Aljamain Sterling agrees with Dana White’s P4P nod to Jon Jones
In a current add to his YouTube channel, Aljamain Sterling gave the nod to Jones within the pound-for-pound debate.
“If we’re speaking pound-for-pound, everybody’s standards is totally different,” Sterling mentioned of White’s remarks. “However I feel pound-for-pound, the best way I perceive it’s, if weight wasn’t an element, skill-for-skill, who can be the very best man?
“I agree, I feel it’s Jon Jones.”
Jones captured the then-vacant UFC heavyweight title by submitting Ciryl Gane at UFC 285. He was scheduled to face Stipe Miocic at UFC 295 earlier than withdrawing because of harm, and the Miocic struggle is predicted to be rescheduled for November.
Makhachev has UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards on his radar for his subsequent outing, though these plans may change if Belal Muhammad captures the belt. Makhachev additionally has a possible rematch with Arman Tsarukyan on the desk for his subsequent light-weight title protection.
Sterling and White imagine Jones deserves the pound-for-pound No. 1 spot, regardless of Makhachev’s exercise degree throughout Jones’s absence. As the controversy rolls on, Jones and Makhachev prime the pound-for-pound listing, and their standings proceed to be mentioned.