Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic remains one of the most divisive fights of the year. Irrespective of an official announcement, the fight is expected to occur at UFC 309. The divisiveness stems from the rise of Tom Aspinall and Stipe Miocic’s old age and inactivity. Ahead of the fight, Dana White is doing everything he can to hype Jones.
As expected, fans are now annoyed with White and have started mocking the CEO via memes. Recently, a meme of popular actress Jenna Ortega taking a call has gone viral. Some creative MMA fans took this opportunity to put White’s voice in it. The conversation did indeed start about Jon Jones, making the meme hilarious and relatable.
Unexpectedly, White saw and commented under it, totally playing along and mentioning Jones as the P4P number one. The CEO also tagged the heavyweight champion, which captured the attention of netizens. It was a funny exchange, with fans appreciating White for taking the humor from the meme. Moreover, Jon Jones came in and tagged Dana White with a skeleton emoji.
Over the few press conferences, White has argued with several journalists about Jones deserving the pound-for-pound title despite the inactivity. Furthermore, White argued that Jones vs. Miocic is the right fight to make irrespective of fans’ interest. The majority of fans believe this fight should not take place as Tom Aspinall is more deserving of the title shot.
Arch-rival talks about the biggest threat to Jon Jones
Since becoming the UFC heavyweight interim champion, Tom Aspinall has constantly asked for a title unification bout against Jon Jones. According to Aspinall, Stipe Miocic is old and should not receive the next shot. As such, Aspinall wants to be on the Madison Square Garden card opposite Jones. However, Jones has frequently denied the Brit, prioritizing his legacy fight with Miocic.
Jon Jones and Tom Aspinall (via Imago)This has attracted a variety of public criticism towards the heavyweight champion accused of ducking Aspinall. Jones’s former rival, Daniel Cormier, recently reviewed the situation and mentioned that Aspinall triggering Jones could land him the shot. DC mentioned that Aspinall is a real threat to Jones’ legacy.
I don’t know if it’s Jon’s best interest to take this fight. Because this kid’s young, this kid’s exciting. This kid wants everything that he has(Jones) had and that makes him dangerous. This dude is the future of the heavyweight division.
Daniel Cormier via his YouTube channel
Dana White has already talked about Tom Aspinall being the backup fighter for the Jones vs. Miocic fight. With almost three months to the fight, anything can happen that could potentially open up the opportunity for Aspinall. It will be interesting to see how everything turns out in the upcoming few months.
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