US President Donald Trump surprised the whole MMA community when he announced that the White House would host a UFC this year. For those who had doubts about it, Dana White would proceed to confirm the president’s announcement, sending the fans into a frenzy. “This will be EPIC,” the CEO wrote on social media. And now, people are talking about the possible fighters on the card, which also includes Jon Jones.
Last month, Dana White announced that Jon Jones had decided to hang up his fighting gloves and retire, which was news that was received with a bit of disappointment. Fans wanted to see ‘Bones’ fighting Tom Aspinall for a long time, but it did not happen. However, in the wake of the UFC White House announcement, Jones was one of the few stars who expressed his wish to fight at the POTUS residence, besides Conor McGregor.
When Jon Jones said he wanted to come back, people started talking about the Tom Aspinall fight again. It looks like most people want to witness the battle, but MMA veteran John McCarthy said it shouldn’t happen in the White House. The America250 celebration includes a UFC event in the White House. It wouldn’t be good for American athletes if Aspinall, who is English, wins the bout.
“You can’t put Tom Aspinall against Jon Jones at the White House. Can’t do it. What happens if the Englishman wins? That’s like giving your country back,”
John McCarthy stated on the Weighing In podcast. As he added, “[It’s] almost like losing the Revolutionary War,” his co-host, Josh Thomson, would echo the same sentiment, stating, “That would be horrible.”
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Well, that’s a pretty sensible opinion from John McCarthy, who believes that Jon Jones needs to win if he fights at the White House. However, the consensus GOAT appears to be throwing caution to the wind because he recently shared his thoughts on a potential Tom Aspinall fight. Here’s what the former two-weight UFC champion had to say.
Jon Jones seems to be interested in fighting Tom Aspinall at the White House
Jon Jones said he wanted to come back to the UFC, and then he said he was going back into the drug testing pool to keep his “options open.” His management would back up that assertion, since there were still speculations of a possible Tom Aspinall fight going on on a lot of social media sites. In the meantime, an Instagram user posted a fake picture of Jones thrashing the English star in the White House while Donald Trump watched from the sidelines. This got the attention of the GOAT.
Jon Jones didn’t just like that post; he also hinted that he might finally agree to fight Tom Aspinall. He went to the comments area of the Instagram image and wrote, “I like this.” As you might think, this made fans angry, and they told the former two-weight champion to fight the 32-year-old incumbent champion to finish his legacy.
There aren’t any details on the UFC White House event yet, but we do know that Dana White and Donald Trump are working together to put on an event shortly. We don’t know yet if Jon Jones will be on the card, but if it’s not Tom Aspinall, who should he fight? Please leave a comment below to let us know.
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