Chael Sonnen is claiming that Jon Jones legacy is not going to be affected if he by no means fights Tom Aspinall.
The heavyweight division within the UFC has come beneath scrutiny throughout these final a number of months.
It was to be Jon Jones (27-1 MMA) vs. Stipe Miocic (20-4 MMA) in a heavyweight title struggle in November of final yr at UFC 295.
That struggle was cancelled on account of Jones having to withdraw on account of damage.
Instead of that struggle, it was Tom Aspinall (14-3 MMA) vs. Sergei Pavlovich (18-2 MMA), with the Brit defeating the Russian by KO. Aspinall turned the interim heavyweight champion that November night time.
Following the victory, Aspinall referred to as out ‘Bones’ and CEO Dana White to make the struggle between the 2 heavyweights. The 31-year-old Aspinall even referred to as for the promotion to take his ‘interim’ standing away and award him the UFC heavyweight champion belt.
Chael Sonnen, throughout a video uploaded to his YouTube channel, spoke concerning the concept of a Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall bout:
“Okay, we’ve bought Jon vs. Stipe. However let’s simply say he has another. Everyone would have mentioned, ‘Magic wand, I need it in opposition to Aspinall.’ However would you now? I don’t know the reply to that. If Jon is gonna do another after Stipe, win or lose, do you wish to see it in opposition to Aspinall or do you wish to see it in opposition to Pereira?”
Persevering with the MMA analyst shared:
“When you give your reply… you’ll perceive that I simply tricked you as a result of none of that was my level. My level was, you’re not completely useless set, locked in on Jon vs. Tom, and the argument that Jon’s legacy is gonna be completely completely different if he doesn’t particularly struggle Tom, hastily you understand that isn’t so, it’s simply one thing to say. That isn’t the one the world must see, and the world is ready for… It’s simply one other struggle.”
So there you will have it, Sonnen believes a Jones vs. Aspinall struggle would simply be ‘one other struggle’ with little if any significance to Jones legacy.
Do you agree with Chael Sonnen? Are you wanting ahead to seeing Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic subsequent? Would you wish to see Jones struggle Aspinall someday sooner or later?
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