May Tom Aspinall’s lack of time contained in the Octagon be his largest impediment towards Jon Jones?
Within the time that it took Jon Jones to defend his undisputed UFC heavyweight title as soon as, Aspinall has fought thrice. Nonetheless, his complete battle time is a mere three minutes and 22 seconds with wins over Marcin Tybura, Sergei Pavlovich, and Curtis Blaydes coming within the opening spherical.
By comparability, ‘Bones’ title protection towards Stipe Miocic in November lasted 14:29.
Whereas discussing Aspinall’s inevitable unification conflict with Jones, former two-time title challenger Chael Sonnen advised that the Brit’s lack of battle time and by no means being really pushed to the restrict contained in the Octagon may work towards him.
“Tom hasn’t had a half hour in four years,” Sonnen stated on his YouTube channel. “You got a few minutes over here, and you got a few minutes over here. You’re a lot better to couple that and then take the break on the back end. You’re a lot better to sprinkle it.
“When a fight turns out to be harder than you’re used to it being…that is one thing about Jon Jones! His dog meter has been tested. He has had to bring it in!”
Tom Aspinall accused Jon Jones of ‘Conning the public’
On condition that Tom Aspinall is the UFC’s reigning interim heavyweight champion, a showdown with ‘Bones’ ought to have been a foregone conclusion. Sadly, something might be farther from the reality.
Regardless of Dana White’s latest positivity that the battle will occur this summer season, Aspinall has continued to precise his frustration over the stalled scrap, going as far as to accuse ‘Bones’ of “conning the public.”
“Listen, I’m not disputing that he’s an amazing fighter,” Aspinall informed Mike Majlak. “I feel the truth that he didn’t need to battle [Francis] Ngannou for 3 years and now he doesn’t need to battle me over a yr, and he simply the best way he manipulates the media and the general public is tremendous good. I don’t need to take something away from him.
“But do I think he’s scared to take the tough fights at this stage in his career? Absolutely. I can [understand it], I respect it. But if you’re going to ask me the straight up question ‘is Jon Jones afraid to fight me?’ The honest answer would be ‘yes’.”
