How Jon Jones Is Ruining The UFC Heavyweight Division

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[@Bnoah8]

im tired of people flat out ignoring this just because of his legacy

[@good8619]

Oh we know, he's ducking to preserve it. Cherrypicking a relic that hasn't fought in ages is disgraceful.

[@JohnJoatan]

Bro couldn’t beat an obese 5”8 wrestler without steroids 😂 some legacy.

[@TyFRFX]

@@JohnJoatan let's not act like DC isn't one of the best LHW's of all time just to undermine Jones.

[@chadofthejungle12yearsago59]

he great but also a fat welter weight@@TyFRFX

[@johnmarkson1998]

@@chadofthejungle12yearsago59 i would say overweight but not fat. fat people can barely climb stairs. whereas overweight people are legit monsters. capable of hitting a baseball at bullet speeds. most of the best warriors in human history with the most kills are all overweight people.

[@harrisonrowe8246]

Never thought I’d see the day where Jon Jones is ducking some bloke from Manchester

[@JohnJoatan]

Aspinall has Jones shook 😂

[@RaymondMichaelBarrera]

My thoughts exactly 🤔💯 i love and respect jon jones, but its obvious at this point he is actually ducking any real competition in the heavyweight division

[@jamessiarom]

Imagine thinking Jon jones is scared of anyone 😂

[@buckbreaker5185]

​@@jamessiarom imagine being a 10 year old nut rider who makes excuses for Jones ducking the real champ

[@FLOYD-MAYWEATHER-TBE]

@@jamessiaromso please explain why the current heavyweight champ isn’t fighting the number 1 ranked interim champ…. 😂😂😂 he’s choosing a guy who’s been retired for 4 years 💀💀💀

[@user-ih7hc9ey6k]

Jones sounding like the drunk uncle at the barbecue... "back in my day..."

[@nibirugemz7707]

Lol

[@Kancerru]

looking like one too

[@user-ih7hc9ey6k]

@@Kancerru 😂

[@phil_matic]

Big reach. It's not like Jones is losing his fights. If it was Tony Ferguson or BJ Penn you were talking about, maybe, but this is Jones, a guy who arguably is still somewhere near the top of his game and he is taking on big names.

[@martyfakenewsman101]

@@phil_maticgane has 0 ground game and 0 punch power, literally one of the best matchups jones has ever had. aspinall has been grappling since he was 8 years old. aspinall would do gane worse than jones did him.

[@cameronharper4554]

Next video should be "Why Lucas Tracy is ducking MMA Che"

[@olliecurtin8590]

and how TJ smashes Kiiyon

[@SeanstrickIandvswomensmma]

Che by flying Boston crab

[@tjlovesfights]

I take everyone in the MMA YT division. I’ll post my training soon

[@Unknown-individual]

​@@tjlovesfightsU do Martial Arts?

[@adandelgado8591]

I hope to see KZbin MMA one night tournament to see who the champion of MMA content

[@AyusoEnjoyer]

Miocic is 41 and hasn't fought since march 2021, 3 years now. I definitely think we should consider him as retired.

[@charlesomane3759]

correct me if i'm wrong but doesn't miocic have a bad leg too?😂

[@Choom7]

He should 100% get his roses and retire, there's nothing left to prove after passing the torch to Francis.

[@dylanmorgan2752]

Miocic is a legend at heavyweight. But it's clear Jones is only fighting him because of how his name will look his resume rather than being the most skilled in the weightclass.

[@iGrindBudz]

Jones is literally the 🐐 tho

[@Choom7]

@@iGrindBudz No, his record is padded with fights against men smaller and older than himself. He cheats and has dodged every single super fight in his path.

[@FLOYD-MAYWEATHER-TBE]

The jones fan boys blatantly ignoring the fact that Jon has never fought an actual champion for the heavyweight belt and now he’s avoiding the interim champ 😂 you can’t make this shit up

[@dvilsadvocate1498]

He literally fought and won against Daniel cormier, ciryl Gane, lyoto machida, Vitor Belfort, Quinton Jackson, Glover texeira all of which have been champions. You sound like a hater blatantly ignoring jon Jones whole dominant career

[@dvilsadvocate1498]

He fought Cyril Gane for the belt

[@FLOYD-MAYWEATHER-TBE]

@@dvilsadvocate1498 for the VACANT BELT, big difference. Cyril has never been champion because he lost to Francis and jon never fought stipe 😂

[@harsha1989able]

​@@dvilsadvocate1498Tom Aspinall is the baddest man on the planet, the real heavyweight champion of the World... NOT Jon Jones... Keep coping with that fact...

[@GenadiTheDwarf]

@@harsha1989able With many losses? nah 😆😆

[@MiddleChildMusic]

Jon had three years to bulk up to heavyweight, telling us the whole time this is the best version of himself and he’s more dangerous than ever. He fights one heavyweight and he immediately starts with this “ I’m too old for this” shit and it’s thinking about retirement. To be fair He does look old and slow, but that’s HIS fault for taking so many years off for PED suspensions and the 3 years of inconsistency. He openly admitted he would never fight Tom or Sergei Pav before they fought each other. Saying it “doesn’t make sense for his legacy” . This sport is brutal and no one’s legacy is worthy of being protected or receiving special treatment,, especially a multiple time cheater. You protect your legacy by TAKING FIGHTS AND PROVING YOUR BEST FIGHTER IN YOUR DIVISION . Jon doesn’t want to prove he’s the best in the division. He wants to fight a 40+ year-old man for an easy win and then vacate the belt and leave the division in limbo .(Jon was shaking his boots after that Tom Aspenal knockout over Pav and has been coming up with nonstop excuses ever since. )

[@johnconroy3381]

he waited 3 years because he was waiting for Francis to leave the UFC lol... he moved up the second Francis was gone

[@mr.pringle8466]

Dana White privilege.

