UFC 152: Does Veteran Vitor Belfort has a chance against Jon Jones?

The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns this Saturday, September 22^nd with an electrifying MMA card highlighted by a light-heavyweight championship match featuring Jon “Bones” Jones (16-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) in his 4^th title defense vs. challenger Vitor Belfort (21-9 MMA, 10-5 UFC).

After the mess left by the cancellation of UFC 151, the organization will look to rebound with a fight card plagued with problems, last time substitutions.  Originally, the event was set to feature Canadian MMA expert Rory McDonald vs. former dual-division champion B.J Penn as part of the Main Card bouts. However, McDonald was forced to pull out the bout after suffering a cut to the forehead while training.

Then newcomer Roger Hollett was expected to make his official UFC debut vs. veteran Matt Hamill, but then again,  Hollett was forced out of the bout and was replaced by Vladimir Matyushenko, who was forced to quit the fight after suffering a torn Achilles tendon while training.

But the problems and issues with the fighters didn’t stop there. Originally, Jones was set to fight Dan Henderson at UFC 151 on September 1, 2012, but only a week before the fight, UFC President Dana White announced that Henderson would not be able to compete.  A few days later, Chael Sonnen offered to take the fight on eight days notice.

Jones declined to take the offer, and consequently, the event was cancelled. This marked the first time the UFC pulled out an official event. But wait…there’s still more.

Following the cancellation, White announced that UFC 151 simply will not exist and announced that Jones was set to face Lyoto Machida, but Machida declined the fight. That same week, Belfort was chosen to take Machida's place.

But let’s go back to Jones vs. Belfor fight. When Jon Jones declined a late-notice title fight against Sonnen, no one was expecting 35 year old Belfort to step up and get a title shot vs. Jones.  In fact, this oddity took everybody by surprise, including oddsmakers, who see Jones as a solid favorite to win this match according to the current UFC odds for this event.

On the paper, the Jones-Belfort main event is simply a consolation match for hardcore fans and disgruntled bettors.  The overwhelming consensus believes that Belfort chances to win a championship title in a division he has not fought since 2007 are somewhere between slim and none. And if you don’t trust my word, then just take a look at the current odds on UFC.

Fight Odds:
V BELFORT: +475
J JONES: -900

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