Curtis Blaydes isn’t holding out hope that Jon Jones will combine the heavyweight champion with the winner of his UFC 304 co-main occasion vs. Tom Aspinall.
With Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) recuperating from injury and holding out for a title defense vs. Stipe Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC) on Nov. 9 at Madison Square Garden in New York, the UFC scheduled a rematch with excited interim champ Aspinall (14-3 MMA, 7-1 UFC) versus Blaydes (18-4 MMA, 13-4 UFC) on July 27 at Co-op Live in Manchester, England.
In regular situations, the winner of Jones vs. Miocic would face the winner of Aspinall vs. Blaydes. It stays to be seen what Miocic would do with an distressed success, however the bulk of expectations are for Jones to win and possibly retire. “Bones” teased he would make the marriage takeplace when he called Aspinall vs. Blaydes as a battle for the No. 1 competitor area, however that’s far from a dedication.
Aspinall hasactually made it clear he believes Jones won’t battle him, and Blaydes is in the verysame boat.
“If I win or if Aspinall wins, I wear’t think Jon’s going to battle anybody exterior of Stipe,” Blaydes informed MMA Junkie on Friday. “After Stipe, he strolls away into the sunset. I believe he likes to toss out various circumstances like, ‘What if I battled Alex Pereira? What if I combated Aspinall? What if I combated Blaydes?’ He desires individuals to talk about him, which I get. The more you get talked about the muchbetter your following grows and it assists your sponsors. I get it. He’s experienced at it. He’s been on the web for as long a