Jon Jones Demands More Money to Fight Tom Aspinall…

[@ChaelSonnenOfficial]

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[@themikarenolds2910]

what R the numbers , JJ gets what 2 fight stipe 10 million plus pay per view points so he gets 12 million ruffly ? now JJ wants 20 to 30 million thats with/with out pay per view, but thats just a few million the UFC still may have to fork out up to 28Mill just to reach the final 30Mill pay per view total ruffly ,. U know Jones fights Tom if the UFC say OK Jones we will pay ya 25 million to do this fight then Jones would agree ,. its Dana just wants to pay jones 10 to 15 mill or a lot less ,. its going to be dana has to fix this for the fans and open his wallet he gambles throws away millions he now has to throw a brinks truck at jones to make this heavy weight fight ,.( my numbers could be way off JJ might only have gotten a few million to fight Stipe that might be more realistic ) ,. its going to be to fight Tom JJ wants a bank vault if Dana cant make him happy he wont do the fight , in other news Dana say IF Alex P was in2 fighting jones IF he really wanted 2 then dana would do that fight , the point is there is still sum negotiation room for Jones to return for one more fight what every one wants is for him to be tested against a killer in Tom at HW because everyone believes he is taking Alex to the ground and beating him there rather easy fight for jones maybe jones even fights both of them and destroys both divisions and then retires that would kind of suck for the UFC Wile Jones retired rich he clapped out there best guys in 2 weight classes only guy it appears that offers jones any real danger is Tom a guy that there is no real tape on to study because all of his fights ended in a minute with him bouncing the opponents head off the canvas making it a dangerous fight for Jones ,. they better work this out for the fans after all the drama and francis leaving there left to unify the HW championship and interim belts hear dana has to pay jones and the fans want to see this fight to find out who the baddest man on the planet is the UFC considered the premier cage fighting organization on the planet so its a pretty high up award to hold ,. the tru HW champion ship belt wen its unified with Tom then its legit,, winner holds all ,.. cheers :)’

[@uonecar]

dana white's puppet it's a different industry

[@bmpetrov]

Chael, here is some thoughts to think about. In 1-2 years when JJ retires. Do you think there is ANY chance the Saudis doesn't throw few hunderd millions dollars and not arrange the Nganu vs JJ fight? There is no fucking way they don't do that once JJ retiers. NO WAY. JJ retires, next year we see a massive fight in UAE.

[@AaronSmith-x6o]

They used jones ppv platform to host aspinal all weekend. Cut the crap chael. Stop being a bootlicker scab.

[@Mushymush1]

Chael out there on the mean streets.

[@rickytpb2164]

Dana White's attitude on Jon Jones is about to take a complete left turn.

[@joaomendes147]

I hope so

[@charleshamby575]

I don't think your necessarily right about that, I think most misunderstand Dana about Jon Jones he is just saying he is the best fighter I think Dana really can't stand Jon he is just being honest Jon is the best, he is just also a complete ass😂

[@The_Humble_Hurricane]

How so? Explain

[@bitbrace]

@@rickytpb2164 100% he will, he is using him to say ufc has the best heavyweight when Francis left, Dana doesn't like Jon it's all a game of chess, bet you a grand he is praying Jon fights Tom and loses then he can have a young champion that beat "the best heavyweight ever" still in the ufc.

[@largemargeog1023]

Name one time Dana did that!?😂

[@Cold_Logic]

Dana's gonna be so bitter when Jon leaves to go fight Francis with Turki money

[@TRINVIDEO]

I don't think he can leave and fight outside of UFC unless his contract has expired or he is released. Retiring while the contract still has fights remaining would still give UFC rights if he wants to come back and do a fight.

[@SteveMoylan]

Jon has 6 more fights on his contract. He will retire in the UFC.

[@Cold_Logic]

@@TRINVIDEO Y'all still doubting Turki's ability to get sh1t done 😅

[@BackyardBlacksmithing]

Jones is deathly afraid of Francis 😭

[@bitbrace]

He only fought two fights out of a 8 fight contract, he will never fight anywhere else. If you could just retire and fight anywhere Conor would have retired already.

[@omuerta7605]

Chael is slowly morphing into Elvis

[@blacklevin1979]

Lmfao 🤣😆 no lie tho. Who did it better? Elvis or Unc?

[@mohnjarx7801]

Elvis would be flattered

[@uonecar]

i totally agree with you i think it's from dana white's balls slapping his chin

[@uonecar]

i totally agree with you i think it's from dana white's balls slapping his chin

[@umyeahmaybe832]

😂😂

[@boss2329]

This is the exact same tactic he used to duck Francis, he knows he can't let Aspinall get close. We see right through you, Jon.

[@slymcfly123]

Hush

[@DJZ64X]

​@@slymcfly123 The truth hurts i know.

[@stambo1983]

​@slymcfly123 You post "first" on videos bro, not a single person cares what you think.

[@cosmicyoumomsfavoritgamer8471]

Again jons name was on the contract Francis is the one who let his contract run out

[@claudemaggard7162]

There just running there mouth and don't really know shit

[@CristianoSantos-ej3qn]

I remember a raw and a extremely talented 23 year old Jon being given his chance against Shogun for the title, ofcourse he took it. So as a fan of his, to see him become this kind of Champion that avoids or prolongs negotiations over fights is just depressing af. If he had any deceny about him whatsoever, he'd squash this imaginary beef he himself conjured out of nowhere with Tom, apologise for his conduct as a champion and take the fight. Or ride out into the sunset, and let a new man forge his own legacy.

[@NachoTimelord]

But sadly Jon has proven himself to be a narcissist (at best) or a manipulative borderline-sociopath (at worst)... he's not going to reflect on this or apologize for holding up the division. It's sad really...

