UFC commentator Daniel Cormier has questioned Jon Jones‘ criticism of Tom Aspinall following his UFC 321 no contest.
As we all know, Jon Jones is a reasonably divisive determine – and that a lot is an understatement. He has been concerned in so many controversies over time that we’ve misplaced rely, and there’s no assure that there gained’t be extra to return.
He additionally wasn’t an enormous fan of the thought of preventing Tom Aspinall, with many believing that he actively ducked him for over a 12 months. No matter whether or not or not you imagine that, there’s no denying that the timing of him now eager to tackle Alex Pereira at UFC White Home subsequent summer season is unusual.
After Jones prompt that Aspinall is a quitter, his former rival Daniel Cormier had a number of issues to say.
Daniel Cormier questions Jon Jones
“When Jon Jones is getting referred to as a duck, when Jon Jones is getting instructed that Tom Aspinall is the man to beat him, he’s sitting again hoping that one thing occurs to offer him a purpose to go and downplay that,” Cormier stated on his YouTube channel. “We spoke about it previous to the struggle; I instructed you guys that if Ciryl Gane gained, Jon would continuously go, ‘That’s the man you thought would beat me?’
“Guys, that was a four-minute spherical of a struggle. They didn’t struggle an extended [enough] struggle to essentially type an opinion. You couldn’t actually type an opinion as strongly as so many have. I believe the explanation they’ve shaped an opinion within the sturdy method that they did is that they’ve by no means seen Tom wrestle in any respect.”
“Is Jon Jones being a little bit bit too harsh?” Cormier requested. “Can we actually type that sturdy an opinion primarily based on 4 minutes? Does Tom Aspinall not deserve a little bit grace? And are we reacting solely on this method as a result of we’ve by no means seen him wrestle in any respect? And in addition, how a lot are you able to wrestle in 4 minutes? He had a bloody nostril, and I believe as a result of he had that bloody nostril, it made folks really feel, ‘Oh my god, this dude’s in hassle.’ Once more, nonetheless 21 minutes left within the struggle.
“I watched Khabib Nurmagomedov lose a spherical to Justin Gaethje, and find yourself submitting him afterward and overtaking the struggle. So much can change between minute 4 and minute 7, 9, 15, 21, all the way in which to 25.”
Quotes by way of MMA Fighting
