Jon Jones OFFICIALLY Ducks Tom Aspinall, Ciryl Gane TURNS DOWN Tom Aspinall (Aspinall vs Blaydes 2)

Tom Aspinall vs Curtis Blaydes 2 is now official for UFC 304 and both Jon Jones and Ciryl Gane refused to fight Aspinall. Leon Edwards vs Belal Muhammad 2 is also the main event.
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[@TheWeasleMMA]

Jones got cleared too. This is one of the biggest known ducking moments in the sport.

[@joshuatorres1305]

Dana White privilege

[@iviwediko7210]

🔆Dude imagine if Jon Jones fights Tom Aspinall and beats him, and then fights Curtis Blaydes/Pavlovich and also beat him 🤯 no one would ever cap that ever till infinity cause at that point he won't only be the Greatest at LHW but also HW, if only he wasn't such a duck 🦆 🤦‍♂️🚮

[@ElGuatequero]

Im going to buy a new mattress for the Belal fight.

[@abhishekab1]

I think you re going too hard on Jon. The guy is a legend, has beaten 3 generation of fighters. He has nothing to prove to anyone, and can do what he wants. As for vacating the title, really the onus is on UFC to strip him and not on Jon. What I think is that you and I should be hard on UFC, rather than Jon. The guy is doing his thing, and he need not vacate a title he legitimately won by beating a top contender, rather making easy work of him.

[@911wasaninsidejob48]

He lost to Reyes, he would lose to Tom as well, he's smart

[@nilesrodriguez4343]

This is honestly EMBARRASSING for the sport.

[@user-zv5py4cu5c]

It became embarrassing when Alex Pereira came in. A kickboxer literally took out all the UFC champs at middleweight and light heavyweight. How embarrassing for MMA to just out of nowhere a kickboxer comes in and destroys everyone. Im sure there are more fighters outside of MMA who would dismantle everyone

[@Mackenzie002]

@@user-zv5py4cu5chow is that embarrassing? Alex is one of a kind in a generation.

[@user-zv5py4cu5c]

@@Mackenzie002 Have you even seen Glory Kickboxing? There's literally so many killers there who would destroy any UFC fighter

[@cammaltby6218]

@@user-zv5py4cu5cthat’s not embarrassing that’s impressive. Big difference

[@uhok6712]

@@user-zv5py4cu5c”a world champion martial artist came to mixed martial arts and won”

[@ness6580]

Uses steroids to beat 38 year old DC at 30 😹😹😹😹😹Won’t fight 30 year old Tom at 36 🤔😬😳👎🙈GOAT🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐

[@DigDootyDitches]

☕️

[@Guilhermeqroz]

Bro…chill 😅

[@KennithBcringe]

DC was almost certainly cheating as well - Jon still a coward for it ofc lol

[@kuro5041]

@@KennithBcringeonly one of them popped so😭

[@KennithBcringe]

​@@kuro5041 True, but DC and Jon's test results were leaked and many of Cormier's biomarkers were far into the supraphysiological territory - perhaps he's just a genetic freak in his late 30s (lol)... or a 38 year old former olympic wrestler (i.e. he got to the highest level in a very dirty sport) used PEDs to try and beat his far younger rival with which he had an extreme hatred for. What do you think is more likely? 🤔 Lance Armstrong never officially popped - did you think he was clean until he admitted his drug use, or did you use your amazing deductive reasoning and figured that him, along with a vast majority of his peers are likely doping? 😉

[@myhaikaratesmellstillrocks6823]

Aspinall is the real champ and everyone knows that. If Jones was anyone else he would've already been stripped of his title that he's squatting on.

[@TheWeasleMMA]

💯

[@mr.tomfoolery9159]

Calm down white boys…. Jonny bones will humble Your great white hope aspinall soon enough…..and outside of the UK Aspinall is not a big draw…

[@abhishekab1]

Exactly. But why shit on Jones, shit on UFC. The guy s a legend and he can chose not to fight and still be GOAT. He is not obligated to vacate a title he legitimately won. Onus is on UFC to strip him and not on Jon. I know we are disappointed as fans, not to see him fight Tom, but hey, it's his choice.

[@thecableguy6751]

@@abhishekab1nah jones scared end of

[@myhaikaratesmellstillrocks6823]

@@abhishekab1 I like sh*tting on Jones though. He's an egomaniac and I don't support any of that.

[@ETEJK]

So basically it confirms Gane is fighting Tybura in Paris

[@TheWeasleMMA]

Blob hunting

[@NoSc0pe78yearsago]

“I cant wait for that Gane vs Tybura fight” said no one

[@HugoHeinze-be8ef]

Blob hunting..until he encounters Shamil Gaziev, then the roles are reversed 😆

[@valvevac-systemchecker3773]

Maybe the winner of Volkov vs Pavlovich

[@Juel92]

@@NoSc0pe78yearsago Eh I don't think anyone can blame Gane for taking a movie opportunity.

[@OneDoomedGameCritic]

Stipe starching Jon would be hilarious, at the end of all this. Get that Glover-tier runback.

[@daveldma]

It seems possible to me. Maybe it's in my head, but it seems like Stipe has more of a chance than people are giving him credit for.

[@madgavin7568]

Doubt its going to happen though. Stipe is just too old and inactive. Remember him walking with a gait into the UFC 295 arena? He's done, and Jon knows it.