[@ezedijital7222]

Jones don't have to fight anyone...he's done his work in the UFC...you just wanna see him get beat that's it...he was a light heavyweight champ for ages he didn't have to move up...but he did at the later stages of his career never lost in all them fights so he gets to do what he wants to simple as If he fights Aspinal after everything he's done...he deserves whatever he wants you don't have a clue

[@ezedijital7222]

UFC gave Aspinal a title shot for nothing he's hardly beaten anyone and never beaten a UFC champion so he's not even a real champ...he needs Jones

[@JeffCleverley]

@@ezedijital7222 What the F are you talking about? Across all the other UFC divisions how many fighters have beaten just shy of two thirds of the available top ten fighters and NOT been either undisputed Champion or fighting for the Belt? Shit man... nevermind current, how many times in the entire history of the UFC has someone dominated a division so badly and been ducked so much...? Obviously you aren't too good with the thinkings, so here it is... 10 -1 (Jon) - 1 (Tom) = 8.... 5/8 (number of top ten fighters beaten / number of top ten fighters available) = 62.5% Are you really that thick? He has literally ran through the entire division, and of the fighters he hasn't fought.... 2 have ducked him - Gane and Bones - and one of those ducks is the fighter who alll the other ducks fans are saying he should beat.... Give me a break... Been watching UFC for 20 years and was a huge fan of Bones, especially when he was coming up... crying shame he is now both the goat and the duck.

[@mbick1771]

@@JeffCleverleywhen shogun had to fight jon for the title he didn’t run away, unlike jon with aspinall

[@kardave2848]

Remember when we waited for Jon vs Francis and D.C. vs Brock Lesnar?

[@shadow_realm47]

Back in my day we waited for Jon vs Chael Sonnen😢

[@KingoftheCountry90]

Y’all sound like you’re 15 😂

[@krispykreme2477]

@@KingoftheCountry90how?

[@mattyy101]

Bob sapp vs mike tyson

[@halo99yo]

Jon refused to fight Ngannou unless 20mill then as soon as Francis leaves Jon accepts Cyril Gane for 4mill 🤡🦆

[@alient585]

Actually it was 3.54 millions.

[@shauncharlton8877]

@@alient585you don’t actually know. There is disclosed amount you know nothing about

[@wingerding]

They're different fights

[@John-rd4mc]

he was paid way more for 4 mil goofy, he was just paid 13 million for fighting stipe... also of course hes going to want more money to fight someone EXTREMELY more dangerous than cyril gan

[@voornaamachternaam5745]

​@@John-rd4mcNONSENS ! DANA WOULD NEVER PAY THAT HIS GREED WONT ALLOW IT !

[@jimmyramirez7377]

10:04 “I don’t say this to make Jon sound stupid..he can do that on his own” 😂😂

[@cold485]

😂😂😂😂outta nowhere

[@RoninReacts-dc6qr]

Read this EXACTLY as he said it...kinda freaked me out 😂

[@paytondegenhardt5278]

I feel like Chael is interrogating me for money and holding onto the collar of my shirt from this angle

[@finalaleks.6663]

😂😂😂

[@TheSunKing]

Chael in my hood in Brooklyn is something I never thought I'd see lol

[@courtneyyoung7041]

Chael is a real one. 🫡

[@mohnjarx7801]

Chael got the biggest arms in Brooklyn. Probably out there making the mob bosses kiss his ring

[@tnoinetwork]

Anderson didn’t eye poke him 🤷🏻‍♂️ Jones will retire undefeated bro

[@craigmitcham2619]

lucky it wasnt london his phone would of been snatched by the bikers early doors

[@cyberspace667]

Chael really out here! Lol

[@suj1201]

Is anyone surprised? Jon asked for F U money a few years ago to fight Francis. 🤷‍♂️

[@JayLee-od8ob]

Other way around that's why Jon is still there and Francis isn't

[@shadow_realm47]

He already has FU money😅

[@JayLee-od8ob]

@@shadow_realm47 he doesn't tho

[@EveK-North]

@@JayLee-od8obFrancis isn’t there because he received a lucrative deal with the PFL, which allowed him the freedom to box. Jon wanted a ridiculous amount to fight Francis. All the articles which reported that are still on the net. Just search for it. Jon said even $10 mil is not enough to fight Francis. I imagine Jon lowered his numbers to fight Ciryl and stipe but now that Tom is a potential opponent, he wants to price himself out of the fight. I hope they strip him of the belt if he doesn’t defend against the best HW.

[@MMAHeroess]

And Chael sonnen sabotage that fight for the fans by pushing this same narrative.

[@chadlaflamme7942]

Dana himself said the Jones Aspinal fight would be "the biggest fight in UFC history". Meanwhile UFC fighters are watching fighters doing sideshows in things like boxing and other organizations and making 5x more money. I'm not a Jones fan, but 100% understand why he would be asking for 20+ million for the fight. People calling him a coward for asking for that kind of money are clowns. Guys like Chael are constantly saying.. "Jon has a sweet contract".. that used to work, until fighters like Francis came out and showed that they made way more in 1 boxing match than in their entire UFC career. Offering Jon 10 million for the supposed most anticipated fight of all time.. that number isn't going to cut it anymore. People aren't in the dark on wages nowadays, and know what kind of profit the UFC is making on these fights.

[@jasond198]

Wanting more money for a hard or big high profile fight is typical. That's not what's happening here though. Jon has exposed his weak self. Yin and yang. Don't think he ain't got one. Jon's retired. He just don't know it yet.

[@chadlaflamme7942]

@jasond198 He made it pretty clear by saying.. "if I'm going to fight this young hungry guy Tom Aspinal I want big money to risk my legacy" Jon himself admitted that Tom is a risky fight at his age, so he wants big money to take the risk. Sounded pretty straight forward to me. The point is.. once you get passed all the drama.. why wouldn't the UFC pay big money for that fight. Not just because UFC fighters are underpaid (which you can pretend doesn't matter, but guess what.. in the adult world.. we're all in it for money), but also.. Jon has the leverage right now, the heavyweight division is weak, they know it's going to fall flat for a while when Jon retires, why Tom likely dominates, so the best thing for the heavyweight future is for Tom to beat Jon now. Tom needs this win for people to care about the division because the numbers are going to go way down.

[@PublicEnemyMinusOne]

He doesnt have enough footage of Tommy to study so he wants more money 😂

[@RL-xo1eu]

If he’d seen Blaydes shoot successfully, even if he went on to get slept Jon would for sure be wayyyy more open to that match

[@SteveMoylan]

Tom blew his knee out against Blaydes without it ever being touched. That's a handy piece of information when one of your nastiest weapons is an oblique kick.

[@danielingyuyoon2952]

@@SteveMoylan not really, tom blew his right knee, AKA the rear knee in orthodox stance, Jon has never and will never land an oblique kick on the rear leg.

