DANA WHITE: "GREG JACKSON IS A F***ING SPORTS KILLER." , JACKSON RESPONDS

GREG JACKSON

JONES' TRAINER / MANAGER GREG JACKSON SPEAKS
On the horn:
Angelo Vila
SR WRITER
“It's not eight days notice, it's three days notice because fight week you don't really train or do anything," Jackson said. 
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       The UFC 151 debacle is most likely the story of the year in 2012. The decorated and albeit controversial trainer, Greg Jackson, is at the center of this incident according to UFC President Dana White. Jackson has been criticized by the UFC's kingpin by advising Jon Jones not to take a short-notice fight with Chael Sonnen September 1 in Las Vegas, that would have (according to White) saved the card from cancellations.

“Greg Jackson is a f***ing sport killer,” White stated during the teleconference.

       After several days, Jackson finally spoke out and responded to White's accusations/criticisms about not taking a fight on 8 days notice.

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“It's not eight days notice, it's three days notice because fight week you don't really train or do anything," Jackson said.

       Greg Jackson revealed a critical fact, that Jones would only have merely three days to change the game plan and tactics to get mentally prepared for a fight with a former #1 championship contender. Sonnen, who has been vocal about fighting Jones previously, has been training with Jones' former opponent, Dan Henderson.

“If you want to fight someone at Chael's level you want to make sure that you have a full training camp,” Jackson complimented Sonnen's tactics in attempting to gain a title fight with the current light heavyweight king, Jones.

“Chael's brilliant....He circumvented the entire division...He went from Anderson (Silva) to Jon (Jones)," Jackson said. “I don't feel it's smart to do that. I'm merely a trainer and I was asked a simple question. I wasn't trying to ruin a sport and I wasn't trying to cancel an event.”

       The event, UFC 151 in Las Vegas, has been cancelled and Jones will now face Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort in Toronto on September 22, more info here. This dramatic turn of events has widened an already steep gap between the populist fans and Greg Jackson. Both White and Jackson have given their sides of the story, which obviously conflict with one another. White is speaking from a promoter's point of view, looking out for the financial side of the promotion. Jackson is a trainer and a manager who is looking out for his fighter. This conflict has reached a boiling point and the entire world has seen the impact.

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