Daniel Cormier says Jon Jones & Stipe Miocic WON'T FIGHT Tom Aspinall at UFC 309 | w/ Ben Askren

Daniel Cormier and Ben Askren GO IN ON the news that Tom Aspinall is backing up Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic. DC is ADAMANT that Stipe nor Jon would fight Tom Aspinall, even with his official position as the backup fighter at UFC 309. And Cormier explains why even if Jon Jones went public saying Stipe is his last fight, the UFC "will nudge him" into possibly reconsidering the Aspinall fight. Plus, don't miss Ben's quick thoughts on what he believes is keeping Conor McGregor out of the octagon.
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[@MyNameIsBrandon413]

My biggest takeaway from this video. Frog fuel is a terrible name for a protein powder.

[@alfiashaikh9228]

😂

[@crackwatchhomeless]

Frogs love it

[@benmcreynolds8581]

How lame is it that Jon Jones is refusing to pass the torch down to the next generation AND then he's flicking him sh*t about it. It's such a b*tch move.

[@thesaintst1851]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 as if you would say that to his face tough guy 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Jofre-b2w]

@@thesaintst1851 this right here is why people make fun of jones fanbase. such simple creatures

[@amirashley6915]

@@Jofre-b2wHe’s laughing because regardless Jon retiring is leaving the belt to the younger generation. Also this comment dosent hold up well at all because Jon defended the light heavyweight belt against two newer generations than himself. And left the belt to the new kids.

[@tony4534]

@@Jofre-b2w You wouldn’t say it to Jon’s face.

[@kgb9440]

@@amirashley6915(lost to Reyes and relinquished belt lol )

[@duquette1792]

Winner of Jon and Stipe should wrap the belt around Tom 😂

[@crackwatchhomeless]

Nude

[@fgc1850]

The promos for ufc 309 is always daniel cormier getting ko in the most epic way possible (sorry dc)

[@drunkpaulocosta]

Because you gotta go back 5 years to find a highlight for either of them Like DC has more highlights since those KOs than either of them have combined since

[@wolfman5]

Tommy Aspinal is the uncrowned champ

[@Hmuondestiny]

There's a reason why George Foreman didn't fight Mike Tyson to quick to powerful. Thats why jones wont fight Aspinall

[@LightsOut-c2j]

Other way round George would have smoked him like he did to Frazier

[@crackwatchhomeless]

😢😂george way more powerful

[@harsha1989able]

I think it was the other way around... George Foreman was a terrible matchup for Mike Tyson, and Mike famously ducked him... Which brings down Mike's legacy a bit in my eyes...

[@deluxsound123]

@@harsha1989able The fight ducking brings down his legacy but your fine with the raping?

[@bulletproof1581]

@@harsha1989able Mike didn't duck him, George has said on record that Ali told him to not fight Mike because Mike was way too good, and George admits to avoiding Mike for this reason

[@Devdogs]

Jon Jones has been on steroids for the majority of his career. His “legacy” should be taken with a pinch of salt.

[@carterpayte9463]

Also looked awful anytime he fought somebody his own size outside of gane

[@matt.c5041]

Bollocks. He has the best resume of any fighter. Ever

[@Devdogs]

@@matt.c5041 yeah because he fought old men that were middleweights. And he was on steroids. I never said anything about his resume

[@carterpayte9463]

@@matt.c5041 a bunch of 5’11 testosterone less pride middleweights is not legacy

[@Devdogs]

@@carterpayte9463 💯

[@mattr27]

Jon would gain more respect from fans if he fought Aspinall and lost than if he just retired after the Stipe fight. Jon will leave the sport as a cheating duck more than a goat.

[@Mufes-hv5cz]

Prime Jones would absolutely demolish tommy ...not even close ...he has nothing to gain by losing

[@combatesdeboxeo]

​@@Mufes-hv5czexactly

[@BP-gm2ww]

@@Mufes-hv5cz So? Two options: Hold on to the belt and fight Tom or don't hold on to the belt and don't fight Tom. If he had just dropped the belt and waited for the Stipe fight nobody would have hated on him that bad.

[@itsjason8097]

What does jones have left to prove to anyone? These new fans are delusional, and you bring up jones popping do you remember when dc popped too??

[@kevinross1300]

That’s such a sad way to end a great career

[@bencarignan2711]

Tom is the current King of the HW division. Period.

[@brilliance_573]

That’s why jones is champion 😂

[@aldor2po]

You have your periods?

