UFC Corridor of Fame inductee Vitor Belfort desires to ebook a combat between Jon Jones and Anthony Joshua.
Jones and Joshua are two of essentially the most revered fighters of their respective fields, with ‘Bones’ at the moment reigning as UFC’s heavyweight world champion whereas Joshua is a former two-time unified heavyweight boxing champion and an Olympic gold medalist.
Understandably, their two worlds have by no means crossed, however Belfort, an Octagon icon in his personal proper, hopes to someday deliver the 2 fighters collectively for an occasion that he believes would break pay-per-view information.
“I’d get Jon Jones and say, ‘Jones, let’s problem the British fighter, Anthony Joshua,” Belfort mentioned throughout an look on The Ariel Helwani Present. “Let’s ask him to return and field with you on these gloves. No fingers uncovered, it’s not soiled boxing, nothing. You’re simply going to make use of your arms. You guys are going to field 12 rounds, three-minute rounds, however the rule is, you’ll be capable of seize his hand, you’ll be capable of seize his head and punch him within the clinch.
“I believe that would be the combat that may break pay-per-view, that may go viral, particularly now with Dana selling boxing. I believe we’ve bought to degree it up, you understand, create the 50/50. We MMA athletes at all times went there and boxed with them. Now let’s deliver it to the center. Let’s meet within the center. Jon Jones is the proper man to make that combat on the BMA gloves.
Belfort desires to see Jon Jones and AJ compete in an actual ‘manhood combat’
“My dream, Ariel, is to—I patented this glove, as you understand, I’m going to ship one to you,” Belfort continued. “It’s known as BMA. It’s making a boxing combat the place we MMA guys can seize the arms within the clinch. No elbows, no takedowns, simply arms. Simply males—let’s see who has the very best arms in an actual combat, in an actual grabbing, manhood combat. That might be my dream. I’d like to launch that form of occasion. I hope Dana White someday can put that collectively.
As intriguing because it sounds, everybody is aware of that getting Jon Jones to signal on the dotted line for a combat isn’t any straightforward activity. Simply ask Tom Aspinall, the longest-reigning interim champion in UFC historical past.
