Jones’ coach Brandon Gibson says a matchup between Jon Jones and Tom Aspinall will end poorly for Aspinall.
“Bones” recently defeated Stipe Miocic at the UFC 309 heavyweight title fight, and since then, fans have been asking for a fight between him and interim champion Tom Aspinall. The Brit has continuously requested a fight, but Jones’ coach, Brandon Gibson, says that Aspinall may have some issues when facing Jones.
Jones has been accused of ducking the fight and avoiding Aspinall, but Gibson says this is not true. He is confident that Jones will defeat Aspinall if it ever comes down to it, but he believes Jones is seeking a beneficially acceptable side to the fight.
“I think it’s about timing,” Gibson told Din Thomas and Alan Jouban on SiriusXM Fight Nation. “I think it’s about getting the most out of this fight game. I’ve been in it for a long time, as I know you guys have, and it’s not always a fair game. People don’t always get what they deserve in this game.
“I think Jon’s in a powerful position right now. He hold the cards in his favour and make sure that he gets out of it what he wants.
“I think the fans want that from a lineal standpoint,” Gibson said. “You want to see the belt get passed, not just a belt get vacated. But I always tell Jon like, ‘Dude, you don’t owe anybody anything.’ We owed Stipe Miocic and the UFC that night on Nov. 16. That’s what we owed. We’ll see if negotiations can get done right, but Jon’s not ducking anybody.
“I actually think Jon is a tough matchup for Tom Aspinall. Obviously, we haven’t seen Tom with an average fight time of two and a half minutes – we haven’t seen much out of Tom, but that’s also a positive on our part. Jon is great at taking champion-level caliber fighters into deep waters. Jon is great in that fourth round and that fifth round. It’s not a matchup that scares us at all. It’s a matter of what’s best for Jon and his family.”
Jones wants to continue fighting, but whether or not he’ll mix it up with Aspinall remains to be seen. “Bones” has expressed interest in a clash with UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira, but Dana White has shut down that idea.
