Media Tom Aspinall Willing to 'Fight Absolutely Anyone' if Undisputed UFC Title is at Stake

[markg171]

What's he supposed to do when Jones is holding the belt hostage?

If Jones doesn't want to fight the #1 guy he needs to vacate and let things move on.

Why should Tom be promoted for also not fighting? And for even longer than Jon?

Interim champs have usually fought more recently than the undisputed champ. This isn't the case here. Tom's sitting out even worse than Jon, yet you want to reward him for it?

 

[El Fernas]

Jon last fought in November meanwhile Tom hasn't fought since July.

Yet we're going to strip Jon?

Exactly!!! Sherdoggers are demanding for Jones to be stripped, but Jones bought himself like a year after his last fight before stripping talks, Aspinall needs to fight the contenders, make it obvious that he is another champion in the same division.

To be clear, im not asking for Jones to be stripped now, im talking getting stripped later if Aspinall happens to fight at least twice and Jones doesnt, its not like Aspinall takes a lot of damage or has to make weight like the lighter weight classes, he could fight every 3-4 months, easy.

 

[markg171]

Exactly!!! Sherdoggers are demanding for Jones to be stripped, but Jones bought himself like a year after his last fight before stripping talks, Aspinall needs to fight the contenders, make it obvious that he is another champion in the same division.

To be clear, im not asking for Jones to be stripped now, im talking getting stripped later if Aspinall happens to fight at least twice and Jones doesnt, its not like Aspinall takes a lot of damage or has to make weight like the lighter weight classes, he could fight every 3-4 months, easy.

Like I think we all agree it should be the next fight, but promoting Aspinall for sitting out and not fighting even longer than Jon is beyond bizarro world.

If there's a useless belt at HW to get rid of it's the inactive one.

 

[Sasha]

Damn, I read "Tom Aspinall Willing to 'Fight Absolutely Anyone' if Undisputed UFC Title is a snake"
I’m sure that lad wants to wear a champ cobra

 

[Sasha]

No, Aspinall has been performing to such a high level that only the most stupid posters would argue that if he lost.

Right, 98% then.




Oooooh I’m jokiiiiiiiinnng !




really





or not

 

[Sasha]

Everyone remembers how Shane Carwin went.

I asked my grandmother and she stayed dead silent. Yeah yeah she’s been mute and deceased for a few years now, but I don’t believe the doctors, it’s just a coincidence. THEY WONT BURY HER SHE’S INSIGHTFUL OKAY?! SHE KNOWS THE FULL SCRIPT OF DANCES WITH WOLVES AND PRINCESS BRIDE, SHE JUUUUUUST WON’T FUCKING TALK

 

[cmw43]

Why should Tom be promoted for also not fighting? And for even longer than Jon?

Interim champs have usually fought more recently than the undisputed champ. This isn't the case here. Tom's sitting out even worse than Jon, yet you want to reward him for it?

He's already defended the interim title and he's clearly the next guy and Dana himself said it's the fight to make, there's only one person holding things up here.

 

[Elegant]

He’ll do what he’s told like a good boy

 

[markg171]

He's already defended the interim title and he's clearly the next guy and Dana himself said it's the fight to make, there's only one person holding things up here.

You're blazing right past that it's completely backwards nonsense to strip Jon's active belt for Tom's inactive belt. That would be punishing Jon for defending recently while rewarding Tom for inactivity.

You guys would have the usual case that exists if Tom had fought more recently than Jon but you don't. He's the one who's sat out longer and has the useless belt. If we're stripping anybody at the moment it should be him.

As is evident by the fact that you seemingly can't even see that being the #1 contender has nothing to do with the interim belt. Tom can still be it without a clearly useless belt.

 

[HI SCOTT NEWMAN]

Fuck it, I'll do it. I'll fight Tom if he really means absolutely anyone

Music cat Jack by KO (Punch) 0:46 round 1

Easy cash

 

[deadshot138]

Just cut him a win bonus check with projected Ppv points every 5 months and call it a day. What other sport would let some asshole camp on a championship belt because he's too much of a pussy to fight the rightful number one contender?

