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‘Tom was always the champ’: Fans react to Tom Aspinall declaring Jon Jones retired

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Fans are getting tired of waiting around for Jon Jones.

For over a year, the MMA world has been waiting on a possible unification bout between UFC heavyweight champion Jones and interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall. Unfortunately, that bout seems no closer to being booked, with Jones completely unbothered by the growing backlash against him and teasing a possible retirement. It’s especially unfortunate for Aspinall, who has not fought since last July while he’s waited for Jones. And now, he’s done waiting.

On Monday, Aspinall announced that he was tired of being held hostage by the whims of Jones, said Jones had retired from the sport, and declared himself the undisputed heavyweight champion. Aspinall also said he was ready to get the division moving again and had a fight date that would be announced soon.

Whether or not any of this is true remains to be seen, but regardless of the truth of the matter, it does seem to be what the fans want at this point, with a growing number of them happy to let Jones “live his best life” and move on from the superfight.

Check out the fan reaction to Tom Aspinall’s latest salvo against Jon Jones.


MMAY
Tom was always the champ

LilNogsCarrot
TBH, at this point... I don't even want the Jon fight.
Jon's fight weeks are even more exhausting than this year long episode. It's condensed into a 7 day period of nonstop Jon irrationalisations.
Jon's retired! Let's just move on. Let him keep his belt for the rest of his life, so it feeds his narcissism. I'm ok with just calling the belt something else.

WilliamMoney
Please just do this. I don't care about seeing Jones lose anymore. I just want this clown gone. Tom should refuse to fight him.

Amstaff
No one with half a brain in terms of MMA IQ cares about Jones anymore. His ducking has rendered any fight for him irrelevant. The interest in seeing him fight Tom or a broom handle has completely evaporated so he no longer has any real leverage. Stick a fork in him, he's done.

Dustinovsky
Aspinall vs. Gane is announced next week-----------> replaced by Jones vs. Aspinall within 48 hours.

Bellicose
I can declare that I'm a giraffe but it doesn't make me a giraffe.

MFZB
The last time the heavyweight division was great was when Cain & JDS were on top. He's got some work to do if he's gonna make it "great again"

Electric_Company
Smart move by Tom to mention all the other heavyweights waiting for a sniff of the belt as well. Come on let's get it moving along now

Tuhghn
Nice move. The best way to deal with Jones is to ignore him. Hope the UFC understand that too



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