Will UFC pay Jon Jones what he’s worth to fight Tom Aspinall? | The Ariel Helwani Show

[@Yae_1995]

I don’t buy many ppvs but I will pay forJones vs Aspinall

[@HJRC_]

it will be my first ppv fs.

[@everyonesguy7466]

You wouldn’t with Alex 😂

[@wiserd]

Id pay $200 for that fight as long as they refund back to normal price if jones pulls out.

[@xavierlo4832]

How is he above Islam with a win over a 42year old who hasn’t fought in almost 4 years 😂😂😂 Islam last 4 fights…Poirier Sub, Volk KO and Volk Decision & Olivera Sub it’s not even close.

[@gagearmijo4150]

Fr islam is number 1, and its really not that close

[@Osealey]

His body of work over 16years and through 3 generation of fighters but still active

[@rambosilek7052]

@@Osealey 16 years? nibba please, he spent half of them not fighting. built a career on fighting over the hill fighters. he arguably lost vs gustaffson, santos AND reyes. where are they now? biased americans. khabib has never ever ever ever looked vulnerable in the cage. he is the absolute goat of fighting, period. nobody is in the same stratosphere as khabib

[@Domenicxx]

No he was old and slow Ariel wtf are you talking about

[@DiamondBack75]

Ariel was paid to say that I don't see any other reason. Miocic look like a 57 yo grand pa

[@kubrenh8976]

No he wasnt old and slow, jon jones was just fucking phenomenal

[@kennethalbright3427]

Aspinall/Jones is the biggest fight in UFC history in my opinion

[@dylan6480]

Welcome to your first week as an mma fan

[@triocha233]

I agree Aspinall v Jones Ilia v Islam DDP v Khamzat Massive fights to make rn

[@triocha233]

Ilia & Islam just need to defend 1 more time each

[@MuhammadImardBruceLee]

Conor x Khabib

[@tarzanstrickland]

This is way bigger than Lesnar Mir 😂

[@kenneyoakwood1293]

No

[@Gorrilarighthand]

Yes​@@kenneyoakwood1293

[@AngryBystander]

Hellll nooo are you serious bro? You must amnesia of ufc 100. I Rememebr it

[@mosamakgoka1374]

New fan alert

[@tarzanstrickland]

@@mosamakgoka1374 its bigger in almost every aspect. "Greatest of all time" vs Fastest finisher of all time. Both supremely skilled in all aspects of martial arts, the highest caliber heavyweight fight in UFC history. idc if Brock was famous from WWE. This fight is the all around better, more meaningful, significant fight in MMA.

[@Frankiebaby303]

I’m sorry but I fought for 12 years. Anyone who ever entered the ring/cage can see that Stipe old and slow from the get go.

[@royjonker110]

Jon has to fight Tom for the unification of the belts. Alternatively Jon relinquishs the belt. He can't pick and choose his opponents like he has in the past. 🦆🦆🦆

[@Andrei-oj1jz]

Andre the giant and Hogan had multiple fights prior to Wrestlemania 3.

[@LoveSlickk]

... "No matter hes 40 years old hes still Stipe" seriously bad argument Ariel, like saying "No matter the age Tyson is still Tyson" These are different scales of the same idea but still Stipe's old age and inactivity definitely made him a shell of himself in there Whats with the casual take?

[@vhyles]

I was also surprised hearing Ariel spew the same BS like DC, Rogan and Dana. A retired 42 yrs old firefighter who just got off the couch to fight, who hasn't fought in almost 4 years.." is still the same guy who beat Ngannou and DC ? Gtfo Ariel ..

[@ImextremelyAsian-c9g]

He's trying to suck up to Jon Jones, he wants an interview

[@ImextremelyAsian-c9g]

Stipe didn't even look good when he fought Francis in their rematch, Stipe was 38. Francis dominated from start to finish.

[@funkspinna]

It's as if people get slower and weaker as they age. Lol. Someone should inform Ariel.

