Jon Jones fighting Tom Aspinall or Poatan fighting Ankalaev - Which fight is more likely to happen?

[Takes_Two_To_Tango]

I'm going to say Poatan/Ankalaev.

Yes he could request to fight Jiri, but Ankalaev is right there knocking on the door. He'll have to fight him eventually.

Ankalaev will have a title shot before the year ends I believe.

As for Jon Jones/Tom Aspinall. Will never happen. The risk vastly outweigh the rewards to Jon Jones perspective.

So he'll never agree to fight him. Plus he has only 1 or 2 fights left and then he retires.

 

[Thawing Mammoth]

This is what is likely to happen:

(Cue music)

There I was completely wasting, out of work and down
All inside it's so frustrating as I drift from town to town
Feel as though nobody cares if I live or die
So I might as well begin to put some action in my life
Breaking the law, breaking the law
Breaking the law, breaking the law
Breaking the law, breaking the law
Breaking the law, breaking the law

So much for the golden future, I can't even start
I've had every promise broken, there's anger in my heart
You don't know what it's like, you don't have a clue
If you did you'd find yourselves doing the same thing too

Breaking the law, breaking the law
Breaking the law, breaking the law
Breaking the law, breaking the law
Breaking the law, breaking the law
You don't know what it's like
Breaking the law, breaking the law
Breaking the law, breaking the law
Breaking the law, breaking the law
Breaking the law, breaking the law
Breaking the law, breaking the law
Breaking the law, breaking the law
Breaking the law, breaking the law
Breaking the law, breaking the law

 

[OldBoy91]

Poatan vs Ankalaev us infinitely more likely. It won't happen next, but it will still happen down the line. Pereira seems like he's happy to fight anybody, his issue with avoiding difficult stylistic matchups has been the UFC's doing rather than his own.

Jon is explicitly calling for old retired geriatrics and middleweights who were outgrappled by Adesanya. Running polls on his insta and ignoring the results when people want him to fight Aspinall.

 

[PEDRO IVO RUSSO MIRANDA]

Lol
Connor McGregor vs Anthony Rumble jhonson has more chances to materializing than Jones vs stipe.

 

[CatchtheseHands]

Poatan vs Ankalaev us infinitely more likely. It won't happen next, but it will still happen down the line. Pereira seems like he's happy to fight anybody, his issue with avoiding difficult stylistic matchups has been the UFC's doing rather than his own.

Jon is explicitly calling for old retired geriatrics and middleweights who were outgrappled by Adesanya. Running polls on his insta and ignoring the results when people want him to fight Aspinall.

You think Jiri will fight Alex before Ank?

 

[OldBoy91]

You think Jiri will fight Alex before Ank?

Probably yeah. Both guys are keen on the fight and Jiri isn't nearly as picky as Ankalaev is with regards to date and venue.

 

[Cancrusher187]

I'm going to say Poatan/Ankalaev.

Yes he could request to fight Jiri, but Ankalaev is right there knocking on the door. He'll have to fight him eventually.

Ankalaev will have a title shot before the year ends I believe.

As for Jon Jones/Tom Aspinall. Will never happen. The risk vastly outweigh the rewards to Jon Jones perspective.

So he'll never agree to fight him. Plus he has only 1 or 2 fights left and then he retires.

Poatan will fight. I see your point too.

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

Jones vs Pereira is the fight we want... let Aspinall and Ankalaev fight each other at the Apex

 

[Cancrusher187]

Poatan vs Ankalaev us infinitely more likely. It won't happen next, but it will still happen down the line. Pereira seems like he's happy to fight anybody, his issue with avoiding difficult stylistic matchups has been the UFC's doing rather than his own.

Jon is explicitly calling for old retired geriatrics and middleweights who were outgrappled by Adesanya. Running polls on his insta and ignoring the results when people want him to fight Aspinall.

Aspinall earned his shot. truth.

 

[Dobymick]

Jones vs Alex

 

[Cancrusher187]

You think Jiri will fight Alex before Ank?

Why would he? That hay is in the barn for now.

 

[Cancrusher187]

Say what you want about JJ...He is no joke when he comes out of hibernation.

 

[Cancrusher187]

Give me a full camp and I call out Anik.

 

[Cancrusher187]

Give me a full camp and I call out Anik.

I identify as female until I win.

 

[Cancrusher187]

I identify as female until I win.

 

[Cancrusher187]

Anik don't want these hands. and I wrestle.

 

[ThaiSexPills]

Anaklaev already had his chance and instead, tried to call the shots when he had no business doing so. Fuck him. Stupid neckbeards

That being said, Jones wants absolutely no part of Aspinall. He’ll retire before he takes that fight.

 

[Motivated BJ Penn]

Poatan would fight Ankalev next week, but Ank only wants to fight in Mecca by 2030

 

[VAfan]

considering hell will freeze over before jones fights aspinall, i'll take the second option.

 

[Streeter]

Neither. Alex fighting Jiri ....... Bones fighting Stipe.

Then Alex v Bones in a mega fight..

UFC has an actual shot at getting that senerio they aren't going to fuck that up if they can help it.