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UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen was a mixed martial arts event held on April 27, 2013, ... Jon Jones (c) def. Chael Sonnen: TKO (punches and elbows) 1 4:33 [a] Middleweight
The series was officially announced by the UFC in October 2012 with Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones coaching opposite Chael Sonnen. [2] The two coaches met in a title fight on April 27, 2013 at UFC 159 . [ 2 ]
Sonnen originally accepted a fight with Jon Jones for the title at UFC 151, after Jones's original challenger Dan Henderson was injured, but Jones declined. [69] Some fighters were upset with his title opportunity because Sonnen, "arguably the most legendary talker in UFC history", [ 70 ] had not fought since returning to the light heavyweight ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) - UFC veteran Chael Sonnen retired from mixed martial arts a day after confirming he failed a recent drug test. Sonnen's bout with Vitor Belfort at UFC 175 in Las Vegas next month ...
Jones was chosen to coach opposite Chael Sonnen on Season 17 of the Ultimate Fighter. With a bout between the coaches taking place on April 27, 2013, at UFC 159 . [ 99 ] Jones displayed a lack of interest in the bout and actively downplayed the contest, making it clear that he did not believe Sonnen was a fit contender.
On August 23, Dana White announced that Henderson had sustained a partial rupture of his MCL and had withdrawn from the fight. White then announced via press conference that UFC 151 would be the first event in the organization's history to be cancelled, after Jones declined to fight Chael Sonnen, who agreed to take the fight on eight days' notice.
Former UFC fighter Chael Sonnen was charged last month with one felony count of battery by strangulation and 10 misdemeanor counts of battery. This stems from a December altercation at a Four ...
Former UFC fighter and ESPN MMA analyst Chael Sonnen is facing nearly a dozen battery charges after a Dec. 18 incident in Las Vegas, the network said on Tuesday afternoon, ...