Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall is all however finished — not less than, in accordance with Chael Sonnen.
In accordance 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 let you know that struggle is finished,” Sonnen mentioned on Good Guy / Bad Guy with co-host Daniel Cormier. “That struggle is agreed, all the way in which right down to the date. That I do have the boldness to let you know. Worldwide Combat 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 practically 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 occurring, 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 brief 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 upset 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 not less than, taking a prize-fighter mentality. In accordance 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 telephone name, ‘Right here’s the man you’re combating. Do you perceive? Sure,’ and that’s what he’ll say.
“All the different reviews 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 shouldn’t be sure, however that didn’t occur. That may be a false report. Jon Jones has not ducked this struggle. I want he did. I’d like to bury him. he didn’t. He didn’t duck Tom Aspinall.”
