Sonnen vs Jones

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Originally Posted by James Steele This would be like giving the Cowboys a AFC playoff spot over a good small-market AFC team because of marketability. Whats the point of even fighting in weight classes if you can just talk shit and get a title shot in the next class. Chael is a good fighter, but he does not deserve this title shot. If it wasn't so fucking blatant why he is getting this title shot then it wouldn't be that big of a deal. You can't seriously say that they booked Sonnen/Jones because they are the 2 best light heavyweights in the world and we are going to find out who is the better fighter.

not it's not. The Cowboys are shit. Chael Sonnen is world class. He's just happens to fight in the same 2 weight classes as the greatest fighter ever and the potential "next greatest fighter ever" at a time when they are both currently possibly the most dominant champions in the history of the sport. And nobody at all is claiming it's because they're the best 2 LHW's. If he'd stepped over a bunch of other worthy contenders, I'd completely agree with you. But that's not the case. He's no less of a viable challenger than any of JBJ's previous defences.