Jon Jones on potential retirement: 'I've been debating it, but I really don't know' | ESPN MMA

[@mattorfact]

The frustration Jon Jones inflicts on MMA must be studied lol

[@cold485]

😂😂😂true heel. Whether he wants to be or not.

[@ahamilton1189]

So many people don't realized that he's getting them ralled up for a fight that isn't even made. Literally has buzz about a fight with Alex (easy money) and should he decide to fight aspinal, it will now be much bigger than it ever could have been

[@Jalen-It-Hurts]

Bro is edging the other male fighters both in front of the scenes and behind the scenes 👀

[@mattorfact]

😂

[@whysogrim697]

Literally no one cares about him but he keeps waffling on and no one is interested in his fight they want to see him loose to tom, people aren't riled up they simply now have no doubt he has a fake legacy and consistently used P.E.D 🦆🦆🦆🤔

[@Flash-Man819]

Jon said Andrei was too old when Aspinall beat him. Andrei was the same age as Stipe is now.

[@anthonylewis6265]

andrei is older as a ufc fighter abd thats true

[@douglasshareef7413]

They only 3 years apart 😂

[@batiiraemm49]

@@douglasshareef7413 teach the new comers that have started watching jones yesterday

[@carlosbonilla4537]

Andrei’s first pro fight was in 1999. Stipe’s first pro fight was in 2010. Makes a big difference. At lot of damage gets sustained in 11 years of mma and it ages fighters faster.

[@terrywalt8858]

@Flash-Man819 Andreis prime was around 2014. A decade ago.

[@TheDreadnought]

The disrespect towards Aspinall is insane. JJ defo avoiding that fight. Clear as day.

[@johnnypj7583]

I know =( If he's considering fighting once more against Periera I really wish he would change his mind and unify the belts by competing against Tom Aspinall if he beats Miocic. As for Alex Periera it would make sense for him to fight #1 Magomed Ankalaev rather than Jones. - lets say Alex beats Magomed and JJ beat Miocic and Aspinall then a fight with JJ VS Periera would work nicely.

[@Northwest425]

​@johnnypj7583 true but he ain't beating aspinall that's why he won't even risk fighting him, he knows he will lose

[@SteveCrow-p2p]

He’s not ducking the fight, he’s insulting him, diminishing Toms accomplishments purposely in order to be in control outside of the cage in order to be in control inside the cage! He’s getting in Toms head and creating doubt. Then there’s the money factor. JJ is Putting it out there that he’s not concerned about fighting Tom, this sends a message to the company, that if you want this fight to happen they’re going to have to show JJ the Money! You’ll be surprised how this angle can generate a few more financial digits.

[@ZynxMods]

He says all that so you tardo Tom fans go crazy 😂

[@joshwongwai3532]

Literally fighting a washed and old Stipe then wants to retire “on top” supposedly just to further stroke his own ego. He’ll always duck Aspinall because he knows as fact that Tom would wreck his shiz.

[@philippebrown342]

Tom also beat the guy who beat Sergey

[@shakariwebster]

@@philippebrown342 and Jon beat the guy who beat the guy Francis. Fool Tom should fight Gane.

[@mangopudding5979]

Tom will flatline Jones​@@shakariwebster

[@finlay54642]

​@shakariwebster sorry who did he beat that beat francis? Gane lost to francis

[@MohamedAli-nj7uz]

​@shakariwebster Gane beat Francis when?😂😂😂😂😂 Jon Jones copers don't watch MMA

[@BilliG0at22]

Sergey also got absolutely destroyed by ah non juiced washed up overheem

[@SetNStone]

Tom is the back up, but there’s no way Jon would go through with fighting him as a last minute replacement. He refused to fight chael sonnon last minute in 2014

[@Jalen-It-Hurts]

Only thing Jon wants to go through with fighting is the resistance when he’s punching through Tom’s guts from the back and up…

[@BVB-lk9yb]

Chael wasn't the back-up fighter,he just stepped up. Aspinal is the back'up fighter which means jones already agreed to fight him if stipe can't fight.

[@DRAUGRDAN]

🦆 not 🐐

[@briananderson9650]

You’re right Jon don’t fight last minute. He is goat for season 😂 more to it than fighting itself 😂😂😂 stfu Tom fanboy😂

[@assiduous_yogi]

​@@Jalen-It-Hurtsunpleasantly graphic but accurate

[@EveK-North]

Jon is reading all these negative comments and pretending like they don't bother him.

[@jevonburnside2352]

It’s funny because you think the greatest fighter of all time would react like you would. Whether they affect him or not, do you think it’d make him preform worst? It’s Jon Jones, if he actually cared about what you said, I think he would’ve quit a long time ago

[@DoubleTime999]

He gets paid to fight , yall don’t get paid to be a faceless troll . Why would he care what random bums say hahahahaaha

[@somalipirate6094]

Why would he be affected by comments lol 😂

[@DeezNuutz4Life]

​@DoubleTime999 why are you so offended, glazer? Hahahah

[@DoubleTime999]

@@DeezNuutz4Life you’re a bot . It’s okay

[@theatricshrink]

"Tom has not proven himself"... Literally fought half of the current top ten and is interim champ.

[@romaingelebart5390]

Well jon jones the goat speaking. He said he looking for other goats. You consider tom a goat? And yes tom has easy opponents doesnt mather their ranking.