[@jacobmeglich6699]

The internet calls GSP goat. Jon Jones is doing far more than what GSP has done. Should Jones just retire like GSP ?

[@jacobmeglich6699]

@@johnconroy3381and gsp came back the second a 1 eyed man was champ and left immediately after. Are you new to ufc or just being ignorant with your take?

[@mythic6632]

⁠​⁠@@jacobmeglich6699Jon Jones is also a cheater and a terrible human being with a stained legacy that he’s trying to recover but knows he can’t. He’s just doing what he wants and its wasting people’s time. We’re really debating whether the guy will even fight again or not. What GSP did is unheard of and legendary. He grew. He was a champion and had the mindset of a champion. You saw it in his fights. He would even say it himself that he would not try too many risky things in the octagon for a knockout. He would give a perfect performance and get ridiculed for it. GSP is a warrior at heart though and wanted to be the best warrior which is why he retired and said fighting isn’t the answer. While yes, you should test yourself at some points, his thing now is that training is everything. The ability to go to a gym and spar and learn is critical when done properly. When the perfect environment is set, thats when you do your best work. Not when the pressure is stacked against you in a risky sport like this where anything can happen. You really have to pick and choose. Current videos of him show that, while he has aged, his skill and athletic ability is still very much there. His technique has only gotten better with time. Now he can finesse and use skill while still maintaining his health, which is the most important and critical part to all this. His health is what’s important. Its his life. His day to day life isn’t fighting. His day to day life is doing what he loves (fighting/training), the people that surrounds him, who he loves, etc. GSP has done way more for the sport than Jones. Jones may have brought more attention, but for all the completely wrong reasons.

[@dakotasherfey6176]

Unpopular opinion: MMA is better off without Jon Jones. He's only ever hurt the spot.

[@Wizard35782]

Honestly I can see why you say that, due to his multiple failed drug tests, him beating his wife and hitting the pregnant lady can definitely put the sport in a bad spotlight

[@nelsonperez007]

I agree. He an overrated closet homosexual

[@felipecastro908]

Yeah, people love acting like what he has done outside the cage is irrelevant, despite him representing the sport of MMA, the UFC, his country, etc. And I bet you all can imagine how cheating, illegal striking, steroid using, coke snorting, wife beating, car crashing and fleeing Jon Jones is not the best image for any of the things I mentioned

[@DeterminedFC]

unpopular cus thats a terrible take

[@cloudmamba5416]

your like 5 years old jon is the goat and you can cope some more

[@thegoat5587]

What Mcgregor did to the lightweight division, Jones is currently doing the same to the heavyweight division. They both ruined their respective division and prevented fighters such as Khabib and Tom from becoming champion earlier.

[@user-nv2wt4hi8t]

Tony* (lightweight interim champion in 2017)

[@thejimmichanga2913]

Hell, I don't even see Jones as champion tbh. I think the real people see Aspinall as champion anyways, that's why I could give a fuck less what Jon does. Dudes old, been in the sport forever, popped 20 drug tests, but never called his shots and always fought the next best contender. If he wants to cherry pick his last fight against a 41 y/o Stipe, who's seen by many as the HW Goat, then fuck it. Their both retiring afterwards anyways regardless so the belt Jon holds is meaningless anyways. That essentially makes the interim title Aspinall holds the real belt. As a fan, this makes no difference to me and I'm not going to stress out over it. It hasn't even been 4 months since Aspinall won the belt so it's not much different then other interim belt scenarios. If Jones vs Miocic isn't booked by July, then it will start affects Tom.

[@Polar-pencil]

Conor held the division for 3 years and nobody is talking about it glad u brought that up man God bless

[@TheTeodorsoldierabvb]

@@thejimmichanga2913 This. He's being a primadonna and an asswipe rigging the game to his favor. Not to mention brawling in lobbies, cocaine, cops, poking eyes and whatever else. Just someone who makes me irk, especially with posts like these.

[@vecsvecs2572]

More like thats how UFC did their business LOL popular champs always chose whoever they wanted to fight this is your first time watching UFC? This is an entertainment business at the end of the day buddy wake up LOL

[@sahtera]

tbh i do feel like most fans really don't care about jones fighting stipe for "legacy" purposes, it's just very frustrating that the belt is attached to this, especially considering it's a high chance both of them retire after the fight. the fight feels the same, belt or no belt, because either way, it doesn't change much in the division

[@YourMommas]

Six years ago Jones vs Stipe would have been one biggest heavyweight matches of all time. Now it's just two old men fighting out of their primes, no matter who wins it proves nothing.

[@jacobmeglich6699]

Since when do ufc belts matter? Like honestly?

