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UFC 197: Jon Jones accepted Ovince Saint Preux fight to make up for UFC 151 cancellation

On August 23, 2012, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UF)C made history -- and not the good kind -- after the mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion was forced to, for the first-time ever, cancel a pay-per-view (PPV) event

That's because Jon Jones refused to defend his Light Heavyweight title against Chael Sonnen at UFC 151 on less than 10 days notice after his original opponent, Dan Henderson, bowed out with an injury. What followed was an onslaught of criticism aimed at "Bones" and his team in Albuquerque, New Mexico.