Heavyweight champion Jon Jones left a vulgar reply to an interview with interim titleholder Tom Aspinall. The reply has since been deleted however not earlier than screenshots captured it.
Aspinall did an interview with SPORTbible the place he accused Jones of ‘dodging’ a battle with him. “Battle dodging?” Aspinall mentioned. “That must be Jon Jones, wouldn’t it? We all know he’s making an attempt to battle ‘Previous Man Stipe.’ Properly, he’s going to battle Stipe. He’s the battle dodger round right here.”
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Jones gained the heavyweight title by defeating Ciryl Gane at UFC 285 in March 2023. His first title protection was scheduled to UFC 295 final November however Jones was compelled out of the battle after tearing a pectoral tendon in coaching. The battle promotion opted to carry an interim title battle in Jones’ absence between Aspinall and Sergei Pavlovich. Aspinall gained by knockout in 69 seconds.
Jones and Miocic are anticipated to satisfy within the UFC 309 principal occasion at Madison Sq. Backyard on Nov. 16. Within the meantime, Aspinall defended his interim championship by knocking out Curtis Blaydes in 60 seconds at UFC 304 final month.
Jones fired again at Aspinall’s assertion within the feedback part of the interview. He didn’t maintain again.
“This dude actually has my giant black c*ck in his mouth each week,” Jones replied. “I’m flattered. I completely assure he is not going to win extra world championships than me. That’s actually all that issues on the finish of the day.
“There’s been many champions, nobody like me. I sleep good at night time.”