[@hamzasajad6355]

I love Stipe but hes lowkey at fault too. If he just backed out and said nah ill take jones after he fights the interim champ, Jones would have no other option: fight or vacate the belt. Stipe already rejected Aspinall which shows hes only interested in the Jones fight as well

[@Do4Love71]

And then do what ? Fight for title at age 45 ? Stipe's time is ticking, he has to do it now or never, it is his retirement fight. ​@@hamzasajad6355

[@solosolo8610]

​@@daveldma They hate Jones so much there no selling the hype of the fight

[@MrWorldwide00]

"Conor McGregor was stripped of his undisputed lightweight title after 511 days of inactivity. The date of UFC 304 will mark 511 days of inactivity for undisputed heavyweight champion Jon Jones."

[@superwhiteboy619]

That's wild 😂 #danawhiteprivilege

[@GulshanSharmalive]

Dana black privilege?

[@FM19964]

Considering that mcgregor was a bigger draw than Jones will ever be I don’t get it why jones isn’t being stripped

[@auranewaters9574]

@@FM19964Yeah same I dont get it. Jones caused the UFC so much trouble and isn’t even that big of a star and they’re still bending over for him? Why would they actively damage the future of the HW division by letting Jones retire as champ?

[@superwhiteboy619]

@auranewaters9574 my guess is the only way the ufc can undermine Francis. As long as jbj is champ, they can always say Francis ran from Jones (he didn't). But if they strip Jon, it's only confirming the obvious, jon is ducking serious threats

[@heyokah.2519]

Eye poke, steroid coke, DUI GOAT.

[@antonbelyaev8295]

Undefeated undisputed wife-beating division champion (Dana got the interim belt)

[@noway6559]

@@antonbelyaev8295 the tko on his wife was nasty.

[@Treyski4410]

Cry about it

[@Anthony113010]

@@Treyski4410 You were at the comedy show with Jon? Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!

[@Treyski4410]

@@Anthony113010 Terrible joke

[@iDontLookAtTags333]

Tom Aspinall is the real champ

[@Johngottisentme]

While holding the pretend belt😂

[@harsha1989able]

The true baddest man on the planet...

[@harsha1989able]

​@@Johngottisentmebecause the one holding the real belt wants no part of Tom...

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

@@Johngottisentme This is why nobody likes Jon or his incessant glazers. This ''argument'' is just vile. You support Jon refusing to do his duty as ''champ'', and then mock Aspinall not having the ''real'' belt. Tom beat the boogeyman of the division for it, while Jon beat a pillow fisted toddler grappling tier pity contender for it. Literally all of this is just Dana White privilege.

[@tysonfury6824]

Jones ain’t no GOAT very disappointing smh

[@deebo1056]

Lmao

[@alib6936]

​@@iaqhWhy do think he meant Khabib? How about GSP or DJ? You know... Clean fighters lol

[@ltgaming1190]

He is a goat

[@President_Shin]

@@alib6936 how’d do you know GSP is clean?? He coincidentally left before usada

[@tysonfury6824]

@@iaqh lmaoo khabib ain’t the goat GSP is the goat but khabib is the most dominant plus those guys are clean fighters unlike Mr PED

[@highestqualitypigiron]

I just know Jones is gonna retire after beating 42 year old stipe because he doesn't want to fight any of these legit in prime heavyweights.

[@seenasoltani1808]

He can go back to fighting his fiancé but hopefully not

[@mixedmartialanarchist6469]

Jones has been fighting legit in prime fighters for 16 years. It’s a who’s who laundry list of killers. Stipe is next in line, why would that change after Jones got injured?

[@shaneg4388]

@@mixedmartialanarchist6469 Because there’s a better fight to be made. Why would stipe be next in line he’s coming off a brutal loss which was 3 whole years ago

[@Ashw1115]

@@mixedmartialanarchist6469There’s the past and there’s the present, which we are in. All respect to jones but he’s never fought at heavyweight before and all his accolades don’t mean shit in the heaveyweigh division where he is yet to prove himself against a well rounded fighter 🤷‍♂️

[@Andrew-un8tx]

Because Jon said that's what he's doing long before you ever heard nobody Tom's name. Derp.

[@tyronewinter6188]

They should make Aspinall Vs Blaydes for an actual title and have that as the main event

[@mrdisaster5880]

Nah blaydes should fight the winner of jones and spinall gane deserves nothing he should fight sergei and the winner goes next in line after Curtis.

[@Chadius_Thundercock]

Yeah but then there’d be the off chance Blaydes becomes champ, and we know damn well he shouldn’t

[@fubusupporter5933]

@@Chadius_Thundercockwhy shouldn’t he be if he beats the champ?

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

@@Chadius_Thundercock Why not? Blaydes has been a consistent top contender for a while now. He's just had extremely stiff competition, so he's had constant setbacks. But he proved against Almeida that he's still top tier, and he's actually still very young. He can improve. Tom is the best at 265 right now, no competition, so if Blaydes beats him fairly, then he's the champ. Simple.

[@maans9936]

Jones could failed 10 more ped tests ufc probably would give him a raise they love that guy.

[@superchesman38]

Love or hate, people will still pay to watch him fight. As a business, they know he can draw, not like McGregor; but he can still sell. Controversy creates cash 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@nathanchristman6660]

Dumb move by the ufc as well tbh. Imagine how big a star tom would be if he was to be the man to FINALLY defeat Jon Jones, it would make him a megastar over night.

