The never-ending saga of the potential mega-fight between Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones and Interim Champion Tom Aspinall persists.
That’s because UFC CEO Dana White offered more clarity than he did two weeks ago after UFC 316 in a recent interview with Jim Rome.
Right off the bat, White was asked if he believes Jones is afraid to fight Aspinall.
“Jon Jones has been an interesting human being to deal with since the day he got here, but I will say this about him: you would never hear me out talking about he’s the GOAT, if Jon Jones didn’t want to fight people,” White said. “Jon Jones has never, ever said, ‘I’m afraid to fight this guy,’ or ‘I don’t like this fight for me,’ or any of that stuff. One time, his coach at the time, back in the day…I had to cancel a show because he wouldn’t fight Chael Sonnen, because his coach thought it was a bad idea to take that fight on late notice, but it had nothing to do with Jon Jones. Jon Jones has never turned down an opponent here or been afraid to fight anybody.”
White was then asked who he’d like to see “Bones” fight if he doesn’t face Aspinall, and the UFC head honcho was clear.
“We’ll see how this thing plays out over the next couple of weeks,” White said. “If we can’t get this fight done, we’ll move on quickly. We’ll have answers in the next couple weeks.”
White has stood firm on Jones vs. Aspinall happening for months, but it now seems there’s a deadline to finalize it.
Otherwise, the public may get what they want … #StripJones
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