Media Jon Jones breaks the silence for the first time after Tom's win over Blaydes

moreorless87 said:
Personally I tend to think he just deliberately priced himself out of the Ngannou fight which he never wanted.
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ohh, that could be it as well. if jones cares about legacy, he should beat stipe and bounce ala gsp after the hendricks fight. but maybe jones is only about the $ and doesn't care about sustaining a loss. i dunno.
 
It’s a weird tweet. Jones is going to further solidify his greatness by fighting a 45 year old Stipe, who has been inactive for 3+ years, and has 0 wins over the current UFC roster. Not to mention ducking the interim champ to do it.
 
IIIIIIII said:
ohh, that could be it as well. if jones cares about legacy, he should beat stipe and bounce ala gsp after the hendricks fight. but maybe jones is only about the $ and doesn't care about sustaining a loss. i dunno.
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I think he always wanted Stipe, he shifted to HW just after Stipe/DC 3 were Stipe won but didnt look great. Then Francis beats him and shows great takedown defence and suddenly Jones is asking for vast amounts of money and sitting on the shelf for years. I suspect Ganes bad grappling was enough to tempt him to take that risk but I'm not sure I see it vs Aspinall.
 
moreorless87 said:
I think he always wanted Stipe, he shifted to HW just after Stipe/DC 3 were Stipe won but didnt look great. Then Francis beats him and shows great takedown defence and suddenly Jones is asking for vast amounts of money and sitting on the shelf for years. I suspect Ganes bad grappling was enough to tempt him to take that risk but I'm not sure I see it vs Aspinall.
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Jon Jones pretty much confirmed he saw Gane as an easy fight after calling him "low ball" or some shit like that
 
Mammothman said:


Thoughts?
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The UFC (the supply) now has the ability, if it so chooses, to produce a fight between the two greatest HWs: Jones and Aspinall. The fans (the demand) I'm sure want that fight more than Jones/Stipe. So, why the fuck is Dana so determined to do the Jones/Stipe fight? This is not supply and demand at its finest. It's a failure of the supplier to meet the demand.
 
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moreorless87 said:
I think he always wanted Stipe, he shifted to HW just after Stipe/DC 3 were Stipe won but didnt look great. Then Francis beats him and shows great takedown defence and suddenly Jones is asking for vast amounts of money and sitting on the shelf for years. I suspect Ganes bad grappling was enough to tempt him to take that risk but I'm not sure I see it vs AsAspinall.
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Jones agreed to fight Ngannou.

He was already signed to an agreement before Ngannou left.

According to the media, they were looking to get him a fight in mid 2022. Around the same time they were vocal about Ngannou being deep in negotiations.

Whatever he wanted, they gave it to him and that was clear in 2022. Otherwise, Dana, Ariel and the media would be just as vocal about Jones. Bad mouthing him, saying he's asking for too much. But they all said he was back.

Who did Jon spend 2 years gaining weight for? Who was the first person that called ngannou out for a super fight? Who was the first person to call him out again after his mediocre win against Gane?

He was linked to the March card in 2023, long before Ngannou left. Which he did actually fight on.

The UFC offers Ngannou 8 million to fight Jones in contract form and he refused. Ngannou admits live on air that he could've fought Jones but chose not to.



Sherdog - Jones was scared.
 
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