[@DRB5000]

@@danielingyuyoon2952doubt it

[@mac4730]

Dude has been a UFC champ since Tom was in diapers he deserves whatever the F he wants!

[@QJD1381]

Jones ain't slick, this is the same tactic he used to 🦆 Ngannou. He wants F-you money, go fight Jake Paul

[@treykennon1795]

U go fight then

[@treykennon1795]

You guys get on running it saying he ducking lol Jon will beat Tom azz

[@Whobilation]

@@treykennon1795 You’re hilariously stupid 😂

[@Defy12]

Ducked Francis?? Jon was sitting out for over a year before Francis even won the heavyweight title 😂

[@jimmyweez2992]

It's a smart move since Dana said it'll be the biggest fight ever. So in Jones case, why not.

[@TowerDoge]

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[@nelsonperez007]

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[@TowerDoge]

​@@nelsonperez007 I thought that was funny. Glad someone appreciated it. Haha

[@yozethcanal9877]

Thank you

[@galisleo8737]

I am too scared to skip the add and too poor to buy the pants.

[@jamesabergas5320]

@@galisleo8737 0:30 watch half , a middle ground

[@yudodis]

DUCK DYNASTY. NO ONE is bigger than the sport. Strip belt and Tom fights whos next in line. Business as usual. 👌

[@blacklevin1979]

And no one will care. I watch dam near every UFC card and never cared about a Tom Aspinal fight, like ever.

[@knarftrakiul3881]

Tom wouldn't be able to do that. People would always say "but you never beat jones.."

[@aaronjackson9603]

@@blacklevin1979yeah your either lying your ass off about watching ufc every weekend or your just a hater. He literally has the lowest octagon time out of any fighter, if hes not exciting then noone is. You absolute tool. Get jons c0c out of ur mouth

[@JordanSheppard13]

MIGHTY ducks

[@traviss9059]

@@knarftrakiul3881 It doesn't really matter, no one is injured (Jon or Tom) so if that's the only fight Dana wants to put on then in 3 months if Jon doesn't want to fight Tom at UFC 312 or 313 then sorry Bones we'll be having that belt back. And I don't think Tom cares who he fights, the only reason he even wants Jon is because he's holding the belt.

[@zeb292]

Tom would of knocked out Stipe in the first round we all know this

[@bencarignan2711]

Facts.

[@joaomendes147]

No doubt about it

[@discoshrew7403]

Correct

[@serv-on]

Stipe looked like he was about 55 yrs old

[@rtype1974]

Jon isn't a ko artist, he's a ground and pounder! I can't wait till Jones ends your little hero!

[@TheWhiteBelt]

3:00 “tito used to talk like that” poor Jones getting compared to Ortiz now

[@cameronturner7077]

John isn't trying to hurt the company by walking away, he simply doesn't care but if you think the company not making the hundreds of millions of dollars they would off that fight is not hurting the company you're sadly mistaken.

[@suj1201]

I agree with both Chael AND Dana for once. Tom vs Jon will be the biggest HW event that the UFC has ever held.

[@inkerfrrn3911]

ZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[@kingkongsson1]

Fans are very quick to forget huge fights like prime cain v prime dos antos . I'd love to know how u think a prime cain or prime dos antos or a prime d.c, loses to Tom aspinall. I can't see it at all

[@kevinfields7500]

You bugging. Khabib v McGregor was bigger than this fight would be.

[@Tomsta62]

Don't forget that we have Gane vs Volkov in a month. If Gane wins and I'm Jon, I'm making Tom get through Gane first, and I'm fighting Pereira in the meantime to stay active

[@ironchiri5251]

Yeah, but he is interim, and you have to fight him as champ

[@wingerding]

​@@ironchiri5251apparently not...

[@V.42405]

You're an idiot. That's not going to happen.

[@Tomsta62]

@@ironchiri5251 ofcourse jones would vacate

[@saintxeno777]

francis made 20 million boxing anthony joshua

[@buckbreaker5185]

And brain damage

[@DJZ64X]

​@@buckbreaker5185 how so?, Francis murdered someone in his next fight easily, he is the real heavyweight champ.

[@buckbreaker5185]

@@DJZ64X look up what happens to a person when they are flatline ko'd

[@Meirgottti]

Chael would have beat Jon if eye pokes were actually illegal

[@nimzzor]

So would a bunch of other ppl...

[@CameronLegend]

What do you mean? He did beat him.

[@brotherjames2204]

Obviously didn't watch the fight

[@suj1201]

I think most will be fine with whatever Jon does as long as he vacates the HW belt, which he says he’ll do, if he doesn’t defend against Tom.

[@Ot_a_n]

100% it’s not about fighting Tom it’s about holding a division hostage.

[@silverspringgaming]

​@Ot_a_n Oh shut up how many times has Aspinall fought this year? Jones just defended the belt.

[@QuintinHoughtby]

​@silverspringgaming Tom also defended his title this year...

[@slymcfly123]

​@@QuintinHoughtby he shouldn't have one.

[@Ot_a_n]

⁠@@silverspringgamingIf you think that was a title defense then there’s no point you’re lost 😂

[@chrispedersen2526]

The UFC has to fix their pay per view system. Nobody pays $80 to watch 1 sporting event. Everyone is watching pirate streams because the price is too high. A movie ticket is $11.99. Netflix is $15.49. Charge somewhere in that ballpark, people will start paying, revenue will go up, and then they can start paying the fighters what they are expecting as professional athletes.

[@BackyardBlacksmithing]

Seriously, people are dying to watch UFC, just look at the illegal streams. Every popular streaming site this weekend was crashing (prob bc nobody wanted to buy the shit card). Lower the price and ppl will be willing to buy the PPV. $80 every 1-2 weeks is too much for most people.

[@LEMON-jj5dv]

I couldn’t agree more.

[@shadow_realm47]

This is called a special economic event/situation it's kind of how taco bell/kfc at the international airport charge more. They actually don't wanna outsell the movies and Netflix they want to sell roughly 200,000-900,000 ppvsbut 3-4 times the price band of a normal event so they can get paid even on the lower side of the ppv buy rate, the live event is like a concert or something and the advertisers on big events spend a lot of money cus the viewer demographic is 18-35 men with expendable income. The real money is in the prestige advertising at the bigger UFCs like Jon Jones/Conner/Alex Pierre fights.

