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UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen
Date: Saturday April 27th, 2013
City: Newark, New Jersey
Venue: Prudential Center

MAIN CARD
Starts at 10:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM PT on Pay-Per-View

UFC Light Heavyweight Championship: Jon Jones (C) (-800) vs. Chael Sonnen (+760)
Middleweight bout: Michael Bisping (-165) vs. Alan Belcher (+153)
Heavyweight bout: Roy Nelson (-226) vs. Cheick Kongo (+206)
Light Heavyweight bout: Phil Davis (-310) vs. Vinny Magalhaes (+290)
Lightweight bout: Jim Miller (-295) vs. Pat Healy (+274)

PRELIMINARY CARD
Starts at 8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT on FX

Lightweight bout: Rustam Khabilov (-285) vs. Yancy Medeiros (+257)
Light Heavyweight bout: Gian Villante (+170) vs. Ovince St. Preux (-176)
Women's Bantamweight bout: Sara McMann (-630) vs. Sheila Gaff (+559)
Bantamweight bout: Bryan Caraway (+138) vs. Johnny Bedford (-135)

PRELIMINARY CARD
Starts at 6:35 PM ET / 3:35 PM PT, free on Facebook.com

Featherweight bout: Leonard Garcia (-170) vs. Cody McKenzie (+158)
Welterweight bout: Nick Catone (+140) vs. James Head (-147)
Featherweight bout: Steven SIler (-122) vs. Kurt Holobaugh (+111)

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[MjFrancis]

A few good fights on there.

Jones v. Sonnen isn't one of them.

 

[LegoArmo]

Really bored of these UFC events with ultra-predictable main events.

 

[Maklershed]

Khabilov is the guy that loves suplexing right?

And lol at those Jones/Sonnen odds. What a pointless main event.

 

[dream]

Just because the man speaks well doesn't mean you have to call him white.

 

[industrian]

For those not keeping track, Sonnen's last light heavyweight fight was in 2005 against Renato Sobral.

And he lost.

But them wolf tickets won't sell themselves, brah.

 

[sazabirules]

Khabilov is the guy that loves suplexing right?

And lol at those Jones/Sonnen odds. What a pointless main event.

Yep he is. I was going to skip this card but I may tune into the prelims to see more Sambo mastery.

 

[industrian]

All things considered it's a pretty decent card outside of the main event.

I'm looking forward to Roy Nelson KO'ing Kongo for one.

 

[sazabirules]

Am I the only one thinking Vinny is going to win against Davis? I'm surprised about those odds.

 

[Indrid Cold1]

Whoever wins, we lose.

 

[MjFrancis]

Am I the only one thinking Vinny is going to win against Davis? I'm surprised about those odds.

Phil Davis is going to bore Vinny to death before he can win.

Seriously, a squash match headlining with a 0.01% chance of an upset and Phil Davis is on the main card. The stars are aligned against this one.

 

[Alchemy]

Nelson v Kongo should be fight of the night. The only question is how many times Kongo will knee Roy in the balls.

 

[Platy]

As a brazilian MMA fan, this last figtht can't possibly suck.

Whatever wins will be a party !

It is always fun to see Sonnen gets beaten and if a miracle happens and Jones loose than the world will say that Silva > Jones

 

[bozeman]

Is it wrong that I want Chael to win just so I can hear the heel promo he cuts with Rogan?

 

[sazabirules]

How big is Sonnen normally? 220? I am wondering how much of a size advantage Jones will have.

 

[Shabadoo69]

I think I might be the only one that wants Sonnen to win. I dont mind Jones I guess I just like to see upsets sometimes. And I liked Sonnen on TUF.

 

[TheNatural]

It would be hilarious if Sonnen miraculously won.

It would definitively prove Anderson is better than Jones as well.

 

[iddqd]

Great thread, weird event.
This will be one of those that no one can remember.
Pat Healy looks like a good bet if someone has free money running around.

 

[Host Samurai]

War Sonnen

Spoiler

Not gonna happen

 

[strikeselect]

War Machida getting the next title shot

 

[NovemberMike]

I'm just here to see a convicted felon beating up the whitest MMA champion.

 

[Host Samurai]

Phil Davis on the card spells boring.

Kongo/Nelson has most potential. Kongo gettin KO'd. Fights gonna look like GhostCop/Nelson

 

[Can Crusher]

It's gonna be so easy for Bones, it ain't even funny.

 

[dream]

I'm just here to see a convicted felon beating up the whitest MMA champion.

 

[Next]

It would definitively prove Anderson is better than Jones as well.

well silva never beat sonnen at lhw

 

[TheKaeptain]

Am I the only one thinking Vinny is going to win against Davis? I'm surprised about those odds.

Vinny going to sub that chump.

Look at this dude

 

[Heel]

I'm thinking Jon should make this one look competitive to lure Serpentine Silver out of the high grass.

 

[MjFrancis]

Cheick Kongo has no chin left and we know what Roy Nelson can do with that.

