Dana White says Chael Sonnen still prepared to step in against Jon Jones at UFC 152 if needed

By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch.com

"Chael Sonnen is in full training camp right now. He's been training since he got offered the Jones fight. He said, 'I'm in full camp right now because Vitor will get hurt and pull out, and it will be Jones vs. Sonnen, anyway."

-Dana White talks to USA Today and says Chael Sonnen is prepping for this weekend's UFC 152 event in case Vitor Belfort is forced out of his bout with Jon Jones in Toronto.

Penick's Analysis: This isn't an issue that's likely to come up this week, and given there's now less time before UFC 152 than there was before UFC 151, Jones isn't likely to take Sonnen as a replacement opponent now even if Belfort goes down. If Sonnen is seriously in camp and working on the off chance that Belfort goes down, he's only going to be getting himself in shape early considering he's not scheduled to fight until December.

[Chael Sonnen art by Grant Gould (c) MMATorch.com]

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/UFC_2/article_14383.shtml

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