[@theatricshrink]

@@romaingelebart5390 Well, 1) Its not Toms fault that there are no other good guys to fight around 2) also jones was at that point in his career at some point and people gave him the opportunity to fight for undisputed gold and 3) if he does not want to fight tom, vacate the f'in belt and dont hold up the devision

[@1800moonSugar]

​@@romaingelebart5390 braindead take

[@mongoose890]

@@romaingelebart5390 Pavlovich was coming off 6 first round KO’s when Tom fought him. Who in the heavyweight division do you consider good? Literally no one besides Jones? Because Tom has beaten all of the best active heavyweights besides Jones

[@KuKMatoNeu59473]

@@romaingelebart5390 Jones is not a goat he a duck rn

[@BerserkEnjoyer636]

How tf is Tom supposed to fight a champion when the champion is ducking him lmao.

[@PLaStiiCMoNtAGE]

For real, also Tom has more wins in the UFC now than Jon when he fought for the belt. The delusions

[@technicaIIyspeaking]

I mean stylistically Jon bends over your ko artist aspinal after a nightly Bender. period

[@DRAUGRDAN]

🦆 not 🐐

[@CaneloIsFloydSon-c3l]

@@DRAUGRDAN Call Jon Jones a duck or call Jon Jones a chicken. Jon Jones is not in high school anymore like his haters, just a grown man chasing his dreams. We living in a world where being called a duck should affect a grown man 🤣? Kids come on...

[@ChiefX07]

You missed his point.. context was legends, and he broke down the Champs Alex beat.

[@EveK-North]

Jon at LHW: 🐐 Jon at HW: 🦆

[@SirPraiseSun]

lmfao dont forget he got caught multiple times not goat either

[@Ishhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh]

@@SirPraiseSuncry harder

[@cgg14767]

Jon at LHW: 💉💉💉

[@jamesgibbs6652]

Jon at any weight:💉

[@gv1462]

Imagine being that mad that a legend like Jones is the clear cut no question goat baddest man on planet hands down 🤣😂😭😭😭keep crying long live 🐐🐐🐐

[@mistaschaub3280]

Jon says he'll fight Tom if he wins more title fights well you're supposed to be the champ Jon so let's start with you😂or does he want him to defend the interim 16 times ?😂😂😂😂

[@Bryan-gy3gu]

Yeah he says Tom hasn’t beaten any champions other than Arlovski. Well neither has he at HW. And what other champions at HW are even in the picture for him to fight? Literally just him and Stipe. Jon is just dumb bro

[@backbone93]

If tom can stay champ and defend the title a couple times then they will be at a similar stage of health, then it will be a fair fight

[@DRAUGRDAN]

EXACTLY !!!!

[@DynastyIcon]

comedy 😂😂 yall are so hurt that he won't fight Tom... man yall are pure entertainment 🤣

[@VOIDEDs]

@@DynastyIcon and youre cringe for nutgagging some random wife beater and a homosexual ped user hahaha

[@Kenpachi324]

Everybody: Fight Tom Aspinall Jon Jones: QUACK QUACK QUACK

[@brianhunte269]

@Kenpachi324 you're a casual, quack, quack, quack

[@thespeechboss]

Not Everyone, just the Jones haters who know he's not gonna pull out of the Stipe fight. Very childish

[@mcgarry2588]

I disagree. Jon should ignore Aspinall, as the build up of him being ignored is just to good to ignore. Jon should then, after Stipe, fight Pereira for the money fight. Meanwhile , Aspinall fights Derick Lewis or Tai Tuivasa to build up his hype. Then Jon should Fight Aspinall , then retire. That's some goat stuff right there.

[@yuzde43yanmis]

​@@mcgarry2588 You surely cannot be this delusional, right?

[@dadondada1805]

@@mcgarry2588Tuivasa or Lewis?😂

[@duramaxdad]

Jones said, ”The only champ Tom beat was way past his prime. Im fighting Stipe a former champion who’s way past his prime. Plus Tom didn’t fight a champ to become a champ. I didn’t fight a champ either to become a champ.” Jones a wordsmith.

[@Osiriswear]

Jon laid it out plainly why he wants to fight Stipe: he’s old, not enough speed, not a great grappler, not a great striker.

[@ChiefX07]

So tell people to stop calling stipe the greatest heavyweight then, cause he's not.. Francis ruined that claim.

[@Bryan-gy3gu]

He’s the most accomplished just like Jones is the most accomplished lhw. Goats tho? Idk about that

[@__D-B__]

​@@ChiefX07 He's only considered the greatest heavyweight because he has the most heavyweight title defences... 3.

[@ChiefX07]

@@__D-B__ so true

[@MuhGlassRibs]

​@@ChiefX07100% facts

[@CitizenoftheWorld1]

Shoutout to fighters like Pereira, Adesanya, Max and Volk who are goated cause they duck nobody. A true warrior ain't afraid to lose but is up for the challenge. That ain't you Duck Jones

[@rainman5558]

I wouldn't put Periera there when you have Ankalaev still waiting for him to make up his mind

[@clinch4402]

Huge Izzy hater here but can never deny he fought everybody deserving.

[@CitizenoftheWorld1]

@@clinch4402 I'm an Izzy fan, but I get why some find him cringe. He's still the only guy who KO'd Alex. That's a warrior. Jon Jones thinks he's a warrior but at this stage he cares too much about his undefeated record

[@wasntme3651]

Bro Jones literally dominated for over a decade. Dominated all the best fighters. He can pick and choose all he wants. Nobody has a resume even close, nowhere near so to put others ahead of him as a goat is re tar ded.

[@lookherelooklisten3078]

You can tell casuals like you are new to mma , show respect the jones he is the GOAT and beat so many legends

[@DouglasGomesBueno-jw9lh]

Beating a Fighter in his Prime like Tom would do more for Jon Legacy than fighting a Old Man that lost in a brutal way his last fight.

[@supergangstar1234]

No it wouldn’t. If that were the case then why aren’t people praising Jon for destroying Gane? Gane was supposed to be the next big thing in heavyweight and I remember clearly that alot of people thought Gane would beat him. People will probably say that Tom was a hype train when Jon beats him. People hate Jon like no tomorrow and cannot give the man any credit.

