Does this count towards Title Defense tally for Aspinall?

[InQadible]

Stipe holds the record for most consecutive HW Title defences at 3 defences.

If the winner of Jones/Stipe retires after their fight and Aspinall is promoted to full champion, would he need to win 2 or 3 fights to equal Stipe’s record?

 

[Dreyga_King of Sherbums]

Yes because he is the REAL Heavyweight Champion

 

[Portland8242]

I would assume so, yes. If/when Stipe/Jones retire after their geriatric joke of a fight I would assume Tom's interim title defense would be retroactively changed to a title defense.

 

[gosuasus]

In that context, yes (IMO).

 

[AmbassadorFright]

Not a title defense but should legitimize him as champion

 

[Elvis.]

If he defends it 3 or more times the ufc will count it as legitimate defences and use it to promote him .

 

[OldBoy91]

It should.

Weren't Barao's defenses of the interim belt made full title defenses upon his promotion to undisputed?

 

[pamirec]

He is the real Champ. Fook teh goof and his thirst for Jon’s pee pee.

 

[Edward Henry Berg]

Stipe holds the record for most consecutive HW Title defences at 3 defences.

If the winner of Jones/Stipe retires after their fight and Aspinall is promoted to full champion, would he need to win 2 or 3 fights to equal Stipe’s record?

No. At the end of the day, the Interim Championship = Nothing.

 

[TempleoftheDog]

It counts to me.

He “defended” his IC Title. Jones hasn’t defended his belt at all. It will be 20 months from the time Jones cherry picked Gane. And his “defence” against Stipe.

 

[InQadible]

What if Aspinall has to beat Jones to become the undisputed champ.

Would 304 still be considered a TD considering the Jones fight probably wouldn’t be considered a TD? Bit confusing.

 

[OldBoy91]

What if Aspinall has to beat Jones to become the undisputed champ.

Would 304 still be considered a TD considering the Jones fight probably wouldn’t be considered a TD? Bit confusing.

No need to worry about that. Jones has no intention of ever fighting Aspinall.

 

[CombatCyborg]

Stipe holds the record for most consecutive HW Title defences at 3 defences.

If the winner of Jones/Stipe retires after their fight and Aspinall is promoted to full champion, would he need to win 2 or 3 fights to equal Stipe’s record?

Yes, officially Tom would have to defend 4 times after becoming undisputed champion in order to surpass Stipe and claim the record.

An interim champion defending the interim belt has happened twice before, once with Arlovski when Mir got into his motorcycle accident, and again when Renan Barao defended the interim BW title twice while Cruz was out with injuries. Barao was eventually promoted to undisputed champion, and defended once more before losing to Dillashaw. If his interim defences had counted, he would have set a record at BW which would have stood until Sterling tied it over 6 years later.

 

[PEDRO IVO RUSSO MIRANDA]

At the moment yes, but we know It dosent count in history books

 

[Pechan]

Of course, he is a defending champion that defended his title last night, why wouldn't it count?

 

[Pompey Junglist]

Normally I'd say no, but we're in this curious situation where Dana has allowed another guy to hold the belt hostage and arrange freak fights whilst the active participants in the division compete for the interim belt.

So basically the interim belt is the real belt at this moment in time. It's bad enough that Dana's split the division just so he can teabag Jones for an unspecified period. There's no need to further penalise the active fighters by traducing their achievements whilst they carry on doing their actual jobs. So yes, it's a title defense in my eyes.

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

Reality is whatever makes people happy these days, so why not?

 

[Dr. Rose]

Yes, officially Tom would have to defend 4 times after becoming undisputed champion in order to surpass Stipe and claim the record.

An interim champion defending the interim belt has happened twice before, once with Arlovski when Mir got into his motorcycle accident, and again when Renan Barao defended the interim BW title twice while Cruz was out with injuries. Barao was eventually promoted to undisputed champion, and defended once more before losing to Dillashaw. If his interim defences had counted, he would have set a record at BW which would have stood until Sterling tied it over 6 years later.

Wasn't Mir Big Nog I a fight over the interim championship?

 

[Captain Herb]

He has a championship title and he defended it, so yes, it is a title defense

 

[Captain Herb]

No. At the end of the day, the Interim Championship = Nothing.

While the 'real' champ turns and runs without looking back