:
Yuta Kubo the best 63-70kg striker in the world.
by Untitled_Artistry on Oct 5, 2011 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Did you know he doesn't sign toy belts?
I PAID GOOD MONEY FOR THAT AT THE FAN EXPO AND I EXPECT TO SEE ‘JBJ’ ON THAT DAMN BELT OR IM GONNA FLIP OUT ON A RICH GUY BUYING A BENTLY
Business as Usual has a STACKED team. I mean, we could win with just me, but you know.
Let's be honest here,
Jones says some stupid shit. I mean, between the british accent, the snitching on pot, the not signing imitation belts, etc, he’s put his foot in his mouth repeatedly. But I don’t watch MMA because of how the fighters talk. Jon is a beastly fighter and that’s why I like him.
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by ElliotMatheny on Oct 5, 2011 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Don’t forget “the bookies made me the favorite over Shogun because they think I’ll lose.”
"He's like Elvis in Korea! They love him there." - Mike Goldberg on Denis Kang
Haha
I actually didn’t hear that one. Classic
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest! The girl in my av is Kari Sweets (you're welcome).
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by ElliotMatheny on Oct 6, 2011 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Probably with knees to the face.
Also:
Where do you think Mizzou is going?
If you can't wow them with brilliance, then baffle them with bullshit.
LSU! LSU! LSU! LSU! LSU! LSU!
SEC 95%, Big 12 4% (Mizzou is historically bad at managing to not accomplish things that are "guaranteed"), Big 10 1% (rounded up from about .1%)
Not afraid to nitpick
I think Mizzou is a school that the SEC wants. From wha tI’ve heard is that the SEC mainly wants a school that’s in a state that isn’t already in the SEC. It’s all about TV money and if they can broaden thier appeal to the networks then that’s all they care about. I’m curious to see who they pick. I’ve heard WV, Mizzou, VT, and Maryland. The only one that would seem odd would be Maryland, but they have a huge market in and around DC.
If you can't wow them with brilliance, then baffle them with bullshit.
LSU! LSU! LSU! LSU! LSU! LSU!
Well
I personally think Mizzou is a much better fit all the way around for the B1G, but for some reason they don’t seem to be interested in grabbing the media markets we bring to the table. That said, we’d be idiots to tie ourselves to the burnt orange black hole that is UTexas…….and I’d think the SEC should want us the most among those options between the TV markets + solid if not spectacular all around athletics + AAU academic status. If the SEC is really on the table, that is CLEARLY the better option than the 6 year BS currently being proposed by the Big 12 – 3 and would be the end of this conference stuff for Mizzou.
Who doesn’t like more money, the potential for a LOT more money with an SEC Network, no Bevo, sweet tea and dry rub BBQ?
Not afraid to nitpick
Maryland wpould think long and hard
They’ve have to drop their academic standards pretty low to compete in the SEC, although they could certainly use the money. Same reason why WVU can’t get into the ACC. UMd’s going nowhere – the ACC just passed a $20M exit fee to any school leaving the conference.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
I think the spin by the morons is...
Evans beat the ever-loving hell out of Jones on a regular basis at Jackson’s, dominating him completely with his superior wrestling, strength, speed, etc. Additionally Rashad knows how Jones fights but didn’t give away any of his own techniques when they sparred.
Therefore, Jones is going to get destroyed.
Of course, Jones is going to absolutely wreck Rashad, worse even than he wrecked Rampage or Rua, and then Machida will be they’re only hope. Until he wrecks Machida at which time, there’s no way Jones gets past [Davis, Thiago Silva, Gustaffwhetever, Medium Nog, Hendo, King Mo, Rua 2.0, Griffin, etc.].
"If you say Chael Sonnen I will light you on fire." -- Farthammer.
I think Machida is the only hope, but I don’t want to see that fight. I like Machida and that would be a sad day.
If you can't wow them with brilliance, then baffle them with bullshit.
LSU! LSU! LSU! LSU! LSU! LSU!
Machida wont stand a chance.
Machida still only moves foward and backward when striking, and if fighting Jon he is getting get with a straight right and dropping.
My favorite K1 fighter:
Yuta Kubo the best 63-70kg striker in the world.
by Untitled_Artistry on Oct 5, 2011 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Lol @medium nog...where did that guy go?
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Comment of the day? Yes.
KEMvP
"You know Joe, if Keith Jardines last name was Johnson, the nickname 'The Dean of Mean' wouldn't work at all."
Guys, srsly.
Jon Jones is only good for his reach and athleticism. Srsly.
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by mountaineers101 on Oct 5, 2011 4:17 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
This will be my reaction after Bones dominates Rashad's will.
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by mountaineers101 on Oct 5, 2011 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Jones is gonna lose his visa somewhere in his Bentley and have to pull out
Hehehe ‘pull out’. Ironically if he had done this more, he would of never had reason to become a fighter. And I am going to hell
If your not ready to fight shut your $@&%ING mouth! - BJ Penn
Lol...you can send a lot of bastards to college for the price of a bentley.