[@thesaintst1851]

Ok casual 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@rollingpaper-x2u]

​@@brilliance_573why does jon avoid him like the plague I guarantee you if stipe backed out jon would not fight tom and stipe wouldn't either he would beat them both up in one night

[@ryanlangley1219]

Dana and Jon are ruining Jon’s legacy by Jon leaving on a Stipe fight

[@monty2325]

DC completely selling out to the ufc acting like anyone in the world cares about miocic vs jones 2024 😭

[@TheeliteMMA-ms4vz]

Bisping doing the same thing, they’ll do anything to make their daddy Dana happy, complete shills.

[@kylemadison1296]

If either guy gets hurt and refuses to fight Aspinall, then the Jones vs Stipe fight should just never happen and Jones should be stripped of his title.

[@seanzy41]

Dana eventually gets mad. As much as it pained him he stripped Conor. There’s only so much rope he’ll feed to a scenario. If Jones gets injured again and Stipe backs out of the Aspinall fight you won’t see him ever again. Dana will just offer him Fight Night main events until he voluntarily retires. He’ll do something similar to Jon. we’re talking 2 aged commodities here. Jon won’t see another offer that doesn’t have Aspinall’s name on it. My guess is he fights one of the 2 if needed.

[@Thescottishguyreacts]

If neither fight aspinall then Jon gets stripped and aspinall is undisputed champ. If that happens and aspinall doesn’t get undisputed champ I’ll stop watching ufc It’s a joke how they have treated aspinall when he’s the only one with the balls to fight anyone anywhere and wins.

[@DarrenDouglas-qc9wz]

Aspinall is scarier then Francis

[@TreyJaySoSway]

not look wise

[@dhdhdh2257]

@@TreyJaySoSway looks don't win you fights

[@freecain8247]

I consider Daniel the best heavyweight because he won belts in multiple organizations like king of the cage, Strike Force, and the ufc. Him and Cain are my favorite fighters.

[@SpecialEd.101]

By the time the ad, and frog fuel injection I was out of time. All I can think of atm...Why is Jon Jones always in everyone's mouth when hes hasn't really fought in modern times.

[@Alsayid]

McGregor screwed Chandler over. I also think McGregor was dragging his feet because he thought Chandler would probably beat him by knockout, and he would rather have something close to a tomato can fight to get a victory on his resume before peacing out.

[@MohamedBulhanny]

The amount fear jon has for tom aspinall its insane tom aspinall has people fearing him

[@adamparker2754]

I truly believe Tom would knock Jon on his a**!!! Tommy's young big hungry, strong fast. And can fight which makes A serious Warrior!!!!

[@Mattyic313]

Can’t claim you’re the GOAT when you’re clearly avoiding the best guy…..if you’re truly the greatest ever you would fight Tom and beat him

[@GoodStuff1992]

Didnt GSP do the same? they cant fight forever.

[@suhailshaikh8529]

​@@GoodStuff1992 this would let the trend go longer and longer which will make this sport look like WWE , just 1 mistake from past should not be repeated

[@Dru2037]

GSP didn't fight Whitaker after he beat Bisping.

[@gustavoterrazas1282]

JJ knows he can loose against Aspinall and will avoid at all costs that fight

[@wolfman5]

I wouldn't go that far

[@suhailshaikh8529]

​@@wolfman5 he said " can lose " , not will lose

[@tony4534]

@@suhailshaikh8529I wouldn’t go that far

[@suhailshaikh8529]

@@tony4534 what's your mileage ? How much fuel u need ?

[@tony4534]

@@suhailshaikh8529 I wouldn’t go that far

[@Stratsrule]

Jones can’t fight. Dana white ain’t gonna let his husband fight. He’s like some woman constantly trying to protect her man. Yuck

[@ragex2636]

Stipe didn't turn down Tom he said yes. Dana said he would disrespect stipe with that fight

[@mattsmith5421]

He didn't say yes, how can you say he said yes to something he was never even asked.

[@GoodStuff1992]

​@@mattsmith5421he was asked. tom even said he was asked to fight stipe and stipe turned him down too. fans don't want to admit it because stipe is off limits for criticism

[@Dru2037]

Exactly they didn't call Stipe. He said he was ready to Sergei and then they announced Tom.

[@Lion-h3art]

Thanks DC. I don't blame JJ, even though he's still young-ish, he's been fighting for ages and father time is undeafeated, so I can't blame him. God bless him. He's one of the GOATS . Respect.

[@TheeliteMMA-ms4vz]

He’s a steroid cheat who beats women up, he deserves no respect he’s a coward who’s scared of Tom.

[@ylogicmachine6812]

Jon : I love Dana, leave me alone

[@mmajabroni]

Why you repost videos we’ve already seen?