[@sesusisu]

@@YourMommas Proves a lot. It immediately proves that Jon is the best heavyweight of all time. Beats the #1 contender in his first HW fight in Gane (Even Vegas had Gane as the favorite over Jones before it started), recovers from a potentially career ending injury while being 38 years old, then takes out the undisputed, all-time HW goat. Retires being the GOAT in LHW and HW, no debate there. Hardcore fans and people who've actually competed realize this. Doesn't matter if someone green as Aspinal or Pavlovich (who may I remind have beaten mostly cans) doesn't fight Jones after. Both of those guy's resumes are unimpressive. You're comment was just an admission you've never fought and have zero clue what goes into building a resume. The heavyweight division isn't effected the same way as the lighter ones with father time. Most heavyweights never relied on speed, they rely on power and durability. Those don't go away nearly as quickly for LHW + HW's. That's a fact.

[@YourMommas]

@@sesusisu You typed all of that out just to ignore the fact that Stipe has far receded from his prime of being the heavyweight goat. He’s 41, and likely going on to be 42 by the time of the supposed fight, combine that with being out of the game for over 3 years now, and yeah it proves nothing. TLDR: Your comment was an admission that you lack even the most basic of critical thinking skills. And that's a fact.

[@zamnder7891]

unite the belts like every other champion: ❌ fight firefighter grandpa: ✅

[@domchappell4775]

Can't be the consensus goat when you're a known repeated drug cheat

[@user-kb7sl1xv5r]

and stole some fights

[@drivingintothedesertuntilt3202]

Eye poking

[@ashmyblunt]

You’re the goat when you’re the best. And Jon is better than anyone else

[@domchappell4775]

@@ashmyblunt and so is Lance Armstrong the GOAT of cycling?

[@ashmyblunt]

@@domchappell4775 undoubtedly

[@tjlovesfights]

Note: Tony didn’t technically defend his interim belt when he fought Gaethje. He was stripped of the belt due to injury when he got it off Kevin Lee and fought for again against Justin

[@MultiBearsfan54]

Tf is defending an interim 🤣

[@timurjack8773]

Tony also refused to fight Poirier in 2019 for some reason then Poirier fought Holloway instead for interim. Tony was the one refusing fights with Khabib and Poirier, but he and his fans are acting opposite. When Tony fought a short notice without a full camp Gaethje, Tony got exposed. Gaethje probably had 12 days to prepare for Tony (same condition as Volk rematching Makhachev) Gaethje still dominated Tony. If Khabib fought Tony, it would be another easy fight for Khabib, and Tony knew this, he pull out in 2016 and 2018 2 times, Khabib become undisputed instead.

[@akshaysundru482]

@@timurjack8773 Funny you leave out that it was Khabib that had to pull out of their fight on three separate occasions, once on Ultimate Figher 2015, 2017 because of his complications with weight cutting and 2020 due to pandemic lockdown. So by your own logic does that mean Khabib more scared of Tony than Tony scared of Khabib because he pulled out more times? No, in reality both got unlucky whenever this fight was scheduled to happen and we fans got unlucky to never see this match up

[@tjlovesfights]

@@MultiBearsfan54 having the interim belt and defending it instead of fighting for a “vacant” interim belt

[@stefanj3601]

khabib glazers are unreal@@akshaysundru482

[@HambyTownHooligan]

Duck, duck, cocaine, duck, duck, PEDs, duck, duck, Gane, duck….. no goose Jones won’t fight Aspinal simply because he’s younger, faster and a looooot more hungry to fight than Stipe. Dude has always been a schmuck

[@TonySTMon2195]

Jones ducked Ngannou lmao at people thinking it was the opposite

[@JohnJoatan]

He Also ducked Jan Blachowicz.

[@buckbreaker5185]

He ducked

[@jamessiarom]

Crazy how history gets rewritten Jon said his move to heavyweight would take years. He said that before Francis became champ. But for some reason when Jon started teasing the idea of him coming back Francis leaves the UFC and says that he should’ve done it quicker…. Like Francis has the authority or star power to make Jones do what he says😂

[@MM33003]

@@JohnJoatanYou can’t possibly believe that. Jon would had just about every stylistic advantage against Jan.

[@JohnJoatan]

@@MM33003​​⁠then why would he duck him then? And no he wouldn’t have. 😂

[@johnnytay3612]

Strip Jones

[@Johngottisentme]

Nah. Stipe v jones has to happen. Fans can keep crying, it’s happening .😂

[@loganshaffer9090]

@@Johngottisentme”Has to happen”😂.I didn’t know that watching Jones beat up the elderly was something that needed to happen but I guess if you’re a meat rider you’ll watch anything🤣.

[@RD-wg9em]

@@Johngottisentmewhy can’t they just make up a legacy belt and free the division for the guys who aren’t going the retire after their next fight?

[@johnnytay3612]

@@loganshaffer9090 like you already watched him beat his wife that ain’t enough? Gotta see em fight a senior citizen too.

[@johnnytay3612]

@@Johngottisentme says the only dude who wants to see that BS. Get off of Jones bone 🍖

[@lunarmizt388]

Jones has sat out of his 12 year career for 6 years going on 7. When you look at his fights they’re good/great but his inactivity is actually half of or more than half of his career. Definitely overlooked.