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oh shit.....
jones is gonna lose this cause hes a mean guy, hes too arrogant and i dont like him very much
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by milk72 on Oct 5, 2011 4:20 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
jones is gonna lose this cause hes a mean guy, hes too arrogant and i dont like him very much
Your joking right??
My favorite K1 fighter:
Yuta Kubo the best 63-70kg striker in the world.
by Untitled_Artistry on Oct 5, 2011 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh really the scarcasim… thank you for in forming me buddy.
My favorite K1 fighter:
Yuta Kubo the best 63-70kg striker in the world.
by Untitled_Artistry on Oct 5, 2011 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions
You were the one who had to ask. Gear down big rig.
by Worldisart on Oct 5, 2011 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
i really really like this
Its going into my vernacular.
“Gear down big rig”
by Body Triangle on Oct 5, 2011 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
"Scarcasim"
New to English?
Business as Usual has a STACKED team. I mean, we could win with just me, but you know.
I chick gave me a scarcasim once
Hadn’t been able to look at a chicken since
If your not ready to fight shut your $@&%ING mouth! - BJ Penn
Am I just not understanding shit today,
Or is everyone just destroying the English language?
Business as Usual has a STACKED team. I mean, we could win with just me, but you know.
Brookhouse, I think you’re wrong about the 350k buys. I think this show pulls in 425k at least.
While the last fight between these two drew under 300k, the insanity of the fight that night has got to seriously increase interest in the rematch. On top of that, the last fight has a weak co-main in Leben vs. Stann, whereas this one is supported by another title fight and Sonnen vs. Stann.
From my own personal experience, none of my friends who were casual fans really cared all that much about the first fight. Now, after what happened, everybody not only cares but is seemingly talking about with excitement.
This makes a lot of sense
And I predicted this awhile back barring any serious injuries.
They’re both from New York State and for the time being probably about as close to a home town fight as they’re going to get.
by Worldisart on Oct 5, 2011 4:32 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Would be pretty cool if Rashad surprised us all, or at least me, and actually gave Jones a tough fight. Having a hard time seeing it though considering how Jon has ragdolled other wrestlers.
Doubt he can defend a takedown attempt like Rampage did. Jones tko elbows round 2. Even if Rashad can get him down and hold him there for a couple rounds, theres no way he can keep it up for 5 rounds. i think he’d gas by the 3rd.
I don't even think it would be surprise
I think this will be a close fight.
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Stoked if this happens
Considering the medicals of Evans Jones now. Just made 140 a serious card!
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by ElliotMatheny on Oct 5, 2011 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions
It was for poor Carlton :o(
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by SanFranpsycho on Oct 5, 2011 6:40 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
141
This fight is much more likely to be at UFC 141. The end-of-the-year card is traditionally stacked (until all the main event guys get hurt) but 141, on Dec 30, only has 1 big fight in the eyes of the casual fan – Brock vs Overeem.
10 weeks is also fairly short notice for a championship fight.
That's exactly the reason this should NOT be on 141
Gotta fight that New Year’s curse
It's not the New Years' curse
It’s the Evans curse. Look at every card he’s been on in the last 3 years.
by Rob Young on Oct 5, 2011 8:19 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Even look at 128 which he pulled out of
by Rob Young on Oct 5, 2011 8:20 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Brock and Overeem will sell just on that main event
UFC 140 has no main event
by HaterSlayer on Oct 5, 2011 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Feel like Machida/Davis would be more appropriate as a co-main to 141. When is Davis going to be back? I know he wouldn’t be ready by Dec. 10 but how about 3 weeks later?
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Yeah,
you’re getting a lot of hate on this thread
:p - orcus
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Like I actually know any of these people
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by duck on Oct 5, 2011 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Jones is going to fight 4 times in 10 months?
im all for it
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HASHMO LOOK!
"Fuck your MOTHERRRRRRRR!!!!!"
by Nightmare_wears_prada on Oct 5, 2011 5:01 PM EDT reply actions
So yeah..
Jones by stoppage.
"Fuck your MOTHERRRRRRRR!!!!!"
by Nightmare_wears_prada on Oct 5, 2011 5:03 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I really really hope this happens, but I’m not holding my breath, considering they’re both under medical suspension as far as we know. Dana also said after the Rampage fight that he was going to give Jones and Rashad few months extra to recover fully. So I don’t know.
But yeah, would be awesome as fuck is this actually is going down before the years end.
Calling it now
This won’t happen. Jon Jones hurt his foot in the last fight plus Rashad is healing a hand injury.
Agreed. There is no chance this is happening this year. We will be lucky if we see it sometime in the first quarter of next year.
It's that the world is basically a forced labor camp from which the workers, perfectly innocent, are led forth by lottery, a few each day, to be executed.
