Who would you rather see Jones fight if he beats Stipe?

He is 100% avoiding Tom. Calling out a smaller guy who is not great at grappling makes much more sense if you want to stack the odds.

Let the Jones era be done soon. Like a turd that finally flushes.

Jones knows Aspinall would be the toughest fight of his career, forget Dominic Reyes or Alexander Gustafson. Aspinall Sparks Jones out flat and he doesn’t want that smoke not one bit

*“Tom has the technical ability of Demetrius Johnson in King Kong’s body!” - Michael Bisping, 2024*

Jones is definitely afraid of Aspinal

Sick of fighters who don’t actually fight.

Jones knows Alex cant wrestle but Tom can, he is trying everything to avoid Tom Aspinall and his wrestling abilities.

This is mma not boxing Jon shouldn’t be able to pic and choose easy opponents and not fight the interim who rightfully deserves it

But why is Jones not defending that belt with Tom? what game is UFC trying to play here? unless they're hiding him from the vicious hands of Aspinall.

what is the point of tom's interim belt if it's not going to be acknowledged ??

Jones is Ducking Tom I never thought I’d see the day but it’s true. He’s going for the guy that can’t wrestle. He’s ducking hard lmao

Bisping you're out to lunch on this. Jones VS Aspinall Otherwise, strip Jones.

Also!! Yes the Hammel fight was an unnecessary DQ, but its karma because all of the other times he should have been DQed...like fouling Lion Heart 5 times in a single round...not the GOAT, BUT A COWARD!!

Jones needs to retire or fight the only true fight a champion would take. UFC is turning into boxing with all this picking easy fights rather than the best fighting the best.

his is just avoiding tom, like he avoided ngannou. this is real, Jon is afraid of real smoke

We live in a time where the champion refuses to fight the interim champion. Jones your legacy will forever be the guy who ran from Tom.

He only wants an easy fight.

Next thing, Jones calls out Makhachev, Izzy and Conor. 🙃

I already said this under another video but what is the point in Jones taking years off to come back and take on heavyweight division if he’s gonna fight 2 heavyweights, avoid the no. 1 contender at heavyweight then fight a light heavyweight

Jon is being serious. He is planting seeds of the easier match up. Then it will be undeniable the UFC makes it when them seeds grow. Tom NEEDS to keep the calling out and picking at Jon to make it the bigger fight

Do I wanna see Alex fight at heavyweight for the potential of being a three division champ… yes. But not until that heavyweight belt is reunified. And I am 90% sure if that belt gets reunified it’s getting strapped on Tom that’s why Jones is dodging this fight hardcore.

I believe he lost the 1st fight with Gustaffson and lost to Reyes.

Jones checks under his bed for Tom before getting in it

Calling out Poatan to distract from Aspinal?

I really wanna see the Tom fight, but you know Jons going to keep running, jon doesn't want Tom to do to him that he did to all of legends of the past...

If he fights Perreira after Stipe he should have the title stripped. Who has two fights without fighting the interim?

It feels like stipe hasn’t fought in like 5 years

Jones isn’t stupid he knows he will take down Alex and finish him there. Alex isn’t a natural heavyweight nor can he grapple hence why he won’t fight Tom

Dana White protecting his husband from Aspinall. UFC is becoming a joke like boxing....

You will never make sense saying Jones isn’t ducking Aspinal. Why would he avoid Tom in favor of a blown up middleweight?

Put Alex vs Tom on same card as Jones Stipe. Winner vs Winner

Jon saying Tom is a contender because he beat a contender for the title to save MSG is weird considering that's all Jon did for the HW title. Gane was only a contender, they fought for rhe vacant title just to fill it

I WANT TO SEE TOM!!

Avoiding aspinal again…

All good points and my understanding is that the fight the real MMA fans want is Aspinal VS Jones

“6’5 built like a brick shithouse and moves like a lightweight” sums up aspinall perfectly hahaha

What if Stipe knocks Jones out ?? It's not good to look past your next fight ,, Stipe is a good boxer and wrestler ,,, yeah he's gettin old but the last thing to go is a boxer's power

As much as Alex would be fun , Tom deserves the fight it’s not like Alex and the money won’t be there after

What’s the point in having an interim belt if you just get skipped over.

Dana should make Jon Jones fight Tom Aspinal. Jon is just holding up the division. He should also fight francis.

