Interim heavyweight champion, Tom Aspinall has made fairly the accusation geared toward UFC CEO, Dana White, claiming he was “glazing” arch-rival, Jon Jones when sharing his ideas on the ‘perfect’ fighter and all their attributes.
Aspinall, who has been at logger heads along with his fellow heavyweight titleholder in years passed by, has nonetheless failed in his pursuit of a title unification conflict with the veteran former pound-for-pound primary.
Himself sidelined since he defended his interim crown at UFC 304 again in the summertime, the Atherton native avenged his solely Octagon loss as well with a definitive opening spherical knockout win over Curtis Blaydes in Manchester.
Nevertheless, as for Jones, the Rochester native as a substitute booked a rescheduled struggle with the retiring, Stipe Miocic at UFC 309 again in November, incomes a 3rd spherical knockout win at Madison Sq. Backyard.
Tom Aspinall accuses Dana White of “glazing” Jon Jones
And reflecting on White’s excessive reward of Jones — whom he described mainly because the ‘perfect fighter’ to ever compete in fight sports activities, Aspinall accused the veteran promotional boss of “glazing” the previous two-weight champion.
“He was really enjoying Jon Jones on this particular day… yeah glazing,” Tom Aspinall mentioned of Dana White throughout an interview with Mail Sport.
And this week as well, fan-favorite gold holder, Aspinall claimed Jones was mainly “conning” followers and “manipulating” media in his stalling of a title unification pairing later this annum.
Sure [Jon Jones is scared to struggle me,” Tom Aspinall mentioned on an episode of IMPAULSIVE. “Completely… Jon is conning the general public, man. I’m not disputing that he’s an incredible fighter. I feel the truth that he didn’t wish to struggle Ngannou for 3 years, and now he’s not desirous to struggle me for over a 12 months.
“And just the way he manipulates the media and the public is super smart, I’m not taking anything away from him. But do I think he’s super scared to take the tough fights at this stage in his career? Absolutely.”