UFC 151

  1. UFC 151 Fallout: Dan Henderson and Weak Card to Blame, Not Jon Jones

    The MMA world needed someone to blame for the UFC 151 fallout, and Jon Jones became the perfect scapegoat in a situation he was not responsible for...

    Jordy McElroy Written by Jordy McElroy about 9 months ago 7,550 reads 90 comments

  2. UFC 151 Fallout: Catching Up on Where the Fights Will Now Take Place

    In the fallout that was UFC 151's cancellation, fights have been frantically rescheduled to take place on upcoming cards. Everything from the main event to the Facebook prelims have been looking for new homes since Dana White called off the card...

    Riley Kontek Written by Riley Kontek about 9 months ago 5,560 reads 22 comments

  3. UFC 151: Recapping and Analyzing the Train Wreck of a Lost Fight Card

    The past few days have been some of the strangest in all of mixed martial arts history. On Wednesday, UFC fans were looking forward to UFC 151 : Jones vs. Henderson. Today, UFC 151 has just become the most infamous event in the Zuffa era of the UFC...

    Kevin Sampson Written by Kevin Sampson about 9 months ago 2,546 reads 30 comments

  4. Jon Jones Fallout: 8 Fighters That Took Fights on Very Short Notice and Won

    When challenger Dan Henderson was forced out of his title contest at UFC 151 , UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones shocked the world when he denied Dana White 's request to battle late-replacement Chael Sonnen in the main event...

    Andrew Saunders Written by Andrew Saunders about 9 months ago 22,304 reads 109 comments

  5. Jon Jones Finally Returns to Twitter After UFC 151 Cancellation News

    After several days of silence on Twitter, Jon Jones has returned to face the angry masses that he has been conspicuously avoiding since the announcement of UFC 151 's cancellation...

    Steven Rondina Written by Steven Rondina about 9 months ago 5,332 reads 89 comments

  6. UFC 151: A Sober Look at a Cautionary Tale for the Ages

    Has everyone calmed down? OK, fantastic. Now that the Interwebz has recovered from yesterday’s near critical mass explosion of resentment towards Jon Jones and Greg Jackson, ...

    James MacDonald Written by James MacDonald about 9 months ago 1,963 reads 20 comments

  7. MMA: Power Ranking August's 10 Best Fights

    The month of August featured some events that could turn fans off from the sport of mixed martial arts. Former Strikeforce champion Jake Shields turned in a lackluster performance ...

    Andrew Saunders Written by Andrew Saunders about 9 months ago 11,648 reads 25 comments

  8. UFC 151: It's Wrong to Blame Jon Jones for Canceled Card

    With the whirlwind of anger being directed at Jon Jones following UFC 151 being deleted from existence, only one question comes to my mind: Was Jones told that his declining to ...

    Dwight Wakabayashi Written by Dwight Wakabayashi about 9 months ago 864 reads 25 comments

  9. UFC 153: 5 Fights for Alan Belcher to Take Now That Vitor Belfort Is out

    In the fallout of the Jon Jones debacle, Alan Belcher has been stripped of a chance to fight his previously scheduled opponent, Vitor Belfort, at UFC 153 ...

    Riley Kontek Written by Riley Kontek about 9 months ago 1,663 reads 26 comments

  10. Jon Jones: Why Bones Is Officially the LeBron James of the UFC

    As the UFC's premier athlete, Jon Jones has been compared to many stars from other sports; but his recent actions have given us the most accurate comparison in the NBA's LeBron James...

    Alex Ballentine Written by Alex Ballentine about 9 months ago 1,562 reads 19 comments

  11. Sonnen: I'll Stop Trash Talking Jones Now That He's Relinquished His Title to Me

    To the shock of the MMA community as a whole, UFC president Dana White announced yesterday that UFC 151 would be cancelled due to Dan Henderson suffering a knee injury and ...

    John Heinis Written by John Heinis about 9 months ago 5,490 reads 82 comments

  12. UFC 151: An Event of What-Ifs and Why Nots

    UFC 151 is no more, as Dana White canceled the event due to the lack of a main event. Originally headlined by Jon Jones and Dan Henderson, Henderson backed out due to a knee injury...

    Riley Kontek Written by Riley Kontek about 9 months ago 800 reads 14 comments

  13. UFC 152: Vitor Belfort vs. Jon Jones Makes Absolutely No Sense

    The UFC 151 fiasco, which caused the collapse of a UFC event for the first time in the promotion’s history, has thrown up some surprising developments in its aftermath...