[@JerrelNelson]

⁠@@supergangstar1234Literally anyone with a brain said Jon would demolish Cyril. Jon doesn’t deserve any credit or respect he hasn’t done anything in the past five years to earn it

[@MuhGlassRibs]

​@@supergangstar1234100% facts

[@VisceralCarbon]

@@supergangstar1234Gane was 3 years into his MMA career. With no grappling credentials…

[@45thundertrain]

Jon wont beat Tom and Jon knows it, Tom knows it, we all know it. Fight will never happen. Jon isn’t that stupid to get knocked out on tv

[@JoesphHogan]

Jon Jones has 3 finishes in the past 11 years, Aspinall has 15 finishes in the past 10 years. Aspinall beat 75% of his divisions Top 10 in 8 minutes combined, it took Jon 50 minutes to beat Reyes and Smith combined.

[@JoesphHogan]

also, before you jones fans say “what champs has he beaten” lmao the only two former champs on the heavyweight are fighting this weekend and both of them refuse to fight him. You guys want him to fight JDS or Mark Coleman or something?

[@davycrocket4858]

And he didn't even beat Reyes

[@AONStew]

The challenger of the Champ should always have beaten a top 3 talent period! In all other sports to get to the championship you have to beat one of the top 4 or have been in the top 4. Why would this be any different?

[@AONStew]

Aspinal loses to Cyril Gane. Period!

[@TheNotorious54]

Bones jones lays his belts on your bedroom floor you’d have nowhere to stand. Enough of this talk please

[@ZEUSunleashed101]

Comparing Tom Aspinall to OSP and Anthony smith 😭😭😭😭 delusional much? Lmaooo

[@taytwox]

Alex Smith? You mean Anthony* Smith?

[@thespeechboss]

Not really. Seriously, who has Tom beaten?

[@bboybreezi2417]

Santos is comparable tho he was on a tear like Tom at the time

[@Warmfuzzyfeelings]

@@taytwoxno he meant 49ers QB Alex Smith😂

[@JRMagro]

Even if the comparison was accurate, it's a mute point. Never in the history of the company, has the title challenger been expected to have a resume similar to the champion holding the belt. Anthony Smith was #1 contender so he got the fight. Thiago santos was #1 contender so he got the fight. It didn't matter what names they beat, it mattered that they earned the title shot by becoming #1 contender. Tom is even higher than #1 contender so he deserves the fight. Period.

[@didiertekum8474]

Duck Duck Go

[@ZacJackson-y2q]

He's def not giving us a "straight" answer.

[@ramsessiii134]

😭

[@miguelflores8649]

@@ramsessiii134it’s becoming more evident lol

[@Dreamsofstars247]

Bent asf😂

[@GreenBaySnackers]

What do you mean? He literally spelled it out in the nicest way. It doesn’t matter how many of you casuals are on this Tom bandwagon trust me all REAL ufc fans know Jon Jones Peds or not has the best resume in the UFC. Tom hasnt even earned to be in the same sentence. Only reputable people Tom has beaten is Volkov, Arlovski, Pavlovich, and Blaydes whom he lost to in the first fight. Bunch of casuals lol same people screaming this Tom stuff are same people saying Volkanovski is washed, Max v Gaethje was the best thing ever, or all these other stupid casual takes

[@aaliyanshaikh7790]

Jones is surely gonna make history by being the first champ to vacate the belt just because of being afraid to lose

[@juanpabloacosta3710]

That is khabib sir

[@NewEra2496]

@@juanpabloacosta3710brother…. His dad/coach died

[@juanpabloacosta3710]

@@NewEra2496 he still retired because he didn’t want to lose

[@juanpabloacosta3710]

On top of that, everyone is disrespecting the GOAT just because you want to see him lose, he’s 37 and beaten EVERYONE regardless of controversy or not, he could be retired but he’s still fighting, in a different division and fighting the best heavyweight in the history of UFC, how can you not show respect my boy

[@FightCAT]

"Conor calls it red panty night" yeah because unlike you Jon, Conor was a huge ppv draw. The only good ones for you were DC because of the rivalry. Conor could fight a snowman and people would watch. Tom wants the fight with you because he knows he can win, plus the small fact that you have the title and he has the interim, but whatever I guess that doesn't mean anything 😑

[@EveK-North]

Why did it take Jon 3 years to put on 10 pounds of muscle? We know he takes roids. Jon avoided Francis just like he's avoiding Tom Aspinall. Jon has a great history at LHW, but his history at HW is one of a duck. Jon at LHW: 🐐 Jon at HW: 🦆

[@malik2728]

As a pretty much lifelong Jon jones fan, been watching him since I was literally a kid, most frustrating person to ever be a fan of. Missed A good portion of his prime with suspensions or long layoffs and made a name off aging fighters then finally gets to heavyweight and Now he’s too old and too worried about legacy to give the people the fights they want.

[@Bryan-gy3gu]

I feel ya except I’m a lifelong hater. To see him get chinned would be surreal

[@Bonesjones21]

Get off your knees

[@Day-ZDuke]

....he’s so worried about legacy....his legacy will be of a wasted potential. Of what could have been..... Like you noted, he missed a huge chunk of his prime years, all because of his foolish choices and criminal behavior. In retrospect this will be a huge narrative

[@bu11ymaguire]

​@@Bonesjones21 are you stupid?

[@buildfear9507]

Imagine admitting to being a fan of a woman abusing drugs cheat. Our heroes used to be people worthy of being looked up to. Now it’s disgusting losers like this.

