MMA fans recently voiced their opinions after witnessing Jon Jones narrowly escaping a spin-out while driving a YouTuber's Bugatti. Many of them linked this personal life incident to Jones' UFC affairs.
Jones defended his heavyweight title at UFC 309, and most of the MMA community is eager to see him take on interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall next in a title unification bout. However, Jones has been rejecting Aspinall's callouts for about a year now. The Rochester native has also been overtly particular about having Alex Pereira as his next opponent.
A recent video from @HappyPunch showcased Jones controlling the steering of a YouTuber's Bugatti. Jones' expression in the video's final seconds showcased that he could have drifted out of control at one point.
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Several fans fired shots at Jones by linking this incident to his avoidance of Aspinall's callouts. One such comment read:
"Bro will do anything but fight Aspinall 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣"
Others wrote:
"He's attempting anything to dodge Tom."
"Just fight Aspinal and buy one"
"Still ducking Tom"
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UFC heavyweight has a unique take on why Jon Jones is seemingly avoiding Tom Aspinall's challenge
Fans have been relentlessly dissing Jon Jones for avoiding Tom Aspinall's callouts over the last few months. Most believe that Jones doesn't want to suffer a defeat by facing a young, surging contender like Aspinall, especially in the twilight of his career.
However, No.5-ranked UFC heavyweight Curtis Blaydes shared a hypothesis for Jones' apparent dismissiveness towards Aspinall. In a recent interview with Sportskeeda, Blaydes speculated that Jones was publically avoiding Aspinall to keep himself relevant. 'Razor' said:
"Like, why [is Jones ducking Aspinall]? I think he [Jones] knows if he says the opposite of what everyone wants, it'll be controversial and it'll be online. It'll keep him relevant without him having to actually fight. That's my only answer"
Check out Curtis Blaydes' comments below (9:03):