[@jamesrussell5952]

Aspinal is the champ jones does the usual stalling game

[@GrimaceTheCat1]

Strip jones and make Aspinal v Blaydes for undisputed.

[@m.j.e.5245]

lol 2 guys that cant sell, UFC would never do that

[@GrimaceTheCat1]

@@m.j.e.5245 of course they wouldn’t, that doesn’t mean it’s not the logical thing to do

[@rickydicky5889]

That would be the obvious right thing to do but the UFC has always propped up Jones.

[@George18798]

​@@m.j.e.5245The main event is literally Leon Edwards vs Belal Muhammad...

[@Angelo-vk8wp]

Jon should get stripped

[@chiquita683]

Why wasnt Islam stripped in February?

[@yisusbalti3517]

@@chiquita683Why?

[@harsha1989able]

​@@chiquita683 shut up you blind Jon Jones fanatic...

[@UncleFiggy]

Aspinall is easily the most dangerous HW ATM if you ask me. Jones really showing his true colors avoiding this fight when so many fight fans want it

[@jericho-tube]

So UFC should just say Stipe no for the fight and disregard the contract , when Stipe was ready but it was JJ who got injured?

[@EstebanCubanDance]

Jones faced far more dangerous competition at LHW and succeded. No way he's scared of a guy which most impressive win was against Pavlovich, a dude destroyed by a 40+ Alistair Overeem.

[@harsha1989able]

Look at the blind fanatics of Jon Jones jumping in the replies...

[@shaneg4388]

@@EstebanCubanDance no he did not face more dangerous competition for him what are you talking about

[@FrenkieWest32]

@@jericho-tube Stipe should have fought someone else then. But he didn't.

[@pointnine5030]

Jones ducked Francis and now Tom?

[@smallies7154]

and CHAEL P. never forget that he ducked a 185r on short notice

[@N1rOx]

​@@smallies7154chael annihilated that boys toe, goat.

[@Ashw1115]

People never talk about the first time jones and Ngannou were supposed to go at it.. he literally waited Ngannou out for 3 years and said he was “bulking”. Ultimate 🦆 right there

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

@@Ashw1115 He also said ''He can break my jaw, I want $30M in case I can't fight again because of that risk.'' So he aged and priced himself out of the fight. Jon doesn't want big strong men who can resist his takedowns and can actually throw a punch.

[@gatsby8479]

Jon turning into the Jake Paul Sr sniper of the UFC

[@TheWeasleMMA]

Bro saw Jake's success and wanted part of that lol. Jones is older though tbf 😅

[@xavierb9061]

Hes goat only wants fight legends makes sense. Gane had a title for him to win, aspinall has 0. Aspinall is like Smith,Reyes and Santos, you just cheering for them to beat jones but when he wins you dont even include them on his resume.

[@shaneg4388]

@@xavierb9061 he clearly lost to reyes tho

[@harsha1989able]

​@@xavierb9061Jon fought Ciryl Gane for the vacant title, Gane was not the champion. At least do your due research before writing your baloney...

[@SpookMan9mmYo]

This is the same dude that ducked a short notice Sonnen.

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

And then got his toe demolished by him, losing in the first round.

[@FelixIakhos]

You know if Aspinall loses Jon Jones is going to act like he beat him, he always does that.

[@Dob_Ogurt]

Hopefully that doesn't happen

[@2ClutchCee]

Oh yeah his ego is too big to not talk down to someone in that situation, hope Tom beats blaydes then ufc got 0 choice but to make Jon fight him if he doesn’t retire after the stipe fight. He can’t fight once a year n be champ simple as that

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

His fanboys are already doing that. Because if Blaydes beats Tom, then they can say ''He lost to Blaydes LOL, let's not even talk about what Jon would do to him.'' As if Blaydes doesn't hit twenty times harder than Jon, isn't twice as strong, isn't a better wrestler, doesn't have the best GnP in the entire UFC, and isn't a way better striker. Literally all Jon has on Blaydes is reach and submission fighting. Blaydes curbs Jon too.

[@profoundlyprofane]

No one, absolutely no one, wants to see Ciryl Gane act.

[@assasinPetronije]

french people do, they love their art movies godard and shit

[@profoundlyprofane]

@@assasinPetronije They already have Vam Damme.

[@db4552]

​@@profoundlyprofanehe's Belgian haha

[@soupnoodlesam]

He is a pretty good actor

[@profoundlyprofane]

@@db4552 😂😂😂😂

[@procow2274]

I got Aspinall as champ to

[@wheelchairmafia9685]

Jones is a failed goat

[@zachkralic3939]

It’s lame asf what the ufc has turned into….

[@DanielMac2000]

It's always been this

[@lowlowseesee]

lolol please. ufc 300 was incredible and we get excellent bouts all the time. it hasnt become anything. its always been this. until they arent a monopoly this is what you are going to get lol

[@TaniasUncle]

It’s gonna be like boxing soon, it’s already getting like boxing with the judges and the bigger name fighters starting not to fight. RIP.

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

@@TaniasUncle It's arguably worse now. I've watched a lot of boxing lately. We're getting some great fights there. Meanwhile the UFC is turning into what boxing was a decade ago. Boxing is having a resurgence, in part thanks to Saudi. Meanwhile the UFC is decaying.