[@IIBeefII]

This is so frustrating to see as a Jones fan, does he not realize ducking Aspinall right now is worse for his legacy than taking on an informally retired Stipe who hasn’t fought in 4 years? I hope Stipe knocks him out and becomes the GOAT lol

[@Smd249]

Stfu you casuals say this every time there’s a new upcoming fighter if Tom loses a single fight nobody will question jones being the number 1 fighter

[@DynastyIcon]

do you not realize that his legacy is cemented and fighting Tom or not fighting Tom wont change that... his legacy wont change cuz randoms on the internet say so... but clearly you let those randoms influence how you think and now you hope he loses.... yeah some fan you are 🤡‼️ take your bandwagon ahh over to Aspinall's bandwagon .. Jon's real fans are still with him

[@loowisk1113]

@@DynastyIcon It 100% will affect his legacy. If he retires without fighting Aspinall he'll forever be remembered as ducking him, whether you like it or not it's the genuine truth. It'll literally be "Remember Jon Jones? He was great, BUT he didn't fight Tom Aspinall".

[@fall-out]

​@@loowisk1113it won't affect his legacy not fighting one guy who isn't a draw doesn't take anything away from what Jon has done in the cage get off the drugs man you aspinall fans are delusional

[@JihadThompson1919]

@@loowisk1113Tom is not that known in the world of MMA yet. Jones just said he’ll fight Ngannou and Periera. Both dangerous. Jones legacy will not be defined by not fighting Tom bc we want to see it. Yes I’m a jones fan who wants him to fight Tom bc everyone talking crazy, but I get it. He looking for a payday and reputable opponent who’s put they work in

[@lilzenzay]

picked the easier opponent, Jones said it himself

[@ToddyPoggy]

WHO ELSE IS ASPINALL MEANT TO FIGHT😂😂😂😂😂

[@PhilBelll]

Is it jons fault they gave him a undeserved belt and that the division isn't deep like others?

[@SerialGillers]

@@PhilBelllundeserved? What else does he have to do to deserve the belt? 😂 Jones beat Gane who is also actively ducking Tom 😂 Whereas Tom has smoked everyone in the top 10…. 🦆

[@nyteowl8069]

I get both sides. Jon isnt stepping in there against a hungry contender who isn't even in goat convo. As a fan and Aspinall being interim champ, I want to see this fight. I think Jones saw the negative reaction he got from beating Gane and pretty much closed possible matchups like Aspinall. Gane was getting hyped up still despite the Ngannou loss and now people dont even talk about him in a good light.

[@davycrocket4858]

​​@@SerialGillersyeah Jon thinks Tom should fight more champs before he gets the opportunity to fight him but Jon is the champ in HIS division, so what does he expect Tom to do again?

[@PhilBelll]

@SerialGillers Anklaev 11 fight win streak, belal on 10. Aspinols on 2, stop doing tricks on tom meat bud. Also gane was 2 minutes from beating Francis, thats a bigger accomplishment than anything tom has done

[@RichardGarcia93]

I went right to 7:01

[@gjbsarmeri3957]

Dear Jon, Tom doesn't want to fight you for "red panty night". He wants to fight you because he is the real HW champion who deserves the undisputed belt which you've been holding hostage for almost 2 years. He is by far the most deserving fighter on the UFC roster and also has the interim belt. Also quack quack quack if it's easier for you to understand that way. Sincerely, every single fight fan.

[@mairembam23]

​@@dylzpgawk gawk gawk gawk

[@tommy2swole]

4:55 he literally just admitted that Stipe is a good warmup fight before he fights Tom or anybody else

[@davycrocket4858]

He was trying to tip toe around it but this is 100% him admitting Stipe is the easier fight 😂

[@tommy2swole]

@davycrocket4858 I know and whats the problem with that? Why does it trigger you so bad,

[@MuhGlassRibs]

​@@davycrocket4858so stipe isnt the greatest?

[@Arthur-nr5ci]

Man, Tom is so arrogant. 8-1* in the UFC with seven finishes in the first round, 8 finishes total, and an Interim title that's been defended. Jon Jones when he got the title shot. 6-1* with four finishes in the first round, two decisions, no former champions and no future champions.

[@TheDarkKnight20000]

Dana scared Jon might lose to Tom

[@dexgradyjr]

You sound stupid

[@TWOB1GUNZ]

Have you seen Jon's resume? SMH

[@Kwild_25]

Dude just talking

[@ColdGold24k]

Scared his boyfriend will loose.

[@BeastEdits107]

Resume dont mean jack. Im the biggest jones fan and jon himself knows thats a tough fight this late in his career with all that added weight and knowing how fast tom is as a heavyweight. Jon isnt dumb. He knows he easily beats an old stipe that hasnt fought in ages. And he knows he beats alex because of how much more superior he is on the ground​ jon is scared to face that loss this late in his career. Litterly admitted in this interview hes taking STYLELYSTIC FIGHTS !!! fights that suite his age and injuries. Gtfoh @TWOB1GUNZ

[@Franchise-jq7tq]

I saw Jones at the park this morning, some kids were feeding him bread crumbs at the lake.

[@Bryan-gy3gu]

You’re a frog so I believe you were there

[@Zoopets-o7r]

​@@Bryan-gy3gu🤣

[@cold485]

😂😂😂

[@Bryan-gy3gu]

😁😆

[@DRAUGRDAN]

🦆 not 🐐

[@Tyranno-Bore-Us]

Tom Aspinall will be there so Jon can hand him the belt as he walks out of the cage.

[@Mr.Coffee19]

If it acts like a duck and it quacks like a duck, it is probably Jon the Duck Jones

[@FreddyMartinez-v3o]

Glorious

[@BradleyCoopertest]

Stolen.

