UFC rival predicts whether Jon Jones will fight Tom Aspinall in 2025

Although Cormier never defeated Jones, he shares similar feelings as Aspinall as the British superstar waits for the biggest fight of his life.

"You know what I think a big worry might be for him? With Aspinall, he could potentially get knocked out," Cormier told Ben Askren on the pair's Funky and the Champ podcast.

Cormier said if Aspinall were to accept the fight, the anxiety of waiting even longer for Jones could come back to bite him, despite the worry of not fighting him having subsided in this hypothetical scenario.

"Like legitimately knocked out and put on his back and out cold," Cormier continued. "I just don't know he wants to have that visual of him in the world. Because I've seen myself get beat, and I'm like, 'God, that's such a horrible visual every time.'"

Daniel Cormier Gives Verdict On Jones-Aspinall

Cormier says he doesn't picture a world where the fight doesn't happen, simply because there is too much at stake.

"I don't know that he vacates without fighting him, because I think the visual and the lasting thought would be that 'he ran from him,' and I don't know his ego could handle that he ran from someone," Cormier said.

Cormier also believes Jones wants to erase any doubt he is "afraid" to take on all challengers, especially considering Jones never fought Francis Ngannou when Ngannou was champion.

 "The idea that people would think he is afraid means more to him than going out there and fighting him and taking the chance," Cormier said.

Jones might just be MMA's most unpopular star. After all, a fan-made petition calling for UFC CEO Dana White to strip the champion has reached insurmountable numbers, and is only going up.

Now, the MMA world waits with bated breath to see whether Jones-Aspinall happens, or if it's another UFC pipe dream.

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