If the UFC desires to e book a title unification conflict between Jon Jones and Tom Aspinall, they’re gonna should pony up some critical dough.
In response to well-liked podcaster and long-time UFC shade commentator Joe Rogan, the undisputed heavyweight champions’s asking value is a whopping $30 million. That may sound like loads, however let’s not overlook that ‘Bones’ is unquestionably the best combined martial artist within the historical past of the game, no matter your opinion on his antics exterior the cage.
Add that to the truth that Jones vs. Aspinall can be the largest heavyweight struggle in UFC historical past, and also you’ve acquired a chance for each fighters to money in large. Particularly Jones.
Nevertheless, not everyone seems to be satisfied that Dana White and Co will fork over that sort of money for anybody not named Conor McGregor.
“Rogan thinks that the UFC is gonna pay it,” Daniel Cormier stated on his YouTube channel. Rogan thinks that the UFC pays the $30 million to get Jon Jones in there with Tom Aspinall. I’m unsure he will get to 30, however when you ask for 30 and also you get 20 otherwise you get 15, that’s a win for Jon Jones.”
Cormier thinks the UFC wants tom Aspinall to beat jon jones
DC’ additionally pressured the significance of not solely getting Jon Jones contained in the Octagon with Aspinall, however the Brit popping out on prime of their potential conflict. If not, ‘Bones’ may probably stroll away from the struggle recreation with gold nonetheless strapped round his waist, leaving the promotion in a precarious place.
“Jones leaves, and you can do whatever you want,” Cormier stated. “We could go Aspinall versus [Alex] Pereira, Aspinall versus this guy, or that guy. It doesn’t matter. It doesn’t matter because, even though Francis Ngannou isn’t the name that Jon Jones is, people were saying when Jones became champ, “Well, he didn’t beat Francis,” proper? There was a break within the heavyweight championship timeline. If you wish to say it like that, we will make huge fights, however it’ll by no means overcome the concept Jon Jones left because the champ. After which that may occur two instances again to again. So it’d be a large mistake.
“They’ve got to get him in there with Aspinall. And you’ve got to hope that Aspinall wins if you want the heavyweight title to continue being what the heavyweight title has been. Because if he doesn’t, and Jones goes, ‘I’m walking away as the greatest of all time, as the reigning heavyweight champion,” it leaves a niche that’s onerous to fill.’”
