Dana White once again battled the media on the upcoming title fight between Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic fight.
The two legends were set to fight one another at UFC 295 last year for the UFC heavyweight championship. But a Jones injury saw the fight cancelled and allowed Tom Aspinall to stake his claim as the best heavyweight in the world.
White has since promised that the rescheduled bout between Jones and Miocic will take place before Aspinall gets his shot at undisputed gold.
The 55-year-old backed up his plans once again at the Dana White’s Contender Series week three post-fight press conference.
He said: “What do I do? A guy who is looked at as the greatest heavyweight in the UFC, this fight is set up, Jon Jones gets hurt, it’s not his fault. He has to wait and go back into f*cking training camp again. He was training.
“So do I just yank it away from Stipe and say go f*ck yourself and sit on the sidelines for two more years?
“I have two legends of the sport that wanted to fight each other, these guys are lined up, one guy gets hurt, and this is the fight that they both want. What do you do? You don’t show the guys the respect?
“I guarantee you this, if Stipe wins, Stipe is going to retire. This will be Stipe’s last fight.
“So, are you, the media, telling me I should just tell Stipe to f*ck off? ‘Good luck to you Stipe, ride off into the sunset, go fight some fires and that’s a wrap for you buddy, because Jon got hurt.’
“Or do I show this guy the respect that I should show him and give them both the fight that they want? That’s the position I’m in.”
Dana White Assures That Tom Aspinall Will Get His Shot at Jon Jones Should He Win
Aspinall claimed the interim title at UFC 295 when he knocked out Sergei Pavlovich in round one. He then defended the belt at UFC 304 in Manchester against Curtis Blaydes, strengthening his ‘best in the world’ claims.
Everyone seems desperate for him to get the shot, and Dana White promised that it will come in due course.
He said: “Aspinall’s a young, badass dude.”
“He’s got plenty of time. These guys are going to fight in November and he will fight Jon Jones if he wins. I almost guarantee you that. And if Stipe wins, we’ll figure out what’s next for Aspinall.”
Quotes via DAZN
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