Jones cancels surgery, fighting this year, but not vs. Rashad

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05-13-2011, 01:52 PM
Cookie Monster

Jones cancels surgery, fighting this year, but not vs. Rashad

Jon Jones recently pulled out of a title fight with his 'divorced' team mate Rashad Evans, citing a need for surgery on his hans. Now manager Malki Kawa reveals via twitter that Jones has decided against surgery, and that he is fighting soon, but not vs. Rashad.

I guess its time to put out the truth. @Jonnybones suffered a tear in his thumb in 2 different spots... Every dr he saw said to have surgery
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We went to meet with the surgeon on wed and after he looked at @Jonnybones he thought that surgery was a bit evasive and bones didn't have ... To have if he didn't want to. @Jonnybones decided against surgery, and we immediately met with dana and lorenzo the next day to get his next fight scheduled
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For the record, every doctor @Jonnybones saw was a @ufc referred doctor. The very last one on the day before surgery thought against it...

No @Jonnybones is not fighting rashad. Rashad is fighting phil davis. I'll let you know who or when jon will fight real soon...by end of year.

http://www.twitter.com/malkikawa

Rashad Evams' response was predictably immediate:

If I'm lying, I'm dying! Ask @jonnybones when is his surgery & who was his dr! He so fake he fake surgeries!! Now that's fake!

http://twitter.com/SUGARASHADEVANS
05-13-2011, 02:01 PM
David Rosado

Say it ain't so Jonny! Tell me you're not scare of Rashad! :(

Hopefully it was just strategy to see how Rashad looks to scout him for the inevitable title fight. But, it looks like Jones was scared.
05-13-2011, 02:54 PM
Jameson (Weebo)

oh come on! You really think he backed out because he was "scared"? If there is any funny shenanagans a foot id say it would be to give them time to change camp and set strategy against some one that knows your game. Plus the hype machine, oh the dramma, the suspence. Will the 2 former team mates face off and when?
If its not legit, then its well played. Ill watch. :)
05-13-2011, 03:18 PM
Corky

Lyoto gets his title shot?? :)
Fucking rampage didnt even deserve his fight against lyoto anyways, since he lost to rashad
05-13-2011, 03:35 PM
Karim Graham

wow jones, you dun goofed now
05-13-2011, 03:57 PM
AndyK5

That was a bitch move, to deny Rashad the title fight and come back and not have the surgery and take on another opponent. I am not saying he was scared or anything, but this seriously lowers Jones's character in my eyes.
05-13-2011, 05:47 PM
Corky

JONES IS A BITCH!!
HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU GUYS THIS?!!!!
LOL
nvr liked the guy, nvr will
05-13-2011, 05:56 PM
Karim Graham

you go brent, fuck that 'bitch' up while your at it yeah?

then you can be ufc champ like youve fought so hard to be right?

http://www.buzzhunt.co.uk/wp-content...t-think-so.png
05-13-2011, 06:21 PM
Corky

i cant make 205 sorry, i cant even make welterweight really
but lyoto can :) and he deserves a title shot after getting robbed by the judges vs rampage, and by murdering couture
05-13-2011, 06:55 PM
DarbyBarby

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brent Elton

JONES IS A BITCH!!
HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU GUYS THIS?!!!!
LOL
nvr liked the guy, nvr will

Man I hate seeing people call fighters bitches he fights grown men in a cage for a living he could fight in a tutu and not be bitch.
05-13-2011, 07:00 PM
Corky

bitch may have been harsh i admit
but he has called out many that i dont think he can beat
sounds like chael but difference is is chael can beat em (except lyoto and anderson)
05-13-2011, 09:18 PM
Brent Smith

I hope jones does fight machida and makes him his bitch then maybe that'll put you in yor place SON!
05-13-2011, 09:53 PM
Corky

ha dreamer
05-13-2011, 10:04 PM
Matt "Gumby" Glach

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brent Elton

ha dreamer

Useless nonsense #797. Come on man, take a message boards class in high school or something hommie. For realzzz yo. I dont like to be a hater but youve assaulted my pupils quite frequently lately. They need time to recover!!! :-):-D:-P:-\ >_< >-|
05-13-2011, 10:06 PM
Corky

watever guys no disrespect but u guys wont be laughing when these fights go down for reals
and my man comes out on top
lets just agree to disagree? i hate arguing and making enemies :)
05-14-2011, 06:24 AM
Taylor Culbertson

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt Glach

Useless nonsense #797. Come on man, take a message boards class in high school or something hommie. For realzzz yo. I dont like to be a hater but youve assaulted my pupils quite frequently lately. They need time to recover!!! :-):-D:-P:-\ >_< >-|

http://imagemacros.files.wordpress.c...%2526h%253D369
05-14-2011, 07:52 AM
Karim Graham

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brent Elton

u guys wont be laughing when these fights go down for reals
and my man comes out on top

http://i443.photobucket.com/albums/q...to_f29/1-6.jpg
05-14-2011, 08:54 AM
David Rosado

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarbyBarby

Man I hate seeing people call fighters bitches he fights grown men in a cage for a living he could fight in a tutu and not be bitch.