[@Technasma]

If it acts like baby and cries like a baby its a crybaby 😉

[@Dezemi]

It was such a heartfelt moment when he said Cuack Cuack, so much emotion

[@nnamggiFellauQrD]

4:39 thats why he waited so long that Stipe got ktfo by Ngannou and now has a almost 4 year layoff 🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@Ishhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh]

You poor thing seem so sad

[@mistaschaub3280]

🦆 not 🐐

[@Bryan-gy3gu]

FACT

[@Kwild_25]

Yall must be young 😂

[@cold485]

​@@Kwild_25ducking plus peds in his best years

[@JonathanGonzalez-jz4td]

@@Kwild_25 he a GOAT for sure but not heavyweight GOAT , man has to defend at heavyweight so solidify his legacy at heavyweight

[@1800moonSugar]

​@@Kwild_25Being old just makes you look even dumber.

[@MaxMW1]

Jon saying Tom needs to 'earn some things' to warrant a fight against him whilst knowing he can't fight for the belt because Jon is ducking him is some high IQ ducking right there, gotta give it to him.

[@8bit_paul]

Headline: "Jon Jones on potential retirement: I've been debating it" Isn't JJ retired already? If I'd only done my job once over the past 4 years I'm pretty sure my family and friends would assume I wasn't doing it anymore.

[@stephen5389]

Just do it Jon. Just retire. Let everyone else make their legacies.. either fight them or go away.. Quit holding up the division trying to make your legacy better. Stipe was the greatest heavyweight of all time, IN HIS TIME. He still might be able to shut your lights out. All you’re going to do is wrestle him and choke him out. At this point who cares. Fight Tom and face the real challenge in his prime. Or leave. 😊

[@CameronPearson-dl2ig]

You fight Jon then

[@RICOJEEZUS]

Fr

[@berkay7402]

Bro fr

[@basicchesschannel9]

100 true

[@jordank566]

Bro I have a feeling because he just said the 1 advantage stipe has is KO power The mma gods are gonna make it all he needs

[@DynastyIcon]

don't bring up the mma gods cuz yall are praying for his downfall

[@jordank566]

@ I want jones to win I don’t know what you’re talking about bruh

[@Jemreaux]

GSP was younger than Jon Jones when he cherry picked one eye Bisping but DUCKED Luke Rockhold and Robert Whitaker at MW & Kamaru at WW….

[@HPloveCraftsCat1352]

You have no clue what you're talking about. #1: Usman was not even champion at that point #2: GSP was set to fight Tyron Woodley but Woodley p*ssed that opportunity away by delivering one of the worst title fights in UFC history at UFC 214 causing Dana to cancel that fight and put him against Bisping instead (look up the UFC 214 post fight press conference with Dana White as irrefutable proof of this btw) #3: Shortly after GSP won the Middleweight title at UFC 217 he was diagnosed with Ulcerative colitis and was not medically cleared to defend the belt for a considerable amount of time, causing him to retire as a result. Instead of blurting out factually incorrect statements maybe to a little bit of research next time.

[@Trollseeder]

Meh he cherry picked Bisping but gave up his belt as soon as he got sick not to hold up the division. Completely different.

[@Zabeast99]

Jon jones: As I am back from a major injury and 2 operations, Stipe is more suitable opponent. Jon Jones : Stipe is not an easier fight. 🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆

[@1800moonSugar]

It is kind of crazy he just straight up admitted aspinol is the harder fight and he's not ready for it so he simply just not going to do it.

[@Zabeast99]

@@1800moonSugar that's called ducking in style. He just admitted it like he did before when he admitted doing steroids 1st and 2nd fight vs DC. "I beat you first time off steroids and beat you second time off........... Steroids" 😂

[@DynastyIcon]

he's honestly not an easy fight.. Stipe is a good wrestler and has knockout power, the one thing that Stipe is that Aspinall is not is BATTLE TESTED.. Stipe wont fold if it goes to the championship rounds, Aspinall might crumble in those rounds, he's never been there... yall are sleepin on Stipe

[@Bryan-gy3gu]

Activity, age and durability are huge factors in this fight game. All these attributes do not seem to be in his favor at this moment in time but I really hope he will pull off the upset (cuz I hate Jones)

[@aimenassil6353]

You know how hard it is to come back to normal after a torn pec? Even with best medical team etc…

[@James0741]

This whole arguement of Sergei getting beat in his last fight making Toms win over him irrelevant is complete nonsense. The man to beat Sergei after Tom was Volkov, who Tom also demolished in three minutes. HAHAHAHAHA QUACK QUACK. THIS IS YOUR GOAT?????

[@SweartoSpivak]

Tom is mid, he stands no chance against the goat

[@Leon-b5g3j]

@@SweartoSpivak Why don't we prove that theory to the test then? If Jones fans are so confident of their so called "GOAT", it should be easy right? Put your money where your mouth is. Tom starches him

[@bdgandalfow2776]

stay mad buddy lol

[@James0741]

@ we will never know because the “goat” is too scared to fight him

[@xavierb9061]

Tom is hyped because uk. Cant outwrestle stipe or jon, all he has is basic 1 2.

