Jon would be a complete idiot to not take the Stipe fight if he's getting paid 15 million for it

[Dana's Conscience]

Obviously even a dominant win over Stipe does jack shit for his legacy, but if he's getting 15 million for it, then why in the hell wouldn't he want this? The fight should be a gimme and Jon will be a shitload richer after it. If he really does retire afterwards instead of unifying, then he'll have a bad blemish on his record, but the bottom line is that even though the Stipe fight doesn't make sense from a sports perspective, it sure as hell makes sense for Jon.

 

[jko1355]

I agree

 

[FlyingDeathKick]

That's like twice what they offered him for Ngannou lol, wtf. No way he's ever going to fight the winner of Aspinall vs Blaydes if he can fight Stipe for that much.

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

This is prizefighting, after all.

 

[Davidjacksonjones]

This is prizefighting, after all.

Jones will use all the money he has earned to help end world hunger and discovering new cures for cancer

 

[TempleoftheDog]

I think he’d get that amount no matter who he fought. It’s still ducking the IC, and hand picking Stipe.

 

[filthybliss]

Yeah, everyone would be chill with it too if they just stripped him of the belt and kept things moving.

 

[Arm Barbarian]

Oh I think most can agree he's smart for taking the easiest high payday he can.

I just think outside of Pink Goofasaurus, Picto Pokeyemon, and his last remaining handful of fans, virtually no one is excited for this bizarre circus fight.

 

[ocfightfan]

Jones will use all the money he has earned to help end world hunger and discovering new cures for cancer

I knew the kids these days had different slang for snorting lines of coke off a strippers ass. Thanks for keeping me current.

 

[You Will Vote For Dreyga]

I agree. Stipe is the money fight and the easy fight. He’s be a fool not to take it

Doesn’t mean I have to enjoy it

 

[Skitzo]

We need Stipe to Starch Jon to restore balance to the force.

 

[Skarsgard]

Jon is an idiot for a lot of reasons. Why not throw on an extra?

 

[Ibm]

We need Stipe to Starch Jon to restore balance to the force.

That is most likely going to happen anyway.

 

[Alpha_T83]

The UFC seem determined to make Jones vs Miocic happen. I think it's shameful that the UFC would let Aspinall defend his interim title, and not force Jones to defend against Aspinall. However, the consideration is always the same: Money.

At this point I'm not sure what the UFC is thinking. I think Jones vs Aspinall sells about as well as Jones vs Miocic, and the former bout has far more legitimacy (assuming Aspinall makes it past Blaydes).

My conspiracy theory here is that the UFC are grooming Aspinall to take over heavyweight after Jones retires, and they are afraid Jones will beat Aspinall. In that case, it might make sense to let Jon have his money fight and then retire.

 

[Domitian]

I don't believe it. Dana is not paying Jon 15 million for this. Them leaked text messages were fake.

 

[Soggust]

Would he be an idiot to refuse Tom for 15 million?

 

[Queenofchaos]

We will never be interested in asspinal fight.
Stop trying to force it. Dana knows.

 

[Poirierfan]

"Jon would be a complete idiot to not take the Stipe fight if he's getting paid 15 million for it"

It's a complete idiot of a fight.

 

[The-AxeMurderer]

He would have got paid way more for Ngannou.

 

[Domitian]

"Jon would be a complete idiot to not take the Stipe fight if he's getting paid 15 million for it"

It's a complete idiot of a fight.

That's the UFC's fault. It's pretty hard to fault anyone for accepting terms that are beneficial to them when it basically comes to anything in life. What fighter on this planet goes and says to the UFC "Hey yo, I want the hardest fight for the least amount of money. I got some trolls who hate me on the internet saying I'm ducking."