[@jeffypwnzu]

Fighting retired or way past prime fighters his whole career dodging the toughest fights

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

What really bothers me is how his fans just defend this shit. Jon is getting ratio'd by Aspinall on Twitter despite having like 12X more followers because all he's doing is making a million excuses as to why he won't fight him. And there's also the fact that USADA isn't active throughout 2024, so it's mighty convenient that that's the year Jon gets injured again after being fine basically all his career. People claiming the Stipe fight is better for Jon's legacy are just like Jon themselves; terrified of what Aspinall will undoubtedly do to him if they fight. How is 64 year old 220lbs 20 year ring rusted Stipe coming off a KO loss a better win for his resume than the guy with the fastest fight/win time in MMA history with among the best stats besides that from his finish ratio to his defense/strikes landed/taken per minute ratios? Aspinall is a monster of a kind nobody has seen before. Stopping that guy in the prime of his rise would be a HUGE statement so far beyond doing literally anything else at this point.

[@louisthomas4475]

It would be an even bigger statement than beating gane and that fight did a lot to his legacy

[@madgavin7568]

Anyone who says the Stipe fight is better for Jon's legacy is just outing themselves as a moron. Stipe is old, washed and retired. Tom is young, primed and hungry.

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

@@madgavin7568 And Tom is better than Prime Stipe too. Coming from the biggest Stipe fan.

[@madgavin7568]

@@TheStraightestWhitest He's definitely more rounded that's for sure, but I want to see Tom's TDD tested. He might have good BJJ, but wrestling both offensively and defensively is very important. Many of us thought Gane would be the next big thing at HW, until we found out his TDD is mediocre at best and he's a complete fish out of water on the ground, only able to look good there against complete bums like Don'Tale Mayes.

[@jacobmeglich6699]

So what your saying is Jon Jones should of done what Khabib and GSP did which is retire early? That’s silly

[@goat7728]

Bro waited for 3 years until Francis left the UFC

[@__________o____________]

Real. I bulked for a year just like him it doesn't take 3 years to bulk and get used to your body. Esp since he's paying coaches. Bud ran hard.

[@THEDOYLER]

@@__________o____________ oh mr tough guy here! lets see how well your bulk works out then go to jones and say this to him, see how it works out

[@ascendantking2178]

Jones thinks the fans are stupid. He's trying to gas up stipe to make it seem like that win would mean anything

[@joystickjourneyman]

I mean it would being that stipe beat dc and francis

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

@@joystickjourneyman So if I beat up 80 year old George Foreman, that means I could've beaten prime Ali too since Foreman beat Frazier who beat Ali. Yeah... I don't think your circular measuring holds up.

[@thialhoinj1971]

​@@TheStraightestWhitest if Tom loses to sipe or gane in a couple of mo th you should lose your KZbin account lol.

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

@@thialhoinj1971 I agree. But unless some crazy shit happens like a knee giving out again, that won't happen. They're not beating him in a straight fight. The only question mark Tom had for me was his chin, and he took a Russian nuke to it and didn't even stumble in his last fight, so that's the last question answered. Tommy boy truly has no weaknesses. 265 Is fucked. They're gonna have to play and smart and do what Jon is doing, which is duck him like no tomorrow to out age him, LOL! Nobody is beating him legit for the next half decade or decade.

[@thialhoinj1971]

@@TheStraightestWhitest don't you think jones being Injured for 8 month has something to do with it plus Tom last fight was scheduled 6 month ago lol. Tom is cool but he has 2 good wins in he's career, lats calm down.

[@saturnstar718]

Truthfully, I'd rather see: 1) Jones vs. Aspinal, Main 2) Stipe vs. The English Language, Co-Main

[@Trizzle2Jernts]

Over in ONE FC, Anatoly "Sladkiy" Malykhin just became a 3 weight-division champ in MW, LHW, and HW with no signs of slowing down. Super entertaining fighter, would recommend 👍

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

He looked really good at 205. Two back to back DQs, including a red card for refusing to engage, was nuts to see too.

[@Trizzle2Jernts]

@@BiggieTrismegistus yah, messy event for sure but I'm glad for the strong finish from the new champ

[@madgavin7568]

I mean lets be honest ONE FC's MW, LHW and HW divisions are absolutely terrible.

[@Trizzle2Jernts]

@@madgavin7568 you enjoying slap fights?

[@madgavin7568]

@@Trizzle2Jernts Lol no 😂 Power Slap is the worst.

[@hhtptai]

What happened to stripping inactive champions?

[@That-One-Spy-Main]

Jones is a cash cow and GOAT for the people which is good for the company That's why they do not

[@kingt0295]

Jones is the biggest star left next to Islam bc Islam has a crazy Muslim world fan base. They’re not stripping him. Think of Conor he held up Featherweight for a year and a half, and lightweight for more than a year he held up 2 of the most exciting and overall best divisions and it still took ages to strip him lmao

[@justas423]

6:39 Tom criticizing Stipe's inactivity and then capping off the tweet with "This makes me quite upset" is so, so, so great. Tom has got to be the most polite and reasonable fighter currently active.