[@strawhatJ]

its not really about the money, you just have to jump through too many hoops to buy a ppv. watching a stream is just easier

[@TheRealBrillski]

I canceled espn+ some months ago and quit buying ppvs several months ago. It's way too expensive. I've been watching the fights at movie theatres for about $27. Most cards the UFC puts out these days, especially the last card, aren't worth more than $27.

[@darksteeltorqueo4397]

Dana: 10 million. Jones: 100 million. Dana: I think we are too far apart. Jones: Then forget it that dude is going to knock me out. Walks out

[@gt4real377]

Why is everyone mad ? The man fought the guy that was left in his error , he had 2 or 3 years off to gain wieght, in the mean time a up coming guy becomes a champion now you want to fight this brand new dude for small peanuts 🥜???

[@joeyb8109]

Does this guy own any other glasses? He must wear them to bed 😂😂

[@sdalal1110]

Jon Jones has every right to demand top dollar for a fight with Tom Aspinall. At this stage of his career, he’s earned the right to focus on legacy-defining bouts that bring in major paydays. With only a few fights left, it makes perfect sense for him to prioritize blockbuster matchups over rising contenders. And honestly, who has Aspinall faced that even comes close to Jones’s caliber? If they do eventually clash, fans should expect Jones to deliver a masterclass-just as he has with every challenger before. Fans need to give Jones the respect he deserves as the true GOAT.

[@NevenKuzat-hb4xn]

Masterclass you say, every time? For reall?

[@joeymcwilliams3440]

Uncle Chael giving us updates from a liquor store parking lot, in his Jim Jones glasses, is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. Or, it's proof that the simulation is programmed for maximum lulz. I'm happy either way .

[@bobb1776]

Whatever corner chaels on in Brooklyn is undoubtedly the safest! 16 minutes, not even a traffic law was broken, and not even a horn sounded!

[@ricksundberg5659]

Sorry Chael, the Brock Lesnar fights were massive ppv events that surpassed anything else heavyweight. 1 mil sales for Randy Couture, 1.14 mil for Frank Mir, 1.25 for mir #2, 1.2 for Carwin, 1.05 for Cain Velasquez. Jones and Miocic were estimated at 800k. To put things in perspective McGregor vs, Nurmagomedov sold a staggering 2.4 mil on ppv. This is why McGregor gets $20+ mil per fight. Tom Aspinall v Jones will not sell like Conor did, but it will be huge and Jones should get more money if he is going to bring this kind of ppv sales.

[@Sneakypete9742]

Jon 'dislikes' Tom because he knows Tom beats his ass all day every day. He wants to fight Alex because he's smaller and doesn't grapple. Jon only fights when he has an advantage, its smart, but it's also very unbecoming of a world champion. He mentioned BMF, ducking interim champ for a smaller opponent with glaring stylistic disadvantages (no wrestling at all) is the least BMF thing he could do, even mentioning it in that context disqualifies you IMO. BMF is for warriors, Jon is not a warrior, he is a bully. He should retire or take his L but one way or another he needs to stop holding onto that heavyweight strap.

[@brettskinner5824]

How chael on the sidewalk making his podcast and no one around 😅

[@TurinTuramber]

Because *he cannot let anyone get close* obviously.

[@dgreen6275]

Totally understand you Chael, and you are the only commentator that I believe is honest I truly respect you, but this time I have to agree with what Jon is doing by making his request public, Dana is known to be a liar and to accuse fighters of lying, by making his request public Dana and The UFC cannot mix Jon's words and suggest that Jon is lying.

[@BackyardBlacksmithing]

Jones next fight is already decided by the interm belt, fight Tom or vacate, he’s holding up a division

[@shadow_realm47]

Jon doesn't wana fight this is the usual buying 9 months after a fight to "negotiate" no other fighter does this. This is the old Anderson Silva script with special Jon Jones stuff that only he can do. 1. I won't fight him. 2. Unless you pay me more money. 3. I still might not fight him after getting paid. 4.Oops 🤕 injury, can't fight for 6/8 months. 5. Usada/Drug violation/ felony against a hooker/wife. 6. Finally I need the money so I'll fight him🎉

[@user_jh7]

real goat is sonnen. his anaysis, his fight prediction, fight iq, strategy is best ever.also He has a keen observing eye. His anaysis are full of biting[stinging] sarcasm

[@hyphyd5950]

What you’re saying regarding percentages of pay per view buys for fighters makes perfect sense when it comes to having to buy into a business before an employee gets ownership perks. But if the employee is the one getting his brains kicked in, there should be an adjustment to the business model going forward. That 1099 employee is taking most of the risk.

[@WilliamLeach-f2g]

150 million for 3 fights. 1 vs Aspinall 2 fight vs Pereira

[@childressoutdoors6131]

He 100% deserves it and the way the HW division looks. The ufc needs him to fight Tom. Better pay up, if this fight doesn’t happen it’s on the ufc not Jon.

[@HodgeFam]

Chael is the best mofo I’ve ever seen ramble on and make you listen. He’s the best ever at this.

[@peacejourney14]

PAY THAT MAN!!!!!! Champion for 15yrs!!!! He deserves a Huge payday for the Biggest fight in UFC history!!!!! 🐐

[@seb159]

We love u uncle cheal

[@tnchuck6566]

Jon really has all the leverage. Jon doesn’t need Tom Aspinall. Tom needs Jon. If Tom doesn’t fight Jon, who does he fight? Gane, Volkov?

[@ultimatefighttalk5525]

Yes Jon already has the belt and is the goat. Only thing on it for him is FU money

[@eliaspickering6470]

Tom has said multiple times that he doesn’t care who he fights, he just wants the belt. Jones is the one who stalled the division.

[@georgeaghimien3234]

Just fight Aspinal.

[@andrewSUN17]

Stop whining

[@georgeaghimien3234]

@andrewSUN17 he needs to fight Aspinal

[@dspicerj]

@@georgeaghimien3234he doesn’t have to do anything

[@DAVINCI85-i4h]

​@@dspicerjif he ie champion he needs to fight the interim champion.....is this complicated...i think not

[@dspicerj]

@ pay the man or shut up he doesn’t own anyone any fight.

[@adrenalineunlimited]

There is no "1099 employee"

[@MyNameIsBrandon413]

Cant be the Goat 🐐 and the Duck 🦆 at the same time. Its against science.

