Joe Rogan is retracting a declare that acquired a ton of buzz within the MMA house.
The podcast-hosting powerhouse, comic, and UFC colour commentator mentioned on a latest episode of The Joe Rogan Expertise that he was instructed Jon Jones was asking for $30 million to combat Tom Aspinall, and expressed hope that the UFC would pay so the combat may happen,
On a brand new episode of his podcast, Rogan mentioned he acquired a name from UFC CEO Dana White that debunked these claims.
“I had heard a rumor that Jon Jones wished $30 million to combat Tom Aspinall — and I did hear that rumor, and I did hear the UFC mentioned sure, however it’s not true,” Rogan mentioned. “So Dana contacted me and mentioned that rumor was bullshit, so I felt obligated to inform all people that was a pretend rumor.”
Rogan additionally mentioned that the episode in query was recorded “two weeks in the past,” and didn’t keep in mind who instructed him about Jones’ potential price ticket. His visitor Theo Von then requested what Rogan thought could be the quantity for Jones to take the combat, and the longtime UFC voice says this might go a lot of other ways following Jones’ lopsided destruction of former champ Stipe Miocic at UFC 309 in November.
“Apparently Jon is considering retiring,” Rogan mentioned. “And he ought to. He’s going to should some day. I’m not saying he ought to retire, I’m saying he ought to give it some thought.
“Give the person on a regular basis he desires. He can combat at any time when he desires to combat. That’s Jon Jones. He’s the GOAT. So depart him alone. If he decides sooner or later to return again, and he comes again and desires to combat Tom Aspinall for the heavyweight title… the query is, how lengthy are you allowed to carry onto the title earlier than they begin having that dialog? Now, he simply knocked out Stipe Miocic, so give the person months. Give the person 5 or 6 months. Simply depart him the f*ck alone.
“However at a sure time limit, you must resolve who the heavyweight champion is. And if Tom is the interim heavyweight champion and Jon decides he doesn’t wish to combat anymore, he may try this — and he may try this, come again in a 12 months and combat for the title. He can try this. He can do no matter he desires.”
Aspinall has been the interim heavyweight champion since destroying Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 295 in November 2023, even defending the title with a fast stoppage of Curtis Blaydes at UFC 304 this previous July.
Since profitable the vacant title at UFC 285 in March 2023, Jones has solely defended it in opposition to Miocic after overcoming accidents that saved him out of motion for practically two years.