[@benmcreynolds8581]

With hindsight Jones was basically Gifted the HW belt. We didn't see what Jon's skills are at HW at all. No striking, no movement, no adversity. Just falling into a quick choke hold. Tom fought Pavlovich. One if the scariest HW's we've ever seen. All of Tom's fights have been super impressive. Tom should be able to be a active HW champ. It's messed up Jon Jones is Ruining that for Tom. While Jon is inactive & pick & choosing his legacy fights? Refusing to fight the interim belt. If this was anyone ekse the UFC would have stripped the belt.

[@elingrome5853]

Yeah… and he’s a drug cheating wife beating pregnant woman hit and running GOAT 😂

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

In hindsight? I said this before that fight even took place. Gane loses the title shot he barely deserved to Francis without knees in the most embarrassing, amateurish fashion, gets a close win over Tai Tuivasa who literally flash KO'd the guy, which is a very bad look, then gets another shot??? He was fast tracked to the title and kept away from grapplers. The UFC 100% set him up to lose to Jon, because they knew he couldn't grapple. That's why they kept him away from Blaydes. They didn't want that massive gap exposed yet, because if it was, they couldn't do what every fanboy is now doing; which is prop up Jon's win over ''title contender and former champ'' Ciryl Gane. They want the name/fame, not to look at the actual fight and what goes into it. Because anyone with actual eye on the game knows Gane would NEVER beat someone like Jon, Tom or Blaydes. He might legit lose to melting ice Tybura if Tybura shows up in shape and just jumps for the legs the whole fight.

[@damboulton]

The Heavyweight division is in absolute shambles, Jon Jones should've vacated the belt when he got injured.

[@spikeboy101]

Dana White voluntarily fucked himself. HW division will be fucked for years after JJ finally fucking leaves, before the division can be on a good track

[@chiquita683]

Why?

[@harsha1989able]

That's what should have happened, he should have vacated the belt or been stripped when he got injured in November, and Sergei and Tom should have fought for the vacant heavyweight title...

[@mixedmartialanarchist6469]

Unbelievable the level of disrespect being leveled against Jones. He CAN and SHOULD be able to do whatever he wants, I believe he’s earned it.

[@Rhyds86]

@@chiquita683 Integrity. Jamal and Jiri did it for good of the division.

[@eggshan86]

Jon checking under his bed for Tom every night.

[@slicingonions4398]

Jones is a coward. Tom is the champ

[@woahitsmeach9150]

i’d never consider someone who ducks rightful next in line the greatest that ever graced the sport, it’s completely cowardly

[@Dob_Ogurt]

💯

[@hulkman245]

I'm surprised Jon hasn't started talking about fighting Robelis Despaigne yet

[@victorsilvapacheco9630]

Let's all collectively call Tom Aspinall the Undisputed champion, and call Jon Jones the Disputed Champion.

[@TobiUchiha91]

Jon Jone praying Tom loses to Curtis.

[@seanhysong1223]

😂😂

[@icecoldfire25]

All his fanboys are hoping too. They hope that alc gives out cuz aspinal is problem.

[@TheMMAKasual]

Imagine if he does tho😂

[@uhskippy23]

I believe Jon's ego won't allow people to call him as someone who ducks opponents. It will eat at him when he sleeps and he will finally post something on Twitter asking if he should fight Tom.

[@aandy2042]

Lmao you casuals are so dumb. Tom has 2 good wins his entire career. The rest of his record is journeymen. Please quite down with your knob slobbing

[@Nic-San]

Stipe being ranked Number 6 in HW after not having fought for 3 years says everything you need to know about that division. Such a joke.

[@cesarulises11]

It says more about the UFC trying to make Stipe fight Jones

[@Dr3EIB]

The heavyweight division is the weakest the division currently right now in UFC. Which is why UFC wants to make as much money as they can with jones being champion before retiring. Jones don’t have a- lot time left Stipe didn’t make a lot money for UFC as champion even though he was winning.

[@bigchedds8389]

​​@@Dr3EIB don't they need Jones to fight in order to make money off him? As you point out no one watched stipe when he was in his prime and that won't change with him coming out of retirement and quickly approaching the half century mark in age. So it's clearly not about money since no one is tuning in for ducker Jones and an old retired fireman. Starting to consider the possibility that Jones managed to get some blackmail or something on Dana.

[@Dr3EIB]

@@bigchedds8389 Jones is money 💰 fight for Stipe Stipe is a Legacy fight for Jones The PPV will sell. People are going to pay to see that fight and if jones win he is for sure going to call out Alex which is what the UFC will gladly make happen if possible. Jones is big name, people are going to pays. We both know. Alex Vs Jones is a massive fight

[@realMaverickBuckley]

​@Dr3EIB Yup. And I understand when your average HW is 6'3 - 6'7 and heavily built, they make up 0.6% of the World population, as opposed to say 155 guys who are the litteral average healthy size man. So yeah there are way less raw humans to pick from.. BUT THATS WHY YOU MALE THE EFFORT TO DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN....DANA

[@toothlesschunk1005]

I feel like Jon Jones's obsession with fighting Stipe is rooted in his feud with DC. He just can't get DC out of his head.

[@mystikgaming2k]

Facts 😮

[@rickydicky5889]

It's because he wants to fight 42 year old Stipe who has been on ice for the past three years. Jones has made sure to push the Stipe fight out as far as possible and had every chance to move up and fight either Ngannou or Stipe since he started running his mouth about moving up in 2018. He wanted no part of Francis and no part of Stipe back when he was still active and in his 30s. Jones had no problem jumping in the the EXTREMELY favorable matchup in Gane. Jones is one of the fakest people in the world and you can learn that form the DC feud.