[@bGzzzzz]

Jon will ask for 1billion dollars.....and then post on X saying "he tried to neogtiate a deal but was insulted by UFC's offer" LMFAO

[@funkspinna]

Yep. He will price himself out of the fight. Like a coward.

[@DoubleMKGaming]

Jon Jones is not worth F U money..

[@deluxsound123]

He got well over 10 mil for this fight and would be in a position to probably make closer to 15-20 for a fight with Tom. Sounds like fuck you money to me.

[@pertinaciax9701]

Only fighter in the ufc in history thats ACTUALLY worth FU money

[@xxxx-sc6bu]

I would say the undefeated GOAT of the sport would be worth F U money

[@Stop-All-War]

"What he's worth" How's that calculated & how much? ✝️

[@vhyles]

In JJ's case it depends entirely on how scared he is of losing his 0. Vs Ngannou it was 10 million (a preposterous amount at that time), vs Aspinall it will be at least 20 million I think.

[@Tyranno-Bore-Us]

Jones had his belt stripped for having Turinabol in his system.

[@HJRC_]

This fight proved that ducks can beat goats as long as the goat in question is 42 years old, coming off a KO and 3 years of inactivity.

[@triocha233]

I’m about to hear my old head coach go on about how good Jon Jones is … Wish me luck ugh

[@lonewolfstrife3637]

Jones had 2 minutes of octagon time since 2020 with his fight with reyes. And jones is no longer in his prime. Hes getting old dont try that BS

[@GodsonFPS]

@@lonewolfstrife3637 it's always something, if he fights and beats Aspinall people gonna say he was inexperienced and a hypejob..

[@spaffron4285]

Jon has never ducked anyone in his 15 year career pal

[@vhyles]

↑ JJ meat rider above me ↑

[@wiserd]

Next, they'll pull the first ufc heavyweight champion mark coleman out of retirement and then say that since jones beat him, that proves he would have beat every champion that came afterward. 😂

[@omarrashid4822]

I think this time around the UFC is desperate to have a big money fight as opposed to 2021 when they still had major stars.

[@richardscheck9602]

Jones looked slow to Tom will destroy him in 1 round

[@yourmomshouse8355]

Jones goes as his opponents goes. He’s seen faster guys than tom all day. The minute tom comes out the gate fast jones will also. Just like him and Dc fights.

[@CaptainMarget]

Except that using PEDs does remove him from the GOAT conversation, because he has an unfair advantage over most of his your opponents.

[@theculturedev]

Honestly. Ariel your take here is fire. Your perspective here shows advocacy for the entertainment sport the UFC truly is.

[@omarrashid4822]

Jones being Kanye putting on a character. He’s negotiating his next contract.

[@jay32kool]

Timestamps please

[@Mrillsick]

Im gonna say it. Take the $40M+ Conor was going to get in his return and give it to Jon to fight Tom. Conors washed and literally don't give a fuck if he comes back

[@John-s6u7c]

Jon is the goat , wearing hip waders , and he is treating the UFC and us fans like his sheep . We just waited an extra year for this fight , we don't need another year or more on the next one...

[@27retrodaze]

I fully believe that the Francis fumble is what is gonna make this fight happen.... (And Bones trolling all of you.)

[@NGBRADLEY1991]

I honestly think that Dana is that petty towards Francis that he will make the fight and pay Jon to try to make Francis look worse in the previous failed negotiations “see we can make a deal when both guys actually want to fight, unlike Francis. It was never a money thing”

[@thehangman3105]

Jon did incredibly well and he is the GOAT for me with Anderson Silva. However, Miocic wasn't made to look old and slow, he was old and slow. Sorry.

[@ROCKYSBOY]

People forget both of Jones brothers are huge in nfl and as such he has been exposed to and has the access to shrewd negotiators who I’m sure have advised him how to play this hand. If you go back you can see Jones was quoted as being frustrated he didn’t do what McGregor did and maximise his value.

