UFC veteran and longtime MMA pundit Chael Sonnen has lately spoken out in opposition to a stunning fan-made petition to strip Jon Jones of his heavyweight title, on account of his perceived avoidance of a title unification bout with interim champion Tom Aspinall. By which he will get right down to why he’s optimistic that the long-awaited showdown between the 2 champions will doubtless occur. Sonnen would clarify himself with the next:
“The percentages of us getting Jones and Aspinall are extraordinarily excessive as a result of it’s a combat Dana needs, in a sport Dana’s concerned with, with athletes Dana has underneath contract. It’s extraordinarily doubtless we get this collectively, however we’re listening to about it much less, the passion is dropping—much more so than when Francis was doing a distinct sport.”
Sonnen, being a extra optimistic pundit who thinks this combat will occur, isn’t an excessive amount of of a shock, as Sonnen has often held outlandish opinions which have led some MMA followers to not take his views significantly. Nevertheless, there may be some reality to his assertion, as each are nonetheless UFC-contracted fighters, and it’s as much as the promotion and Dana White to use strain to Jon Jones to defend or vacate the heavyweight title.
Tom Aspinall Vs. Jon Jones may very well be the combat that acquired away.
Jones and Aspinall’s potential showdown may very well be one of many many nice fights that we are going to by no means get to see, with previous examples similar to Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson and Georges St-Pierre vs. Anderson Silva. Nevertheless, the playing cards are primarily within the UFC and Jon Jones’ palms if this extraordinarily hyped and now as a result of lengthy wait, controversial match-up will happen subsequent.
