arnold allen is ranked seventh in the UFC featherweight rankings. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
A top 10 UFC featherweight (up to 65,7 kg) fighter gave his honest opinion on the progress of the negotiations for the highly anticipated heavyweight (up to 120,2 kg) title unification bout. arnold allen, Jon Jones plays a psychological game against Tom aspinall. In the fighter's opinion, a kind of 'strategic delay' is underway on the part of the linear champion.
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Canadian journalist Ariel Helwani reported this week that 'Bones' demands that he have at least six months of preparation to face his rival in the octagon. If the request is accepted, the fight should only take place at the end of 2025.
“In boxing, usually the younger guy forces the older guy to wait until they are past their prime. I feel like Jon is doing some kind of back-door planning, maybe counting on Tom to rush something or get frustrated,” he wrote. arnold allen on 'X' (old Twitter).
In boxing usually the younger guy forces the older boy to wait until they are past their prime, I feel like Jon's playing some sort of reverse plan, maybe banking on Tom to rush something or get frustrated https://t.co/fD97ZdzEKp
- Arnold billy allen (@Arnoldbfa) March 19, 2025
Chael Sonnen blasts Jon Jones' strategy
Another person to give their opinion on the news was Chael Sonnen. The former fighter did question of criticism Jones' stance in a video posted on his YouTube channel last Tuesday (18).
“He didn’t know the undisputed champion was going to face the interim champion? What do you mean you need six months? Six months from when?” Sonnen said at one point in the video.
Chael Sonnen Reacts to Jon Jones' “Needs 6 Months to Train for Tom aspinall"
"Did he not know that the undisputed champ was going to take on the interim champ? What do you mean you need six months? Six months from when?"
@chaelsonnen pic.twitter.com/Iz5Wa3baOz— Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA) March 19, 2025
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