[@ttocs0000]

No way is jon p4p above Islam. Alex maybe bc hes mostly one dimensional but no way islam. You're just gassing him up trying to get an interview 😅

[@TheTexasBrotha]

In 2027, no one will care if Jones fights Tom. Just like no one cares that GSP didn’t fight Rob or that Hendricks almost killed him.

[@JimmyJapan]

Stipe has chronic traumatic encephalopathy. What comes with that are slow reaction times which were evident. It's uncomfortable to listen to him talk, or catch him gazing off into space. I am not sure how he passed a medical, and why nobody in the media had the guts to even mention it. Poor dude will be incomprehensible to his kids in a few years.

[@liso6998]

Another up and coming fighter that will get humbled by Jon.

[@jessemitchell9740]

I think Jon has always been an incredible fighter but the first half of his career he played it dumb and the second half he is being smart as.

[@elijahwolf7563]

Rick speaks the truth, Tom still un proven and easily forgotten

[@thebanker3223]

What will happen with Aspinal's career if Jones walks away. Who does he have to help elevate him?

[@enoscheeren6105]

Ariel pronouncing Islams name like a Mexican Always Cracks me up😊

[@Tomsta62]

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

[@vhyles]

How many KZbin accounts do you have, Jon?! 🦆

[@Tomsta62]

@ gotta play it smart. If Gane can beat Tom, no point in risking your 0

[@zeze-oo2rh]

Tom has beat 4 out of the top 5, if he beats Gane before touching undisputed he will literally have 0 people to defend the belt against

[@ImextremelyAsian-c9g]

To do that Jones must Vacate, Tom won't defend an interim belt for a second time, it would be pointless.

[@petboy5839]

I am still waiting for that pubilc apology from Jon to Stipe Miocic. The fight is soured to me because of how Jon treated Stipe. Jon has once again killed his good guy image by completely wrong the man with false accusations

[@zeze-oo2rh]

I just have a feeling Jon is going to price himself out, if he got on the mic and retired or completely refused the fight it would be a more obvious duck

[@John-s6u7c]

Dana's glazing jon is more like , Dana's Hawk Tuah- ing Jon... Get it booked don't jepordize Tom's career by sitting out another year and doing a Chandler . Jon needs to be reminded of Germaine Deranderme being stripped...

[@wdilankakmw]

Great show Ariel As Good as Tom is i wonder can he beat jones I was rooting for stipe In my mind Nganou is the one can destroy jones

[@joaomarcellomacedoleme]

Pereira is going to 5 more wins before this 2 sign the contract, pressure for him fighting Jones will build up... and Aspinal will probably end up loosing for Malhadinho Almeida instead, after getting tired of waiting while watching Jones vs Pereira trilogy

[@111turpin3]

Jon can’t knock a grown man out with his hands

[@funkspinna]

Jon Jones is pricing himself out of the fight. Like a coward.

[@kevinharada6330]

I really hope you’re right Ariel. Big trust tho

[@eddiebaby22]

Money needs to be nothing for a real fight.

[@mathiast3406]

Did Ariel just say he puts Pereira above Jon Jones? Am I hearing correctly?

[@dennyroman7935]

what i came to is that if Dana said he the best Jon is well that means am the best than i should make more than Francis yes Francis doesn't have to do with Tyson or Paul i think

[@Peapodzilla]

UFC turning complete MAGA is such a bummer.

[@tarzanstrickland]

usa wanting to be great again is certainly a good thing

[@UncleEbenezer77]

@@tarzanstrickland”Alternative facts”.

[@MNToThat]

What part of the bloodsport organisation run by second generation Italian mobsters and an Irish conman from Boston struck you as a Liberal firm until now...?!!

[@Peapodzilla]

@@MNToThat of course it's not liberal. But it doesn't mean the entire event needs to be a Trump and MAGA commercial.

