Jon Jones has responded after as soon as once more being known as out by interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall at UFC 304.
Aspinall (15-3 MMA) efficiently defended the promotion’s interim heavyweight title with a 60-second TKO victory over Curtis Blaydes (18-5 MMA) within the co-headliner of Saturday evening’s pay-per-view occasion in Manchester, England.
The victory marked the 31-year-old Brit’s third first-round end in a row, as he had beforehand disposed of Sergei Pavlovich in simply 69-seconds at UFC 295 and Marcin Tybura in solely 73-seconds in July of 2023.
Following his spectacular displaying, Tom Aspinall proceeded to ship a message to Jon Jones in his post-fight interview:
“Jon’s the undisputed champion, however I’m the perfect on this planet, if that makes any sense. We all know what Jon’s doing. Jon was there, crossing his fingers and toes tonight hoping I’d lose to Curtis… Let’s not bullsh*t about it. He posted about it masses anyway that I’m going to lose to him. That didn’t occur, in order that’s the struggle I would like subsequent.”
Whereas ‘Bones’ didn’t share a right away response to Aspinall’s problem, he did take to ‘X‘ on Sunday with the next message:
Provide and demand at its best, I like it.
— BONY (@JonnyBones) July 28, 2024
“Provide and demand at its best, I like it.”
Jon Jones is predicted to return to the Octagon at UFC 309 on November ninth at Madison Sq. Backyard for a long-awaited showdown with former heavyweight kingpin Stipe Miocic.
Whereas UFC CEO Dana White wish to see Tom Aspinall function the backup for the ‘Jones vs. Miocic’ bout, the ‘Honey Badger’ has a distinct concept in thoughts for November’s pay-per-view occasion.
“Right here’s a thought for you. I used to be desirous about this the opposite day. What about, so that they’re saying that Stipe and Jon Jones are going to struggle at MSG in November. Why don’t we do a event, we’ll do Jon vs. Stipe and Me vs. Alex, and do a full-on event. Two fights in a single evening and let’s discover out who the true heavyweight champion of the world is.”
Do you assume we are going to ever see Jones and Aspinall collide within the Octagon? Who do you assume would win?
