Aspinall is RIGHT

[Anonymous Mayhem]

The only fight that should be next is Aspinall vs Stipe who even knows if Jones will fight again. Stipe says he will fight Aspinall after he beats Jones if he is so confident Aspinall would be a great tune up fight for him and then he can fight jones if he comes back.

 

[ThaiSexPills]

What a joke Dana has made of the HW division. Jones should be stripped for ducking the interim champ.

That tarnishes his legacy totally IMO.

 

[milliniar]

Stipe shouldn't be fighting for either the real or interim title...

 

[Poirierfan]

What a joke Dana has made of the HW division. Jones should be stripped for ducking the interim champ.

That tarnishes his legacy totally IMO.

Jon's legacy was tarnished back when he pulsed for a year after failing 2 drug tests and blaming it on dick pills (sex pills to you lol).

Jones has always took the fights he knew he could win. Why the fuck do you think he held out till Francis left? Jon fighting a hand picked Gane then an old ass Stipe is not even worth my time to watch. Fight Aspinall (the rightful interim champ) or get the fuck out with that bullshit.

 

[Jinx_AA]

Aspinall is 100% right

Stipe is not the GOAT like the UFC will love to say ,to play up a Jon jones win over him ….. stipe was a great and under appreciated fighter - no chance he’s the goat though !

And jones just wants the easier fight and then everyone knows he’ll retire - which will once again screw over Aspinall because Aspinall will
Never have “beat the real champ”

 

[PeterGriffin]

So, Aspinall defends his title against Gane, while Jones defends his title against Stipe?

How the fuck is anyone supposed to pretend this shit isn't pro wrestling now?

 

[witt1021]

the weakest and most fucked HW division in UFC history.

 

[Cartiac]

It doesn't matter what Aspinall thinks. People that haven't done shit don't get to make the calls. They take what they are given until they have earned something worthy of being taken. As Islam has recently talked about, great fighters need opponents that give them some motivation to work for.

Aspinall has nothing of value for Jon Jones to take from him so there is absolutely no reason for him to even think about that as a potential fight. Stipe has the most HW title defenses in UFC history so beating him adds another scalp of a UFC Champion to the unrivaled stack he has already collected.

 

[Neck&Neck]

 

[Paolo Delutis]

Blind Jones hate detected lol...

Why would strip Jones? It hasnt even been that long and Jones vs Stipe has alot more ramifications legacy wise for both guys then Aspinall...

I dont get what's so hard about the situation...

Aspinall is in a fantastic position...he either fights Jones after Jones beats Stipe and Tom has a chance at beating a two division GOAT ...

Or

Tom fights Stipe after Stipe becomes the guy to beat Jones... and Tom takes that accolade if beats Stipe ..

Or option 3.


Both Jones and Stipe Retire and Tom becomes undisputed HW champion and ushers in a new era of the HW division against Gane or Almeida or whoever rises to the top, maybe even welcomes back Francis to the UFC in a few years if that happens...who knows..

Either way if im Tom im just staying sharp and ready and sitting pretty...no matter what Toms in position to be undisputed champion at some point or atleast get a shot at being it...

 

[Arm Barbarian]

Yeah, Juicehead and Pink Pinnochio are literally holding the division hostage right now.

Ridiculous nonsense.

 

[linvillegorge]

It needs to be Jones (champ) vs. Aspinall (interim champ) to unify the belts. If Jones doesn't want the smoke, then strip his ass. Simple as that.

 

[Domitian]

Tom knew what the deal was before he fought for the Interim. This crying is a bit off-putting. Defend your fake title.

 

[don't ask]

Tom knew what the deal was before he fought for the Interim. This crying is a bit off-putting. Defend your fake title.

lol Tom should know better than to try to make the UFC less shitty

 

[Domitian]

lol Tom should know better than to try to make the UFC less shitty

The UFC being stubbornly dead set on Jon vs Stipe happening isn't some big surprise.

 

[Bork Neslar]

Stipe should be retired. Aspinall should fight Jones and shut him up.

 

[Nobru]

Old Anderson fought prime Izzy.

Jones could follow up on that.

Jones X stipe makes sense if Jones is stripped. Let him have this 'legacy fight' whatever that is

If they want to at least pretend this is a ranked sport, Jones X Aspinal to unify the belt. Then we see what happens next

 

[Clark Rogers]

Sick of this life
Not that you'd care

I'm not the only one
With whom these feelings I share

Nobody understands
Quite why we're here

We're searchin' for answers
That never appear

 

[checktheknuckles]

What a joke Dana has made of the HW division. Jones should be stripped for ducking the interim champ.

That tarnishes his legacy totally IMO.

Makes you really wonder why the UFC HW Champ left the UFC like he did.

 

[Final Say]

I agree that Stipe and Aspinall should fight while Jones heals up. But if that’s not what the UFC wants to do, there’s nothing Aspinall can do about it.

Fight and wait