Chael Sonnen 'assured' Jon Jones vs. | MMA News
A struggle between heavyweight champion Jon Jones and interim titleholder Tom Aspinall is a finished deal based on Chael Sonnen.
Aspinall (15-3) has been calling for a title unification bout with Jones since profitable the interim championship at UFC 295 in November 2023. Jones was scheduled to face Stipe Miocic on the struggle card however was compelled out of the struggle as a consequence of damage. The struggle promotion opted to crown an interim titleholder.
Jones vs. Miocic was rebooked. In the meantime, Aspinall defended the interim belt at UFC 304, knocking out Curtis Blaydes in 60 seconds. Jones and Miocic lastly fought at UFC 309 in November. Jones stopped Miocic within the third spherical setting up a showdown with Aspinall.
“I am confident enough to tell you that that fight is done, though. That fight is agreed all the way down to the date,” Sonnen stated on “Good Guy/Bad Guy” podcast. “That, I do have the confidence to tell you. International Fight Week would make perfect sense. I personally, just in my heart, I always thought they were going to go back to New York.”
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Reports started to floor claiming that Jones requested six months to organize for the struggle. Aspinall accused Jones of ducking him however Sonnen says that wasn’t the case.
“I’m telling you, this Jon Jones business, Jones will say a lot of things to the media. When he gets that phone call, ‘Here’s the guy you’re fighting, do you understand?’ Yes, and that is what he will say,” Sonnen stated. “All the other reports are not true. Jon has come out, he’s been a troll, he’s had some fun… Jon Jones has not ducked this fight. I wish he did. I’d love to bury him. He didn’t. He did not duck Tom Aspinall.”
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