Jones vs Aspinall WILL happen at MSG in November.

[MrShady]

Mark my post too. And Im ok with betting a bit of money on it.

Jones is literally trolling. Regardless, thats gonna be his last one win or lose.

What's your cut off date for when it will be announced? Latest by July?

 

[The-AxeMurderer]

Until Jon is in the cage with Aspinall I'm don't believe anything anyone has to say.

Jon knows Tom is a huge threat, that's why he's being a little ho.

 

[podsox]

If Jon does plan on fighting tom, the longer he waits the worse he will be. Playing mind games at his age isn’t smart.

 

[AMAZINGUFC]

Aspinall is not in charge, Jon is.

UFC is

 

[traditionally_irreverent]

Plenty of time for an injury in training before now and Nov.

 

[tritestill]

I've thought about this, but I've also thought about sandwiches.

 

[Luffy]

JJ wants it with Poatan. Jon Jones and Pereira are agreeing. JJ will beat Ankalaev and then, Poatan will beat Tom Aspinall! That's JJ's plan. He even posted in his IG like your turn!

I think JJ has already beat Ankalaev's ass. Remember that stuff I mentioned about mighty Mouse looking confused when analysing Belal vs Jack? Because he was watching JJ vs Ank. JJ won.

Poatan is openly challenging and set to beat Tom, and the final JJ vs Pereira fight will be at a November.\
Jiri even said "I understood why Alex's account was hacked, JJ is going to beat Ankalaev and wants the final best vs best against Pereira. I want to study that" hahahahha

 

[Luffy]

When Ankalaev was asking for opponents, that way likely to be because JJ was already saying "you called ,e Ankalaev, I want to beat you up"... Then Ank didn't want a JJ and was... What happened to Belal, JJ beat Ankalaev. And Poatan said he is sure he will beat Tom, and JJ said something in his x like "the strongest kick I've ever received was from Tiago Silva... That fight wasn't fair since he injured his knee. Alex is Brazillian and even better than Tiago, so that's the final boss !!"

 

[Captain Herb]

It's probably been signed for months, Jon and Tom are just building the suspense and playing everyone

It's been settled for months but Tom and his dad keep saying they're going to walk away if nothing gets done. Tom said this again literally less than a week ago. You are so fucking stupid it's incredible

 

[Prince Nephilim]

Wonder what Aspinall fanboys next excuse is gonna be?! Jones made Aspinal wait and drained him of all of his patience.

 

[JBJ was here]

Jon has got some of the worst "boxing" I have ever seen.

He makes up for it with a great kicking and wrestling skillset, but his hands are horrible.

Jones has a fine distance-control jab and excellent boxing defense. Beyond that he doesn't really box at all because that's not where his comparative advantage is. He'll throw punches to keep things honest, but that's about it. At distance his striking offense is based on kicks and in close it's based on elbows; that's where he has the advantage.

 

[lerobshow]

What's your cut off date for when it will be announced? Latest by July?

No idea tbh.

 

[TeenageMutantLesnarTurtle]

Personally, I would have been much more afraid to fight Rampage at 23 years old.

Rampage had tons of losses by then and hadnt finished anyone in years. Aspinall is significantly bigger and 7 of his 8 UFC wins are in the first round.

Also Jon was a young man with no real legacy to protect yet, compared to now where hes about to turn 38, is years past his prime and has managed to go 17 years without being KTFO or tapped.

The risk/reward of fighting Tom is way worse for him.

 

[lerobshow]

Rampage had tons of losses by then and hadnt finished anyone in years. Aspinall is significantly bigger and 7 of his 8 UFC wins are in the first round.

Also Jon was a young man with no real legacy to protect yet, compared to now where hes about to turn 38, is years past his prime and has managed to go 17 years without being KTFO or tapped.

The risk/reward of fighting Tom is way worse for him.

I hear you and I get where you're coming from—I actually agree with most of what you said.

What I meant was that at 23 years old, with limited experience, Jones was scheduled to fight a guy who, despite having a few losses, was still seen as an intimidating figure. Back then, Rampage had an aura that was genuinely terrifying, and I think that weighed more heavily on Jones at that point.

And I totally agree with you about him turning 38—he’s definitely aware of that, and I’m sure he knows it’s going to be a tough fight. Jones is a narcissist, so of course, his legacy means everything to him.

That’s probably why he asked for six months and demanded such a big payday. The UFC gave him both, and I’m 100% sure we’ll see them fight at MSG. Honestly, the UFC can’t drop the ball on this one. They already missed out on Francis vs. Jones—they just can’t afford to let this fight slip, especially with the current lack of big-name matchups.

It makes total sense to give him the time he needs and just pay the man before he rides off into the sunset. This fight has the potential to break all records for gate revenue and PPV sales. It could be absolutely massive.

A narcissist-slash-sociopath like Jones isn’t just going to retire after months of parading the belt around while people call him a coward. That’s just not how narcissists—and especially sociopaths—operate.

 

[Fergelmince]

In today's MMA business climate creating this kind of suspense may garner 18K more PPVs for a total of 318K. So if what TS is speculating is true it sounds incredibly retarded for Jones, Aspinall and the UFC.

 

[Zanmato]

Meh who cares. This whole thing has been a fiasco where the end result could never really escape the tainted circumstances that led up to the fight. Not really that interested anymore, but for the fact that the HW division sucks and there aren't many other good fights to put together

 

[Marko Polo]

Trolling isn’t an actual word.

 

[snugglecakes]

jeez how long does it take for the roids to clear

 

[Rorschachxx]

It was always gonna be MSG in Nov. if it happens.

Never believed IFW was realistic. Its either November or Jones will vacate.

 

[Young Calf Kick]

The last death wails of Jones Stans

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