Whether or not a title unification bout between heavyweight champion Jon Jones and interim titleholder Tom Aspinall will occur is anybody’s guess at this level.
Aspinall is all in. Jones has made conflicting feedback including to the hypothesis whereas UFC CEO Dana White stated to count on an announcement quickly. Fighters and analysts have given their opinions and you may add 2015 UFC Corridor of Fame inductee Bas Rutten to the checklist.
Rutten believes the combat promotion and Jones will come to phrases and the extremely anticipated match will finally occur.
“He (Jones) ought to take the combat. I believe finally he’ll take the combat,” Rutten instructed Submission Radio. “He additionally is aware of it should be a really robust combat. Aspinall is a really spectacular fighter.”
“Jon is a kind of guys that merely desires to be the perfect,” Rutten continued. “And also you push the buttons lengthy sufficient, I do know Jon goes to do it as a result of he is a competitor. He has to do it, for himself…
“He has to do it. He has to do it, and finally I believe he’ll do it as a result of in any other case there’ll at all times be the doubt. Was he afraid of him? And that is the one factor fighters don’t wish to retire with. I can assure that. I believe it is higher to retire on a loss. I am not going to say he will lose. I am not saying that in any respect, however I believe it is higher to do this than to not take a combat as a result of then you definately at all times have that over your head and finally that is going to harm you. It’s going to most likely harm you while you’re too previous to take the combat.”
