Well the hits just keep on coming. This afternoon the UFC opted to cancel UFC 151 in a shock move after Dan Henderson suffered a knee injury and Jon Jones would not fight Chael Sonnen on such short notice as the event’s new main event. It’s completely unprecedented and hopefully something that will never happen again.
We’ve heard that Chael Sonnen to step up to fight Jones for the belt. We’ve also heard that Chris Weidman offered to take the fight on short notice at 205.
Well, here’s some more news from Ariel Helwani from MMAFighting. Helwani confirmed with UFC President Dana White that Anderson Silva was willing to fill in and save the event.
Yes, Silva. The UFC middleweight champion who is notorious for being tough to deal with was willing to fight at light heavyweight.
The problem was that Silva was just a few hours too late and was unable to prevent the cancellation of UFC 151. It should be noted that Silva offered to fight any light heavyweight BUT Jon Jones.
This is just another small piece and another bizarre twist to an incredibly odd story. With so much having gone on behind the scenes, it’s possible that fans will never know how close or how far Dana White and company were from keeping UFC 151 on schedule.
Stay tuned to Bleacher Report for more as this story continues to unfold.
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