MMA legend and multi-time UFC champion Randy Couture says that it’s time that Jon Jones stepped as much as the true challenges of the heavyweight division. Francis Ngannou and Tom Aspinall had been each ducked by the present heavyweight champion.
Randy Couture
The Pure’ Randy Couture is a five-time UFC champion having collected titles within the mild heavyweight and heavyweight divisions. He’s greatest recognized for his rivalries towards fighters comparable to Chuck Liddell, Tito Ortiz, and Tim Sylvia.
Regardless of the Olympic wrestler being a trailblazer within the sport, he’s on the UFC’s naughty listing as he was continually clashing with the brass on his rights and contractual disputes. Within the 2000s, he walked away from the UFC to pursue a battle towards the all-time nice heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko because the UFC refused to co-promote with the organizations that had the contract of Fedor.
Jon Jones vs. Francis Ngannou or Tom Aspinall
‘Bones’ Jon Jones vacated his mild heavyweight title after having an all-time nice profession operating by the division. He then moved to heavyweight and captured the throne and later defended it towards the aged Stipe Miocic whereas avoiding the interim champion Tom Aspinall. Moreover, whereas Francis Ngannou was the UFC heavyweight champion, Jon Jones refused to step up the heavyweight at the moment as a substitute he selected to attend till the Cameroonian fighter had left the group.
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Sufficient is sufficient based on Randy Couture. Based on him, Jon Jones should face Aspinall or Ngannou for the sake of his legacy even when it requires co-promotion. In a latest interview with talkSPORT, Couture stated:
“That was actually the battle I pursued for a very long time—to battle Fedor. It by no means occurred. I feel that that dialog, clearly, we’re nonetheless having it proper now. And Jon Jones—as a lot as he doesn’t wanna battle Francis—is gonna have bother avoiding that. Now he says he didn’t wanna battle Tom. I imply, why? You’re supposedly the GOAT. Step up and battle whoever they need you to battle.
“I’m not in Jon’s head, so I couldn’t let you know. I feel, , he must step up and battle the fellows they need him to battle. You possibly can’t draw back from guys, anyone, actually. So, I imply, that’s a problem. However actually, Tom has earned—earned a crack and deserves that. Whether or not Francis—and so they do a co-promotion or cross-promotion—that, , that’s one thing that… our sport continues to be very anti-competitive.
“There’s no transparency in the sport. There’s no way to do those types of cross-promotions.The restrictive nature of the contracts in the promotions themselves prevents that. That’s why the Fedor fight never happened. One wanted to do a co-promotion with the UFC, and the UFC wasn’t willing to do that. I don’t think their attitude on co-promotion has changed. So that will be a big challenge—to see Francis get in there with Jon or Tom, if Tom beats Jon.”
Francis Ngannou at the moment holds the lineal UFC titles as he left the group with out dropping the crown. He then competed in blockbuster boxing matches and picked up the PFL heavyweight title.
Couture is at the moment in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia a part of the published crew for PFL 10 2024 on November 29 which options the event last bouts.
