MMA analyst and coach Din Thomas has given his ideas on Jon Jones vs Tom Aspinall.
The story of Jon Jones vs Tom Aspinall has been ongoing for a very long time now. Everybody in combined martial arts, maybe outdoors of Jon himself, desires to see this battle takes place. Sadly, we don’t seem like any nearer to it turning into a actuality, and it appears extra probably that Aspinall will battle another person earlier than the top of the yr.
Nonetheless, not everybody has given up hope. In a latest interview, Din Thomas made it clear that he nonetheless believes Jon Jones vs Tom Aspinall might be on the playing cards earlier than the top of 2025.
Din Thomas’ view on Jon Jones vs Tom Aspinall
“It’s received to be Jon Jones,” Thomas instructed MMA Junkie. “I believe all this nonsense is simply advertising. I believe it’s advertising to maintain it on the market, to make it even larger. Each present I’ve finished, we talked extra about Jon Jones and Tom Aspinall. We’ve talked a couple of battle that wasn’t even signed greater than fights that occurred, and I believe that was finished purposely.
“I believe Jon Jones goes to battle. He has to. There’s no means he goes this route, does all this, after which not battle. I believe it’s all advertising to maintain it on the market, to make it even larger, and larger, and larger, and that is going to finish up getting signed, after which it’s going to be the large battle the UFC wants to shut out the yr.”
“It’s the suitable technique, too, as a result of take into consideration this: If the plan was to have them battle in November or December, and we introduced it in February, nobody would speak about it till then. We get bored with speaking about it, however the concept of Jon Jones hinting round, Tom Aspinall calling him a duck, it simply actually stored us dangling.
“It simply stored that carrot dangling in entrance of us, and we’d attain for it, after which we go, ‘Oh.’ Then they carry it again out and we attain for it and we go, ‘Oh.’ However I believe now’s concerning the time the place they will make it a very sturdy announcement and we go, ‘Sure!’ It’s like a film.”
Quotes through MMA Junkie