[@Pweshernanz]

4:25 Jake Paul logic right here

[@thizzlemetimbrs8194]

Dude said Tom would lose to blades and he smoked blades. Sooooo Jon still think he doesn’t deserve it 😂 what

[@shivshakti4741]

Im 34 years old now. Started watching ufc from 2010. I was around 20 years when i saw this guy fighting and we all knew it he was special talent. Its amazing to see him still active irrespective of downfalls outside the cage. Quite inspiring to see how he found a way to riae up against all odds and his own inner demons.Shows his passion towards the craft. All these years of experience, the skillset, especially his competitiveness and the champion mindset is still unmatchable. all these years, seeing fighters like gsp, mighty, khabib, connor, pettis, brock, Cain,overreem, hunter, silva, aldo, dc, stipe, diaz brothers, israel and their journey being a hardcore fan of mma i can tell this that watching jones journey is undoubtedly the best. Thank you for all these years of entertainment. Goat for a reason. Legend 🙌

[@E.T.VARIOUS]

Merci bro pour ce commentaire nous avons tout les 2 regarder jones à la même année 2010 ❤❤ 2024 toujours actif..jone boss ❤❤❤

[@randallsavage13]

If I remember correctly Jon who had you beaten before shogun

[@ultimatefighttalk5525]

Why is everyone commenting on Jones vs Aspinall and not the actual fight that is happening on Saturday. This is potentially a great fight between two incredible fighters and Stipe is not someone to look past. Lets focus on this fight and not guess what will happen next. Its a big task for Jones this weekend and we could be in for a great fight.

[@jimmybaez2594]

🦆

[@davycrocket4858]

Because Aspinall is INTERIM champ therefore, they should be unifying the belt. Jon shouldn't get to hold the belt and hand pick fighters while Aspinall keeps defending interim

[@blake4358]

Because NO ONE CARES

[@gabic2174]

Wise words.

[@hunterwelch7697]

@@davycrocket4858 the stipe fight was made before the interm champ was made gotta follow through with the original plan before Tom

[@Ckultuur777NLD]

Aspinall is a upcoming legend. The fans want it,, book it!

[@Ckultuur777NLD]

@@dylzp I get that. But Jones needs to fight the best out there. That's Aspinal the interim champ.

[@TheRealMichaelHaZe]

It’s crazy how much the MMA world has turned on the greatest mma fighter to ever live. Yall used to love him. Now he’s nearing retiring and slowing down and yall turn on him. Even if he knocked aspinal cold yall would find something else to hate about.

[@Sam.1.0.1]

Jon "Ducking" Jones

[@ApexPunisherX]

GSP couldn't wait to duck Whittaker after hand picking Bisping.

[@Kwild_25]

Jon beat the most champs in the ufc lil bro he’s the goat for a reason

[@Flash-Man819]

@@ApexPunisherXBisping was the champ.

[@emersonr7481]

You probably just started watching mma a few years ago, for you to say jon jones is ducking aspinal. Like who da fuq is aspinal. Who even wants to watch that dude fight?

[@ronmartin87]

Respect to bones. Loyalty is far and few between. None of these people truly understand what it means.

[@Jalen-It-Hurts]

@@ronmartin87 don’t fool yourself he’s loyal to nothing but d*ck 🦆

[@Jemreaux]

Can’t believe how much hype Aspinall gets for such a mid resume lmao 🤣

[@GM-vx6ru]

He’s cleaned out the HW division beating everyone in like 30 seconds. He’s great standing and grappling. What are you missing? Jones sees the hype that’s why he’s scared shitless

[@Jemreaux]

@ he hasn’t beat everyone lmao 🤣 he just started fighting tough competition even though his been in the UFC for years lol he beat two guys who have been knocked out a bunch previously… big deal lol

[@aimenassil6353]

💯

[@JESUS--NEVER--tAPPED]

Stipe, just win brother! Let’s roll! 💪

[@alasmario44]

Fyi Jones is trolling you all. He's making yall beg for the Aspinall fight for a big payday

[@lascellesstoddart3907]

I agree. N even if jones didn't fight him, who cares. Jon can do whatever he wants

[@letmakiteachyou]

He gone beat the ish outta aspinall .. 😂 he want us to beg .. get a big day .. and ride off into the sunset .. he fighting Alex Pereira next .. then going out w. A bang w. Aspinall !

[@randymarsh6363]

@@letmakiteachyou Can you say that with a straight face? A 260 pounds BJJ black belt who is in the prime of his career at 31 years old, and who trains with world class boxers. JJ is gonna bet the ish outta him?

[@GIGSEASON]

@@randymarsh6363yes he’s fought many who trained with world class boxers 🤣

[@randymarsh6363]

@@GIGSEASON Has he fought many who are black belts in jiu jitsu who've been practicing it since the age of eight? That are interim heavyweight champions who have only seen a second round, once? 8-1 in the UFC and the 1 is from a freak accident. Has he fought that? No.

[@Niconfitness]

I think he would fight him but we all know the ufc pay isn’t all there so he doesn’t want to take the risk not scared just knows he’s a risk point blank. Put yourself in Jones shoes Tom is a scary guy but so is Jon, this is what these guys do for a living. I think it’s a great fight tho and I’d watch it Forsure

[@tmoney7643]

What Jon is really saying here is… if I lose, I want it to be to another bonafide legend of the sport, not to a guy that is less than who beat him just because he’s younger and maybe “catches” him with a random punch.

[@sebbaninho]

TOM is the Interim Champion and has even DEFENDED his belt since earning his belt a year ago. - He's undefeated in UFC and since haven't had a lost since 2016 (I don't take to account his knee injury) - 100% finnish rate - 15 wins, 15 finishes. 12 KO/TKO, 3 Submissions - 8 finishes in the UFC - 7 of 8 finished in the 1st round - Has already won against 5 top 10 HW's. - Has won against 3 of 4 others in the top 5 HW- the fifth guy , Gane, also have been ducking Tom - not engaging with him in Paris etc. - Is a natural HW - Has proven a lot more at HW then J Duck J.