[@drunkpaulocosta]

Strip Jones of his belt for the 3rd time and be done with this. We will all thank Dana if he does. Its ruining the legacy of everyone involved

[@Dru2037]

Strip him for fighting the fight he was scheduled to fight before.

[@garretskarda1323]

Same situation as olivera vs khabib we wanted that so bad when khabib retired just bc we couldn't have it.

[@TheeliteMMA-ms4vz]

Not true at all nobody even cared about Charles until he won the belt

[@GoodStuff1992]

People forget that GSP went up and fought bisping but didn't fight the interim champ, whittaker or the most dangerous mw at the time romero. gsp retired. he walked away. Time will give jones the same respect. these guys cant fight forever

[@Dru2037]

Bisping skipped over Robert to take the fight with GSP and they both retired after.

[@GoodStuff1992]

@Dru2037 no, bisping fought gastelum right after gsp

[@rollingpaper-x2u]

how about this tom fights both of them in one night i bet he wins both of them

[@Dru2037]

You haven't been watching MMA that long. The WWE is more your speed.

[@thatsoutstanding4331]

It just makes no sense to me. Obviously Jon knows the fan base has turned against him, why not retire with absolutely 0 questions by beating Tom?

[@marksoutofzen]

If one pulls out on the night then they wont have a lot of choice as Tom is official back up. So who knows? But apart from being forced into it, I doubt it too as this fight says retirement for both of those legends!

[@mattuk1693]

Dana is going to regret this big time! I said from the start both will retire and Tom won't be accepted as the champ. Who is he going to fight?

[@df6148]

Exactly Tom needs this fight to legitimize his status. Jon Jones could retire today and still be considered the GOAT. Tom would have to dominate for another 10 years. Trying to take a shortcut to greatness by fighting an older Jon Jones is a joke.

[@digg_7]

@@df6148 shortcut? he's the interim champ, he's beat the other top contenders except Gane because he didn't accept him either, Tom's entire MMA career is shorter than Jones' Reyes and Smith fight, that's how dominant he is

[@ykyielding9556]

Gane. That's who he should have always fought before he even got gifted the interim belt. This whole situation is Dana's fault and completely unnecessary.

[@fgc1850]

Poatan could go up and ko aspinall, he is faster, hits harder and is more technical striker

[@fgc1850]

​@@df6148 facts but this is what daniel cormier attempted, same with bisping vs silva or gsp

[@Regalman]

Bro Jon Jones is old

[@Carlishere11663]

Jon needs to fight Tom for the sake of the ufc. We need to know if the Unbeatable can beat the Unbeaten

[@bairleewoak6440]

Jon's gonna fight Tom, It's a negotiation ploy.

[@Undefeated0-0]

How’d you feel DC, if Jon is about to retire undefeated double champ if he beats the guy you fought last?

[@avikfett1551]

This is a middle finger to the fans, he should just retire if he won't unify.

[@Flash-Man819]

If Stipe pulls out and Jon also pulls out. It doesn’t make sense that Tom has to defend the interim belt again. If Jon Jones doesn’t fight again, he needs to be stripped off his title. And the UFC either upgrades Tom to undisputed champion or they make Tom fight somebody for the undisputed title.

[@GoodStuff1992]

kind of like when stipe pulled out when jones got injured

[@MMARavid]

Honestly just think with Conor the UFC plan on renegotiating with ESPN since the deal ends next year, and they want to have him headline two PPV's to inflate their value

[@micahnowalski8521]

Jon jones should just stop everything he's doing and fight tom. I love the mindset of trolls

[@uncleb7821]

DC vs Jon & Stipe = 1-5…. Damn.

[@ronobo1589]

I REALLY hope the Saudi boys are interested in the fight because maybe they could throw enough money to the UFC to get Jones to fight Aspinall

[@ryanizcool3370]

I can't wait till Stipe knocks put Jon cold.

[@AlexSimpson-x8w]

Why is there no subscribe button I grew up with a kid from Dominica Not the Dominican Republic but Dominica who was built exactly like DC Dude was sturdy as a rock Why he played basketball at 5ft5 is beyond me Dude was just wrestling dudes on the court He would put his arms out like he was playing defense and slide a little until you hit his arm and then start wrestling dudes It's was tragic and funny at the same time We lost a lot of new people Like, he would f_ck dudes up He looked exactly like DC but shorter It was hilarious Me being a Jamaican and Trinidadian I was like Let's wrestle dude Yh he bust my @$$ But i got the ball in the basket Like I won on points Technically My back didn't But that's not the W that counts

[@sylvesterstillalone]

He wont because you said it.. shoulda come out and said you think he would.. but you can’t

[@LaithAboabed]

Jon ran from ngannou and now from aspinall he's a scared bully guy fighting smaller guys his whole career

[@SpookyRedz]

When has Jon ever denied to fight someone ? Never

[@marlonjohnson985]

He didn't want to fight chael at first🤣

[@ronobo1589]

He refused to fight CHAEL SONNEN, a MIDDLEWEIGHT, on short notice as a backup. Don't try it

[@fgc1850]

​@@ronobo1589 so what? Jones and chael fought, you are very low iq

[@fgc1850]

​@@marlonjohnson985 what happened when they fought?

