UFC champ Jon Jones reconsidering Chael Sonnen fight due to fan interest

UFC Light Heavyweight champ Jon Jones infamously turned down a last second fight with Chael Sonnen that forced the cancellation of UFC 151. At the time he felt he wouldn't be prepared to face the Middleweight fighter who was coming off a TKO loss to Anderson Silva at UFC 148. Jones also insisted that Sonnen didn't deserve the shot.

Now Jones is tweeting that he might be changing his mind. First tweet:

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Jon Bones Jones
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The more I realize how bad the fans want to see me fight Sonnen the more I am beginning to disregard whether he deserves it or not

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13 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone · powered by @socialditto

Second tweet:

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A part of me wants to do it for the fans the other part of me feels as if it delegitimizes the importance of championship

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I can understand Jones' concerns about a Sonnen fight but am glad that he is open-minded enough to adapt to what the fans want.