[@boxhbbb3530]

tom 3 losses, jon 0 losses

[@sebbaninho]

@@boxhbbb3530 should've lost to Mauler and Reyes - they got robbed. Poking eyes, hurting women, pictograms

[@vhyles]

@@boxhbbb3530 Tom 0 ducks, Jon 2 ducks

[@TKxDemon]

“Tom hasn’t fought enough champions” YOU ARE THE CHAMPION AND YOU WON’T FIGHT HIM 😂😂😂

[@edsson2648]

How can anyone not mention Demetrius Johnson for a Mt. Rushmore?🤨

[@synysterallen]

worst match up ever.... been watching since pride I saw both of their entire careers, not interested in this fight its way past its window of viability

[@mistaschaub3280]

You said it best, if the fight goes past 2 rounds Ngannou looks better than him

[@Jalen-It-Hurts]

📠 📠

[@andyrony1]

Don't watch then

[@user-ayush818]

​@@andyrony1 casuals have no say, we don't give a bollocks

[@IIBeefII]

Stipe Aspinall Pereira Ngannou after “retirement” That’s how Jones solidifies his spot as GOAT. After that, there’d be no question in anyone’s mind. Watch his playlist of fights, there already shouldn’t be doubt. And yet, he’s not willing to finish strong and is giving fans a reason to question him. Imagine if he didn’t get all those suspensions too…

[@Warmfuzzyfeelings]

Jon is already the solidified goat he’s just patting his stats now 🔥

[@JonathanGonzalez-jz4td]

@@Warmfuzzyfeelings doesn’t matter he’s claiming to want to solidify a legacy at heavyweight therefore must defend at heavyweight

[@SawBlade11]

There’s already no question

[@shadowmovement4976]

Jones driving up the price tag for that Aspinall scrap, one of the best mind game players ever

[@bobsagett]

This fight has been almost 10 years in the making. I’m happy that Dana made this fight because Aspinall isn’t going anywhere so getting Jones and Stipe to fight before they both turn 50 is nice

[@clinch4402]

Dana fumbled ngannou vs Jones and you're thankful for a washed up Stipe? lol

[@jasonred3874]

Jon is not avoiding anyone, you people are just dumb saying always the same thing over and over

[@Bryan-gy3gu]

He’s ducking the reigning and defending interim champion. He’d rather call it a day than fight him. And thinking about it.. if you’re Jon and half the community won’t even consider you goat bc you’re a cheater then what do you even care what they think anymore? So he will just duck Tom and retire as the disputed champ instead

[@CBFW_KO]

Jon got you writing paragraphs 😭😭😭 you steaming mad

[@Technasma]

​@@CBFW_KOlook how Jon got you all crying under every video like your lives depend on it 😂 thats way more disturbing

[@KTBAJB]

Cope

[@richflorez8645]

How is khabib not on his top 4 Mount Rushmore ? Jones is mad disrespectful

[@wrdswpns1139]

excatly and khabib left on top

[@vhyles]

Khabib?! What about DJ ? 🙄

[@The_Cat666]

Because....it's his list, not yours.

[@Unjust1]

Khabib is only remembered for 1 fight. GSP and Andersen have dozens of classic fights. And they would have beaten khabib in their prime

[@magomedov5555]

@@Unjust1keep dreaming khabib would smacked both of them

[@Imalwaysright412]

0:20 dude is tweaking

[@DWoodsII]

Reaching..

[@BlackFaithProduction]

Nothing even happened at this time stamp. Stop wasting our time.

[@ChadJSchaefer]

It's crazy how some people really don't understand the magnitude of this fight. I am anticipating that this fight will be the fight of the night if not the fight of the year. I respect Tom but it's not John's fault that the UFC granted him an intern title. Also, John is correct. Tom has not prove himself to get the fight with Jon. He could have gotten the fight but he acted like a little kid. He should have been humble but instead he was being prideful. Tom was actually being entitled.

[@yungbanz3006]

🐐 ?? ❌ 🦆 ?? ✅

[@Ishhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh]

Me when I started watching ufc in 2018

[@ettu9358]

tom is too dangerous for jon to fight him 😂

[@Kwild_25]

You must be a kid

[@Bryan-gy3gu]

Your only comeback. Give it a rest. You’re probably the kid

[@E.T.VARIOUS]

The kid

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[@DianeKKnutson]

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[@DianeKKnutson]

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[@mart4414]

This is what long time champions do, they take fights that they know they have a path to win. Miocic is an old man, Pereira would have a size deficit and a grappling deficit. Aspinall is the problem.

[@Bryan-gy3gu]

But real champions with a set of brass ones will fight all challengers. Eventually it comes time for the old lion to fight the young, hungry up and comer but Jon who literally calls himself the lion (a symbol of bravery) is pussying out 😿

[@StepBrothers716]

Y'all people calling Jones a duck must all be casuals.. Jon ain't duck anybody his whole career y'all must've just started watching UFC a couple yrs ago or something

[@97f782]

Francis?

[@Shmeks]

Tom Aspinall

[@bustashott]

Just said Tom fought someone out their prime because age, then says can’t call stipe past it because of age 😂 okay Jon 👍🏻

[@ahappyguy7695]

The man is fighting the greatest heavyweight in UFC history, wanted to fight Francis Nganou and people saying he's scared to fight an intirem belt holder who's never been a champion and never beat a champion in Tom Aspinall! REALLY?

[@615-l8r]

Come here expecting lies and denial, not truth.

[@maskervoinar]

People don't understand

[@vilpoisakettu]

Tom beat already one champ...

[@ahappyguy7695]

@@vilpoisakettu Arlovski was not the champ when he beat him. He had 20 losses on his record when Tom beat him. Andre was shop worn.

[@Uberroid457]

Saying you wanted to fight Francis is not the same as fighting him lol 😂 If Tom is such a nobody and Jon is the best, it should be an easy night for him right? Apparently not so he is therefore Jon Duck Jones 🦆

[@dannydillon997]

Jones vs Peirera. Stipe is tough and more than just a knock out artist look at his Francis fight for the belt 🙏

[@conorthompson943]

This is groundbreaking for evolutionary biology, as current research in evolutionary biology covers diverse topics and incorporates ideas from diverse areas, such as molecular genetics and computer science, we are now seeing the evidence of adaptive evolution, for the first time in human history we have witnessed it with the naked eye; a goat evolving into a duck. Amazing.

