Regardless of conflicting experiences forward of his UFC return, Jon Jones seems all however set on not combating interim champion Tom Aspinall.
The feud between the pair has been heating up over the previous few months and followers are determined to see the rivalry settled contained in the cage. Although, ‘Bones’ appears comfortable to depart the battle with Aspinall previously after his subsequent — and almost definitely ultimate — octagon look.
In response to a fan who claimed his legacy could be stained with out combating Tom Aspinall, Jon Jones hinted at retirement.
“Perhaps I am going to depart you with blue balls,” Jones mentioned to a fan on social media platform X. “However my legacy will probably be simply positive.”
“I’ve achieved approach an excessive amount of work on this recreation. There’s individuals around the globe that is been watching me battle since they will bear in mind.”
“He must go on and win like 10 championships a minimum of to ensure that that to occur.”
“The work I put in, that physique of labor ain’t getting touched no time quickly.”
Whereas Jon Jones is clearly not enthusiastic about combating the seemingly unstoppable Tom Aspinall, that does not imply he is not backing himself within the fantasy matchup.
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But once more responding to a fan on social media, Jones insisted that regardless of having a sizeable weight and age drawback, he would nonetheless beat Aspinall.
“Bro, [I’d] completely [beat Aspinall],” Jones claimed. “I am getting xlose to being in battle form and I am weighing in at 245 now.”
“He most likely cuts weight to get all the way down to heavyweight. The evening we fought, he would most likely weigh a strong 25 kilos greater than me.”
“[He’s] seven years youthful and I might nonetheless whip his a** like I’ve achieved everybody else.”
“You guys can go forward and consider the hype. I am going to hold doing what I’ve all the time achieved, win.”