[@Andy_Bram]

At this point, he might as well change his name to 'Jon Bon Jonesy'. Who can forget his classic songs, such as - "Livin' on a Prayer, (they don't make me fight Tom)" "You Give 'Champs' a Bad Name" & "Glaze of Glory"

[@jakereinhardt7312]

Chael vs Jones for the Undisputed BMF Championship of the World. Both undefeated, both in their prime. The love children of a silverback gorilla and two great white sharks. I’d pay for that

[@ElTheDude]

Chael has made this video 100x and I’ve watched every time

[@depalmlicker2143]

Doesn't Dana always say, "There are multiple ways to turn down a fight." 🤔

[@KingHunter868]

Pieces like this. Why we love Uncle Chael!

[@HollywoodTransparency]

Chael what are you talking about? Do u think the UFC would give away ppv if they couldn’t easily afford it. And the reason they can easily afford it, because they pay the fighter’s such low wages. Not even close to boxing. And they are just as popular, probably more.

[@aaronthomas7522]

To make the comment that the points are endless is misleading. The percentage doesn’t rise as ppv rise the amount earned does. The amount one can earn is “unlimited” but in reality we know what the limits are based on past ppv performances.

[@EnergeticGiraffes]

Jon beats Poatan then leaves the UFC, forfeiting the belt. Jon then goes to PFL to fight Francis Ngannou for his last fight, beats Francis, Jon retires. The end.

[@BartSimpson-rl2uo]

He has like 5 fights left on his contract

[@HYPERIONF]

Everyone has it twisted. Dana knows Heavyweight is the best for optics. Α controversial fighter gets eyes through love and hate and curiosity. Dana isn't oiling Jon up, same way he wasn't oiling Conor up, or Pereira or whoever. He's building up his crowd-attracting fighters. He loves any hype train that makes money, valid, invalid, proven, unproven - whoever. That's why hes saying 'this is definitely Tom next' - because it is a controversy and gets the most eyes. He's a businessman, not a purist with the eyes for the best and most-balanced and justified fights - he's just seeing dollar bills. It's a business, it is what it is.

[@HYPERIONF]

And by the way, this isn't a defense of Jon - he should be made to fight Tom Aspinall or drop the belt or retire.

[@Intimatycal]

0:59 ad skip (with one word in as appreciation)

[@brentbrigham7243]

Thanks bro 😂

[@DavePatten-s1n]

Strip Jones and unleash Tom on his decade run to come. Then Jones' LEGACY will be that he ducked the 2 most dangerous fights of his career. I'm over it already

[@brocky78]

Be lucky 2/3 years

[@raisinrover]

that won't be his legacy. khabib ducked tony in his prime and nobody remembered that. tony had the opposite mentality of jon, took justin on short notice, got his ass beat, and was sent to the shadow realm and had his legacy destroyed. jon isn't stupid like tony, and I don't think you pay attention to what happens when you take a high risk, low reward maneuver. surprise, it does NOT pay off.

[@onthefencewithjrp4053]

Jon understands the risk with Aspinal. Hence why he wants enough money where the loss wouldn’t mean anything.

[@HARwinsOUTagain]

Bones already lost to Uncle Chael. Broke his toe pretty bad. He shouldn’t have a problem losing to Aspinall but he wants to be a baby.

[@PoopythePlumber]

Because Tom won’t break his toe he’ll break his jaw

[@martinadamsnhjg2329]

You dum ass JJ killed c s

[@DukeDurrango]

Ta because they’re not comparing the right thing. They’re simply comparing combat sport vs combat sport, boxing makes that amount we should too. The only time you can make that comparison , is when you know both sports are drawing the same amount of revenue. If they aren’t, you have to look at factors, like percentage of the expenses. When you use that matrix, the ufc is wildly under paying the fighters.

[@andresgenshinclips4229]

Dana will bust out his trump card. “Jones doesn’t want to fight”.

[@shawna7813]

He used that to smear Francis after refusing to give into his contract demands...

[@almoravidbeh6105]

It's common in boxing for ppv splits as well, it's not a ufc thing..

[@LolcowAdmirer]

I think he's trolling people calling Dana gracious

[@dragonballsuper1519]

After 16 years in the UFC and reigning for 14 years, Jon Jones earned the right to demand a career high payday. The PPVs of Aspinall are abysmal but a fight against Jones would be huge because of the latter. Jones is bringing the belt, his legacy, name recognition and global interest to the fight. If Aspinall loses, nobody really cares. He lost to the GOAT they will say and he can still thrive in the aftermath. If Jon loses, that’s a big stain on his record, and people, especially his haters, would finally have the ammo to question his GOAT status with an actual loss, not alternative takes about Reyes or Gustafson being victorious or moral lectures about his private life, but an actual clear cut loss. A victory does nothing for him in the grand scheme of things unless Aspinall after his loss embarked on a decade long undefeated streak and surpassed Stipe as the most decorated heavyweight of all time. That’s a lot of risk for little gains, so it makes sense that he wants to be adequately compensated, but his haters won’t even grant him that privilege.

[@kenneyoakwood1293]

They won't grant him that grace because most of them aren't smart enough to understand what you just explained. These brain dead moron just want to be entertained in the fashion they want to be entertained...no...this is a business.

[@nimzzor]

Jon should of been banned from the sport a long time ago. His legacy is trashed already. Those that claim he's the goat have lower morals and values themselves. Cheating (drugs, enhancements, eye poked, groin shots) isnt acceptable for anyone to do let alone someone that's the supposed "goat". The dude literally built a career off fighting guys past their prime and on a decline that's not a goat, that's no different then what Jake Paul's doing. If it was anyone else wiith his BS in the ring and out the ring, they would of been banned from the spot.

[@BackyardBlacksmithing]

jon glazer

[@discoshrew7403]

It’s not hating to demand the champion of a division defend against the number 1 contender instead of the guy ranked #8 who hasn’t won in 5 years. Now he’s going to price himself out of the fight because he knows he loses against Aspinall. That’s called ducking. It’s not hating to point that out either.

[@mattm9619]

I don't think Jon is really that big of a draw either in fairness for an undefeated reigning goat of all time I don't think he does great PPV numbers. We'll see if they even announce the PPV numbers vs Stipe. Also i think a larger portion of the MMA community would prefer he just retire and give us back the heavyweight division. Like I would love for the MMA community to weigh in on how many of us just want to see JJ retire and go away vs those who want him to stay.