[@redrum3419]

They had to cancel a PPV because he wouldn't fight Chael on short notice😂😂😂 don't blame him I hear that Chael guy's Undefeated and Undisputed

[@GggGgg-ek3dw]

Jon and steepe gain nothing by winning interim champ

[@alan8887]

Let me congratulate Jon for being wise enough to retire after the Stipe fight. The only problem I foresee is Jon losing this fight to Stipe.

[@Cups-wk3hj]

Stipe would fight him. If he beats jones I bet the fight happens

[@SpookyRedz]

If Dana pulls out the bank for Jon I think Jon will fight Tom , Jon could be just talking BS to build up the fight and I think if people keep calling Jon out for not fighting Tom , it could happen

[@Jeet-Kune-Do]

Make a Interview with Jon Jones

[@treyjah1]

Stipe can beat jones too

[@GenerationLost92]

Let's go DC

[@kennethalbright3427]

DC IS a real champ unlike steroid bones jones

[@Siosifa]

*Tom sends a spy to injure Stipe*

[@MAkAVeLlIiii]

Buckley Ragdolls DC

[@treyjah1]

Fight a spinal fir what .. that’s a easy fight for jones and I’m not high on jones he’s not even my GOAT

[@marlonjohnson985]

John is avoiding tom like the plague

[@fgc1850]

Is all risk with zero reward

[@marlonjohnson985]

@@fgc1850 true ish the reward is tom aspinal on his resume , aspinal will likely be the heavyweight goat

[@Azhalan]

He knows he has a much better chance at beating Stipe. If he beats him and retires, he will forever be considered the greatest, at least in the UFC, I still think Fedor would have wiped the floor with him. Fighting Tom really does gain him nothing but the very real chance of getting defeated.

[@marlonjohnson985]

@@Azhalan yeah this is obvious he's not taking on the actual worthy contender and fighting on old man and he's being an on paper "champ"

[@Tintin-jv8ix]

Daniel just wants jon to lose🤣1 time...

[@VegaH_]

Jon won in march laid out his plans Tom ass wasn’t even in the top 3 and wasn’t relevant till November

[@AthelstansSuccessor]

Well......now Tom's the only guy defending his belt at HW and smoked mist of the division so there's no excuses. Either ditch stipe and fight the INTERIM champ or vacate and let the division move on!!

[@VegaH_]

@@AthelstansSuccessor irrelevant fighter

[@TheeliteMMA-ms4vz]

@@VegaH_You’re right but considering Tom saved the event in November by stepping up on short notice with a back injury and smoking the guy on a 6 fight 1st round knockout spree I’d say he’s jumped stipe in the queue 🤷‍♂️ Also Jon won in march LAST YEAR, that’s almost 20 months ago, in that time tom has smoked 3 top 5 heavyweights in 3 minutes combined.

[@Dru2037]

​@@TheeliteMMA-ms4vz beating Sergei and Curtis doesn't jump you pass Stipe. Tom should have fought Gane and then he would have a notable name on his resume.

[@tony4534]

Aspinall hasn’t earned a shot at them.

[@shahrumsayuthi5801]

Jon the duck Jones. That's his legacy.

[@bravojonny803]

Why is Tom ducking Cyril.

[@AthelstansSuccessor]

You cant be serious

[@Dru2037]

He's definitely ducking Gane.

[@theceo2574]

Damn boys Jon is old now....yall just want see him to get whooped. I would advise Jon just make Stipe your last fight and retire the goat because what happens if he takes the Tom fight? They will bring someone else then someone else so it never ends . Just go out a winner Jon!

[@harsha1989able]

😂 The biggest duck of all time... What an embarrassment... I am ashamed to think that I used to be a huge Jones fan until last year....

[@bigchedds8389]

@@theceo2574 why are you diminishing so many of Jones victories with this "too old" thing? If Jones is "too old" then so was Cormier (nearly 36) when Jones finally got up the courage to fight DC.

[@Alexander07882]

The fake Goat refused to fight Chael Sonnen on 8 days notice! Do you think he'd fight Aspinal on short notice 😂🤣

[@GoodStuff1992]

didnt he fight OSP on short notice whe DC got injured?