Seriously.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brent Elton

bitch may have been harsh i admit
but he has called out many that i dont think he can beat
sounds like chael but difference is is chael can beat em (except lyoto and anderson)

1st, link us to interviews where he's called people out.

2nd, chael wouldn't even be able to get the takedown, let alone beat Jones. Learn the sport bro. I love Wanderlei but I know he can't beat Jones. Fandom doesn't mean you have to be delusional.
05-14-2011, 08:58 AM
David Rosado

I'm a huge Jones fan and even I admit that this looks bad. It looks a LOT like Jones ducked Rashad. I'm thinking Rashad's going to beat Phil. His wrestling is just as good if not better than Phil's(for MMA...MMA wrestling is a bit diff from NCAA). Plus Rashad has something that Phil doesn't. Good stand up and KO power. Rashad will beat Phil Davis. Rashad will get his title fight right after that. Rashad may be a dick, but he's still a good fighter despite his wack performances in his last two fights (A healthy Thiago Silva would've beat him).
05-15-2011, 03:08 AM
stlnl

Quote:

Originally Posted by David Rosado

I'm a huge Jones fan and even I admit that this looks bad. It looks a LOT like Jones ducked Rashad. I'm thinking Rashad's going to beat Phil. His wrestling is just as good if not better than Phil's(for MMA...MMA wrestling is a bit diff from NCAA). Plus Rashad has something that Phil doesn't. Good stand up and KO power. Rashad will beat Phil Davis. Rashad will get his title fight right after that. Rashad may be a dick, but he's still a good fighter despite his wack performances in his last two fights (A healthy Thiago Silva would've beat him).

The story from a fellow who trains at Jackson's, was that Rashad got the better of the sparring sessions, and dropped Jones often in training. I thought the whole hand thing was a way to buy more time for preparation, which, when you are the champ and talking about how you "could have finished" a guy in practice means you ducked him. We shall see I guess.
05-15-2011, 09:52 AM
Landon DuMar

Quote:

Originally Posted by stlnl

The story from a fellow who trains at Jackson's, was that Rashad got the better of the sparring sessions, and dropped Jones often in training. I thought the whole hand thing was a way to buy more time for preparation, which, when you are the champ and talking about how you "could have finished" a guy in practice means you ducked him. We shall see I guess.

Oh that's suprising, someone from Rashad's camp says he knocked down Jones often in sparring...sounds like an objective perspective to me. Maybe this has nothing to do with Jones or Rashad, maybe the UFC doesn't want them to fight. They seemed eager to get Shogan back in the ring to fight Jones after a serious knee surgery. IMO it seems the UFC wants Jones to be the champ, he's exciting to watch, young, and he's goes for the finish. Like someone said earlier, only the UFC referred doctors said he needed surgery, and by the time he found out he didn't really need it, they'd already slotted rashad to fight someone else and there was no going back. If the UFC really wanted this fight to happen I think it would. I wanted to see this fight a lot too, but I'm not so sure it's Jones fault at all.
05-15-2011, 04:28 PM
James Davis

I always chuckle when folks say "scared to fight" in mma. Are you serious? It's unfortunate...but I think it gives them more time to prepare for the fight. If Rashad beats Mr. Wonderful, hopefully they can do that thing within 90 days of that maybe? Hopefully Rashad will not sit around and wait this time. I'm starting to like Rashad again. I admire his ability to turn it on and off. I still want to see him and Rampage get it on again.

I frankly think that Rampage may be the only one that has a shot at beating Bones...granted I'm a Rampage supermark.
05-16-2011, 06:45 PM
stlnl

Quote:

Originally Posted by Landon DuMar

Oh that's suprising, someone from Rashad's camp says he knocked down Jones often in sparring...sounds like an objective perspective to me. Maybe this has nothing to do with Jones or Rashad, maybe the UFC doesn't want them to fight. They seemed eager to get Shogan back in the ring to fight Jones after a serious knee surgery. IMO it seems the UFC wants Jones to be the champ, he's exciting to watch, young, and he's goes for the finish. Like someone said earlier, only the UFC referred doctors said he needed surgery, and by the time he found out he didn't really need it, they'd already slotted rashad to fight someone else and there was no going back. If the UFC really wanted this fight to happen I think it would. I wanted to see this fight a lot too, but I'm not so sure it's Jones fault at all.

It was a guy from jackson's/jones camp.................