[@jablonowskibrandon]

The problem with fighting is there's always this guy that can beat you. Jones his whole career fought somebody who was the guy to do it until they weren't. Jones has earned you be able to choose. Alex seems like the one who gets him more excited. He's been in mma shorter than Tom and already accomplished way more. Alex to me does more for Jones than Tom. I'd rather see that fight personally

[@Emolga6274]

Alex is too small , zero wrestling , will be too easy for jones

[@TheRealAdamSampson]

Jones ducking Aspinal harder than he ducked usada is hilarious 😂

[@jaysaget1280]

You cannot feel like a man, pandering to civilians that don’t really understand what’s going on. Staying out of another man’s pockets is extremely important information everyone’s father should’ve taught them.

[@adamshiek5113]

This fight will do prob 1.7 million buys. Thats 136 million plus a 20mil areana gate your looking at about 160million for this fight. Pay jon his 30 million end of story

[@ultimatefighttalk5525]

Gate could easily do over 20m for potentially the biggest fight in history. But I get your point

[@matty3870]

Making money is Dana's superpower. Giving it away is his Kryptonite.

[@jasond198]

Just not to the fighters 😮

[@toddhall7416]

Jones is going to ask for more money than Dana is willing to pay so he doesn't have to admit that he's afraid to lose to Aspinall. Same thing he did with Francis. A huge part of being undefeated is knowing who to duck.

[@gemayelphifer7627]

Right now, Bones is the only one that deserves eff you money. Pictograms or not, he delivers every time Dana calls his number. UFC is acting like they don't wanna set a precedent, but JJ is one of a kind!

[@Suppp34]

9:04 Jon can make anything a big fight. No one cared about Tom or would care about him if not for Jon.

[@joaomendes147]

Jon's not gonna let you hit, bro

[@BackyardBlacksmithing]

You’re a casual, get out of the sport

[@StrykerGSP]

Facts ppv numbers tell you no one will pay to watch a trick pony who legit can’t last 2 full rounds.

[@Azoria4]

@@StrykerGSP”one trick pony” - has done it multiple times, on multiple different occasions

[@cold485]

No. Tom is the one that built the hype up by constantly calling Jon out. That's why he's the only heavyweight ppl are talking about. Obviously they are talking about jon cos he is the champ that Tom is calling out and he's jon but make no mistake. Tom got tom there. That's why Cyril gane wasn't as demanded or even stipe. That's like saying connor vs aldo wouldn't sell so much were it not for aldo. Thats false and ignores how the story happened. Also is champ yes so he plays a role but the one doing the calling out builds the hype. Jon has added to it by ducking him and increasing the fans hunger but Tom started it. Please get the facts right.

[@SUPERSKILLZTV]

Seriously. Only new young talents bet on themselves. Old established stars do not bet on themselves. Jon has established himself as a star and has the right to ask for whatever he deems appropriate. If the UFC says no then he should walk. Lesnar is not Jones, if GSP walked after Hendricks why can't Jones. If his advisors have an ounce of competence and independence they should be prepared to walk if terms cannot be agreed. It makes no sense to help UFC build Aspinall as a star and UK market without a substantial payout. The UK and US market being the aim. UFC will not sacrifice Pereira for a fighter on the way out because he is a cash cow, Aspinall currently is not. And no, there is not only one way. Reasonable is in the eye of the beholder, true power is the ability to walk away NOT money. Nothing lasts forever, Dana, the UFC, money or anything else for that matter. If Jones is smart and has not sold his soul, his motto should give me a big piece of pie or bye bye.

[@Xtro-1098]

Think at this point jon can throw out a number to fight Tom aspinall which is reasonable.and dana will step up am sure...

[@qwirkt]

Paying Jon Jones to fight Aspinall is one of the most based and legit uses of money there ever was. I do not think there is a more desirable use of money, if Dana won’t do this, he’d better throw his cash away. Well, as long as JJ gets properly PED-tested and isn’t given any unfair advantage…

[@TommyTipex]

You know damn well the number he'll throw out won't be reasonable lmao

[@bradshortland6169]

Jon is going to price himself out of it by asking for an amount that he knows he won’t get, so then he can decline it and say the reason is they’re not paying him enough. But the real reason is that he is scared of losing, and he knows Tom and Francis are the two most likely to beat him, and therefore ducked them both

[@strawhatJ]

Who are we kidding, we all know the number Jon throws out will not be reasonable, he will price himself out once again just like he did with ngannou.

[@raisinrover]

@@qwirkt no, it isn't. nobody gives a fuck about this fight except fight fans who hate jon jones. tom vs jon is going to bring in 50x less views than jake vs mike LOL. the numbers have to make sense and for dana and jon, they just don't. better to ride jon off into the sunset as an undefeated "GOAT" of the sport, then to risk his marketability as a UFC hall of famer for some fight nobody will watch.

[@christopherparsons3224]

When other entertainers, and make no mistake Chael, fighters are entertainers, first started getting things that none of them ever got before, it was because there was someone with the stones to demand it, or they were going to walk. You can make the case that Jon can't go fight elsewhere or he breaches contract. Perhaps he couldn't go do kick boxing or BJJ, if his contract forbids it also, but to say that Jon Jones doesn't have options to make a living without the UFC is ludicrous. In the music business, they called it, "owning their own masters". I would call that rather similar to getting a cut of the pay per views. Michael Jordan's mom was smart enough to demand that if he was signing with Nike, that he had to get royalties, which is really similar to the PPV cut, I don't think Jon is being unreasonable. With every fight he takes on and the older he gets, his legacy of being unbeaten in the cage, gets harder to maintain. It gets riskier with every fight. For more risk, there should be more reward. I am not saying it is all Dana's fault, but I believe he got that part wrong. Jon signed it though, but that still doesn't mean they should be shaking hands, unless a better deal is reached, or it is for Jon to say goodbye. Having said that, I still think he can beat Tom, if he can avoid getting knocked out, which doesn't appear easy.