[@allahalkareem8055]

It's because he is april aries zodiac sign

[@malcolmsmith3590]

“Last time stipe fought and won, GTA San Andreas had just come out on ps2.”🤣🤣 Bro tom is hilarious. in all seriousness though i feel bad for him. he really shouldn’t have to wait for the jones and stipe situation to sort out when he’s literally interim champ

[@deadringer-cultofdeathratt8813]

2022 - Jon “Bones” Jones 2024 - Jon “Blubber” Jones

[@THEDOYLER]

would love for you to say that to his face and see how that works out even in his current fitness

[@deadringer-cultofdeathratt8813]

@@THEDOYLER why do I have to say it to his face? You didn’t say your comment to my face, so by your logic you shouldn’t have replied to my comment. There’s nothing more low iq then wanting violence just because someone says something that you don’t like. Grow up. This is the Internet.

[@dethdaemon]

@@THEDOYLER Slobbering and doing tricks on it. Jones isn't going to give you a ride no matter how much you beg

[@THEDOYLER]

@@dethdaemon im assuming your antoher keyboard warrior using little buzzowrds to act funny to ignore the fact that yes, if you said anything like this to a ufc fighters face they'd drop quicker then what mcgregor did to aldo

[@Kazbulida]

@@THEDOYLER pro fighters cannot beat citizens just because they feel offended

[@Ar1AnX1x]

Dana being against the McGregor Mayweather fight and a whole bunch of huge errors by Dana really shows even these successful CEOs, businessmen and company presidents like him are not really as business savvy as people think, in fact UFC would be as big as it is today if it wasn't a complete monopoly, their promotion isn't nearly as good as it should be

[@socksonfeet8125]

My prediction is Jon and Stipe gets booked then either Stipe gets injured in training camp or Jon gets another injury and the fight never happens, lol. You already know this is the most likely outcome. UFC makes Tom the actual champion and then Stipe and Jon retire.

[@g3ntl323]

DJ is the greatest of all time.

[@blairwilliams3311]

Let’s just make it a triple threat ladder match

[@aryanpramanik454]

Its pretty obvious the ufc wants jon to retire undefeated which is why theyre giving him stipe even though him vs aspinall would sell better and be way more exciting. I think jon has the most leverage in this situation because if the ufc forces him to fight aspinall, jones can leave the ufc and fight ngannou which will make uncle dana real mad.

[@jonny-6393]

Stipe is a bigger fight for jones than Tom, so the ufc is okay with it. Jones can’t fight ngannou if he retires he’s on an 8 fight deal

[@aryanpramanik454]

@@jonny-6393 How is stipe a bigger fight than tom? Literally nobody wants to see it and we all know how it'll go, jones will fucking walk through him. You think jones fighting a 41 year old stipe miocic that has not fought in 3 years and won a fight in 4 years will be more competitive than tom aspinall, a young prospect, undefeated in the ufc, moves like a cat, has amazing ko power, been training jiu jitsu his whole life and just coming off of a KO win against the scariest fighter in the division on 2 weeks notice with a back injury that too for the interim title. Tom vs jones is infinitely more competitive and tom is infinitely more deserving of a title shot than stipe.

[@JohnJoatan]

He isn’t undefeated. He lost to Dominick Reyes, a journeyman.

[@jonny-6393]

@@aryanpramanik454 a bigger fight in terms of what sells, i would want him to fight tom too

[@madgavin7568]

@@JohnJoatan Which has since aged like milk. Come to think of it, none of Jones' LHW wins since 2015 have aged well. I don't even think his win over Gane will age that well either.

[@ergwehgr]

Jones is a scared man who just wants a perfect record

[@THEDOYLER]

go and say that to jones face and he'll add you to that record

[@ashmyblunt]

Twice the fighter Aspinall will ever be

[@zaksarwar6865]

love bro, been watching ur videos for a while.

[@user-ci8gj4ex5o]

No one in UFC can claim to be the best HW when Francis is still alive. Not even Pico Jones.

[@tylerneill2073]

jones talking about tom having an "imaginary championship belt" is strangely ironic just because of jones inactivity and like you said it almost seems like the division is gonna have to be fighting for the interim belt from now on, it's jones' belt that seems like the imaginary one at this point

[@jinblaze132]

the image you inserted of stipe at 2:42 is wild and you even made it about 8 seconds long... damn you are doing him dirty

[@lachieobrien2186]

Someone correct me if I’m wrong, but doesn’t Tom aspinal being interim mean that when jones is ready to fight again, he must defend his title against him? The only online sources I can find say the champ MUST fight the interim upon returning

[@kingt0295]

That’s the tradition but it’s not some ingrained law in the sport. The UFC can do whatever they want and they’re unfortunately adamant on the stipe fight

[@derrick1892]

This also just as much Dana White’s fault as much as it is Jon’s. Not defending Jon but Dana can be an absolute scumbag when it comes to matchmaking and we’re that in full force with the heavyweight division

[@VagrantMind]

the nujabes/samurai champloo music in the background just adds to the list of reasons TJ is my favorite fight content creator

[@Victor-eq7lm]

Truth be told, after Francis had that perfomance against Fury and Aspinall KOed Sergei, nobody gives a fuck about Jon x Stipe.

[@sampearson2369]

Yair Vs Emmet was the most recent interim title bout I think.