Has there ever been a bigger "Company Man" than The Count? :D

Maybe he realizes he's not a big enough HW and he thinks he can go back to LHW against Alex, win there and retire as double champ. Truly f*cking up both divisions forever.

No one cares about Fight Night Tom except in England. Alex going for a historic 3rd Belt against aruguably the G.O.A.T. is the biggest fight you can make.

John wants to test that black belt he just achieved.Also knows it's an easier fight stylisticaly compared to Aspinal

Easy title defense that's why

How about sergie vs Alex That would be a really good test for Alex 🗿at hW then the if he won Alex would get Tom or Jones/stiep

I think Jones beats Aspinall myself. But at the same time, I would probably put my money on Tom if the odds were right. My point is, I give Tom enough of a chance to bet against Jones for the first time ever. But the safe pick for conversation is Jones.

How many heavyweight champs are still in division? Of course Alex has a better record, light heavyweight actually has alot of former champs to add to your record, unlike heavyweight. So obviously, Alex has a better record

Jon Jones: "Give me anyone, ANYONE, except Tom Aspinall"

I cant even believe the UFC is STILL going to put Jones vs Stipe. The sport moved on SO far from the original planning of that fight. Jon HAS to fight Tom or else that belt means nothing that Jon OR Tom holds.

If Jones was not holding the belt hostage, I would not care who he fights, but as the belt holder, he should not be allowed to duck Tom Aspinall the Interm Belt holding champion.

Michael, how could Jon be ducking Tom, when he talked about retiring after fighting Stipe - before Tom was the Interim!?!!

Jones fought one guy at heavyweight and that dude wasn’t even that good. And Alex didn’t fight at all at heavyweight. What kind of matchup is that. Tom should be even before stipe.

Is the fight between jones vs stipe without belt on the line?

That’s the fight to make.!!!

Strip Jones and if he wants to fight again he needs to climb back up the rankings

Anyday now Jones is gonna say some bs like “Alex has a black belt Tom doesn’t”😂 that’s how desperate he’s getting to 🦆 tom

Poatan is coming for that third belt! 🏹🗿

Why do we have to wait for years for the heavy weight champ to fight? I thought the rule was every 6 months or lose the belt? Time to move on! He's punking everyone!

you are so right

I read jones' tweet in Mike Bispings California voice impression. It mire believable

Aspinal beats Jones, Jones knows it. Can't take him down, can't out-strike him, can't out grapple him, can't out wrestle him, can't submit him. Aspinal is unbeatable.

"He's go the technical ability of Dimitris Johnson in King Kong's body"

Guy just wants to fight old people that he knows he will beat beyond a shadow of a doubt

Dimitriuos johnson in King Kongs body

If they're the same age it just goes to show what partying does to your body

The only person born of his mother that has a chance against Jones is Pereira.

Who deserves the match - Tom Which match will be legendary- Alex

Remember when people used to say (insert heavyweight) moves like a middleweight then they started saying welterweight and now they are moving like a lightweight 😅

I don't want to see a 42 Stipe fight Jones anymore. It feels like this fight has been talked about as long as AJ Fury.

The fact people think Jon even has a chance against Tom is wild. Tom is the new breed of HW. He’s been doing ALL disciplines since he was a kid. Not to mention he is naturally a HW. He didn’t take 2 years off to put on muscle. Jon isn’t what he was at LHW, especially now at this age.

He’s right in what he is saying but at the same time knows it’s an easier fight. Bottom Line is, Tom is interim, so if jones gets passed Stipe which isn’t guaranteed, he needs to fight Tom and then he can fight Alex

I'd give Jon his props if he was just using Perreira to piss people off and mess with Tom. I HOPE that he's doing this as a way to be an asshole and mess with people. Cause if he does this, then takes the Tom fight, then wins.....oh man, the level of shit talk and fan trashing that he'd be able to do while taking that victory lap would be epic. As would the backlash he'd get if he lost. Truly a high stakes game. I don't think Jon is that smart tho. I think Jon is just looking for the biggest pay day.

Jones/Stipe has been set in stone? I don’t recall official contracts being signed and a date being set.

The difference between Alex and Gane is, Alex isn't scared or intimidated

I love you Mike but what about Whitaker, Yoel, or Jacare when you were champ?

