Tom Aspinall Claims He Received Death Threats From Jon Jones’ Fans

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

The internet is a wild place, as Tom Aspinall recently learned.




The UFC interim heavyweight champion has been involved in a polite feud with undisputed champ Jon Jones for a while now. Aspinall recently revealed that his online back-and-forth has provoked death threats from fans of “Bones.”

“People on the internet are wild,” Aspinall told Lord Ping (h/t MMA Mania). “You have to kind of see it for what it is. It’s not real life, a lot of it comes from jealousy. People don’t like to see other people do well, unfortunately that’s the way of the world. With a lot of love comes a lot of hate as well. That’s the way the cookie crumbles, unfortunately.

“I’m human so it affects me sometimes. But I try to just turn a blind eye to it and just crack on. The internet is a strange place. I clicked on my message requests by accident the other day and people are sending me death threats for wanting to fight Jon Jones, who’s the best in the world and it’s madness. You just think what the f—k is going on in your life that you want to say that you want to kill somebody else because they want to fight. It’s madness.”

Bones was forced out of his scheduled title defense against Stipe Miocic at UFC 295 this past November due to a torn pectoral muscle. A short-notice interim title fight was set up, where Aspinall knocked out Sergei Pavlovich in the first round.

Aspinall subsequently called for Jones to be stripped of the title. However, UFC CEO Dana White confirmed that Jones will remain champ and fight Miocic upon his return. Aspinall is now open to defending his interim strap but sees a lack of suitable opponents.

“With the Jon Jones palaver and all the politics around that, I was thinking maybe they’d give me some freak show kind of fight against Brock Lesnar, or maybe at UFC 300 they’d do something a bit out there like Alex Pereira, but that doesn’t look likely now,” Aspinall said. “I have absolutely no idea about my next move. I’m kind of waiting about.

Tom Aspinall Claims He Received Death Threats From Jon Jones’ Fans

The internet is a wild place, as Tom Aspinall recently learned.

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[Kowboy On Sherdog]

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@Arqueto @BroRogan @Carl Drogo @lsa
@StonedLemur @Fight Professor @TerrorTimmy @Elvis. @ryun253 @don't ask @C0NCH3TO @MEAN357 @Cooliox @mudrubble @Bobby Boulders @Simple Southerner @svmr_db @Luthien @BoxerMaurits @Neck&Neck @SeattleFightFan @Ares Black @SalvadorAllende @Arm Barbarian @Blanqa Blanqua @Royce's Gi @Cooliox @Krixes @MXZT @wisdom blows @nonoob @Mohawk Banditó @JKS @SuperNerd @2004 account @Mammothman @Bushwhacker B @Siver! @TITS @Cowboy Kurt Angle @Jose Beehive @MEAN357 @NoBiasJustMMA @FlyingDeathKick @Doughie99 @13Seconds @CPH @Kenny Powerth @OldBoy91 @Kryptt @Paynebringer @HI SCOTT NEWMAN @Poirierfan @SenorFranko @MMALOPEZ @Hellowhosthat @Get To Da Choppa

Do one about The Rock now being Dana's boss or whatever. That should be fun

 

[don't ask]

Yeah, this forum proves just how shitty Jones' fans can be.

 

[Corrado Soprano]

Imagine hating on a fighter who wants to compete against the best and unify the title. Also imagine defending a fighter who rather compete against a 47 year old inactive fighter coming off a brutal KO loss.

 

[mjfan23]

better not be a sherbro

 

[Last Falconry]

just a bunch of voicemails on Tom's phone of very thinly disguised versions of Jon's normal speaking voice

 

[Corrado Soprano]

True legends relinquish the title when they’re injured so the division moves on. Jones is selfish and rather sit out as champion until he fights a 45 year old, past his prime Stipe.

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

Do one about The Rock now being Dana's boss or whatever. That should be fun

Don't tempt me with a good time...