[@Papi_Oso]

Champs dodging champs, that's what made boxing go on a sharp decline. Now the UFC is following the same footsteps 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@Pasicho]

bruce saying "for the disputed heavy weight champ of the world"... is so cringe

[@nathandust]

What else should he say?

[@user-zv5py4cu5c]

Bruce is just cringe.

[@That-guy916]

@@user-zv5py4cu5chow is Bruce cringe? He’s the best announcer in the game. You’re cringe

[@That-guy916]

You saying that…..is what’s cringe

[@user-zv5py4cu5c]

@@That-guy916 Bruce sucks. He tries too hard

[@holf99]

I don't know why Belal gets so much hate, the guy wins fights against the best fighters in the world and he has been doing it for so long, I think he deserves some respect

[@some_rando5895]

As a casual here, I’ve been trying to figure that out this whole time tbh.

[@scottwall8419]

It's just a excitement issue. His highkight real isn't crazy. For me this fight for belal is an unanswered question due to the eyesore in thier previous fight. Let's jut get it out of the way and move on. Belal been training really hard in Islam's camps so I'm decided to see what he has picked up, he seems different but I guess we'll see now. I like checking off these long unanswered questions from the fans

[@squuid15]

When he fights it's time to get the coffee ready

[@some_rando5895]

Damn, is he really that boring?

[@kyankukkiwon]

I dont necessarily dislike Belal for his fighting style but I kinda of dislike him when he opens his mouth. Like when he claimed his resume is better than GSP claiming to be the welterweight GOAT

[@Xenamos]

Jones was my top fighter for so long, but I can't stand the guy as a person. He is such a bad human being in almost every way except fighting, and he thinks he has everyone fooled. You can see the guy is absolute trash, the stuff that comes out his mouth and the actions he performs outside of the cage. That 0 has to go, and Aspinall is the guy for the job

[@JerrySidhu]

Dominick Reyes already took away the 0

[@iamtheshadows4916]

Except he didnt​@@JerrySidhu

[@Rhyds86]

@@iamtheshadows4916 Reyes was robbed. The only conclusion to come to if you're objective.

[@Cass-ul7zf]

Nah even in fighting he’s a POS sooo quit the glazing

[@paulburchell1762]

And Alexander

[@hmzhus]

Ciyrl waiting to headline the Paris card against someone ranked 8-10 like Tybura, embarrassing

[@BarkusMuhl]

Weird that the UFC is pushing a legacy fighter on the edge of retirement instead of the present and future of the division.

[@bennettgirard1047]

Should be Tom vs Blades for the undisputed belt

[@ytisfulloffreaks4189]

Blaydes

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

@@ytisfulloffreaks4189 Razor.

[@Idkwutimdoin]

I think we all know the truth that Jones is really just ducking Tom because he's extremely gay for Stipe, and his dream scenario would be a sweaty rear-naked

[@whoknows8223]

Like someone said: its not gay if you don't make eye contact😂

[@Idkwutimdoin]

@@whoknows8223 😂😂😂😂

[@benjichillin5226]

Weasle posts I click 💯💯

[@TheWeasleMMA]

My man 💪

[@krackerr]

I downvote

[@elingrome5853]

@@krackerrme too… I immediately close my browser and stamp on my phone

[@EKO23999]

jones becoming the jake paul of the ufc lmaooo

[@saifalhosani6000]

Can't wait for the UFC to make 4 belts for each weight class

[@drumusic5665]

He has literally hand picked his HW opponents smh

[@koml3uch4]

Gane doesn’t make sense. Glad he turned down that fight. Blaydes rematch with aspinal is the HW fight to make if it’s not aspinal vs jones

[@ThaRickiestRick]

Aspinal is playing duck hunt in the HW division

[@iviwediko7210]

Professional Duck 🦆 🚮

[@ab1nash.]

Jones disappointed the hardcore fans 😢

[@SunTzuMedia]

*casual fans. There I fixed it for you.

[@harsha1989able]

​@@SunTzuMediaL

[@SunTzuMedia]

@@harsha1989able how so there's literally 0 real fans that give af about Tom Soypinal

[@propertieswithmichaelomono3942]

This isn’t being objective tho. Jones was injured not stipe, so Jones still committed to stipe and not aspinall. Why take the fight away from stipe even tho he has been fight ready even before aspinall

[@OneManGSG]

Agreed

[@harsha1989able]

L

[@shaneg4388]

Bro jon is not fighting stipe just to be nice what are you talking about

[@propertieswithmichaelomono3942]

@@shaneg4388 did Jon have a fight with stipe before aspinall got the belt?

[@FrenkieWest32]

Stipe has not had a fight in 3 years. It's not even like he was the interim Champion. Why would he get a guaranteed title fight over the interim champ? He could have easily fought for the interim belt if he wanted to.

[@hunterkenway6212]

Imagine if Belal dominates Leon & Blades KO's Aspinall in the very first round😂. That would truly be going through a Twilight Zone🌌

[@TheWeasleMMA]

Confirmed we live in a simulation then lol

[@hunterkenway6212]

@TheWeasleMMA 🤣It would really be time to wake up from the simulation after that Belal Edwards fight🥱

[@paulburchell1762]

If Jones thought he could beat Tom,then the fight would be on

[@xp_xannypacquiao]

Why did Aljo and Francis have to fight every 11 weeks but Jon Jones can not defend for over a year when there’s an interim champion. UFC is officially worse than boxing.

