Daniel Cormier, the famous UFC commentator, discussed UFC 309 and the continued controversy of the fight. Everyone knows that Tom Aspinall was frustrated by the latest announcement about the battle between Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic.
Although Dana White has clearly stated that Tom Aspinall would be the backup fighter, it is not clear that if something wrong happens to Jon Jones or Stipe Miocic, Aspinall would be the backup fighter because, in the past, some fighters also played the role of a backup fighter, but then they were not given the opportunity.
Daniel Cormier about Backup Fighters
UFC decides what will happen and what will not, and that’s exactly what we have been seeing at different events. Daniel Cormier’s words are evident that even if a fighter is a backup fighter, he will not be given the chance unless the UFC decides. Cormier believes that this wouldn’t be the first time that a backup fighter didn’t get the chance at the title, and it’s not the first time that happened with this exact fight.
The Fight between the Heavyweights was scheduled to happen a year ago at UFC 295 but never happened because Jones’s tendons and muscles were badly injured. At that time, the backup fighter was Sergei Palovich, so instead of bringing up the backup fighter and Pavlovich to fight against Miocic, the UFC decided to delay the fight. Now Aspinall has taken the place of Palovich, but we all know that the UFC will make the final decision.
Daniel Cormier said this on the Good Guy/Bady Guy Podcast. “I don’t get the backup fighter. Remember when Charles Oliveira was going to fight against Islam Makhachev and Mateusz Gamrot was the backup fighter and then they brought Alexander Volkanovski in there? I get that you want to look at this thing with clear eyes, but I’m giving you two prime examples.”
Retirement of Jones vs Miocic
If we talk about the doubts and assumptions about the fights coming up in UFC 309, here is the strong assumption that this could be the last time we see both Jones and Miocic in the cage. White has already suggested that Miocic will want to retire, and just the other day, Jon Jones announced that this fight will be ‘most likely’ his last time in the Octagon.
Daniel Cormier does not believe that Jon Jones or Stipe Miocic are scared of someone or are afraid to fight the Interimweight Champion but are more worried about the legacy they have made and the time and effort they have put into this career.
Final Thoughts
Overall, if we analyze the situation and the history of UFC there are no chances for Tom Aspinall to fight the legendary fighter Jon Jones at any cost because Jones himself, Dana White, and the UFC would like to protect the legacy at all costs. As far as people who will talk against Jon Jones’s legacy after retirement, it will not be for long.
As Daniel Cormier has made clear before, the criticism will only last a few months, and after that, only Jon Jones’s legacy will be discussed. What are your thoughts about Tom Aspinall vs. Jon Jones and the legacy of Jon Jones? Feel free to use the comment section to let us know.
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