[@driverofdoom]

Best of all time? Check the facts... Lost to reyes. Refused to fight chael sonnen on short notice. Took anthony smith to decision. Took osp to decision. Took thiago santos to decision. Had to vacate the belt twice due to Steroids. Never fought anyone his own size. Will willingly give up the heavyweight championship opposed to fighting the interim champion.

[@driverofdoom]

There just the ones I could be arsed listing there's probably 10 more+. Absolute joke.

[@Zoopets-o7r]

Focus on you mate, why writing all these things?

[@driverofdoom]

@Zoopets-o7r honestly your right. I just love mma and really don't like the fact others label him as goat status when we have someone like clean record DJ getting sold off for askrin.

[@shakariwebster]

@@driverofdoom 50% of this was false.

[@driverofdoom]

@@shakariwebster please digress.

[@sethdruckenmiller3002]

Like this comment to affirm Tom is the undisputed HW champ of the world. Reply defending jones, then you’re insecure for him💯

[@prettyasia111]

Your comment shows that you are lacking life in your life.

[@sethdruckenmiller3002]

@ NOT MY CHAMP🦆🦆🦆

[@sethdruckenmiller3002]

@ TOMMY!!! TOMMY ASPINAAAAAAAALLL!🇬🇧🏆🗣️🔥💯‼️

[@Luketheartist315]

Jones shits his pants when he hears the name Tom aspinall

[@AasiefKhan1]

Please don't retire befor f.....d by Tom Aspinal 🎉

[@MikiSiguriči1389]

Hahahah hes getting more lame and lame each time he opens his mouth

[@cvdubya5774]

Skerd. The whole point of being an interim champion is to settle it with the champion and the Duck is skerd.

[@richieworkman5365]

The fact that he keeps going on about gambling his career tells you that he’s aware of how good Aspinal is! This fake behaviour trying to dismiss him as a worthy challenger is boring! That’s the fight to make, real champions fight whoever is put in front of them, if he leaves the game without fighting Tom he can’t ever say he was really heavyweight champ because Tom has been actively fight real contenders, no disrespect to stipe but he has been retired since 2021 this fight is big no doubt, but it’s not the right fight.

[@alex__2265]

Man idgaf im so pumped for this. GOAT vs heavyweight GOAT. Both in maybe there final fights. Can't wait.

[@mikefitz2124]

Thank you Jon for fighting in MSG, these tickets were so cheap to see you in person during these tough economic times

[@MattyTalkSports]

The amount of times jones Contradicts himself in this interview is mental

[@hmongranger]

We forget Stipe was able to wrestle Francis for 25mins! 265lb! Stipe is a dangerous fight still. He’s the king of spoiling the night!

[@25albeezy]

Saying Stipes age is no factor is hilarious when one of his excuses to not fighting Tom is that he’s 37 and tom is only 30

[@rodneydeal9133]

There is always going to be a Tom Aspinal or a young up and comer. Stop hating. I think Francis would beat Tom and Jon would beat both of them. Haters!

[@xxl_aydodamenace7605]

Funny y'all are saying Jon is ducking I didn't hear anybody saying GSP was ducking after he beat Michael Bisping and vacated the title

[@lethweiblackbelt]

Bro everyone still says that till this day how he waited until bisping became champ to comeback instead of fighting Anderson Silva. Stop coping for jones

[@GodsonFPS]

Woodley, Usman, Silva nobody says nothing…

[@xxl_aydodamenace7605]

@@lethweiblackbelt umm did you not READ my text? I said after he became champ

[@lethweiblackbelt]

@@xxl_aydodamenace7605 bro you edited it 😂

[@xxl_aydodamenace7605]

@lethweiblackbelt yeah the word "and" so what?

[@Mydudeakari]

Jon has proven throughout his career he can fight anyone, AND defeated them all. Now that he knows he has only a couple fights left in the tank why would he not choose them wisely?

[@alejandrolara6248]

don’t matter what he’s done before, he’s still fighting and he’s a champion he needs to be fighting a true contender at least if Jon wants to be respected in this sport he should be the one trying to make this fight happen but instead he tries to avoid it

[@stevend_87]

This interview reaks of real maturity from Jon Jones. He has come a LONG way. He really came across as a grown ass humble man here. As someone who’s watched his whole career I loved to see that.

[@briz81]

Jon Jones defo was one of the best, but this fight is not the swan song intended. He must give king Tom Aspinall the shot. Poor form from JJ

[@coreycurnutt8013]

He is smart to duck aspinall. As a fan obviously that would be a fight to make. But If I was in jones team I would avoid that fight with Tom especially coming off surgeries and time off. Maybe if he goes out and sparks stipe within the first minute and build confidence and grind some more then I’d talk Tom. But rn he has been unactive and coming off injuries. Smart move

[@RIZONMUSIC]

Jon just out here triggering batches. i love it 🤣🤣🤣

[@Radcaster]

Imagine if Shogun hadn't taken a fight on short notice defending his belt against a no-name Jon Jones who had less wins at the time than Aspinall does now.

[@nickvtguitar546]

It's hard to imagine a 37 y/o MMA fighter retiring

[@vincentthomas9903]

Dude took 3 years off and with all of the controversy was suspended and out for another 3 years and the 1 year for the injury total of 7 years off not to mention several years with only 1 or 2 fights dude has fought 3 times in the last 7 years completely inactive

[@Ishhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh]

He’s been a champion since 23….

[@Andu_music]

Bro said gambling my legacy 9:31 yea hes def ducking