Tom Aspinall might formally be the backup for Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic, however Daniel Cormier can’t see both of them truly preventing the interim UFC heavyweight champion in NYC.
18 months faraway from his title-winning efficiency towards Ciryl Gane to assert the undisputed heavyweight crown, ‘Bones’ is scheduled to defend his belt towards the best fighter the division has ever seen on Saturday, November 16 inside Madison Sq. Backyard.
Jones vs. Miocic was initially scheduled to go down final November, however a pectoral harm pressured Jones out of the bout. That paved the best way for Tom Aspinall to step in and take dwelling the interim heavyweight title by way of a shocking first-round knockout of Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 295.
Since then, Aspinall has been angling exhausting for a combat with Jones. As a substitute, he’ll must accept a backup function at UFC 309, however even when one of many two headliners is unable to make the stroll come combat night time, Cormier isn’t satisfied that both of them would truly comply with combat Aspinall on quick discover.
“Guess what Chael [Sonnen]? Now you could have the chance to be let down,” Cormier mentioned on a current episode of Good Man/Dangerous Man with co-host Chael Sonnen. “Step into my footwear for as soon as… If a kind of dudes [Jones or Miocic] will get damage, neither one in all them is preventing Tom Aspinall. You’re out of your thoughts. No method! When Jon Jones obtained damage the primary time [at UFC 295] Sergei Pavlovich was the backup fighter who fought. If someone will get damage, prepare for Tom Aspinall vs. Ciryl Gane. Mark my phrases, there you go” (h/t Sportskeeda).
Cormier thinks it’s a matter of ‘threat vs. reward’ for Jon jones and stipe miocic
Cormier doesn’t essentially suppose it could be a matter of Jones or Miocic being terrified of Tom Aspinall. As a substitute, he thinks it comes right down to a case of “threat vs. reward” for the 2 fight sports activities icons who’re within the twilight of their respective careers.
“It’s not even about being scared. It’s not even, it’s about threat administration Chael,” Cormier continued. “Whoever, if somebody will get damage on this combat, the reward versus the chance of preventing Tom Aspinall is so nice, I don’t imagine that both of them will do it. Love that it’s part of the story now. All of us love the story, we love an amazing story however I don’t know that performs.
“I don’t suppose he’s scared Chael. However once more, it’s threat vs. reward. Jon Jones, I’ll let you know this proper now, Jon Jones. To his credit score, a win over Tom Aspinall does nothing extra for Jon Jones than a win over me or Vitor Belfort or Rashad Evans or Shogun Rua or Alexander Gustaffson and all these checklist of nice fighters that he’s already beat.” Cormier added, “However shedding to Tom Aspinall, shedding to Tom Aspinall does do one thing as a result of now you see him lose. He’s by no means misplaced. That issues to him now.”