[@ThousanWhite]

The pandering has always been there but Saturday was too much

[@72jeddie]

Andre ripped off Hogans shirt and scratched him on Pipers Pit. Doesn't that count as a touching?

[@Iaintbrokenomo]

Anyone remember Dominick Reyes. He was a killer also

[@ImextremelyAsian-c9g]

Not really, Reyes got a title shot off of bating Weidman a MW who was 1-4

[@sansu7222]

Canelo was 23 years old, not 31!

[@ImextremelyAsian-c9g]

Jake Paul made Tyson look old.

[@eddiebaby22]

Tom needs to fight for free!

[@111turpin3]

He can do it with elbows and kicks

[@111turpin3]

Jon Jones is great I want to see him against Tom or Peirra

[@111turpin3]

Sorry Pierre

[@111turpin3]

Jon could poke stippe in the eyes

[@donovans6472]

it must be killing ariel to say anything good about jon jones

[@mightysavage459]

Active equals not retired.

[@111turpin3]

Jon’s way longer than Tom

[@vuyanimajola5685]

As long as he active. What the issue with what Dana said?

[@E924kb]

Why was this stipe fight even made? Who matchmaked?

[@jimmybryce8682]

Turkey is a good point and I reckon if they come on board they have very deep pockets and would probably pay the FU jon wants. ✌️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@xJopeRz]

dana spends millions on the sphere but wont for aspinall jones? watch it not happen

[@111turpin3]

If Pereira wrestles some

[@RobertBrown-cr4qv]

RIP! Anthony"RUMBLE" Johnson but Jon Jones duck you Francis and now Tom.

[@BlairH-fua]

Jones is a great fighter, no doubt. He would still be able compete against Tom. It's fine if JJ want's to ride off into the sunset just leave the belt at the door. JJ could likely walk back in for a title shot down the line and not hold up a rising star.

[@CBDeliveryy]

why can I bet on Conor vs Dan hooker in 2025???

[@sayso13]

Will see now. Ariel has been about fighter empowerment and being control of there fighters brand. We’ll see if he is still consistent or bias/hypocritical.

[@kenneyoakwood1293]

Are these clowns slow....some of these takes are just idiotic. In no way shape or form does jons legacy get tarnished by not fighting some random heavyweight the majority of the relevant world knew 13 months ago. This whole situation is so stupid, i hope jon sets a price so high theyll never set the fight. Im tired of the fans and their brain dead, flavor of the month reactions to every new fighter.

[@mryetibanana]

Ducking fights of course can tarnish legacies dummy that the real point of it, not the fight with the old man itself

[@kenneyoakwood1293]

@mryetibanana man you clowns are so stupid....you duck fights you have to take or can't avoid...Jon doesn't have to fight Tom. There's nothing that fight does for Jon unless a huge purse comes with it. I don't know why that's so hard for you children to understand.

[@KaanAyp4]

I think Jon's legacy won't be tarnished even if he loses to Tom. He's the unquestionable LHW Goat. However, if he wins against Tom, he is the unquestionable all-time GOAT for 99% of the fans. Tom has beaten/will beat everyone in HW for a long time. It's a high reward, low risk fight. I don't know if he's acting or really doesn't want the fight...

[@Amp-gn2mi]

$20 million minimum + PPV points. Jon Jones is the best pound for pound. Stop the Disrespect Ariel. Rampage and Chael need to slap you straight. Bones is a 200lb guy. Why does he have to prove by beating a fighter 50 lbs heavier? It's never going to be enough. Haters gonna hate. Mr. Jones is the GOAT 🐐

[@MNToThat]

He spent 3 years moving up to HW, complaining about weight doesn't fly.

[@celtic69]

you can’t go up to heavyweight and then complain about having to fight heavyweights

[@mykedynomite]

They want to see him loose I hope he just retires, tom can build his legacy starting with Gaine good luck!