[@stgrozdanovic]

Strip him of the belt. If halting the division isn't good enough, just test him a bit more often

[@MT-ej5bf]

John Jones is a legend, in the light heavyweight division. In the Heavyweight division, he fought once. It's not fair to let others wait. If he were in that position, it would also not be fair towards him.

[@willi6880]

All seriousness here. Jones looking fat at HW is such a sad embarrassing look. I get injuries and stuff, but he had ALOT of time to put on weight and be a jacked HW, i get his skills are most important, but, its embarrassing looking, hes embarrassing looking. He's at the end of his career basically and hes wasting his HW career looking like a fat lard.

[@madgavin7568]

Jones didn't even look that impressive in his HW debut to be honest, he looked heavy on his feet and slow as molasses. Gane did almost all the work Jones needed to get that quick win; lunging in from long range with no setup, allowing himself to get body-locked, pushed to the fence and taken down, and then leaving his neck out like he had no idea he could be possibly guillotined from that position. Jones did nothing special in that fight, Gane is a bottle-job fighter. If I were none the wiser I would have assumed it was a fixed fight.

[@Kazbulida]

@@madgavin7568 the only good grappler in HW division currently is Aspinall

[@JC-tu6hc]

Beating Tom or Francis is the most ridiculous callout I've ever heard. They both eat him like the pudding cup that he is.

[@THEDOYLER]

id honestly love for you to go to jones and call him a pudding cup, please do and see where you end up (most likely a hospital bed)

[@JC-tu6hc]

@THEDOYLER Dude, that is such a good argument as to why he shouldn't receive any criticism.

[@THEDOYLER]

@@JC-tu6hc calling him a pudding cup is a simple insult

[@JC-tu6hc]

@THEDOYLER You're right. He's in really good shape.

[@THEDOYLER]

@@JC-tu6hc lol all im saying is your one to talk big about fitness and call people names behind a screen but if you where to even daree utter the words pudding cup to jones face you would be met with a kick or a swift jab that leave you shaking

[@duquette1792]

Aspinall v Pavlovich was for the title as far as I'm concerned.

[@JRF1004]

Tony wasn’t the interim champion when he fought Gaethje, last time an interim title got defended was Renan Barao in like 2013

[@user-yr4ef8dc6f]

Great breakdown, i couldn't agree more we're all tired of waiting

[@sirrichter5336]

Never seen someones aura die so fast outside of the cage. Jones is scared

[@platinumpagoda3079]

Jon was looking for a way out of the fight. He's the only idiot still trading hard a week into the fight.

[@cherryb0ng]

As a subscriber for about a year now I've seen this channel grow a lot. But I also feel as though some of your most recent videos, particularly the ones after the Ngnannou and Fury fight, have gotten quite stale. It's my perception that even your general audience seems to reflect this as you haven't made as many views as your other most successful videos. The more recent videos you have mostly been talking about this or that controversy and it hasn't really struck me as fresh because many other boxing or MMA channels do this too. But I believe that you owe your success to the fact that you have very unique viewpoints about boxing and MMA and I really appreciate it when you can break down so clearly the matches, make predictions, or even talk in detail about something that nobody else knows. After all I'm a casual but I learned most of what I know about boxing and MMA because of you.

[@edwardmaul]

They've killed the buzz of Aspinall. You can't really create stars when they only fight twice in a calendar year especially if its at the beginning and end of the year. Same goes for some of their other champs . Leon, O'Malley and Topuria if reports are accurate.

[@parisbanks9609]

100 years from now. Mostly everyone will forget about Jon jones and a newer better fighter will emerge. This is his Legacy for him. The people will always have someone for you to fight.

[@KTRomero-lb2wp]

This sport is so new, it’s crazy how fast it’s evolving. 100 years from now, fighters that are considered legends today will most likely be outshined by evolved new and improved fighters. When you think about the potential of the sport, it’s scary to think about how skilled and ferocious the fighters will be down the line.

[@gmartines8511]

4:38 we had moreno fight for interim but tony didn't defend the interim cuz he was stripped

[@izaakgarza7623]

also had Yair and Josh Emmet

[@MoralesCorner]

I'd really like it to be different, but Jon can do whatever he wants. He has done so much for the sport, Dana won't pressure him in any way. He's in charge of deciding what the next moves for his legacy will be whether we like it or not

[@scarletcrusade77]

Hey TJ what is the likelyhood of Jon beating stipe then having a possible fight with pereira if he randomly decided to come up to HW after defending his LHW belt?

[@Akakikukaku]

Lmaoooo no way Jones got the guts to fight Pereira Overwhelming odds aside, he wont even fight Pavlovich let alone the cold-blooded leg killer

[@SlimClipper]

He’s not even top 3 all time. Ngannou and Aspinall put his lights out.

[@sjtyuri3629]

not top 3 currently, but all time id say hes up there

[@hunterhestekin7420]

​@@sjtyuri3629 pfff. No, not even close. Gus arguably has a win over him, Dominic Reyes beat him, and he fights welterweights and middleweights.

[@faithalone5081]

​@@sjtyuri36291 win against soyroll gong

[@JohnJoatan]

I wouldn’t even say he’s the greatest light heavyweight 😂 he lost to Dominick Reyes, who’s a natural light heavyweight. And ducked Jan Blachowicz at light heavyweight too.

