Jon Jones: ‘My legacy will be just fine’ without Aspinall fight
UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones says that his career will now not be defined by whether or now not or now not he fights period in-between champion Tom Aspinall.
Britain’s Aspinall has been vocally campaigning for an undisputed title showdown with Jones since he won the period in-between championship closing November; reiterating his narrate as being the rightful challenger after defeating high contender Curtis Blaydes in Manchester earlier this summer time.
On the opposite hand, Jones — and indeed the UFC — devour maintained direction for a title defence in opposition to Stipe Miocic after their previously scheduled warfare modified into once delayed closing twelve months after Jones sustained a pectoral harm in preparation, something which has been a level of opponents with Aspinall.
Nonetheless writing on social media earlier on Friday amid a brewing incompatibility with Aspinall, Jones perceived to recommend that he’s going to leave fans baying for the warfare with “blue balls.”
Per chance I’ll leave you with blue balls, however my legacy will doubtless be correct perfect-looking out. I’ve accomplished diagram too unparalleled work on this sport. There’s other folks round the enviornment that’s been watching me warfare since they’re going to also neutral moreover be conscious. He would devour to head on and derive adore 10 championships on the least in narrate for that… https://t.co/Ily2ikXgrM
— BONY (@JonnyBones) August 30, 2024
“Per chance I’ll leave you with blue balls, however my legacy will doubtless be correct perfect-looking out,” Jones wrote on Twitter, in retaining with a fan quiz.
“I’ve accomplished diagram too unparalleled work on this sport. There’s other folks round the enviornment that’s been watching me warfare since they’re going to also neutral moreover be conscious. He would devour to head on and derive adore 10 championships on the least in narrate for that to occur. The work I put in, that physique of work ain’t getting touched no time quickly.”
Jones’ warfare with Miocic is being promoted by the UFC as a contest between the excellent champions in the UFC’s gentle heavyweight and heavyweight history, though many devour claimed that both warring parties’ latest insist of no job (Miocic has now not won in the cage for the reason that summer time of 2020, and Jones’ entire heavyweight career spans a piece over two minutes of cage-time).
