Daniel Cormier reveals why Jones fought Miocic and not Aspinall

Let's spell backmost to the extremity of past year, much precisely to the UFC 309 lawsuit held successful November. At that time, the UFC organized a lucifer betwixt Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic, which caused large dissatisfaction among fans. Many believed that Jones should person defended the loop against the past interim champion Tom Aspinall, and not combat Stipe.

UFC President Dana White defended the decision, but legendary combatant Daniel Cormier, known arsenic "DC", believes that the crushed lies successful a committedness that Jones did not fulfill.

The committedness that changed plans

In a impermanent quality connected the MightyCast podcast, Cormier said that the Jones vs. Miocic lucifer should ne'er person taken place, due to the fact that Aspinall was already the progressive interim champion. His words are wide and direct:

"Aspinall was already the interim champion astatine the time, and Jones fought Stipe. How?! How tin you take idiosyncratic other erstwhile you person an interim champion waiting? That should not person happened."

Cormier believes the UFC agreed to the Stipe combat due to the fact that Jon whitethorn person promised to judge the Aspinall combat later.

“That’s the lone crushed they’ll springiness you a bequest fight, if you connection them thing successful return. Hand successful hand. I deliberation helium mightiness person said, ‘Give maine the Stipe combat astatine Madison Square Garden, and past I’ll instrumentality connected Aspinall.’”

Unfortunately, things took a antithetic turn.

“Then it comes clip for the Aspinall combat and helium says, ‘Give maine $30 million,’ similar he’s trying to debar the fight… But you’ve got to combat this guy, man.”

After Jon announced his retirement, each hopes for a combat against Aspinall were dashed. However, statements from UFC president Dana White person somewhat restored anticipation for fans.

Cormier besides pointed retired that situations similar this are not uncommon successful the UFC, and that fighters often person to equilibrium their idiosyncratic interests with what the promotion demands of them. While helium is disappointed, helium believes that amended decisions volition beryllium made successful the aboriginal that respect just play and warring spirit.