January 12, 2024 8: 00 am ET
Michael Bisping believes Jon Jones not battling Tom Aspinall would be a bad appearance.
UFC heavyweight champ Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) is presently recovery from a torn pectoralis tendon, as well as a treatment he simply wentthrough on his elbow. He is anticipated to return versus Stipe Miocic – not Aspinall (14-3 MMA, 7-1 UFC), who declared the interim title with a knockout of Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 295.
Jones hasactually grown tired of Aspinall’s consistent callouts, dismissing the Brit’s resume. But if Jones chooses to hang up his gloves with a Miocic win, Bisping states puton’t be stunned if individuals believe he’s preventing the battle.
“He doesn’t have anything to show, other than he can beat Tom Aspinall,” Bisping stated on his YouTube channel. “If he does retire right now, that is constantly going to be the story. There’s individuals out there – and I understand this irritates Jones, so I’m sorry to bring it up – individuals state that he prevented Francis Ngannou. I’m not stating that, however that’s a story that exist