 

[deadshot138]

You're blazing right past that it's completely backwards nonsense to strip Jon's active belt for Tom's inactive belt. That would be punishing Jon for defending recently while rewarding Tom for inactivity.

You guys would have the usual case that exists if Tom had fought more recently than Jon but you don't. He's the one who's sat out longer and has the useless belt. If we're stripping anybody at the moment it should be him.

As is evident by the fact that you seemingly can't even see that being the #1 contender has nothing to do with the interim belt. Tom can still be it without a clearly useless belt.

Tom's only inactive because of Jon ducking him. Damn you dumb.

 

[markg171]

Tom's only inactive because of Jon ducking him. Damn you dumb.

Tom already threw away that moral high ground by rematching Blaydes in his home town for truck loads of money to keep the crowd awake for Belal/Leon and try to avenge his previous loss.

The UFC already knows Tom will shut up and fight when pushed to with an agreeable offer from them.

 

[Söze Aldo]

The Jon Jones-Aspinall HW saga is actually one of the clearest examples of why MMA should arguably be folded under the Ali Act. In Boxing, it's actually illegal for a promoter to control a belt. This is what can happen when they do.

 

[BowserJr]

At this point Tom has the real belt already

 

[markg171]

The Jon Jones-Aspinall HW saga is actually one of the clearest examples of why MMA should arguably be folded under the Ali Act. In Boxing, it's actually illegal for a promoter to control a belt. This is what can happen when they do.

Are you talking about the same boxing that's had an interim HW title since 2022 that's never been unified and was just defended again last week instead?

You probably should've known anything at all about boxing before saying this.

 

[haj02]

Look guys, I get it - you can't stand the fact that Jon is GOAT and has the HW undisputed title but face facts. Jon has fought more recently than Tom yet you are all calling out Jon for holding the belt hostage when it's really Tom holding the toy belt hostage. His last fight was one minute long and he didn't take any damage, why hasn't he fought since? Why is him being a diva accepted by you all? Then people want to level accusations like me being somehow a troll which I take very personally and seriously, that is slander.

 

[mkess101]

Tom already threw away that moral high ground by rematching Blaydes in his home town for truck loads of money to keep the crowd awake for Belal/Leon and try to avenge his previous loss.

The UFC already knows Tom will shut up and fight when pushed to with an agreeable offer from them.

If the UFC was telling Aspinall "Jones vs Stipe is happening, it's a done deal" then what exactly is Aspinall supposed to do? Just wait around forever to see if Jones will unify?

This "moral high ground" shit is ridiculous. How about "Would be cool if Jones just made a decision on if he's gonna fight Tom or vacate". How is that an unreasonable position as a fan?

 

[mkess101]

Look guys, I get it - you can't stand the fact that Jon is GOAT and has the HW undisputed title but face facts. Jon has fought more recently than Tom yet you are all calling out Jon for holding the belt hostage when it's really Tom holding the toy belt hostage. His last fight was one minute long and he didn't take any damage, why hasn't he fought since? Why is him being a diva accepted by you all? Then people want to level accusations like me being somehow a troll which I take very personally and seriously, that is slander.

This isn't difficult. Neither took any real damage. Both are available, healthy, and have plenty of time for a full camp. The reason Jones is the one holding things up is because JONES IS THE ONE HOLDING THINGS UP. He doesn't even NEED to fight Tom. He just needs to DECIDE if he's gonna. He wants more time off? Sure, I guarantee Tom would accept a fight in late summer or even fall if it meant unifying and making this mega fight.

You have one guy who's like "I'm ready. To unify with Jon, or fight someone else for the undisputed title if Jon vacates. Anyone. Let's go."

And the other guy who's saying...nothing. Not a peep. At least publicly.

So yes, people are gonna think that the guy holding things up is the guy who has made zero mention of what he intends to do next.

 

[burningspear]

Goof waiting on Turki to pay half of jones' fee because he has a seizure just reading the number.