[@Lukecetion_]

​@@hunterhestekin74204 years of coping 😭. Jon beat reyes. No one's gonna give championship belt to someone who was running the whole fight. Especially when jon has octagon control, put more pressure, more aggressive, more precious shots, 2-0 takedowns on a close fight is crucial. I agree with the jj hate BUT reyes was pretty much a showman. Literally only 45% of punches actually hit and almost none of them were heavy hits. Jon was eating his shots. Jon won that fight conveniently.

[@Arkstromater]

All these " just past their prime" fighters are drive me crazy ...... khabib quitting, Connor doing nothing for like five years . John Jones fighting once in like 5 years. Either that or fight Jake Paul....to be fair allot of them are "retired"

[@loganshaffer9090]

Hey to be fair, Khabib straight up retired and didn’t waste the fans time.

[@Arkstromater]

@@loganshaffer9090 yeah I just wish he would have stuck around a little longer 😞

[@telquel7843]

I mean, it's not just Aspinall. He beat Pavlovich but nobody wants that fight either. The whole division is jammed because realistically why risk your record against a Pavlovich if you know the whole division is on hold anyway and there's no title fight for you afterwards? It's ridiculous. If Jones will only fight Stipe - just strip him. There's no future in either of those guys and you're killing your product. 🤷

[@lukel1878]

He would not be the consensus favorite in a fight vs Francis. Absolutely no shot

[@okleydokley3581]

At 4:35 , I think the latest Interim Title was in 2023 when Yair Rodriguez beat Josh Emmet while Volk was fighting Islam. Still, he fought Volk as soon as he could (as it should be)

[@akshaysundru482]

I believe TJ was talking about defending an interim belt, Yair and Emmett just fought for the interim neither was defending it

[@damianchase4230]

TJ and TFB podcast?

[@kaidusplatinum987]

Absolutely should be stripped of the belt it’s blatant star treatment if you can’t fight for 1-2 years you lose the belt it’s that simple

[@uptheblues1875]

Thank god you are saying it how it is. The amount of people I've seen defending Jon Jones for being scared of fighting aspinall is shocking

[@blitzbenny]

he should be stripped of the belt if he doesnt fight someone besides stipe

[@rvlifestylelivin]

Jones is a coward and doubts himself thats why he wont let the belt go, he knows he is about to be beat

[@bewaremycurse]

I don't blame Jon for not wanting to fight Aspinall what bothers me is that he's just sitting on the belt if he were to just vacate and come back and have his retirement fight w Stipe I feel like everyone would be on board w that but delusional ass fans are actually buying into the fact that Stipe is somehow a harder fight than Aspinall

[@birdiec]

Heavyweight Division from 2018 - 2024 has been horrendous.

[@tomfoolery5844]

I mean are we really surprised at all with Jon? He’s old, trying to cling on to some semblance of bygone glory, and getting his pay for all those times he was compensated with a 12 pack of monster energy. The UFC is to blame. They completely fucked their heavyweight division, starting with how they treated Francis. And everything Francis asked for would’ve actually allowed the UFC to evolve their sport to the next level, but they decided they’d rather exploit their athletes instead. It’s a perfect fit, Jones is the king of easily exploited fighters, and the UFC loves him for it, and won’t make him fight Tom because it would break the UFC’s and Jon’s façade of him being “the baddest man on the planet” or whatever.

[@Choom7]

Jon is to blame for taking fights against chael sonnen instead of moving up to fight Cain and Stipe in their prime.

[@ggthewhale]

Jones not vacating the belt speaks a lot about his integrity

[@s0mbres]

I think you nailed it in the thumbnail

[@albertortizromero]

Can someone explain to me what is the sense of the interim belt if it is not to make a unification fight?

[@juliocastro5073]

I think the ufc should start taking away belts and removing people from their rankings from innactivity

[@feintg]

Can you make a video on the recent ONE Championship triple champ situation.

[@pavsofficial4284]

I like how DC was right about Jon down the finest detail 😂. DC is a seer ngl. He predicted jones to lose his net worth and not have discipline, which is what he is right now

[@bobante69]

Pavlovich was on a 6 fight streak of stopping dudes in the first round, many of whom were ranked opponents. Then he got taken out by Tom in a minute. The idea of Jones defending against Stipe was laughable a year ago. Now it’s downright criminal with the year long layoff

[@iud]

i love the format and these videos but god the white background is so blinding

[@HimWhoIs]

Y’all are all missing one thing: he could potentially face Aspinall after fighting Stipe. Remember, he only had 1 heavyweight fight. Which didn’t last 1 round. He needs more experience at that weight. Stipe is still a threat to most heavyweights out there. They’re both older and been on practically the same layoff length. I know people love bashing Jones but look at it from the perspective I just gave you guys if you can.

