Thanks to MMAFighting.com for capturing the awesomeness of Jon Jones and Lyoto Machida during their open workout sessions. The open workouts for UFC 140 were held at Xtreme Couture in Toronto.
To hear UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones speak at the open workouts prior to UFC 140, you would almost expect to hear him end every sentence with “aw shucks”. The ultra-talented champion seems to go out of his way to project a Clark Kent type of image during media events, before turning to Superman inside the cage.
Jon Jones steps into Toronto's Air Canada Centre Saturday night to defend his UFC Light Heavyweight title at UFC 140 against Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida. Jones is riding a tidal wave of momentum, one that is driving comparisons between Jones and the boxer known simply as "The Greatest", Muhammad Ali.
Yesterday via Dan Henderson's twitter account he shared his thoughts regarding the #1 contender status in the middleweight division of the UFC. Michael Bisping who won his main event fight against Jason "Mayhem" Miller last Saturday at the TUF 14 Finale, believed a win would put him in line for a title shot.
After my last fight against Tito Ortiz, I dislocated my right thumb, which required it to be set back in place and held with pins. 24 hours ago, my physician removed the pins. At that time, I learned that it would require another three weeks of rehabilitation before engaging in any exercise or training that would require the use of my hand.
Rashed Evans just cannot seem to catch a break when it comes to getting a shot to regain the UFC Light Heavyweight Title.
With Evans still injured, Lyoto Machida (17-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) steps in for Evans and will face UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones (14-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) in the headlining bout at UFC 140 which will take place in Toronto.
This past Saturday evening the UFC was in Denver, Colorado for UFC 135: Jones vs. Rampage. The main event had Jon Jones submitting Rampage in the fourth round, one of only two men to submit Rampage.
