Jon Jones by no means misses a possibility to tough up his fellow combatants.
After years of hinting at a potential matchup with Tom Aspinall, Jones selected to retire from the game, ensuing within the Briton’s promotion from interim to undisputed heavyweight champion.
Aspinall was scheduled to step contained in the Octagon at UFC 321 to defend his gold medal for the primary time towards perennial title contender Cyril Gane. Sadly, issues got here to a screeching halt 4 and a half minutes into the primary spherical when Gane unintentionally poked Aspinall within the eye.
The battle was dominated a no-contest after Aspinall was unable to proceed, and fighters, followers and pundits on social media questioned whether or not Aspinall had taken the “straightforward means out.”
However Jones went in a very totally different path.
Whereas attending the weigh-in for Soiled Boxing 4, “Bones” wore an eyepatch and actually rode in on a white horse as a method of roughing up the heavyweight inheritor.
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Jones introduced his retirement from competitors in June, however the former two-division titleholder rapidly reversed his resolution after studying that the UFC can be internet hosting an occasion on the White Home in 2026.
Since then, “Bones” has had some back-and-forth with Alex Pereira, who plans to maneuver to heavyweight after regaining the 205-pound title earlier this month.
“Alex, I intend to deliver the best degree of ability to the White Home,” Mr. Jones wrote to X after Mr. Pereira hinted at their disagreement. “Thanks for the respect you confirmed me. Let’s dance.”
