Media Jon Anik disagrees with Dana White “Jon Jones vs Tom Aspinall never f***ing happening” willing to bet big money on it

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I would agree with Dana White in so far as that Jon Jones, if he beats Stipe Miocic, would want to challenge himself against someone like Tom Aspinall,” Anik said. “And what better way to put a capstone on your career as the consensus greatest MMA fighter of all time than to beat a guy in Tom Aspinall who is all the rage at present, and a guy who many forecast to be the greatest mixed martial arts heavyweight of all time. I think he wants the challenge — not at the expense of his legacy.

“If he can beat Stipe Miocic as a -350 betting favorite and ride off into the Albuquerque sunset, I am expectant that that is what he is going to do,” Anik continued. “I know Dana and others have said they’d be surprised if Jon doesn’t bite off that Aspinall challenge if he beats Stipe. I would, with respect, go the other way. If I could get a betting line on Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall never f*cking happening, I would ask my wife if I could, you know, spend several figures on that.

Jon Anik Differs From Dana White On Jon Jones' Future: 'Never F*cking Happening...'

Unlike UFC CEO Dana White, Jon Anik isn't confident that Jon Jones sticks around to fight interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall.

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What do you guys think?

Dana White is very bullish on it happening while Anik is the exact opposite.

 

[TempleoftheDog]

Bullshit..

Jones is NEVER fighting Aspinall.

Is Anik a degenerate gambler, or something?

Oops.. Got it backwards. Dana is of course the degenerate gambler.

Mea Culpa.

 

[Substance Abuse]

He's right. Jones will never fight Aspinall.

 

[Domitian]

Bullshit..

Jones is NEVER fighting Aspinall.

Is Anik a degenerate gambler, or something?

Oops.. Got it backwards. Dana is of course the degenerate gambler.

Mea Culpa.

No, you had it right. This is the path Anik is on. He's right here though.

 

[Captain Tenneal]

Bullshit..

Jones is NEVER fighting Aspinall.

Is Anik a degenerate gambler, or something?

Oops.. Got it backwards. Dana is of course the degenerate gambler.

Mea Culpa.

Anik better watch it before he ends up like Goldberg

 

[KO Shotz]

Jon likes the idea of fighting Pereira. He mentioned it on his twitter saying he thinks himself vs Poatan would be huge money & would be a GOAT vs GOAT fight. Jon definitely is retiring soon, but I don't think it'll be after the Stipe fight. I think he'll want one more big fight after Stipe, rather it be against Poatan or Tom. Sadly, I don't think we get both of them but I'll take one of those matchups for Jon before he retires.

Perfect scenario as a fan would be Jon fighting Stipe, Tom, then Pereira & retiring. But like I said I doubt we get that lineup for Jon. It'll most likely be Tom or Pereira after Stipe for Jon's retirement fight. We shall see.

 

[humdizzle]

yup never gonna happen

honestly not sure why jones even continues to fight. Is beating Stipe more credible than beating Gane at this point ?

 

[AmonTobin]

Jones wouldn’t even take a picture facing off with him. He doesn’t want it. Much like DW’s delusional rhetoric, I don’t think he even wants to acknowledge Tom’s legitimacy. Aspinall up in here doing all of Jones’ work for him but still no title. It’s a thankless job sometimes. The cherry on top for the hardcore fans would be resigning Ngannou for a Francis-Tom undisputed HW showdown. God that would fucking rule.

 

[PaddyO'malley]

It was been quite respectable of family man and UFC president Dana White to have mentioning he was ask wife of his B4 bet. So sweet


#FamilyValues #GoodOnDana #PowerSlap

 

[Billthebutcher]

Anik has lost bets before(409) but at least he will bet.

 

[sdpdude9]

Anik is being honest here. There is zero indication Jones will fight Aspinall. He’s never displayed a willingness to do so and has continued to push for the Stipe fight while saying he will retire after.

Dana knows it not going to happen either. He’s just trying to defend bad booking and doubling down because he is stubborn. Everybody sees it for what it is, a fight over half a decade too late with no relevance to the rest of the division. Dana can’t stand people are calling it out.

 

[Corrado Soprano]

Jon “Custody Battles” Anik is a UFC insider and I value his opinion. Anik also broke the news that Amanda’s eggs are now inside Nina.

 

[blaseblase]

Jones has publicly and privately talked about not wanting to fight Aspinall, he wants to take the easy route of fighting an old UFC legend and ride off into the sunset. I don't know why we are still talking about this.

 

[AmonTobin]

Jones has publicly and privately talked about not wanting to fight Aspinall, he wants to take the easy route of fighting an old UFC legend and ride off into the sunset. I don't know why we are still talking about this.

I think it’s because that asshole is still clutching the belt like it’s his to hold.

 

[chinarice]

I would be shocked if Jon accepted a fight with Tom.

 

[blaseblase]

I think it’s because that asshole is still clutching the belt like it’s his to hold.

It's on the UFC to strip him. Dana has chosen not to.

 

[Spath]

He’s creating a theoretical situation and even then he has to ask her wife for permission to make a bet.

 

[GrantB13]

Jon likes the idea of fighting Pereira. He mentioned it on his twitter saying he thinks himself vs Poatan would be huge money & would be a GOAT vs GOAT fight. Jon definitely is retiring soon, but I don't think it'll be after the Stipe fight. I think he'll want one more big fight after Stipe, rather it be against Poatan or Tom. Sadly, I don't think we get both of them but I'll take one of those matchups for Jon before he retires.

Perfect scenario as a fan would be Jon fighting Stipe, Tom, then Pereira & retiring. But like I said I doubt we get that lineup for Jon. It'll most likely be Tom or Pereira after Stipe for Jon's retirement fight. We shall see.

Jon is more interested in a fighter he could most likely take down at will and manhandle on the ground? I'm shocked!

 

[KO Shotz]

Jon is more interested in a fighter he could most likely take down at will and manhandle on the ground? I'm shocked!

Lol can't argue that. I might get jumped on for this by the Poatanheadz, but Tom is the bigger threat to Jon. Poatan has some of the best striking in the game, but Jon can match the striking & would take Poatan down with ease, & then Jon would be able to do whatever he wanted with Poatan on the ground.

Tom on the other hand will stand & bang with Jon too, but poses a wrestling threat. Jon has the striking advantage over Tom, but Tom got dynamite in his hands & wouldn't be an easy task to take down. Tom could be able to get Jon to the ground & that's when things get interesting. Tom vs Jon is very interesting to me. Jon vs Pereira would be a banger, but when Jon gets punched he's taking that fight to the ground asap & then the fights over. On the flip side, Tom could potentially beat Jon anywhere the fight goes. Potentially.

 

[Ohio_Rizz]

This never happens. Jon won't risk his legacy on the most complete fighter he'd ever have faced