Jon Jones supporters have been out in full power throughout Friday’s official weigh-ins for Soiled Boxing Championship 1.
Earlier this week, TMZ Sports activities revealed that ‘Bones’ had taken a web page out of Conor McGregor’s e book, turning into a component proprietor of DBX. The promotion’s first official occasion goes down on Saturday night time at The Hangar in Miami, however first, the rivals, which embrace former UFC stars Yoel Romero and Andrei Arlovski, stepped on the dimensions to weigh in for his or her respective bouts.
Whereas every thing went off and not using a hitch, followers have been extra enamored with the truth that Jon Jones was on stage for the weigh-ins and proceeded to bathe the undisputed UFC heavyweight champion with assist.
How precisely did they do that? Effectively, see for your self through the video beneath:
Dana White Insists Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall deal is ‘Completed, however It’s not performed’
Jones and Aspinall, the UFC’s interim heavyweight titleholder, have been circling each other for greater than a yr, leaving many to surprise if we’ll ever see the 2 unify their belts contained in the Octagon.
Nonetheless, Dana White revealed on Friday {that a} deal is “performed, however it’s not performed,” no matter which means.
Till the struggle does occur, the highest of the heavyweight division is at a whole stand-still, leaving each followers and fighters more and more annoyed with the scenario.
“The heavyweight champion of the world fought in November, why they haven’t made this matchup is past me,” former UFC middleweight titleholder, Michael Bisping, instructed talkSPORT. “You solely want two months for a struggle camp. In the event that they don’t announce it quickly, then they’re actually going to speak about stripping this man. Every other sport … if this was boxing, you’ll be stripped. For those who don’t struggle the necessary challenger, you can be stripped. It’s simply insanity.”
Since profitable the heavyweight title in March 2023, ‘Bones’ has solely defended the belt towards Stipe Miocic, a person who, up till that time, hadn’t fought in three and a half years.
Within the time since Jon Jones turned heavyweight champion, Tom Aspinall has fought 3 times, defeating Marcin Tybura, Sergei Pavlovich, and Curtis Blaydes all through knockout within the opening spherical.
