Aspinall did everything right- and still lost!

[MetaIIica]

Not exactly a good look for the UFC. Tom has done everything right, hes knocking out all these top 5 guys left and right and earned his way to a interim , and for the last year he’s been wondering if he will even fight for a belt.

This sets a terrible precedent for other fighters, as they will see that even if they win all their fights, they can still end losing just because the UFC doesn’t manage their fighters properly.

 

[mjoln]

Ufc and pride fc: "we do promotion for you and build events. You fight."

Ufc post-pride: "we build events and you do self-promotion...use twitter or something...and you fight."

Ufc these days: "fuck this and fuck you"

 

[sonhow]

Nothing settled just yet. Have faith in Dana. Our negotiator overlord.

 

[KO Shotz]

Ya, this whole Jon & Tom saga has been really disappointing. Dana & the UFC should have never let this drag on as long as it has. Things should be figured out by now & the fight should be happening at UFC 217 or at some point this summer, but Jon is on another bender & the UFC is ruining their only rising star in the HW division's career.

 

[Neck&Neck]

I’m convinced Jon has some dirt on Dana or they are bangin each others wives or something

 

[Ludwig von Mises]

I’m convinced Jon has some dirt on Dana or they are bangin each others wives or something

If UFC pays Jones 30M and he loses to Tom it's a double L for them. Such a pay day would send waves through the roster and inspire other fighters to ask for more money and we know U FIGHT CHEAP doesn't want that.

Then on the other side of the coin if Jon loses to Tom then he's no longer the undisputed GOAT and UFC goes from having "The greatest fighter to ever live" to just another "one of the greatest fighters ever" and they'd much prefer Jones retires the undisputed GOAT so for the their legacy as an organization.

This is why Jones is asking for money they'll never pay him because he too wants to retire undisputed GOAT because his whole identity is hinged on being undefeated and being the undisputed GOAT and when the UFC chooses not to pay him he can blame it on them so that less intelligent people have a harder time recognizing that he's ducking.

Two peas in a pod.

 

[Chagaev]

Aspinall already lost one payday last year and probably another one this year. He was fighting twice a year since 2019.

 

[Dr Fong]

I’m convinced Jon has some dirt on Dana or they are bangin each others wives or something

The dirt he has on Dana is everything dodgy they did to help keep his career going despite rampant cheating and criminal behavior (including probably a bunch of shit we are unaware of).

That's the problem with helping somebody bury their bodies - you're in it as much as they are now.

 

[ThaiSexPills]

The ufc failing to build Francis as a star was a fumble but clearly they didn’t learn anything from it because they’re doing as bad or worse now. They again have an obscenely marketable younger HW from a place that is not an MMA hotbed and they’re doing nothing again.

Makes me think they’re scared to build a new breed of star incase they lose them. In boxing, stars are bigger than the promotion or even sport but the UFC is scared to let that happen it seems

 

[Mohawk Banditó]

You get what you incentivize, and the UFC does not incentivize fighters.

 

[spinup]

Not exactly a good look for the UFC. Tom has done everything right, hes knocking out all these top 5 guys left and right and earned his way to a interim , and for the last year he’s been wondering if he will even fight for a belt.

This sets a terrible precedent for other fighters, as they will see that even if they win all their fights, they can still end losing just because the UFC doesn’t manage their fighters properly.

Every single update on the HW division further vindicates Ngannou's decision to leave.

The UFC complains they can't find exciting HWs, and when they have one, they will let them rot on a bench for years just to squeeze a few $ out of nearly retired stars who have zero incentive to be active.
They did it with DC and Stipe, then with Stipe and Jones, and now it's just Jones laughing while the UFC brass is forced to pretend he will fight again one day.

 

[spinitch]

Jones filled in for Francis when they needed him. Got taken care of with the Stipe fight which 2 old dudes took longer to arrange. Now UfC hoping for one last event out of Jones but he is asking for the moon. This will end this year one way or another so Tom might as well wait since came this far. Either Jones fights Tom or vacates and Tom fights another contender. Hindsight but to late now.

 

[Dacha]

Jon is playing his cards right.

Aspinal will fight Gane. And as far as i am concerned its a 50/50 chances bout.

 

[markys00]

I don't think sherdoggers understand how contracts work. This thread is very telling of the mental retardation here