Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall is all however performed — a minimum of, in accordance with Chael Sonnen.
In line with Sonnen, the extremely anticipated UFC heavyweight championship unification bout between Jones and Aspinall has been agreed in precept, and there’s even a date the promotion has in thoughts.
“I’m assured sufficient to inform you that combat is completed,” Sonnen mentioned on Good Man / Unhealthy Man with co-host Daniel Cormier. “That combat is agreed, all the best way right down to the date. That I do have the arrogance to inform you. Worldwide Struggle Week would make good sense, I, personally simply in my coronary heart, I all the time thought they had been going to return to New York.”
Jones captured the heavyweight championship with a fast submission win over Ciryl Gane at UFC 285 in March 2023. “Bones” was sidelined for almost two years with accidents, and went on to efficiently defend the title at UFC 309 in November, dominating Stipe Miocic earlier than ending the previous champ with relative ease.
Whereas the construct to Jones-Miocic was taking place, Aspinall received the interim heavyweight title with a first-round knockout of Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 295 in November 2023. Aspinall even went on to have a uncommon interim title protection the place, as soon as once more, made quick work of his opponent. This time, it was Curtis Blaydes at UFC 304 this previous July.
Since Aspinall received the interim belt, followers have had their hearts set on a Jones vs. Aspinall showdown, and had been finally disillusioned when the UFC went forward with the Miocic matchup for Jones. This has led to followers, and pundits alike, claiming that Jones is “ducking” Aspinall, or a minimum of, taking a prize-fighter mentality. In line with Sonnen, this has been a ploy from Jones all alongside.
“I’m telling you, this Jon Jones enterprise, Jones will say loads of issues to the media,” Sonnen defined. “When he will get that cellphone name, ‘Right here’s the man you’re preventing. Do you perceive? Sure,’ and that’s what he’ll say.
“All the different reviews will not be 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 cellphone name, it’s ‘Sure,’ or the rest that comes out of his mouth. Any reply that’s not sure just isn’t sure, however that didn’t occur. That may 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.”
