{"id":2893,"date":"2024-02-12T15:36:26","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T14:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/?p=2893"},"modified":"2024-02-13T21:48:59","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T20:48:59","slug":"jon-jones-sends-a-message-to-tom-aspinall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/jon-jones-sends-a-message-to-tom-aspinall\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Jones sends a message to Tom Aspinall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Jon Jones urges Tom Aspinall to prove he is the best heavyweight in the world and stop waiting for him.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tom Aspinall dreams of facing Jon Jones, it&#8217;s no longer a secret. The new interim heavyweight champion has been taunting champion Jon Jones for months now.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jon Jones reveals that he was offered by the UFC to headline UFC 300 two days ago, but had to decline as he wouldn&#39;t have been ready in time. <\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfa5: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rKWTfJXiUU\">https:\/\/t.co\/rKWTfJXiUU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H8b21oskt2\">pic.twitter.com\/H8b21oskt2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Submission Radio (@SubmissionRadio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SubmissionRadio\/status\/1756326643709436207?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Englishman has tried everything but so far in vain. Jones had already responded virulently on social networks but this time, he showed a little more diplomacy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jon Jones sends a message to Tom Aspinall \ud83d\udde3\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MMA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MMA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oblvF00jxA\">pic.twitter.com\/oblvF00jxA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MMA Orbit (@mma_orbit) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mma_orbit\/status\/1756358852503613504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI\u2019m very dangerous, man,\u201d Aspinall said in statements to The MMA Hour. \u201cIt\u2019s simple. \u201cI represent a very risky confrontation for these guys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_60054\"  width=\"696\" height=\"391\"  data-origwidth=\"696\" data-origheight=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AJ2rB0CmnPM?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He added: \u201cWho knows, maybe one day when I am at the end of my career, I will be exposed to a situation like this, and I will do the same thing. \u201cI don\u2019t blame anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He explained: \u201cI respect Jones and Miocic, these guys are scary heroes for me. That&#8217;s part of the reason I wanted the opportunity to fight them. But if it doesn&#8217;t, it doesn&#8217;t happen. And the crying ended.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aspinall volunteered to fight on the April 13 banner card in Las Vegas and said he was presented with two separate options, neither of which came to fruition.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In an interview with Submission Radio, Jon Jones says everything he thinks about Aspinall.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIf you really think you&#8217;re one of the best in the world, well, prove it. Go ahead and stay active. True fans will count your wins as title defenses. Don&#8217;t let me slow you down. Go kick some ass and make some money.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the same interview, Jones claimed that the UFC offered him the chance to main event UFC 300. Jones told the show&#8217;s hosts that he was offered the fight on nine weeks&#8217; notice , but he didn&#8217;t think he would be ready in time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jon Jones urges Tom Aspinall to prove he is the best heavyweight in the world and stop waiting for him. Tom Aspinall dreams of facing Jon Jones, it&#8217;s no longer a secret. The new interim heavyweight champion has been taunting champion Jon Jones for months now. 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