News Jon Jones will break heavyweight record set by Cain Velasquez if Tom Aspinall fight is delayed by six months
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Goat stuff896 days.
1 defense against 42 year old Stipe, who:
hadn't won in 4 years
was coming off a brutal KTFO loss
wasn't ranked in the top 5, in a WEAK as fuck HW division
did not have a win over ANY fighter still in the UFC.
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Jon Jones fans make Bryce Mitchell look like a saint
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Don't worry Jon and his cum guzzlers will assure us that the length of his reign is the most important stat896 days.
1 defense against 42 year old Stipe, who:
hadn't won in 4 years
was coming off a brutal KTFO loss
wasn't ranked in the top 5, in a WEAK as fuck HW division
did not have a win over ANY fighter still in the UFC.
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This is why "days reigned" is a stupid metric. It can easily be gamed by fighting the minimum amount of times possible. Title defenses is the only metric for longevity.
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You left out that Stipe wasn't even a fighter anymore. He was and is a firefighter. I like Stipe but he came back for a big paycheck. It was a B.S. fight.896 days.
1 defense against 42 year old Stipe, who:
hadn't won in 4 years
was coming off a brutal KTFO loss
wasn't ranked in the top 5, in a WEAK as fuck HW division
did not have a win over ANY fighter still in the UFC.
Early congrats to Jon for finding a way to break another record.
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Dom Cruz territory, terrible that a champ would behave like this.
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Prime Cain was the best heavyweight ever imo
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im sad we never got to see Cain vs Stipe when they were both close to their primes
what a fight that wouldve been
also i didnt know Cain had the longest reign record, i had assumed it was Stipe. damn Stipe is even more of a beast that he stacked up so many defenses in a short time
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True but we did get JDS vs Cain which was really the two best heavyweights in the world at the time
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yes indeed - a great trilogy that was
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The bar is pretty low if 3 defenses in 2 years is stacking up tons of defenses in a short time. The first defense was pretty quick(4 months), then he started taking 8 months between fights after that, then around a year, then 3 1/2 years between his last 2 fights.
Cain's record was because he couldn't stay healthy and took 2 years off as champ and lost the title when he came back.
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Stipe also had two separate reigns so he doesnt have a continuous day count
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Yeah, but 2nd title reign was over a year off just to fight DC again, then 1 defense against the same guy a year later, then lost the title again a year after that, so his fight schedule really started slowing down after the Overeem fight in 2016.
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lets not act like the inactivity was all Stipe's fault
he had to have procedures done on his eyes because of the eyepokes from the 2nd DC fight
to this day he wears glasses because of the damage. when he didnt have to previous to that fight
i wished he wouldve fought someone after losing to Francis though. wouldve liked to see him vs Blaydes, Pav, etc
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Jon Jones could become the longest-reigning UFC heavyweight champion ever
Currently, Cain Velasquez can claim to have had the longest stint at the top of the heavyweight mountain, with the legend ruling the roost for a whopping 896 days.
During this time, he dazzled fans with his formidable wrestling skills and ferocious work rate.
However, his record is on the cusp of being broken. Jon Jones has held the heavyweight crown for more than 750 days, meaning if he doesn’t fight Tom Aspinall for the next six months, there’s no reason why he shouldn’t overtake the former champion.
This would annoy some fans, as the polarizing character won the belt against Ciryl Gane, who’d just lost to Francis Ngannou, who was the man MMA enthusiasts really wanted Jones to fight for the belt.
Jon Jones will break heavyweight record set by Cain Velasquez if Tom Aspinall fight is delayed by six months
Jon Jones is on the cusp of historybloodyelbow.com
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If Jones doesn't fight before August 26th, he will be the longest reigning Heavyweight champion, beating out Cain Velasquez at 896 days. I think I know why it'll take him 6 months to prepare for Aspinall...
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Stipe holds that record... And they both had 4 defences
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Jon must have blackmail on Dana White. There's no other explanation. Dana must know that he's losing money having his heavyweight champion being so inactive. Tom Aspinall would probably fight immediately for the undisputed belt, which is a PPV headliner right there, not to mention investing in a future star.
I won't be shocked to see Jon Jones turn around and pull out of the Aspinall fight after he breaks Cain's record. He will either have to vacate or be stripped.
I also think Jones is hoping Pereira beats Ankalaev in their rematch this summer. That could allow him to angle to fight Pereira.
I won't be shocked to see Jon Jones turn around and pull out of the Aspinall fight after he breaks Cain's record. He will either have to vacate or be stripped.
I also think Jones is hoping Pereira beats Ankalaev in their rematch this summer. That could allow him to angle to fight Pereira.
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Jones’ manager re Aspinall
I would have fired Micky on the spot. He wouldn't be shit without Rocky, anyway. How can someone be your goddamn coach if they don't believe you at least have the potential to win if you work for it? Micky was actually a piece of shit in the whole series. He throws Rocky out of the gym in the first movie only to come crawling back, hat in literal hand, like a fucking bitch when he hears Rocky got a shot at Apollo. He's only in it for himself. Fuck Micky. I hate him. He should have died of a heart attack 10 minutes into the first film.
