If you missed Tuesday's debut of "Countdown to UFC 128: Shogun vs. Jones," Bloody Elbow has you covered with a full recap of the show, which took a look at UFC light-heavyweight champion Mauricio "Shogun" Rua and challenger Jon Jones as they prepare for their title clash this Saturday at UFC 128.
The show also took a look at the co-main event bantamweight fight between Urijah Faber and Eddie Wineland and the featured heavyweight clash between Brendan Schaub and Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic.
Of course, if you're more of a visual person, you can watch the full show right here on Bloody Elbow, as well.
We start with a look at the challenger, Jones. His coach, Greg Jackson, says he is evolving at a staggering rate. Jackson says he'll be showing others moves and Jones just watches and picks them up and makes them his own.
Then it's over to Eduardo Alonso, Shogun's manager. He says they heard Machida Era, Jon Jones Era, but the Shogun Era started a long time ago. Jones says it can be both their eras.
We hear about Rashad Evans getting hurt in training and how Jones found out Evans got hurt two days before his UFC 126 fight with Ryan Bader. Shogun says he was riding with Dana White to do an appearance on The Ultimate Fighter when he found out that Evans couldn't fight. Jones said Evans told him he might get the title shot the night before his fight at dinner. Jones said he couldn't finish his meal because his nerves were so high. Shogun told Alonso he'll fight anybody. We see clips from the Jones-Bader fight and Jones being offered the title shot after his dominating win.
But there's one more hurdle to clear for Jones, the narrator says. That's Shogun. Jackson says this is the fight that'll test Jones. Can he handle Shogun's tools? Jones says he's confident and believes in himself.