    Khurram Aziz Written by Khurram Aziz about 9 months ago 6,587 reads 55 comments

  14. UFC 152: Why Vitor Belfort Instead of Chael Sonnen?

    Jon Jones doesn't want to fight Chael Sonnen on eight days notice. For that reason, he refused a fight with the former middleweight at UFC 151, and that decision ultimately led to the card's demise...

    Andrew Saunders Written by Andrew Saunders about 9 months ago 8,685 reads 53 comments

  15. UFC 151 Cancelled: Jon Jones Either Re-Branding Brilliantly or Failing Miserably

    The UFC has a star problem. You can recruit the best talent, cultivate that talent and market the hell out of the finished product, but every fighter is a split-second lapse from being stopped and falling to the back of the line...

    Blake Friis Written by Blake Friis about 9 months ago 424 reads 2 comments

  16. Does Jon Jones' Reasoning for Turning Down UFC 151 Sonnen Bout Hold Water?

    On Thursday the UFC took the previously unprecedented step of scrapping an entire fight card. With Dan Henderson injured and unable to perform and UFC light heavyweight champion ...

    Trent Reinsmith Written by Trent Reinsmith about 9 months ago 9,564 reads 135 comments

  17. Anderson Silva Offered to Fight at UFC 151

    Well the hits just keep on coming. This afternoon the UFC opted to cancel UFC 151 in a shock move after Dan Henderson suffered a knee injury and Jon Jones would not fight Chael Sonnen on such short notice as the event's new main event...

    Matthew Roth Written by Matthew Roth about 9 months ago 30,958 reads 200 comments

  18. UFC 152: Why Is Vitor Belfort Fighting Jon Jones and Not Chael Sonnen?

    They say truth is stranger than fiction. They were right. So everyone thought that a Jon Jones vs. Lyoto Machida rematch was a lock for UFC 152 in Toronto, right? On the media ...

    Brian Oswald Written by Brian Oswald about 9 months ago 7,918 reads 129 comments

  19. UFC 151 Canceled: Dana White's Reaction to Jon Jones Shows Why He's the Man

    UFC president Dana White 's refreshingly honest words on the UFC 151 cancellation were the only good thing concerning the whole debacle. No, they weren't hot-headed, they were refreshingly honest and open...

    Matt Saccaro Written by Matt Saccaro about 9 months ago 7,139 reads 66 comments

  20. UFC 151 Cancellation: More Twitter Reactions from Fighters

    Fellow columnist Tim McTiernan wrote a great piece just a few hours ago detailing the immediate reactions from fighters when it came to the news of UFC 151 's sudden cancellation...

    Steven Rondina Written by Steven Rondina about 9 months ago 1,529 reads 17 comments

  21. UFC 151 Canceled: The Winners and Losers of This Interruption

    What was once a highly anticipated event that featured Jon Jones defending his crown against the legendary Dan Henderson is now the first UFC event that has ever been officially cancelled...

    Mark Pare Written by Mark Pare about 9 months ago 2,118 reads 30 comments

  22. UFC 151: Is Jon Jones the Ultimate 'Flip-Flopper' for Telling the UFC No?

    Jon Jones was on the fast track to become the biggest star in MMA . He had perhaps the best year of any fighter in 2011 by defeating three former champions and an Ultimate Fighter winner...

    Kyle Symes Written by Kyle Symes about 9 months ago 1,283 reads 10 comments

  23. Jones vs. Sonnen: Jon Jones Has Become the Most Hated Man in the UFC

    Jon Jones has irrevocably damaged his reputation with the UFC and, more importantly, with fans. In fact, his recent actions have made him the most hated man in the entire UFC roster...

    Matt Saccaro Written by Matt Saccaro about 9 months ago 3,909 reads 63 comments

  24. Jon Jones: How Two Letters Completely Destroyed His 'Brand'

    No. It's a term millions of parents hear every day from their children when asking them to do a number of things they don't want to do. "Make your bed little Jimmy," to which an average child will reply with, "No, I don't want to...

    Kyle Symes Written by Kyle Symes about 9 months ago 4,149 reads 33 comments

  25. UFC 151: Jon Jones Deserves Blame, but so Does the UFC

    If you're a Jon Jones fan today then you are definitely in the minority. With news about the UFC 151 debacle stemming from the champion's refusal to fight Chael Sonnen on short notice, Jones effectively became public enemy No...

    Kyle Symes Written by Kyle Symes about 9 months ago 1,144 reads 10 comments