[@tonyandrin]

We all know Jones is avoiding the Aspinall fight..... Like Tom said, " I will retire Jon Jones without fighting him"..... Jones is delusional

[@quinnjohnson5047]

Love Chael, but he can be such a nuthugger. Most other professional athletes are not 1099 employees. Acting like the UFC is ambivalent for offering participation to 1099 employees is absurd when they shouldn't be 1099 in the first place. The participation is just a carrot dangling in front of these guys to keep accepting their same shitty contracts. There would be a hell of a lot more profit sharing if the fighters could ever unioinize and get proper sports contracts like other major sports organizations. The dudes in the NFL get just as much brain damage but at least they have lifetime health insurance and pensions to go with it. Dana is every bit as generous as he is a man of principles lmao

[@GET_IT_NBLOOD]

I can beat jon jones

[@michaelinetaylor9402]

Of course you can but everyone in the ufc can't

[@mattyearl8281]

​@@michaelinetaylor9402what😂😂😂😂😂 aspinall or any active heavyweight in top five who don't need a hip replacement beats Jon Jones

[@SMac86]

You couldn't beat Jon Jones' broken toe.

[@paulhager1281]

U could beat him off probably

[@JohnGsillw-jh3fd]

I mean we already know you can we’re talking about Jon & Tom though bro

[@DirtyHairy01]

Jake Paul allegedly making 40 million for basically nothing, is no doubt going to cause problems in the real industry. Jon wants to be the next Ngannou looks like.

[@V.42405]

They're different industries, similar but different. That was chaels whole point.

[@DAVINCI85-i4h]

Then let Jones go and box then

[@lewisclark2695]

@@DAVINCI85-i4hhe would get absolutely bodied in boxing he has no hand speed

[@InMotion-p1p]

Mma fighters in boxing does not work. Coz the results are not respected. Francis lost twice in boxing but the mma fans don't like the official results. And the boxers don't like being disrespected

[@Crazyjedi2]

There is plenty of other industries where talent getting points on the backend is an industry standard... the movie business is the first that comes to mind, actors get contracts with points on the backend all the time. The music industry would be another one. Artists get royalties on the backend. I don't know why Chael acts like fighters getting PPV points is some novel thing that doesn't exist anywhere else in the world and they should be thankful for it, it exists in plenty of other industries as well.

[@nail1255]

Alex is 6'4 230 Jon 6'4 237 Alex is a 2 division champ who looks way better on resume for Jon. And would draw more money. Tom feels like a much smaller fight and makes no sense for Jon.

[@MyLoveDessitaX]

Yeah the guy in the lower division makes more sense than the fcking interim in his own division well done Coke fanboy

[@ThumpRat]

The fans weren't shouting 'Alex, Alex, Alex' at the Jones/Stipe press conference, were they?

[@rollingpaper-x2u]

​@@ThumpRatI heard "tommy tommy tommy"

[@nail1255]

@@ThumpRat Because Dana only put the interim on him to protect Alex. He did so to manipulate the sheep fans.

[@nail1255]

@@MyLoveDessitaX I hate Jon Jones. But reality is Alex resume is much bigger and has drawn way more money than Tom. Dana knows Tom will beat Jon. Jon will beat Alex and ruin his momentum. So the UFC is painting a picture to get people on Tom hype train. Were all gonna regret not getting the Alex super fight in 20 years if Tom beats and retires Jones.

[@JustinMobley-d6f]

Chael sonnen you're the best. You're the best. I think he said it in an interview and it made me think he knows aspinall weighs a lot more than him so that's why Jones keeps saying I don't want to tarnish my legacy smart business move but if you're going to be pound for pound you got to stand on that I love them both

[@bencarignan2711]

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[@rayornelas8459]

Learned more about business from Chael than I ever did in school.

[@I8THESHROOMS]

He just wants to get paid closer to what hes worth. People hate the fact that he is actually worth more than hes asking for. He would beat tom and deep down you know it. The truth hurts stop twisting the truth because you like or dislike someone. This is a sport he wins at it its that simple. Pay the man or keep crying.🤷🏾

[@whh3946]

Ok Jerome, Tom would spark him out with the 1st punch he lands

[@I8THESHROOMS]

@whh3946 😆

[@Emolga6274]

@@whh3946but if he misses , jones will take him down and elbow him to win

[@John-s6u7c]

Chael seems right , take an obscene check and no ppv points...or take a bit less , get ppv points and have a stake in selling the fight .

[@drakep41_yt20]

Yall stupid , I thought ducking was when you completely avoid somebody and don’t even acknowledge it… Jon fully admitted he don’t wanna fight Tom , even told yall why he don’t wanna fight him. That’s not ducking that’s just straight up admitting you just don’t wanna fight the dude

[@southernsteel4476]

1:00

[@Hugh1319]

I have to disagree. I think Jon vs Alex will be a much bigger fight and has more eyes and will garnish higher ppv. Hardcore mma fans wants Jon vs Tom but I don’t think it will get higher numbers. Alex is much more famous than Tom and has more decorated credentials.

[@chiquita683]

Seems fair. Aspinal cant bring in PPV numbers the way Poatan can so getting a bigger guarantee makes sense. If Tom spent more time in the octagon than on Twitter he could have been a star

[@Theboss-tb9nh]

😂😂man jones fans are nonces it’s not his fault he knocks people out unlike jones I don’t think he knocked 1 person out with a punch in his career

[@dewyainprice3015]

Says the guy that bought the ppv

[@MicovskiMC]

Who should the interim champion fight?

[@dewyainprice3015]

This video just posted 42min ago and you already tuned in. 😂. Admit it. We love Johnny. 😂

[@TalkingShenaniganz]

To get more money, you need to be respected? No, someone has to pay you. Either the company pays it or does it. Period.

[@Seibertz]

Hes scared😅

[@SAM-ru4vx]

🦆

[@SunTzuMedia]

Jon beats Aspinal in 1.

[@joaomendes147]

​@@SunTzuMedia He couldn't beat Old man Stipe in 1 LOL

[@caseyhelmer276]

​​@@joaomendes147Jones is the much better fighter. Its coming and tom will get that azzz tapped. Its coming.

[@joaomendes147]

@@caseyhelmer276 What do you think happened in the Stipe fight? Jones was weird there. Seemed like he wasn't even trying. I think Tom beats Jon regardless, we'll see

[@cold485]

9:17. I like the fact that he did it on a loss too. Too many fighters would think its over when really its not. Reminds me a bit of nate diaz and how he can flip the script on a fight even after a loss.

