Sean Strickland Urges Jon Jones to Fight Tom Aspinall; Advises Conor McGregor to Retire
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion Sean Strickland recently weighed in on Jon Jones and Conor McGregor’s future in the Octagon.
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Aspinall recently had a run-in with Jones at the Arnold Sports Festival in Birmingham, England, which turned slightly awkward as “Bones” removed the Englishman’s hand from his shoulder and refused to pose for a face-off picture with the interim champion.
While Strickland (28-6) didn’t watch the interaction, he seemingly doesn’t have a high opinion of Jones in general.
“Eh, you know, at the end of the day, dude, Jon Jones is a piece of sh*t,” Strickland told the Schmo. “I know that the whole world knows that we don’t need to reiterate his past. He needs to sack up, fight [Tom] Aspinall, and fuc*ing just get this sh*t done.”
Meanwhile, McGregor has been out of action since breaking his leg in a trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier in July 2021. While “Notorious” returned to the promotion’s drug testing pool in October last year, a communications breakdown with brass seems to be the reason behind the extended delay in his return. McGregor even recently expressed frustration over a communication gap with the UFC while plotting matchups against Poirier and Nate Diaz. However, Strickland isn’t too excited about the Irishman’s return to action and believes no one is either:
“I don’t know, man. Do we really care about Conor McGregor these days? I mean, he’s a juiced-out, roided-out guy. I mean, do we still care about Conor McGregor? Is he still a name in the UFC? Dude, go retire on your yacht. Be done with your sh*t.”
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