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Jon Jones Asked Dana White To Have Chael Sonnen Stop Calling Him Out

In light of the recent mess that was the cancelation of UFC 151, we still have yet to see the end of the aftermath. Not too many people came out of this looking great, except maybe Chael Sonnen, the unlikely "hero" in this story. Some people have come out of this cast in very deprecatory ways, few more than UFC light heavyweight champion, Jon Jones. In a recent article from The Wrestling Observer (Subscription required), there's yet another piece of information that will add fuel to the Jon Jones fire:

"Jones was very upset after Chael began calling him out and mocking him on Twitter, going as far as to contact White and ask him to tell Chael to stop"

Even if you're an avid Jones supporter, it's hard to cast this in a positive light. Sure, it may not always be fun to be the butt of ten thousand Chael Sonnen jokes, but that's not something you can just ask Dana White to stop. It just seems childish for a professional athlete to respond so oddly to a little bit of heat from a possible competitor.

Also from the article, we see more of Jones, as his recent appearance on a radio show is analyzed, and what Jon said makes him look like a hypocrite:

"About a week before this all went down, he went on a radio show and talked about how Chael was undeserving of the fight coming off the loss to Anderson Silva, and that he was disrespectful and not the type of person he'd want to give a title shot to anyway. The host noted that Chael wouldn't be able to take Bones down, and unlike Henderson, also a wrestler, he didn't possess the power punch standing and wasn't a finisher. The host told Jones to take the paycheck and shut the guy up. At that point Jones said yes, you're right, I'll fight Chael any time, any where."

[kingrobert]

WOW!!!! Sounds to me that Jones is a mental midget. I dont think his decisions and the way he has been acting are good for his career. I remember when Arlovski seemed unstoppable and then everything fell apart for him. First the DUI and now pisses off your boss. This doesnt look good for Mr. Jones

[LefthookStcrook]

Want some cheese to go with that Whine?

"Im the champion! I dont want people calling me out". Wtf?

[Sniggles]

[Cat--Smasher]

Jon has a lot of PR work to do .. or wait, HIRE someone to do for him.

Could this be one of the worst falls from grace we have seen in recent years in mma?


If this is true, Jones more or less admitted he could not match wits with Sonnen by asking uncle Dana to step in and protect him.

With that said, how did the Wrestling Observer obtain this info? Either a shitty shitty leak on the UFC's part or its a rumor / bs.

[_DCdoctr_]

I can feel a great disturbance in the Force. It's as if a message board full Bones-huggers were left speechless via embarrassment. If not, you should be. Troll: [OFF] ON





BP

[optimusjoel]

Am I only one who stopped caring about Jon Jones? I mean I figured he wasn't someone I would get along with a while ago. But at this point all these articles making him look bad seem kinda redundant. He's a prick who is still one of the best fighters out there, just like Silva I will always watch because of his skill.

[Sniggles]

[Rise]

Kind of funny when Bisping is claiming he should be getting a title shot everyone on here is mocking him and saying he should be quiet and earn it. And are right in doing so.

Sonnen is doing the same thing try to talk his way into a title shot that he clearly hasn't earned. Yet Jones is in the wrong for saying the exact same thing we all do about Bisping.

[roaddawg]

Originally Posted by kingrobert

WOW!!!! Sounds to me that Jones is a mental midget. I dont think his decisions and the way he has been acting are good for his career. I remember when Arlovski seemed unstoppable and then everything fell apart for him. First the DUI and now pisses off your boss. This doesnt look good for Mr. Jones

In the realm of MMA Jon Jones is a child and still has a lot of growing to do mentally. Its probably easy to lose sight of this due to his dominance as a lhw but he is still a young buck.

This is part of the ramifications of having success come to soon.