[@undrwrldfightclub]

When you think about the Domonick Reyes fight, you realize that Jon was tired of kicking everyone at light heavyweight's ass and he took the night off during the Domonick Reyes fight, realized it, and relinquished the belt to set a goal for himself to move up to heavyweight because that mission would put the element of "fear" back into the circumstances and motivate him again. Whether he fights Aspinall, Pereira or retires, I'll be happy that I was alive to see the greatest mixed martial artist of all time live from the start of his career to the end of his career. I guess that's what people born in the 70's & 80's must've felt like when they were watching Mike Tyson.

[@mattdavis37]

What about the Santo’s fight? A 1 legged PFL fighter won rounds off him, arguably won and took him to split decision. And Anthony Smith? Couldn’t get him out of there in 5 rounds? Smith is dog shit. Fact is after 3rd hot piss test for Gus 2 he fell off. Because he knew a 4th would result in a lifetime ban.

[@mattdavis37]

@@undrwrldfightclub I actually didn’t, you want a screen shot to prove it? 😂 This will be Jones’s 4th loss, only this time it will be by finish, no Judges saving him. I mean, for Dana to come out at the post-fight presser and say he gave the first 3 rounds clearly to Reyes, but “You can’t leave it in the hands of the judges”. Guess what… He’s fighting a guy with the fastest average finish time in UFC history, his whole UFC career cage time was shorter than it took for Jones to take out a 42 year old Stipe who’d been retired for 4 years. 100% takedown offence, 100% takedown defence, a black belt in BJJ since he was 16 (Jon’s still purple for reference). Was in 5 of Tyson Fury’s training camps putting world class level boxers on their asses. I mean, there’s nowhere really Jon can win this fight. Jon likes fights he an advantage over in one of those departments, that’s why he couldn’t even mention his name post fight, that’s why he banned Tom from the press conference and weigh-in’s. When his own people from his own home state of New York gave the biggest pop of the night of the presser to Tom, and started chanting “TOMMY! TOMMY!”… after him claiming Tom was a nobody? That must of hurt him and his dick riders really hard. He’s a scumbag of a human, and I hope when Tom wipes the floor with him he doesn’t beat his wife as bad this time. Hopefully she’ll divorce him and take half of all the loot with her.

[@darrellowings2343]

Jon is starting to realize how easy these heavyweights are for him. He was convinced he needed a bunch of weight which then made the HW debut take forever. He keeps talking about getting out of there but why. He's taken no damage in either HW fight. I think he's slowly realizing he can do what he wants in there. Now we all know Tom is a different story. He's the next generation. Yea I know Jon wants Alex because he thinks that'll get more pop and he's probably right but in terms of interesting fight Aspinal really has something and Jon knows that too. He knows the risk is higher. Jon in terms of who he's trying to pick is practicing good sound UC 101. Easiest fight in front of the biggest crowd for the most money. But Tom is a fascinating matchup. Heck get a gentleman's handshake from Jon he'll fight Tom next. If Jon beats Tom, and I think he will, then what? We crown Jon king of everything? I think we have to.

[@jasond198]

Lmao you think a gentleman's handshake with jon holds any water? 😂 You haven't been paying attention

[@darrellowings2343]

@@jasond198 was kind of being facetious.

[@michaelinetaylor9402]

Tom picked a fight with a guy who already had a fight contract with someone else signed then said the guy was ducking him

[@TwoMuleBlues]

Thank you! I'll bs so glad after Jones beats Aspinal so these kids w will shut the hell up.

[@BackyardBlacksmithing]

you’re stupid. Tom has an interim belt and Jones is talking about his next opponent like it’s undecided. Even daddy Dana is getting upset at Jones bc this level of ducking is starting to look bad for the company as a whole.

[@Guitarial_arts]

Great video. Chael dropping knowledge on the game.

[@MJ-jf7zw]

He's just being a company man for the ufc and doing what he is told

[@pmh1nic]

Jon is in control IF the UFC really wants to make it happen. Yes, at some point Dana has to be confident that the money for the ONE fight works in their favor. Tom is the minor partner in this deal. Jon is the main draw. At Jon's age it can't be viewed as a multi-fight deal. Win or lose this is very close to the end of the road in Jon's fighting career. There are two parties that need to be satisfied. Dana has to use his wisdom to come up with a max deal that is profitable to the UFC and is agreeable to Jon. For Tom this is a stepping stone to building a kegacy. The big money for him comes after this fight IF he can beat Jon. Tom needs this fight much more than Jon needs it. I don't think ultimately Jon is looking to hurt the UFC and the discussion about odds makers being a factor at THIS point in his career and after all he has accomplished doesn't make sense. Jon has over a decade of proving he is the best to have ever done it. Dana with confidence says that. Even if Tom was to beat Jon he'd have a lot more to do to try to take on that legacy.

[@justinstarkey5669]

Chael normally nails these arguments, or topics, however you want to categorize it. However I feel like he missed a big part of this one. See, his analysis would be completely accurate if jon was refusing to fight, like Fransis at the end of his contract. Only thing is that's not what jon said or is doing. Jon very clearly said he would still fight, even picked an opponent. He hasn't demanded more money to fight, he demanded more money to fight a specific person if the UFC wouldn't make any other fights. Now that doesn't change the dynamic completely but it does make a big difference. The UFC wants to host one specific bout because they see it as more profitable, Jon realizing this, also wants more money..... that does change things, like it or not. Now the comparison of rumored wages, chael is still on target with that and everything else. Only thing he missed was Jon is still willing to fight under his current contract, but it's not the fight the UFC wants. Problem is, they have already set the precedent that dominate champions can bounce weight class to weight class to get belts. So jon does have standing to say that he wants to go back down and fight Alex. The ufc knows however, that it would be a terrible idea. Jon exposes Alex and ends the hype and money tree at light heavyweight.

[@abhinavchauhan7864]

I don't understand how its not fair for him to ask huge money when he is the one risking it all

[@ejkboxing]

Why can't the UFC pay Jon Jones his $30-$35 million. Jones should only fight him if he gets to put $20 million profit (after taxes, fees & salaries are all paid) in his bank account. After all of these years they can scrape that together & just pay him. They can say he needs to retire afterward that fight or keep it going for 1-2 more fights.