[@Seven-tk7sp]

What the ufc is doing to tom is diagraceful. It's also ironic that dana use to always go on about how, unlike boxing the UFC's best guys always fight the best. And yet he is pushing jon vs stipe, a fighter that hasn't won in 4 years as opposed to Tom, the literal interim champion. "We don't do gimmick fights" ok dana, sure Also giving sean chito who isn't even ranked 10 is another testament to this, also giving colby that title shot to a lesser extent. Nonetheless Dana has went back on his word and just goes to show it is growing similar to boxing where fights are made based on revenue rather than being based on who is actually the best

[@jerbzdean]

4:34 actually the most recent interim title fight (besides Aspinall vs Sergei) would have been Yair Rodriguez vs Josh Emmett at UFC 284 - same event that Volk moved up to lightweight for the first time to fight Islam in Perth

[@xp_xannypacquiao]

Respect for being honest about doubting Francis and being wrong in the end

[@slightlyaboveaveragebutaverage]

Jones' picky fight strategy is more legendary than his record. Dude only takes fights he thinks he can win. Seems to be working in the latter half of his career.

[@baloonfart8082]

Jon leaves a stain on about anything he gets close to. He walked past my car once, I had to get an emissions test 3 days later, and my car popped for steroids. True story.

[@shxpxrd]

Fuck yeah new TJ video just dropped

[@AirLancer]

The ultimate fairy tale ending is that Stipe somehow beats Jones and then Aspinall to unify the belt, making Jones look like the biggest coward in the process.

[@jannikmai46]

Lmao instead of 6-9 months I thought 69 months 😂😂😂

[@quintopartido3991]

Six to nine (6-9) yeah me too lol 😂 I misheard. I had to clean my ears.

[@sidnotthesloth1827]

I think they shld strip Jon of the title and promote Tom to undisputed, and then when he comes back let him fight stipe, itll sell big and its a legacy fight, after that they can retire. If stipe wins do a rematch so theres even more legacy and money to be made.

[@Rammsteinfanboy2]

Don't know why anyone is surprised. He held up the LHW title for a min after Dominick (without an injury). And spent a good time crying on twitter and doing fake call outs

[@josuemaltez137]

The answer is very simple and there’s really only 2 right answers to this. 1. Let Jon jones keep the belt but once he’s healed he automatically HAS to fight Tom aspinal as he IS the interm title holder. Or 2. Strip jones of the belt and give the vacant title fight to the 2 next big fighters who want it obviously 1 of them would be Tom. If that where the case jones would be able to have his fight with stipe sure why not? It just wouldn’t be a title fight.

[@ethanstewartstevenson7309]

Seeing as the likelihood of a Jones/Ngannou cross promotional match is unlikely, it HAS to be Aspinall. It's the only thing that makes sense from a sportsman stand point, AND from a business standpoint. Put up or shut up, Jon. Get to work, or get out of the sport.

[@vShoTzZ25]

1 year with ought any title defenses should be an automatic surrender of the belt

[@chrislair6832]

Yeah, I never thought I would say it but he kind of is you're absolutely, right

[@seraphinagauld4100]

stipe has to fight Tom now if he wants a title shot or make the Tom vs Jon fight

[@OmnipotentSpud]

John should fight Frances. Ya, it would be tough. But that's the real fight to make before it's too late.

[@Choom7]

100% too bad he dodged him just like every other heavy hitting champion/#1 contender.

[@IvanRodriguez-nn5tv]

Actually, the last time we saw an interim belt was Petr Yan versus Corey Sandhagen at UFC 267

[@IvanRodriguez-nn5tv]

@TJlovesFights. I’m not throwing that at you. Just figured I’d let you know.

[@purpletoad352]

The problem is, the UFC lets it happen. All they have to do is create a policy that takes the belt away from inactive fighters. If they want an active fighter, pick something like 6 months. They don't fight, for any reason, they lose the belt. Next guy is up. When that person is ready, they can be at the head of the line to try to get it back. I would love to see this with belts and rankings. You don't fight, down the rankings you go. That way the top of every division doesn't get stagnate with all the top fighter holding out for the 1 or 2 fighters they think would be a good stylistic matchup that will also advance their attempt at the belt.

[@imagelargertest2356]

Same thing happened when he was in the lighthevyweight division

[@mikekassai]

Hes a smart guy, he wont fight unless he knows he can win

[@user-kb7sl1xv5r]

bruh with daddy Dana on his side he will always win even if he get fuck

[@mikekassai]

@@user-kb7sl1xv5r dana cant save him from a knock out

[@jf7199]

The people constantly complaining about John and not fighting also forget that he's not fighting regardless because of his injury and then after he wants to retire against another Legend which perfectly fits his story arc

[@hamzasajad6355]

No ones got a problem with him taking legacy fights, but, if ur not interested in fighting the rest of the division he shouldnt keep the belt hostage. Its what Mcgregor did to Lightweight. He fought for the belt, took it, and it seemed like he wanted to be the baddest man, not just by name

[@jf7199]

@@hamzasajad6355 Jon has earned his keep- fighting- what? 3 generations of fighters? Yeah yall act like yall even cared about hw when we all know for a fact no one gave a fuck about the division almost at all until a star is in it.

[@Deez_Nutsss123]

@@jf7199no one cares about a firefighter who retired 3 years ago

[@jf7199]

@@Deez_Nutsss123 they care enough to call him a goat. Try again little man

[@Deez_Nutsss123]

@@jf7199 who calls him the goat ? 🤣

[@andrewortiz-smith70]

Jon Jones needs some of that BCP 157