I couldn’t ageee more with Bisping words

Jones is fighting Tom next after Alex he told me…..I gave him chit because I didn’t like hearing all this British Spew, he said I know it’s driving them crazy so I’ll beat Alex next, haha than I’ll whoop the Limey than what are they gunna say. IVE HEARD THIS SO MANY TIMES ….THIS GUY WILL BEAT JON……you ain’t chit Tom and you have work to do!

Would love to see that super fight at UFC300.

It will feel like Christmas day whoever JJ fights. Tom, Potan, Stipe...amazing. if its up to me Tom should get it as interim champ.

Bisping and Smith should change the name of their podcast from Believe you me to, On Paper

I want to see Pereira vs Ulberg eventually that’d be a wild fight.

If the Matt Hamill loss doesn't count, then the Dominic Reyes wim doesn't count either

Alex is an amazing striker and i think Jon is trying to hone in on his skills. So when the time comes for Tom he would be sharp and ready. Just my thought. 28 fighters couldnt put Jon down i doubt Tom would.

I do agree with Jon Jones that the fight with Alex would be HUGE. Probably bigger than him against Aspinall.

Pereira vs. Jones is a larger draw than Tom. Way larger payday for both fighters. Doesn't Pereira naturally walk around as a heavy weight?

Aspinall is great saying he has the skills of Demetrius Johnson is a bit of a stretch..

Oblique kicks and ending careers are two of Jon's favorite things. Tom Aspinall would be the victim of both.

He's absolutely ducking Tom. How can you interpret it any other way.

Here is my humble take on the status of the Heavyweight Division; Like what Mike said commonly, it should be a unification between the champion and interim champion. Eventually, that will happen (technically). But does Jon need to fight Tom? The same question can be applied to Tom, does he need to fight Jon or Stipe? For me, he doesn't. Why? Tom Aspinall fell into the same situation when Mike won the middleweight championship. It's not a changing of the guard or passing of the torch kind of championship fight. I think the UFC sees that whoever wins between Jones and Miocic, will end up vacating the belt and retiring. With Stipe he doesn't have anything to prove (and the age) factor. With Jones even though he's still in there age-wise. He already has a legacy. And (for me) his body isn't built to be a heavyweight. The wear and tear his body had during his light heavyweight run had already shown when he was training at heavyweight. His body can't quite take it on the heavyweight run for the long term. So what recourse should/could Tom Aspinall take. One, Clean out the whole heavyweight division and break the records made by both Stipe (in heavyweight) and Jones (light heavyweight) on title defenses. Two, ( this should be a must or this can be optional) the UFC needs to bring back Francis Ngannou. They need to patch things up as Francis did leave the company "still" the baddest man on the planet. If Tom can make these into a reality. Then this could solidify his own legacy in the MMA world.

If his one recorded loss “doesn’t count”, then his recorded win over Reyes also doesn’t count.

Let’s be honest, UK fans are a different breed than the French fans.

Mike I'm with u 100%. All respect to jones but bottom line is that alex would be an easier fight considering style match up with all due respect to Alex but regardless of the reason, if jones doesn't fight Tom than he's ducking him. Tom is the only fight that makes sense for obvious reasons

FYI Mike, Garcia hasn’t been cleared of anything, his B sample is on 22/05…. I wouldn’t use Ryan’s Twitter as your source for info that you expect to be correct!😂

Jon should have had 2 losses, both by DQ... but Anthony Smith is a true stud and lived up to his nickname.

I know it's not a popular view, but I agree with Jones. I think Jones would beat Aspinall, easily. The fight I want to see is Jones vs Perriera. Then after that, Aspinall. Lets be fair, Aspinall can fight a few others to enhance his reputation. Aspinall vs Gane?

Alex makes jones waaaay more money than aspinal, and it is an easier fight for him I think. Alex is a superstar at this point but clear deficiencies in grappling that nobody has capitalized on. Jones can easily win the fight with grappling. He could for sure lose to aspinal, more risk, less reward.

prize fighting is literally finding the easiest match for the most money - figure it out. personally, I’d rather see Pereira fight Jon if we only get to see one

Kind of tired of hearing about bones. Don’t wanna hear about what he “might” do, who he “might” fight, or who he calls out. Unfortunately the stories about bones are now more interesting when they are non-UFC related outside of the cage 🥱 Just say the date, or say nothing. Still love your show bisping, you da man.