[@diegovazquez3566]

I actually think Leon vs Belal is gonna be fun there boring styles will cancel eachother out and it will make the fun more fun than everyone expects

[@TwistedTalksWithNoah555]

let's be real guys once Shavkat gets his hands on the belt he's making a historical run. I don't think people understand how good Shavkat is, he is the future of his division, once he patches the few holes he has he will be the most well rounded fighter we have ever seen in the UFC.

[@Ryan-ys2bq]

I’m not convinced, he doesn’t have any head movement and couldn’t take Geoff Neal down… Leon styles on him

[@osamabin-jordan542]

​@@Ryan-ys2bqthat standing choke of Neal was naughty though.

[@LodgicalThoughts]

JDM going to smash your boy

[@TwistedTalksWithNoah555]

@@Ryan-ys2bq thats why i said once he patches the holes he has, like no head movement, also geoff neal has very good takedown defense throughout his entire career this has been the case so i can easily see shavkat taking down leon and i could see shavkat overpowering him in general due to just being the bigger man usman was never known for being a sumbission artist and neither was colby i think shavkat beats him fairly easily tbh. especially once he fixes the mistakes in his game then hes long reigning champ imo

[@MB-wp2px]

I definitely believe he will win the belt at some point. As for historical run, I don't know. He's 29 right now, and they're not booking him enough. A lot of those records were set in an era where PED testing wasn't a thing and fighters had more career longevity.

[@TiberiusHassius]

The amount of overlooking people do for JJ is wild. Yes, he is INCREDIBLLY talented. But he's a cheat. And now, clearly a pus bag.

[@fareedkhan4528]

I don't understand the hatred weasel has for belal. Why is it a nightmare if he is a champion? Did he not deserve it? He did work hard for it and is on a win streak. So what's wrong? It's so much cringe to see this type of hypocrisy coming from someone like weasel.

[@Tareq213]

Tbh if i was Gane would've done the same thing as Gane I'd get paid more to act and not to risk my body to fight lol

[@cassanateli]

All fighters would

[@omegashenron8]

There's no point in him taking these hard fights right now anyway when getting a TS isn't even guaranteed anymore as long as Jon has the belt. Tom should have never fought for that interim belt. Now he's stuck fighting contenders having to defend when he could have just sat out and took easy fights while waiting for Jon to fight Stipe and retire or whatever.

[@J0HNJ0RDAN]

Really no surprise here, unfortunately.

[@lumberjackagies5158]

Its like DDP fighting anderson silva for the middleweight title. No one thinks this is a legacy fight other than jon jones😅

[@tonyruggz4487]

Agree with a lot of your analysis if not all.. Great vid..ty

[@s.woberts6576]

Dude the hate for a technician like Edwards here is out of hand. I'm baffled.

[@MarvelousKhari]

Edward is a fake champ

[@harsha1989able]

​@@MarvelousKharicry more...

[@sircamelot-420]

Why? ​@@MarvelousKhari

[@greuju]

We'd love him if he actually fought Colby. We all remember that sh*t show. He did the bare minimum. That's all he does, that's all he is. Bare minimum.

[@sircamelot-420]

@@greuju I've never seen anyone win a title the way Leon did. His style may be boring to the casual watcher but he is a complete fighter, does what he needs to do, I get that's why he doesn't have the big star power, but as a fighter he is complete, and very responsible. Could be a bit more active in my opinion.

[@ydd98]

Holy moly

[@crazypato3752]

What does Tom's shoulder numbers tattoo means ?

[@DanDavisHistory]

Hoping Aspinall wins but I reckon Blaydes could catch him in striking or wrestling so idk. Then I'm gonna be all tucked up in bed for the main event, perfect to fall asleep to. Hoping Leon comes out aggressively tho, honestly.

[@thejoke2791]

The title of the episode is so true. Good Job 👍

[@mohammadmirza84]

Bot

[@thejoke2791]

​@@mohammadmirza84 You wish

[@coopersand911]

Those PEDs only help so much Mr. Jones lol... not surprising behavior from MMA's problem child

[@Jo-dp5go]

Imagine talking bad about a sport, only to have THIS be yours, at this point I don’t watch UFC for anything besides fighting, which is hardly ever the case

[@EBELL8608]

The Jon Jones disrespect is crazy

[@bwa_8]

He's such a good person (domestic violence, PEDs, etc).

[@allenmk138]

​@bwa_8 We don't pay to watch Jones be a good role model.

[@nathan2683]

It’s warranted. Very

[@radfordj.286]

​@@allenmk138You pay to watch him fight an old practically retired Stipe while running from real competition, we know.

[@gibgibbo5738]

@@bwa_8yeah who cares he’s the GOAT

[@determinedmind1609]

Man I expect you not to be bias. You are an MMA channel, we love your content because we can come to you for news and breakdowns. Don’t hate you by any means. But it’s so obvious that you hate certain fighters, no way you think Jon can bypass his fight with Stipe and just fight Tom. Stipe was supposed to fight for the belt before Tom even came into the picture because of Jon’s injury, hence why the interim belt was created in the first place. You do the same with some of your breakdowns too.

[@harsha1989able]

L

[@FrenkieWest32]

Stipe was not interim champ. Stipe has not fought in 3 years. Stipe's last fight is a loss. Stipe is ranked #6. Stipe has not beat anyone in the top 5. No way on earth he should be the next contender to anyone without bias. You Stipe fans are the biased ones here...