[@MrHARLEMBRONX]

Fact

[@J_1921_K]

@@celtic69it’s really that simple. Agree 100%

[@ImextremelyAsian-c9g]

Bad take from Ariel, not surprising tho.

[@nurba_nurba]

ariel is such a casual, u just trying to get attention

[@JohnSmith-sb5wu]

Who cares about PFP .... he's the goat

[@MNToThat]

I'm a Jones hater but he really is the GOAT (*if we're including fighters popped for PEDs) One loss won't change that. Time comes for us all. I don't know why his fans are so afraid of the Aspinall fight.

[@tarzanstrickland]

@@MNToThat time? This Tom beats him in the past as well

[@MNToThat]

​@@tarzanstrickland Ssssh... I'm trying to pander....

[@LincolnClay98]

Nah, cormier is the only great fighter he beat

[@HJRC_]

Yeah... this statement summarizes the IQ of a "Jon Jones beats everybody" guy who learned about MMA from TikTok.

[@kalamazooracing]

3 loss tom… 1 loss jones..

[@HJRC_]

You're 0-0 undefeated. What an amazing PFP fighter you must be.

[@vhyles]

Tom 1 loss by submission in his 4th fight, JJ 0 losses due to the duck 🦆 strategy. Get your facts straight..

[@Djokill011]

Like it or not Jon Jones is the GOAT.

[@shoaibd9953]

Like it or not He cheated two times and got caught 😂 Hence he's not the goat

[@vhyles]

He's one of the GoaTs. Too many asterisks* next to his name to be considered the Goat. For the moment he's just a 🦆.

[@ozdiaz3357]

You can't pin Jon down. If you tell Jon you know his motivations on decision making Jon will always deny it.

[@eddiebaby22]

It is becoming WWE. So is it real anymore?

[@sandman62100]

The greatest to ever do it. Proud to be American and proud to be Christian. Great to see a true American patriot like Jon Jones supporting our President Trump! 🇺🇸✝️ One Nation under GOD!

[@Peapodzilla]

Yeah a woman beating, drug abusing, cheating Christian.

[@MNToThat]

​@@PeapodzillaHey, leave drugs out of it..!!

[@tarzanstrickland]

classic sandman comment

[@UncleEbenezer77]

Meanwhile, the USA isn’t a Christian nation and 45 impugned the Constitution (Which is the antithesis of American patriotism).

[@ThousanWhite]

Yes, Jon Jones the wife beating, narcissist, drug cheat asshole…but all he’s MAGA Christian, so none of that other stuff matters. Pathetic. 🙄🙄🙄 Stop making excuses for your fellow cult members. He’s a two faced bad person and you should be ashamed.

[@kenneyoakwood1293]

I rather see jon v alex....

[@HJRC_]

Just stick to tiktok.

[@zeze-oo2rh]

Jon double legs him and finishes him. Now you know what happens don’t have to watch it

[@ADHD55]

Trump and jones American greatness cry liberals 😅😂

[@hectorvazquez7517]

Some fans want the Alex fight I know I do. All fights start standing.

[@MNToThat]

Why can't he do it after he fights the next in line for the division he's actually in?

[@tarzanstrickland]

some fans want him to duck the interim champ, youre right

[@hectorvazquez7517]

@@tarzanstrickland UFC has let fighters cut the line before it’s not right but that’s the way they do business. Chama

[@erikreyes42]

Chama brother i have never in my life heard anyone even say "oh damn tom ASSpinall is fighting tonight!!!!" I rather see Poatan get a crack at Jones and possibly have a belt in 3 weight classes

[@kenneyoakwood1293]

​@@MNToThat because Tom was a nobody 13 months ago with no credible wins.....now all of a sudden hes the greatest thing ever. If I'm Jon I'm saying Either I fight Alex or come get your belt out of my dumpster.

[@atarumoroboshi9957]

First

[@MrBunbao]

I speak for everyone when i say, we dont need to hear ricks input for anything.

[@a.cslater1951]

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