Jones' feverish pace, indeed, is the main reason the UFC found itself in such an awkward position with finding light heavyweight contenders. Even if Henderson did not get injured, the promotion faced a tough sell when it came to convincing fans to buyUFC President Dana White announced UFC 151: Henderson vs. Jones is canceled due to a knee injury suffered by Dan Henderson. The UFC was unable to find another opponent for UFC light heavyweight champion JonGee, I didn't realize the UFC president is one of those celebrities -- like Nixon, Elmo, Jimmy from Seinfeld and Dalí -- who refer to themselves in the third person. Wait, Dana wasn't talking about himself? Oh, OK, it turns out the big cheese wasJon Jones will not be facing Lyoto Machida at UFC 152 after all. Instead, Vitor Belfort will fight Jones for the UFC light heavyweight title on Sept. 22 in Toronto. UFC president Dana White confirmedThe fallout from Jon Jones declining to fight Chael Sonnen and the cancellation of UFC 151 is still being felt. KJ Gould points out the paradox of needing to be a team player in an individual sport.
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