I don't think that's just the way I see it. I think that's the way it is. Are there alternative views? Yes. Will any of them stand close scrutiny? No.
I'm kinda bearish on this too
Jones just fought last week and they showed him limping around severely after the fight and he got a 6 month suspension(with 45 days mandatory). Seems like it will be cutting it too close for everyone.
He was getting around okay at the Verizon Center last weekend...he's probanly fine.
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Yall are hacks according to Dana
This fight won’t be happening.
The key is to hit the guy in the jaw really hard before the other guy does it to you.
by FreeLightningLee on Oct 5, 2011 5:33 PM EDT reply actions
On this card I should say
The key is to hit the guy in the jaw really hard before the other guy does it to you.
by FreeLightningLee on Oct 5, 2011 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions
When did Dana say this?
Business as Usual has a STACKED team. I mean, we could win with just me, but you know.
Dana
Don’t listen to these HACK shit websites!! Jones vs Evans is not true.
http://twitter.com/#!/danawhite
Hashmo can resume bitching
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by MattParker117 on Oct 5, 2011 5:40 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
The only reason this upsets me is that Hashmo can keep bitchin.
KEMvP
"You know Joe, if Keith Jardines last name was Johnson, the nickname 'The Dean of Mean' wouldn't work at all."
It’s really funny that he goes off on the “HACK” websites reporting this fight when the initial report came from the same outlet to which he chose to exclusively reveal both the WEC merger and the Strikeforce purchase.
by Jamie Penick on Oct 5, 2011 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
Easy come, Easy go?
"Fuck your MOTHERRRRRRRR!!!!!"
by Nightmare_wears_prada on Oct 5, 2011 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions
You know when you're watching a porno, and then the dude looks straight into the camera?
MMA-Bonerkiller.
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It must be a delightful city and possess all the attractions of the next world" - Oscar Wylde
by SanFranpsycho on Oct 5, 2011 6:42 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm done whining
I just wanted to see a good fight
It was too much to ask. My heart is broken. I will go watch this from the Real Sports bar or something, down the hall from the actual fights.
Dana is mad at your professionalism
“Just did a 2 hour press conf at 11 this am and told ALL the media that jones vs Evans would NOT happen @140. Then HACKS say it is.”
“Neil Davidson was the ONLY reporter that called me and asked if it was true b4 running story and I said no it’s not! #realreporter”
“For the media guys who live on some other planet and didn’t know Rashad Evans has pins in his thumb and is out for a while!!!!”
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Well, that’s.. OK, that was pretty expected.
by Horselover Fat on Oct 5, 2011 6:03 PM EDT up reply actions
kinda figured it would happen like that.
im guessing superbowl weekend….
which is still enough time for jones to fake an injury
by itsnotthatserious on Oct 5, 2011 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Pshhh
Pins in Rashad’s thumb delaying this? Jones is ducking him.
Not afraid to nitpick
by joker24 on Oct 5, 2011 6:18 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Pins in Rashad’s thumb delaying this?Jones is ducking him.GSP is exposed.
KEMvP
"You know Joe, if Keith Jardines last name was Johnson, the nickname 'The Dean of Mean' wouldn't work at all."
by T.C. Engel on Oct 5, 2011 6:37 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
That's a shame
I kind of expected it would happen, but I really wanted to see the fight go down. A Bones win would have made for one of the most impressive years in mma’s short history, with wins over #2 (Rashad), #3 (Rampage), #1 (Shogun), and the top ten Bader. The only year I could think that would compare would be Shogun’s ’05 (Rampage, Lil Nog, Overeem, Arona). The two would have been eerily similar, with both being breakout years featuring their first major wins.
Sucks this isn't happening
UFC 140 still needs more star power. Many are asking for Machida to fight someone so that the card will be stronger. Evans vs Jones would have been awesome, but with both under medical suspensions, it just seemed so unlikely.
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I'm done with the whole thing
Move on and get another oponent. Don’t hype what isn’t going to happen.
Choke yourself. Use my hand.
Dana tweets the fight isn't happening....
Looks like it’s confirmed then guys!
Don't be scared Gomi...
I dont always like Bones Jones
But I do when he fights in Canada
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by Thats It For you! on Oct 5, 2011 9:57 PM EDT reply actions
A message to Dana for teasing me.
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take." - Wayne Gretzky - Michael Scott
these two as coaches for the first TUF on FX
Makes great sense. Gives them both time to heal. Gives weeks of public build up. And its the first Ultimate Fighter with a new format. New fans are exposed to. Dana needs to pick my brain for real.
UPDATE: Dana White has stated via his Twitter and during the press conference today that Jones vs. Evans will not happen at UFC 140. Evans had pins taken out of his hand on Wednesday, but he won’t be able to begin training for 3 weeks.
EVANS IS DUCKING JONES!!!
What the hell is your problem?
What did I ever do to you?
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