Is Jon Jones faking an injury to avoid fighting Rashad Evans?

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We know Brock Lesnar is legitimately sick, what with his recent flare up of diverticulitis. But is UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones really injured?
Rashad Evans doesn't think so.
The former friends and training partners were all set to square off for the 205-pound gold after "Bones" pasted Mauricio Rua just this past March. That is until the champ pulled out in order to have surgery to fix an ailing thumb.
But does he really need it? And is he ducking Rashad?
Here are Evans claims regarding the situation:

"Question: if u r or were so confident then y fake a thumb injury? Cuz just between me & y'all he don't need surgery! ... but I ain't one 2 gossip so u didnt hear it from me! (ala Living Color) 4 u young folk! Lol ... If I'm lying, I'm dying! Ask @jonnybones when is his surgery & who was his dr! He so fake he fake surgeries!! Now that's fake!"

As if fans needed any more reason to lament the loss of this fight.
Well, as it turns out, Jones does NOT need surgery to repair his thumb and his management (via Twitter) has already gone to the UFC to get his next fight scheduled.

"I guess its time to put out the truth. @Jonnybones suffered a tear in his thumb in 2 different spots... Every dr he saw said to have surgery ... We went to meet with the surgeon on wed and after he looked at @Jonnybones he thought that surgery was a bit invasive and bones didn't have ... to have if he didn't want to. @Jonnybones decided against surgery and we immediately met with dana and lorenzo the next day to get his next fight scheduled ... For the record, every doctor @Jonnybones saw was a @UFC referred doctor. The very last one on the day before surgery thought against it ... No @Jonnybones is not fighting rashad. Rashad is fighting phil davis. I'll let you know who or when jon will fight real soon ... (he'll fight again) by the end of the year. ... And just so we're clear, @Jonnybones is not medically cleared to fight until June 11, But hey, I guess that's all a lie, huh?"

Oh, the tangled web we weave.
Despite Jones no longer needing surgery, Evans will apparently go along with fighting Phil Davis at UFC 133 on Aug. 6 in Philadelphia.
A victory in that bout may still result in his getting a title shot but it appears as though it's possible it won't be against Jones. And if that's the case, who would it be against?
The new UFC 130 main event pitting Quinton Jackson vs. Matt Hamill may very well serve as a number one contender fight of sorts. But there's also the Muaricio Rua vs. Forrest Griffin fight at UFC 134 in August.