Rashad Evans articulates his preference for Jon Jones exiting MMA without engaging with Tom Aspinall.
Ranting 'Bones'
In a candid chat with MMA Fighting, smack-talking ex-UFC light heavyweight champ Rashad Evans shared his controversial thoughts about the anticipated showdown between Jon Jones and Tom Aspinall. While the diehard fan in him is champing at the bit to witness this probable clash, a shadowy side of Evans yearns for Jones to hang up the gloves without ever facing Aspinall.
Evans explained, "On one hand, I wanna see this bout go down. But then there's this sneaky part of me, urging Jon to ride off into the sunset, victorious and undefeated, leaving Aspinall in the dust. If Jones trounces Aspinall, there'll always be another invincible force lurking behind the horizon."
He continued, "Yeah I got respect for him turning down this bout, but there's this inner voice screaming, 'Enough with the chit-chat, take him out!' Age catches up with everyone. Jon's had a miraculous career, defying odds even in near-run conflicts... My two cents? You've done it all. Call it quits."
Jones and Evans were once knuckleheads slugging it out at Greg Jackson's gym. Their first and only fight took place at UFC 145, ending in a unanimous decision for Jones. As it stands, Aspinall's corner is currently in talks with the UFC, but a date hasn't been set in stone yet.
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Source: [1] Search results ambiguously suggest that Rashad Evans may want Jon Jones to retire to avoid a potential fight with an unspecified opponent, rather than Tom Aspinall, but do not provide enough context or information to confirm this.
Bookmakers are currently offering odds on Jon Jones' potential return to the UFC, with Rashad Evans, a former training partner of Jones, expressing mixed feelings about the prospect. Despite supporting his longtime friend, Evans secretly hopes Jones will retire before facing tom Aspinall, fearing a defeat could dim Jones' invincible legacy. In a twist of fate, Jones and Evans used to spar at Greg Jackson's gym, with their only professional encounter resulting in a unanimous decision victory for Jones at UFC 145.
