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[MMA4EVERRR]

Originally Posted by CtGreat

What Jones says makes perfect sense, and that being said, I'm sure Jones will fight him when asked. He is simply stating his opinion.

What part of what Jones has said, makes perfect sense?
Lets look at the facts:
UFC 128: Shogun vs. Jones......490k PPV buys
UFC 135: Rampage vs. Jones......520k PPV buys
UFC 140: Machida vs Jones.....485k PPV buys
UFC 145: Evans vs. JOnes......700k PPV buys

Outside of the Evans fight, which had a lot of history between the 2, and the back n forth exchange of words, mainly due to the Evans skill of knowing how to build up a fight, the other 3 defenses were in the same neighborhood of PPV buys. His argument is invalid.

Problem is Jones isnt a PPV draw. He has fought 2 opponents who have history of knowing how to sell a fight (Evans, Rampage) and 2 who do decent numbers of selling a fight due to their exciting fighting style (Shogun, Machida).

[The Return Of......]

he never said he wasnt going to fight him. he just said he didnt want to

[HillbillyDeluxe]

It's because Machida is his biggest threat and performed the best against him so far.... go figure.

[CtGreat]

Originally Posted by HillbillyDeluxe

It's because Machida is his biggest threat and performed the best against him so far.... go figure.

In all reality, Evans actually tagged Jones more times than Machisa did and landed harder shots in their fight.

[Cat--Smasher]

Originally Posted by CtGreat

In all reality, Evans actually tagged Jones more times than Machisa did and landed harder shots in their fight.

Jones has said numerous times, Machida was his toughest fight and hardest to figure out.

[CtGreat]

Originally Posted by Cat--Smasher

Jones has said numerous times, Machida was his toughest fight and hardest to figure out.

And Silva says the Franklin fight was his toughest fight

I'm just saying, Evans did allot better than Machida did. Machida may have been a puzzle, but Evans gave him the hardest fight.

[orion_damage]

Jones comes across as a prima donna in the interview

[Flynnja]

Originally Posted by CtGreat

In all reality, Evans actually tagged Jones more times than Machisa did and landed harder shots in their fight.

Well ya... it was 5 rounds compared to 2. If he didn't outland Machida it would be pretty sad o.O Harder shots? This your opinion right?

[The Donosaur]

Originally Posted by the_dark_angel_4ever

Jones, noone cares what you want. As the champ you should be fighting who you're told to, not who you want to. ESPECIALLY if all you're looking for is a big payday.

This is normally what I'd say, but Bones does have a point. We would all be pissed if we had to do more work (tougher fight= more work) for less money. However Bones isn't the biggest draw himself so basically he is upset that he doesn't have an opponent that can carry him (from a ppv selling point). Bones is also the guy who recently told Chael to earn a shot, but from the sound of this thread Chael would be Bones dream opponent.

A champ saying he doesn't wanna fight someone is ALWAYS a lose-lose.

[Cat--Smasher]

Originally Posted by CtGreat

And Silva says the Franklin fight was his toughest fight

His toughest fight in the UFC, yes. Of his career, no.

MiddleEasy.com | Anderson Silva admits the toughest fight of his career was against Mach Sakurai

"No, my toughest fight in my career was against Hayato Sakurai in Shooto, my second toughest fight in my career was against Rich Franklin, it was a difficult fight for me. He’s a smart fighter, he knows the correct moments to throw the strikes and where they are effective."

Wait, would not his fights against Daiju Takase or Luiz Azeredo be the toughest fights of his career?