 

[Dana's Moonface]

Real St Jones fans like myself and my brother @Davidjacksonjones would never do this. We would send Tom our love and support

These demons posing as Jon fans, are really colby and Conor fans. They are trying to blacken the name of a modern Saint like Jones

This is bordering on blasphemy

 

[Unheralded Truth]

From the same interview:​

Can you explain the back and forth with Jones from your point of view?​

It's quite simple, I want to fight Jones but Jones wants to fight Miocic and that's it. Jones is great at deflecting the truth; he's like a politician. When I start talking about wanting to fight him,
he starts talking about resumes and history and the things that he's done that's better than me. I have no qualms whatsoever about saying that his resume is better than mine. What I say
in return is "it doesn't matter about resumes", I just want to fight him and beat him right now and he doesn't want to do that. There's not one interview, one post, one clip anywhere online
where Jon Jones says he wants to fight me. I don't know why.

Why?​

Jon Jones is smart and he's taking the easier fight for more money. If the shoe was on the other foot, I'd do exactly the same thing. The guy is going to get a lot more money for fighting
Stipe probably, and it's going be way easier of a fight as well. Jones doesn't feel he needs to jump in with a young dangerous guy with no miles on the clock. He'd rather jump in with 40 year
old Stipe who hasn't fought for four years. It's obvious that's what he's doing, anybody with a brain would do that.

What are the UFC saying?​

The UFC do not want it, I don't know why this is happening, money I guess. I don't know what's going on, it's completely unheard of that when you've got a healthy champion - and I know Jon
Jones isn't healthy at the moment but he will become healthy - and when he returns it's completely unheard of. It's strange. People say 'I knew it was going to happen this way when I took the
interim fight' - I didn't. I thought that the interim fight meant I'd get the next shot and I'm quite disappointed that I've been put to the side, so I'm stuck and I don't really like it.

He said you would not add to his legacy?​

The guy is trying to give everyone a history lesson everytime he speaks and I respect what he's done so much, but we're talking about right now, we are not talking five years ago, so will I add
to his legacy? Probably not as much as Stipe to be honest. I do understand his side of things but I'd wish he'd come out and say 'Tom, I'm not fighting you and these are the reasons why’ -
the ones we've just talked about, but he won't.

Does Aspinall-Jones ever happen?​

No, I don’t think so, I think he will retire before he fights me. He's already said as much. He's a smart guy and a politician the way he deflects questions and sneakily says he's the guy that's
going to retire and not stick around longer than he should.

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

better not be a sherbro

 

[Davidjacksonjones]

Real St Jones fans like myself and my brother @Davidjacksonjones would never do this. We would send Tom our love and support

These demons posing as Jon fans, are really colby and Conor fans. They are trying to blacken the name of a modern Saint like Jones

This is bordering on blasphemy

Agreed brother
True fans of Saint Jones would have followed and read the Gospel of Saint Jones
And if you have read the Gospel of Saint Jones you would know that compassion and empathy are the most important traits to have and you are taught to love and respect others

How dare these fake fans slander the good name of our mighty lord and savior

 

[CannotWin]

I have never seen a more cuckolded fanbase than Jones. He wouldnt piss on them if they were on fire and all they can do is try living vicariously through his very shady accomplishments while ignoring all the embarrassing doping, ducking and the 10-8s he does on his wife and pregnant ladies. Wild.

 

[animepro]

lol based on the way they act on here i’m not surprised

 

[Dorkman]

Wouldn't be surprised. People who would actually want to support that man can't be all that bright.

 

[TempleoftheDog]

His fans are lowlifes. Not surprised at all, tbh.

 

[Stagliano]

I have never seen a more cuckolded fanbase than Jones. He wouldnt piss on them if they were on fire and all they can do is try living vicariously through his very shady accomplishments while ignoring all the embarrassing doping, ducking and the 10-8s he does on his wife and pregnant ladies. Wild.

Conor's fans are worst tbh.

 

[World eater]

Threatening Aspinall requires a proper 6’6 sherdogger who is at least 400-0 in street fights.

 

[Siver!]

Internet people are, without doubt, weird.

They're even weirder when it comes to interacting with famous people based on a whole serious of (often completely incorrect) assumptions.