US EditionUFC Champ Tom Aspinall Rejects Jon Jones White House Fight, Calls For American Showdown
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Tom Aspinall wants UFC fans to stop hoping for a fight with Jon Jones. The heavyweight champion believes that it only creates false hopes and instead focuses entirely on his upcoming title defense against Ciryl Gane. For more than a year, Tom Aspinall sat waiting for a fight that never happened. A heavyweight meeting with Jon Jones seemed like the next step in his career for a long time, but those plans were shattered when “Bones” chose to relin…
Jon Jones 'rejected record-breaking UFC payday for Tom Aspinall fight'
Esteemed MMA journalist Ariel Helwani claims Jon Jones turned down a whopping $30million to fight Tom Aspinall earlier this year. The payday would have been a record-high for a UFC fighter, exceeding Brock Lesnar‘s $8m purse for his bout with Mark Hunt in 2016 by $22m. Jones retired from MMA rather than accepting a fight with Aspinall To put the figure into perspective, the UFC’s highest career earner, Conor McGregor, is estimated to have pocket…
Jon Jones allegedly asked $30M to fight Aspinall, just to withdraw days later
Veteran MMA journalist Ariel Helwani recently dropped a controversial news on the IMPAULSIVE podcast. He talked about Jon Jones’ reluctant approach to competing against then interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall. According to Helwani, the situation unfolded in a way that left UFC officials frustrated and fans questioning Jones’ commitment to unifying the heavyweight titles. Helwani explained that Jones has been strategically avoiding th…
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