[@Alexander07882]

@@GoodStuff1992 You know he's ducking Aspinal let alone fighting him on short notice 😂 🤦🏿

[@wiremupaki3793]

UFC IS NOT THE SAME IT FULL OF BS

[@LiLPicantee]

How can anybody listen to Ben askren talk, Jesus Christ

[@kennethalbright3427]

Aspinall is the real champ

[@trevon8864]

Ten bucks says Jon doesn’t make the walk and Stipe exposes Tom and outboxes him.

[@Prymary2]

Ben Askren has a more recent fight than Stipe

[@americanistajsm]

Is Stipe even training at a gym or just hitting mitts in his garage?

[@chrisharb4656]

Theres DC not talking about Jones again lol

[@lisasobler9806]

Who cares, aspinal is a newbie newbie , Jones already made it, there just aren't any fat azzes worth watching

[@TheeliteMMA-ms4vz]

Smoked number 3,4,5,7 and 9 in 7 minutes combined but ok 🥱

[@Dru2037]

​@@TheeliteMMA-ms4vz they're so well known and none of them were Gane.

[@mxbblife_mu]

The thing is if fans were respectful maybe Jones would try to make them happy... But all most of them do is Hate so why should Jon stick around ??????

[@TheeliteMMA-ms4vz]

He’s literally a POS he doesn’t care about anyone but himself, he doesn’t deserve any respect.

[@BarryMaccockener]

I was taking tile out of this house and it was killing me. I had to channel my inner DC got it done like a boss.

[@JimmyJapan]

awww

[@godlone4796]

What does Jones have to gain from fighting aspinal? He’s already the GOAT. He had his mind set on Ngannoue and that fight didn’t happen. He demolished Gane in the fight. He has no reason to fight aspinal besides for fans 😭

[@thefacts6780]

I can't believe these two guys think Tom is a challenge to John. Tom wouldn't last one round with John.

[@mylesrobinson9822]

Bait

[@winterc.2476]

​@@mylesrobinson9822Good looking out 😊

[@marlonjohnson985]

Full bait

[@df6148]

The UFC needs a new HW champ that is young and want Jon to pass the torch through combat. There’s a reason the UFC is now open to hosting boxing matches. They want more action and more fans interested and that can’t happen to its full extent if the heavy weight champ is seen as a guy beating up everyone BUT Jon Jones.

[@fgc1850]

​@@df6148 you are a low iq noob, interims are never considered real champions, doesnt matter if they fight the champion or not

[@williamwilson1800]

Jon jones has no need to validate tim aspinal career and he will retire undefeated unlike tom aspinal

[@Dru2037]

Tom would have been in a better position if he fought Gane.

[@daviddaagod130]

lol 2 salty losers

[@DB-qx7dr]

🫡

[@Andre_vyent]

Look at jons resume.... He doesnt need any of them periode

[@TheeliteMMA-ms4vz]

He was on steroids his whole career, now he’s off them he’s ducking people like the coward he is

[@chrisraulersonjr3347]

All do respect brother..stop hating

[@bloodmilksky1985]

If aspinall fights jones an wins it validates how good he is, if he doesn’t fight him aspinall will always have a ? Over his head…. Jones will be remembered as a GOAT an all the weird stuff will disappear but his record reads like the pride roster

[@garretskarda1323]

We are spoiled

[@Ayoooo99-p3m]

Firth #1

[@BestBuzzHoneyBees]

DC why you always hating on Jones and Stipe? Is it because they both made you cry?

[@Jasalexander-vv2uw]

Atleast DC was man enough to fight Jon when DC was old and Jon was in his prime...can't say the same about Jon

[@c666s]

Yep he just wants Tom to do what he couldn’t 😂

[@dmtmediabrothers]

Hate? He kinda has a point

[@FentyMixx]

sorry you can't handle the truth lmfao

[@luckytokin]

@@Jasalexander-vv2uwEXACTLY

[@bxst8450]

Dc will never beat Jon 😂

[@crackwatchhomeless]

Iove to see jones face when tom comes in as a backup

[@thiefrap2124]

Who wins who lose at ufc 3o9 doesn't matter they'll both couldn't figh aspinall

[@crackwatchhomeless]

Jones can not beat tom Ever except in the shower

[@feeldapwr]

I like dc as a commentator but he needs to get over Jon Jones’s greatness.

[@shadyganley8877]

Greatness? 🤣

[@SamaBRJ]

Yes, you little keyboard fighter.

[@tony4534]

Agreed. DC is extremely bothered by Jon being the GOAT.