Former flyweight nice Demetrious Johnson thinks Dana White’s silence speaks volumes.
Ever since Jon Jones’ third-round knockout of Stipe Miocic in November, battle followers have been clamoring for a title unification conflict between the undisputed heavyweight champion and Tom Aspinall, the UFC’s present interim heavyweight king.
Reality be informed, followers have been calling for that battle lengthy earlier than then, however with Jones’ enterprise with Miocic lastly within the books, there’s nothing stopping the UFC from making the champion vs. champion showdown a actuality, aside from guaranteeing ‘Bones’ a giant fats payday for what may very nicely be the final battle of his UFC profession.
However in line with ‘Mighty Mouse,’ the UFC could have already got Jones vs. Aspinall locked in.
Throughout a latest interview with The MMA Guru, the previous UFC and ONE flyweight world titleholder believes that Dana White’s uncommon silence concerning the battle is a robust indication that the promotion already has a deal in place and is simply taking its time to make the blockbuster announcement.
“Since Dana White hasn’t gone on, and nobody’s really asked about it, right? Usually, after each pay-per-view or each Fight Night, Dana White’s there, and they’re like, ‘Hey, you know, we haven’t seen any movement from Tom. What’s going on?’ Right? But nobody’s asked, so I think you’re onto something. I think it’s a done deal,” Johnson mentioned.
After KOs Over Sergei Pavlovich and Curtis Blaydes, dana white Can now not deny Tom Aspinall
After struggling a torn pectoral muscle that took him out of his beforehand scheduled conflict with Moicic at UFC 295, the promotion rapidly booked an interim heavyweight title battle between Aspinall and Russian knockout artist Sergei Pavlovich within the night’s co-main occasion.
It solely took Aspinall 69 seconds to ship Pavlovich crashing to the canvas, scoring a quick-fire KO and claiming his first UFC gold.
Since then, Aspinall has defended the interim title, incomes one other gorgeous 60-second knockout over Curtis Blaydes at UFC 304 in July.
