Randy Couture weighs in on Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall and Francis Ngannou.
One of 2024's biggest storylines has been the dynamic between UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones and interim champion Tom Aspinall.
Despite being the consensus GOAT, Jones has stayed rather noncommittal about fighting Aspinall, even though the Brit is entitled to a heavyweight title shot with his interim strap; he's even defended the title, which is unprecedented at heavyweight., Couture weighed in on Jones beating around the bush. "As much as he doesn't wanna fight Francis, he's gonna have trouble avoiding that. Now he says he didn't wanna fight Tom. I mean, why? You're supposedly the GOAT.
Aspinall-Jones is definitely on the cards for 2025, if the UFC can avoid another Jones-Ngannou situation. Ngannou, the lineal UFC heavyweight champion, departed the promotion in 2023 after botched contract negotiations. Now, the only chance of seeing Jones fight 'The Predator' is by cross-promotion, and Couture is unsure whether Ngannou will even return to MMA.. "Somehow he ended up in MMA. MMA has been pretty good to him. So that's a real question.
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