Warganet's Comments Make Jon Jones Confused

Jon Jones tried to slam Ciryl Gane as they fought in the fight for the UFC heavyweight title in Las Vegas, March 4, 2023. (Marca/Lapresse)

JAKARTA UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones is confused. Jones' confusion was caused by many netizens who commented on his plan to duel against former world champion Stipe Miocic at the UFC 285 at Madison Square Garden, New York on 11 November.

Netizens talk about Jones' duel plans, saying that the Champion is better off fighting Tom Aspinall. The last name, who is a British fighter, is on the rise, after winning TKO in just 73 seconds over Marcin Tybura in London on Saturday 22 July.

"Often I feel like I'm in a de ja vu situation. Everyone again seems to belittle me. They forget that I'm currently a champion. It's impossible for a champion not to compete, waiting for the opportunity to get an opponent until he gets older," Jones tweeted on his Twitter account.

I've been struggling in this profession for years. I've learned not to be too eager, impressed by someone's reputation. For me, all opponents are the same. And I can only be called great if I beat them," said Jones again in the deleted tweet.

Netizens think Miocic is an opponent that is too easy for JonesUR. In terms of age, the fighter who also works as a paramedics has been around for 40 years. Miocic has also been on hiatus for two years since diKO Francis Ngannou on March 27, 2021.

While Aspinall is still fresh. At the age of 30, Aspinall is six years younger than Jones. Aspinall is also still active, so netizens think he is more challenging for Jones. Aspinall has never had the opportunity to try out world championships.

I was underestimated when fighting Ciryl Gane. Everyone says he is the future of the UFC heavyweight, but look at the facts. Everyone can see how great Gane is actually," Jones continued.

Jones, who came from the lightweight heavyweight, was not seeded in the duel against Gane for the UFC heavyweight title. But in the octagon, the younger and bigger Gane gave up just one round due to Jones' lock in a duel in Las Vegas on March 4. Jones currently carved a record MMA 27-1 fight.