In mixed martial arts there is a maxim that usually holds true: they are much more than a sport and there are not too many filters when it comes to the UFC. Rivalries tend to transcend borders, whether territorial or the octagon itself. The fight is not … ends in the battle zone, since dialectical combats are part of the game. Even the hesitations or calls for attention.
The last example has been personalized by the one considered by many to be the best fighter of all time, Jon Jones, who does not exactly maintain a good relationship with the current UFC heavyweight champion, Tom Aspinall, with whom he was going to close his differences inside the cage, but it never happened due to Jon Jones’ withdrawal from the competition. However, their digital battles remain intact.
Last weekend, Tom Aspinall put his belt on the line against Frenchman Cyril Gane, but Gane, in an unfortunate action, put his fingers in the Englishman’s eyes, an illegal action, although it was considered involuntary. Be that as it may, the champion could not continue and the fight, one of the most anticipated of the final stretch of the year, was left without result. Social networks were flooded with memes in relation to the eye poke received by Aspinall.
The American Jon Jones has gone one step further. Last Thursday, he appeared at a ceremonial weigh-in on horseback, so far everything was normal. The extraordinary thing was thatand the animal was wearing an eye patchas he hesitated to the picket received by Aspinall. The networks, of course, exploded again. At the moment, the Englishman has not responded, but the truth is that a fight between Jon Jones and Aspinall would break all audience records.