[@determinedmind1609]

@@FrenkieWest32 wtf are you talking about ? Where in my statement did I say Stipe was the interim champion ? And why do you feel the need to call me a “fan” when I’m giving an opinion ? Stipe deserved a rematch with Francis too but I feel like you’ll just call me a casual and a fan again 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@FrenkieWest32]

@@determinedmind1609 And where did I say you said that? Quote it if you find it. Otherwise, read it all again, maybe you'll get it.

[@determinedmind1609]

“Stipe was not interim champion “ well duhhh, they had a fight lined up first. What’re you not getting ? Tom got the interim belt because of an injury. The Jones vs Miocic fight was already happening. You should do your research before commenting

[@Derin_XXVII]

Jon Jones wants to fight Stipe, Mike Tyson, Muhammed Ali, Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder.

[@liviuclement3519]

What happens if the champion retires, does the interim become champion by default or does he have to fight for it?

[@stevehdd9929]

Man, you made some Great points in this video.

[@TheWeasleMMA]

Thank you brother, Jones not fighting Aspinall hurts the Heavyweights

[@j.menapace625]

1.) Stipe had the shot first and lost it through no fault of his own, so screwing him over now isn't fair; 2.) Calling Stipe "The Grand Daddy" is extremely disrespectful to the greatest heavyweight the promotion has ever known; 3.) I agree that Tom/Curtis should be the top headliner and not Leon/Belal; and 4.) Interim titles have been defended before even in the heavyweight division-- Arlovski defended his interim strap against Justin Eilers all the way back in 2005 and Barao defended his interim strap TWICE against Michael McDonald and Eddie Wineland. This is because interim titles are administratively equal to the original belt in every way-- they carry the exact same privileges and benefits and aren't just simply glorified #1 contender symbols. It's why guys like Dustin Poirier, Tony Ferguson, and Colby Covington all looked so stoked to win one. It's why Frank Mir considers himself a "two-time UFC champion". Interim titles are legit and saying that defending one is a travesty is actually kind of insulting to the guy holding one.

[@harsha1989able]

Interim title wins and defenses are not counted in title wins in a fighter's career, so it really doesn't mean much to a fighter apart from the extra money it brings to the fighter...

[@shaneg4388]

It’s fair because stipe doesn’t deserve the shot over Tom. Just because he used to be good years ago shouldn’t get you a title shot in 2024.

[@FrenkieWest32]

1) it's not ''screwing him over''. It's how it works. He wasn't even interim champion. He has not fought in 3 years. His last fight was a loss. He is ranked #6. He has not beaten anyone in the top 5. 2) who cares? What childlike sensitivity is this? 4) obviously they're not equal in every way, as they're literally of a lower ranking. Defending an interim belt is stupid exactly because it is not the real belt and the point is to unify them.

[@j.menapace625]

@@FrenkieWest32 1.) It's 100% screwing him over no matter how much you try to rationalize it; 2.) It's called "respect"-- you're supposed to have it as a fan; and 4.) The entire reason interim belts work in the first place is because they're considered equal to the original belt-- because we have two men that now have legitimate claims to being the division's best, the only way to resolve it is to make them fight each other. This wouldn't be necessary if the belt were a "lower ranking"

[@forwardmoving8252]

Such a smoothie brain comment. Interim belts are not meant to be defended. They are a gimmick to keep the division exciting while the champ is away. The champ is healthy and ready to fight again though yet still doesn't want to unify. Why should Tom defend an interim belt when the champ is ready to go again?

[@fusion360music6]

Where are your fight night picks ??

[@Alex-Ale55]

The HW division doesn t have one person, neither two, but THREE people that hold up the entire division. Amazing

[@unsub6737]

Acting like Jon didn't get injured & could fight all along or that even if he was injured he must be fully recovered & fighting Tom by now (instead of Curtis) is the new trendy thing to jump on.

[@Johngottisentme]

Exactly 😂

[@allenmk138]

The UFC even told the fighters and the fans that the next fight will be Jones v Stipe the same night he won his silver belt, so I don't why we are acting shocked when that's what we have been told for almost a year.

[@Channel4Snakes]

Acting like Jon hasn’t been ignoring every call for him to unify vs Aspinall. We have 2 heavyweight champions separately defending their Championships. Is that not absurd to you?

[@jarkohs]

@@Channel4Snakesif Jon didn’t get hurt Aspinall wouldn’t even be “champ”

[@nathan2683]

@@jarkohswell he did and now Tom is the champ Jon is a fake champ asinall would KO him unless proven otherwise

[@JohnDoe-tq7kk]

I think its ridiculous for people to be upset about this, this is literally how interim belts should be handled, champion gets injured before a fight? Interim comes into play, both champs actively defend the belt, within 3 fights, there should be a unification, this means we get to keep the good fights we want to see without injury ruining it, but the division stays active.

[@forwardmoving8252]

Serious question, do you have a learning disability? Or ?

[@elnegromasguapo]

And the UFC is still calling it an intetim title 😂😂 for the second time 😂😂😂

[@camboominn]

Tired of this boring narrative of the belal and Leon fight. Cmon man.

[@michaeldavis2121]

Jones has been in the game forever and earned the right for a legacy fight to ride into the sunset. Fans are never going to be happy anyway. He should whats best for him and his family.