Rustam Khabilov will suplex. And he will win.

I just hope McMann v. Gaff doesn't go to a decision. I think it will be funny if the women's 135 maintains a better finish percentage than the men's 135.

Leonard Garcia will scrap and win a decision he probably should have lost.

A Sonnen win would be amusing. In the long run it might be better for everyone - champions in the UFC these days tend to become less entertaining when they are preserving a legacy rather than fighting to finish.

 

[muddream]

As a brazilian MMA fan, this last figtht can't possibly suck.

Whatever wins will be a party !

It is always fun to see Sonnen gets beaten and if a miracle happens and Jones loose than the world will say that Silva > Jones

The Shale work a hahd, so hahd, dis a week, to make sure other peoples knows the Jones is a mush better than Anderson Silva, he no goin stop on Satchurday, other world will know the Jones > Anderson.

 

[slightconfuse]

i believe in Chael!

 

[Lambda Pie]

Sonnen gonna win. then they can have Sonnen vs Bones II at Starrcade '14.

also, Gaff is the female Frank Trigg:

The Shale work a hahd, so hahd, dis a week, to make sure other peoples knows the Jones is a mush better than Anderson Silva, he no goin stop on Satchurday, other world will know the Jones > Anderson.

can't wait for Arona to return. 30-27s for everyone.

 

[Maxxan]

Let's hope jones vs sonnen goes beyond 1 round

 

[bone_and_sinew]

Pass. I will be watching Maravilla Martinez put a whooping instead.

 

[polyh3dron]

Let's hope jones vs sonnen goes beyond 1 round

Jones via sub in the 2nd, calling it.

 

[Impeccable]

Belcher has this.

 

[Chamber]

I could easily see Jones sleepwalk through this and just take the decision. Wouldn't be surprised at all.

 

[Vio-Lence]

who would have guessed that the black boy who cried wolf was racist?

 

[BobTheFork]

I think it;s embarrassing for UFC that Sonnen has this title shot. I hope he gets decimated.

 

[Heel]

I could easily see Jones sleepwalk through this and just take the decision. Wouldn't be surprised at all.

I can hear the beads sliding on the MMA Math abacus already, friend. Natch is salivating.

 

[Host Samurai]

Jones by some strange choke

 

[TheNatural]

I think it;s embarrassing for UFC that Sonnen has this title shot. I hope he gets decimated.

If Jones would have just taken the Sonnen fight and easily destroyed him last year, then this wouldn't have happened, the Vitor undeserved shot wouldn't have happened, and we also likely wouldn't have Machida getting an undeserved match winning a snoozer over Hendo.

All this because the fucker listened to Greg Jackson and bought into bullshit that the Light Heavyweight champion in peak fight condition couldn't beat a middleweight can at 50% who wasn't even training.

That move basically fucked up the LHW division for a year plus.

 

[Can Crusher]

Sonnen is too small and won't have a chance with Bones reach, he also doesn't hit nearly hard enough to justify a punchers chance. Terrible boxing overall. His ground and pound is just there, as it doesn't end fights. His submission defense is well known, and his offense is non existent. The first fight with Silva was a perfect storm for him, down to Silva being injured. The 2nd fight on the other hand, Silva showed composure on the ground and then started stuffing his td attempts. Got stopped in the 2nd round.

Since Bones is so big, and strong, and skilled I can't imagine a scenario where Sonnen can even rely on LNP.

Chael will probably retire after this fight, he will have nowhere to go.

 

[Dysun]

Embrassing line up of main events between this and Cain/Bigfoot 2. There's also some bantamweight headliner in between. Anderson vs Weidman pls hurry up

 

[GungHo]

Shale will win by spinning elbow.

 

[VoxPop]

I think it;s embarrassing for UFC that Sonnen has this title shot. I hope he gets decimated.

Who else could have possibly taken it? Machida is probably the only one and he turned it down. Maybe Gus but he's probably next anyway.

 

[TheNatural]

Who else could have possibly taken it? Machida is probably the only one and he turned it down. Maybe Gus but he's probably next anyway.

If Jones destroyed Chael last year, chances are no Hendo-Machida snoozer matchup is made and it would have been Jones vs. Hendo like originally planned.

 

[BobTheFork]

Who else could have possibly taken it?

I honestly don't know. I feels so WWE it's stupid. All Sonnen has ever done is run his mouth and fail a drug test. He didn't deserve his rematch but People just want to see this idiot so he gets it. Then after losing twice (and not well the 2nd time) he gets this fight just because Dana wants to see him talk shit for 4 months and promote the fight.

 

[RBelong2Us]

Jones has fought two MWs in a row now, SMH.

Then he's gonna fight Machida again? lol

 

[Chamber]

who would have guessed that the black boy who cried wolf was racist?

Why are you calling me a black boy? What's your problem?

 

[Sleepy]

Seen Jones fight a few times, but not Sonnen. Does Sonnen stand a chance? Jones is incredible.