{"id":240372,"date":"2025-10-26T01:36:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T01:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/240372\/"},"modified":"2025-10-26T01:36:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T01:36:03","slug":"jon-jones-trolls-tom-aspinall-after-ufc-321-responds-to-challenge-from-alex-pereira","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/240372\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Jones trolls Tom Aspinall after UFC 321, responds to challenge from Alex Pereira"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jon Jones couldn\u2019t resist trolling Tom Aspinall following the disappointing outcome in today\u2019s UFC 321 main event.<\/p>\n<p>Aspinall (15-3 MMA) squared off with Ciryl Gane (13-2 MMA) in the headliner of today\u2019s pay-per-view event in Abu Dhabi, with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufc.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">promotion<\/a>\u2018s coveted undisputed heavyweight title up for grabs.<\/p>\n<p>Aspinall had of course been promoted to undisputed status earlier this summer, this after Jon Jones announced his abrupt retirement from the sport.<\/p>\n<p>While many fans and analysts assumed that Tom Aspinall would run through Ciryl Gane in similar fashion to what \u2018Bones\u2019 did at UFC 285, that did not prove to be the case. Instead, \u2018Bon Gamin\u2019 had a very solid opening few minutes, stuffing Aspinall\u2019s takedowns while also busting up the nose of the champ with some solid punches.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for fight fans and everyone involved, Gane\u2019s early success was halted by an accidental eye poke that rendered his opponent unable to continue late in Round 1. Because the foul was deemed an accident, the bout was ultimately ruled a No Contest.<\/p>\n<p>It was a very disappointing outcome and one that spawned current light heavyweight kingpin Alex Pereira requesting that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjpenn.com\/mma-news\/dana-white\/dana-white-reacts-to-tom-aspinall-vs-ciryl-gane-ending-in-a-no-contest-at-ufc-321-he-looked-damn-good-tonight\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dana White<\/a> \u201cmake heavyweight great again\u201d by allowing him to fight Jon Jones on next year\u2019s UFC White House fight card.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s Make the heavyweight Division Great Again! \ud83d\uddffx \ud83e\uddb4 = \ud83c\udfe0\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It did not take long for Jones to respond to the challenge laid out by \u2018Poatan\u2019, as \u2018Bones\u2019 proceeded to Tweet the following earlier this evening:<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Alex, I\u2019d be down to bring the highest skill level to the White House. I appreciate the respect you showed, let\u2019s dance.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jonny Meat (@JonnyBones) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonnyBones\/status\/1982221392126136359?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">October 25, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlex, I\u2019d be down to bring the highest skill level to the White House. I appreciate the respect you showed, let\u2019s dance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While not addressing Tom Aspinall directly, Jon Jones did take a shot at the Brit by changing his Instagram profile photo from a duck to a duck wearing an eye patch.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jon-Jones-troll-job-UFC-321-UFC.png\" alt=\"Jon Jones, troll job, UFC 321, UFC\" width=\"858\" height=\"370\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-545493\"   data-eio=\"p\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Do you think we will get to see Jones vs. Pereira on the UFC White House card now that both men have expressed interest in making that super fight happen?<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jon Jones couldn\u2019t resist trolling Tom Aspinall following the disappointing outcome in today\u2019s UFC 321 main event. 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