Daniel Cormier can’t see the UFC paying Jon Jones $30 million for a combat with Tom Aspinall, but when followers need it unhealthy sufficient, Dana White will ship.
After leaving the door open for a showdown with the interim titleholder in November, Jones’ reported asking value for the quote-unquote greatest heavyweight combat in UFC historical past is a steep one.
And whereas some, like longtime coloration commentator Joe Rogan, suppose the promotion will in the end give the GOAT what he’s asking for, others, like former champ-champ Daniel Cormier, suppose the UFC will likely be profitable in reserving the bout, although to not the tune of $30 million.
“I ain’t doing it, so then it made people go, ‘I want this, I want this.’ And when you want something, especially you, the family, because you drive everything, when you want something bad, the UFC tends to make it happen,” Cormier stated on his YouTube channel. “Will it make it occur to the tune of $30 million? I don’t know. I wouldn’t say that it might occur, however what I do know is that they are going to be much more prepared to have the dialog.
“So, for all the time that everybody has said how horrible Jones is, and he’s stupid, he’s an idiot, me being at the lead of this, very smart in the way that he’s approached this. Especially if he wins—imagine if he wins.”
Jon Jones beating Aspinall could be unhealthy for the UFC
So what occurs if Jon Jones does defeat Tom Aspinall? Likelihood is, he would both stick round lengthy sufficient to money in on one other big-money combat, like a showdown with gentle heavyweight king Alex Pereira, or he would merely stroll away from the combat recreation along with his gold and his GOAT standing secured.
To Cormier, that will be the worst-case situation.
“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,” Cormier stated. “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 gap that’s hard to fill.”
