Opponents Jay Hieron, Jake Ellenberger React to UFC 151 Cancellation
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Opponents Jay Hieron, Jake Ellenberger React to UFC 151 Cancellation [UPDATED]
Jay Hieron will have to wait a little longer to make his return to the UFC.
Hieron tried his best to search for a silver lining in Thursday's announcement that UFC 151 had been canceled due to Dan Henderson's injury and Jon Jones refusing to fight Chael Sonnen, but he said he'll need some time to let it all sink in.
"I'm numb, man," Hieron said. "I've been through so much stuff in my career. I just want to unwind, take a couple of days off and get back in the gym. My body is peaking right now and I'm just ready to fight."
Hieron was released from the UFC in Oct. 2005 and was scheduled to make his return at the now ill-fated UFC 151 against Jake Ellenberger, who he beat in June 2006. He just took that fight on short notice after Josh Koscheck pulled out due to an injury.
He said he's not mad at Jones for his decision to turn down a fight against Sonnen on eight days' notice, but he probably wouldn't do the same.
"He does what he does, I do what i do," he said. "If it's me, I fight short notice fights all the time. I know a lot of guys that do it too. But I'm not mad at him."
Ellenberger echoed Hieron's sentiments.
"I know Jon, and I like him," he said. "It's frustrating for me not being able to [fight] next weekend. My opinion would be if you're the champion you should fight who they tell you to, but I've never been in his position.
"The card being canceled is very odd."
Both fighters said their respective managers were working to get them on a card in the near future, however, they didn't know when that would be or whether they would even be fighting each other next.
All manner of men came to work for the News: everything from wild young Turks who wanted to rip the world in half and start all over again -- to tired, beer-bellied old hacks who wanted nothing more than to live out their days in peace before a bunch of lunatics ripped the world in half.
as was I.. Well, Im entirely too Diaz'd at the moment to really wrap my head around a word like facetious, but if it means ironic and amusing, then same..
If you say his name three times, he shows up like beetlejuice.
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All manner of men came to work for the News: everything from wild young Turks who wanted to rip the world in half and start all over again -- to tired, beer-bellied old hacks who wanted nothing more than to live out their days in peace before a bunch of lunatics ripped the world in half.
But someone brought up a great question that he totally talked around and avoided:
The guy pretty much said "If this card was better staked do you think you still would have cancelled?"
Because lets face it, this card fuckin' sucked besides the main event.
Dana beat around the bush and just said "I never thought a Champion would Not take a fight."
While I do see both sides of the story.
A Champ NOT taking a fight is a pussy thing to do.
But the UFC had a shitty fuckin' card. They put all their eggs in one basket(JonesVSHendo) and they got fucked.
So the real blame here should be put on UFC for not having a good enough card to still carry this PPV through.
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Favorite "Boring" Fighter: GSP.
Favorite "Head Up His Own Ass" Fighter: Paul Daley.
Favorite "Can't String Together Enough Wins" Fighter: Alessio Sakara.
Favorite "Good luck coming back to the UFC" Fighter: Renato Sobral.
"He doesn't write his own material. Some homo in Queens living in his mother's basement in his underwear is writing Chael's material for him." - DON FRYE.
Opponents Jay Hieron, Jake Ellenberger React to UFC 151 Cancellation 
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