UFC analyst Chael Sonnen says Jon Jones vs Tom Aspinall is a accomplished deal and will likely be introduced quickly.
Jones vs Aspinall is among the greatest fights to make within the UFC, however there hasn’t been a lot discuss on when or if it might occur. Some thought Jones would retire, and Aspinall would get promoted to undisputed champ. But, Sonnen claims the combat is agreed to and the date is locked in.
“I’m assured sufficient to inform you that that combat is finished, although. That combat is agreed all the way in which right down to the date,” Sonnen mentioned on “Good Man/Dangerous Man” with Daniel Cormier on ESPN. “That, I do have the boldness to inform you. Worldwide Battle Week would make good sense. I personally, simply in my coronary heart, I at all times thought they had been going to return to New York.”
As Sonnen says, he hopes it would occur on the finish of June at Worldwide Battle Week. But, he does consider it would seemingly occur in November at Madison Sq. Backyard. However, regardless, he says Jon Jones vs Tom Aspinall has been agreed to and will likely be taking place later this yr.
Chael Sonnen says Jon Jones didn’t duck Tom Aspinall
As months went on with no phrase on a possible combat between Jon Jones and Tom Aspinall, many claimed the champ was ducking the Brit.
But, Sonnen says that wasn’t the case in any respect, and as a substitute, Jones is a brilliant businessman and was getting what he felt he deserved for such an enormous combat.
“I’m telling you, this Jon Jones enterprise, Jones will say a whole lot of issues to the media,” Sonnen mentioned. “When he will get that telephone name, ‘Right here’s the man you’re preventing. Do you perceive? Sure,’ and that’s what he’ll say. All the different studies are usually not true. Jon has come out, he’s going to troll, he’s had some enjoyable, he’s even tried to barter the media. Privately, he takes that telephone name, it’s ‘Sure,’ or anything that comes out of his mouth. Any reply that’s not sure isn’t sure, however that didn’t occur. That could be a false report. Jon Jones has not ducked this combat. I want he did. I’d like to bury him. he didn’t. He didn’t duck Tom Aspinall.”
Jon Jones is 28-1 and 1 NC as a professional and coming off a knockout win over Stipe Miocic to defend his belt. Tom Aspinall, in the meantime, is 15-3 as a professional and coming off a knockout win over Curtis Blaydes to defend his interim title.
