UFC CEO Dana White sat down with Kevin Iole and went on another all-time rant in defense of the heavyweight champion.
weigh-ins Friday nor on the TV broadcast Saturday afternoon during the event, recently did a 30-minute sitdown with longtime MMA journalist Kevin Iole where the UFC's head honcho was seen in the "War Room" in Las Vegas, NV., as he was sidelined in the fall of 2023 due to a torn pectoral muscle, thus canceling his fight with former heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic .
The fight would have been Jones' first title defense since moving to heavyweight, winning the then-vacant title at UFC 285 with a first-round submission against Ciryl Gane . GaneThe winner would likely stay in the mix for a heavyweight title shot as Tom Aspinall his interim heavyweight title with a first-round KO against Curtis Blaydes at UFC 304 exactly one week ago."Jon Jones is ranked #3 pound-for-pound in the world.
"Jon Jones is ranked #3 pound-for-pound in the world," White told Iole. "That's the most f***ing ridiculous, embarassing, stupid, know nothing about f***ing fighting ranking of all f***ing time." Feb 15, 2020; Rio Rancho, New Mexico, USA; UFC fighter Jon Jones attends the light heavyweight bout between Jan Blachowicz and Corey Anderson during UFC Fight Night at Santa Ana Star Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports / Kirby Lee-USA TODAY SportsNo. 3 in the pound-for-pound UFC rankings as of Tuesday, trailing behind Alex Pereira, who is 2-0 in 2024, and Islam Makhachev , who successfully defended his lightweight title in June against Dustin Poirier.
White did reassure Iole that the plan is to re-book Jones and Miocic, highly encouraging the winner to face Aspinall to unify the belts.UFC News: Dana White Non-Committal On Conor McGregor Return - ‘He’ll Let Me Know’UFC News: Ex-Title Challenger Meets Unbeaten Contender in Fight Night Main EventZain Bando is a writer for MMA Knockout, part of the Sports Illustrated/Minute Media umbrella. He has covered combat sports since 2019 for notable outlets BJPenn.com and FanSided MMA.
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