UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen - April 27th

[canucksfreak19]

This Main Event does nothing for me, but I am really looking forward to watching Mr. Wonderful fight again.

Main Bouts (on Pay-Per-View):
Jon Jones (17-1; #1 Light Heavyweight) vs. Chael Sonnen (27-12-1)
Michael Bisping (23-5; #6 Middleweight) vs. Alan Belcher (18-7)
Roy Nelson (18-7) vs. Cheick Kongo (18-7-2)
Phil Davis (10-1; #5 Light Heavyweight) vs. Vinny Magalhaes (10-5)
Jim Miller (22-4; #6 Lightweight) vs. Pat Healy (29-16)

Preliminary Bouts (on FX):
Bryan Caraway (17-6) vs. Johnny Bedford (19-9-1)
Gian Villante (10-3) vs. Ovince St. Preux (12-5)
Sara McMann (6-0) vs. Shiela Gaff (10-4-1)
Rustam Khabilov (15-1) vs. Yancy Medeiros (9-0)

Preliminary Bouts (on Facebook):
Leonard Garcia (15-10-1) vs. Cody McKenzie (13-3)
Nick Catone (9-4) vs. James Head (9-3)
Steven Siler (21-10) vs. Kurt Holobaugh (9-1)

 

[canucksfreak19]

UFC 159 “Jones vs. Sonnen” Weigh-In Results:
Jon Jones (205) vs. Chael Sonnen (205)
Michael Bisping (186) vs. Alan Belcher (185)
Roy Nelson (258) vs. Cheick Kongo (237)
Phil Davis (205) vs. Vinny Magalhaes (205.5)
Jim Miller (155) vs. Pat Healy (155.5)
Rustam Khabilov (156) vs. Yancy Medeiros (155.5)
Gian Villante (206) vs. Ovince St. Preux (206)
Sara McMann (134) vs. Sheila Gaff (133)
Bryan Caraway (136) vs. Johnny Bedford (136)
Leonard Garcia (145) vs. Cody McKenzie (145)
Nick Catone (*173) vs. James Head (170.25)
Steven Siler (145.25) vs. Kurt Holobaugh (145)

Nick Catone will give up 20% of his purse.

 

[canucksfreak19]

Nick Catone has been hospitalized for dehydration. His fight with James Head has been scratched.

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2013/4/2...ehydration-james-head-fight-canceled-mma-news

 

[canucksfreak19]

This has not been the most entertaining fight card thus far.

 

[canucksfreak19]

Great start to the PPV.

 

[canucksfreak19]

$65K Bonuses: Knockout: Roy Nelson; Submission: Pat Healy; Fight: Healy/Miller.

Just a really weird night of fights.

 

[chadsexington]

Interesting night of fights. The Sara McMann/Sheila Gaff fight strangely played out exactly like I was thinking it might, sans KO (I thought McMann was going to submit her.)

Somebody asked me earlier what I knew about Sheila Gaff (I think it was JZ?) and I responded "She'll come in off the bell and try to throw a punch." Sure enough...she just walked over trying to throw a punch, McMann took her down and that was basically it.

That was basically the best possible outcome for McMann too. I don't think she sustained any injuries and shouldn't be medically suspended. I'm guessing the next move here is to get Sarah Kaufman and McMann in together for the fall in a #1 contender's fight. I assumed Kaufman and Amanda Nunes would be fighting next in an "odd man out" type of situation (given that they're the only signed women without a fight right now) but I don't know how bad the latter's injury is, and if she's not ready till the fall, they could just do Gaff vs. Nunes in a striker vs. striker-style fight.

 

[canucksfreak19]

Pat Healy tested positive for marijuana and has lost the $130K in bonus money. The Submission of the Night bonus has been given to Bryan Caraway instead. I also read somewhere that the UFC was having Healy enter rehab, but I don't know if that's actually true or not.