[@TheWeasleMMA]

I agree if he vacated the title. What he's doing is at the expense of the division and Aspinall. Take the title away and everything gets out into place imo

[@MrHorsesongs05]

Fans don't care that he has a legacy fight. It's sitting on the belt possibly for years that upsets people.

[@thejoke2791]

He doesn't need the belt for a legacy fight. He's just holding up the division

[@dubstepXpower]

He has but he needs to follow the rules and be striped. You can't have two champions both not fighting each other wtf.

[@xhango0kx]

people acting like Heavyweight division was so great before Jones came. It was the weakest shit ever. Not interested in anyone there, not even Aspinal

[@sandman62100]

People forget that Blaydes knocked out Tom due to a checked kick. Tom is so focused on Jones that he's forgetting he has a killer in front of him. I think Blaydes will knock him out again.

[@sjsjjsjsjxjxdjdjddj6750]

ah yes knocked out from a leg check

[@sandman62100]

@@sjsjjsjsjxjxdjdjddj6750 I checked Wikipedia and it says "TKO" which stands for technical knockout.

[@thejoke2791]

​@@sandman62100 TKO and KO are not the same thing. You're trying to paint a narrative

[@nixonesport1998]

People still falling for your trolls

[@sandman62100]

@@thejoke2791 it's the same situation as Chito and Sean. It ended as a TKO due to a leg kick. Blaydes could've pounded him out cold when Tom was rolling around on the floor crying but thankfully the ref saved him.

[@6tiple6ix6afia]

So a 36 year old with 15 years of fighting taking a toll on his body, just recently is able to return to the gym after an injury less than a month ago, again because he IS GETTING OLDER, doesn't want to fight right away, so he is ducking? Any fan who doesn't train is a casual. Objectively.

[@omegashenron8]

Dude it's not even the fact that he's getting older. Even a younger person being inactive for 6 months due to surgery and expecting them to come back to a full fight camp right away is an insanely ignorant and uneducated take. Anyone doing that is just asking to get injured again or becoming very sick. These people don't realize how much stress training puts on the body let alone a fight camp that is even more intense.

[@justinalbaugh3267]

Brah this is good but where is my breakdown on the upcoming fight cards?!! You won me money brah let's gooooo!!!

[@sandman62100]

Real MMA fans demand Jones vs Poatan. Double champ vs double champ. We all know Aspinall only has a fake belt because they needed to save that card and he would sell zero PPV. Jones vs Poatan would easily sell over 1M ppv

[@FrenkieWest32]

Jones didn't beat a HW champion. You ''real fans'' just need to switch to wwe.

[@sandman62100]

@@FrenkieWest32 Jones did beat a champion. Gane is a former champion

[@FrenkieWest32]

@@sandman62100 Gane is not a former champion.

[@sandman62100]

@@FrenkieWest32 look it up. He is a former interim champ just like Tom.

[@FrenkieWest32]

@@sandman62100 Interim champ is not the same as the champ, hence the word interim. I must be confused, didn't you just call this a ''fake belt'' right above?

[@jasonpsutherland]

ALL OF YOU saying Jones is "DUCKING" Aspinall is pathetic! Jones is NOT afraid of Aspinall!!! PERIOD!!! You have to understand Jones is on his way out and he wants the legacy and money fights for his exit out (retirement) and Jones is smart... he knows the money that will generate fighting Pereira...

[@Edly22]

If he doesn't want to fight the top contenders than he should vacate the title. Then he's free to have all the money fights he wants

[@bronsonnicholas6475]

He’s the champ he doesn’t get to pick and choose, he doesn’t deserve an easy way out either.

[@jasonpsutherland]

@@Edly22 《- CASUAL

[@jasonpsutherland]

@@bronsonnicholas6475 what are you talking about! EVERYONE does this in the UFC now! Get Real Casual

[@DeeTried]

Legacy is decided by the fans. If he would have fought Stipe 4 years ago this would be a great fight. If he cared about Legacy he would fight Tom. Jones hasn’t conducted him self well inside and outside the cage. I think when he is gone people we realize that he was a great fighter but he has too many personal issues to be the GOAT.

[@joeybanez310]

Ah crap!, I had to replay this entire video. I zonked out as soon as you put the Edwards / Balal poster on the screen. I’ll have to go watch this one at the bar cuz I already pay for sleep aids..

[@TheWeasleMMA]

😂😂😂

[@benparton1849]

Everyone saying Leon and Belal will be boring must be forgetting their first fight, Leon actually showed a killer instinct, a rare thing for his fights tbf

[@AAA-xc4zm]

Your take on Leon vs Belal is one of the most casual takes I have seen about this fight.

[@donomma]

Remember that Tony also defended the interim belt and never got a shot.

[@baxeto2595]

Edwards v Belal: Not the fight we want, but the fight the division needs.

[@sagetmaster4]

Jon isn't going to get popped for drugs anymore because USADA is gone, he has to tarnish his legacy SOMEHOW

[@osareafallire]

I don't think this is too far off: UFC becomes boxing.

[@washingtonwall]

When a wrestler fights a wrestler it usually turns into a kickboxing match so when a boring fighter fights a boring fighter it turns into an exciting fight 😂

[@dominicviner6619]

Jones is 36 in his prime arguably and stipends 41 coming off a knock out lose. Insane

[@paulyow9440]

That main event poster looks like a sweet release of a new sitcom to be released on Netflix next summer

[@sallgoodman2323]

Lots of fight news in both boxing and UFC! I love it.