Yeah definitely gained a lot of respect for Sonnen and lost a lot of respect for Jones with this whole mess. Looks like the reasoning he refused the fight was because it was on short notice. Really? You've been training for a fight for months, you're in shape to fight. Sonnen had no plans of fighting any time soon and was completely unprepared for a fight. Sure the strategy would be different for fighting Sonnen vs fighting Henderson, but you still have a huge advantage in fight preparation. It was a selfish decision and Dana White is definitely pissed about it. Greg Jackson influenced Jones' decision and White had some things to say about him as well. Not the kind of thing you want to do when you're coming off a DWI.
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