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Dana's job is to keep the divisions moving.
Blame the UFC for the current HW situation
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The division being weak doesn’t mean that Aspinall isn’t good, but it does mean that no one will get excited about his fights.
He’s already fought Blades, Volkov, and Pavlovich, Spivac, and Tybura. None of those rematches seem compelling.
Who else is a good matchup at HW?
Almeida, who should probably be at LHW, and already got finished by Blaydes?
40 yo Derrick Lewis?
Aspinall doesn’t have anyone but Jones at this point.
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Well we weren’t blaming Obama , luv
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At the end of the day, people care about numbers. If Aspinall gets 5-6 title defenses and shatters the HW record, he will go down as the HW GOAT.
The simple reality is that MMA fighters get better on average as time goes on.
That’s all well and good, he can set a record, and also make no money for himself or the promotion, because no one cares about any other fighter in his division.
If he beats Jones though, the general public will recognize his ability, he becomes a marketable international superstar, and his status as a potential HW GOAT is further legitimized with each defense. Without it, he stays a nobody to everyone outside of die-hard and Brits, and he’s just taking advantage of a weak division.
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Again, you're so very concerned with the present. You really need to practice putting yourself in the mind of someone 5-10 years in the future.
If Aspinall sets the record and retires as the HW GOAT, no one will care that he didn't fight Jon Jones. EVERYONE will say he would have beaten Jones anyway. I'm kinda shocked you can't understand this.
In contrast, everyone will rag on Jon Jones forever for ducking HW GOAT Aspinall.
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They should have stripped him long ago but they are scared, as much as fans want to act out about this situation if they strip Jon what little fan interest and hype is left in the sport goes out the window.
Tom wouldn’t break 150k PPV buys without Jones and has no contenders, the division is essentially dead and that has more to do with the UFC than Jon Jones.
Jon holding onto the belt is good for his bank account, and I don’t blame him for not giving a fuck about Tom, the UFC or the HW division as it’s the UFC and they fuck you over any chance they get.
I think this also has more to do with keeping casuals eyes and interest in the sport than it does anything else at this point, especially with UFC looking for a new deal.
Sherdog would be dead without this topic to talk about and people outside the UK would forget Tom Aspinall existed a week or two later.
This is all on the UFC as they have the power to strip him but they held the water for a narcissist like Jon for years and this is the end result of that, you reap what you sow.
Tom wouldn’t break 150k PPV buys without Jones and has no contenders, the division is essentially dead and that has more to do with the UFC than Jon Jones.
Jon holding onto the belt is good for his bank account, and I don’t blame him for not giving a fuck about Tom, the UFC or the HW division as it’s the UFC and they fuck you over any chance they get.
I think this also has more to do with keeping casuals eyes and interest in the sport than it does anything else at this point, especially with UFC looking for a new deal.
Sherdog would be dead without this topic to talk about and people outside the UK would forget Tom Aspinall existed a week or two later.
This is all on the UFC as they have the power to strip him but they held the water for a narcissist like Jon for years and this is the end result of that, you reap what you sow.
