Friday was a type of days when UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones randomly decides to go on X and reply to followers. As has been the case loads these days, the subject du joir – the one that actually fires folks up – is Jones’ continued insistence that defending his title towards former champ Stipe Miocic quite than unify with interim champ Tom Aspinall is the way in which to go at this stage of his profession.

To Jones, Miocic represents the legacy combat that cements himself because the undisputed MMA GOAT when, in actuality, it doesn’t as a result of Miocic, at 42, is nicely previous his prime and has been inactive since a knockout loss greater than three years in the past. A win merely will fall flat in a manner that Jones both doesn’t understand or doesn’t care to.

However Jones is steadfast in his perception in any other case and at any time when sufficient folks name for him to combat an precise risk in 31-year-old Aspinall and unify the belts, which is the proper factor to do anyway, Jones can’t assist however defend himself on X.

On Friday, Jones made a curious selection to match himself to seven-time Tremendous Bowl profitable quarterback Tom Brady after somebody steered he combat each Miocic and Aspinall.

“Hey Tom Brady, you continue to look wholesome, give us two extra Tremendous Bowls and I’ll personally be extra impressed by your profession!”

Yeah, that comparability doesn’t fairly hit the way in which Jones thinks it does, particularly since Brady, 46, is not an lively participant after retiring following the 2022 NFL season. There are different causes it’s ridiculous, and followers roasted Jones on X for even going there.

‘Obligation and duty to combat one of the best’

‘Brady beat Mahomes within the Tremendous Bowl’

Retirement or not?

‘A steroid cheat and brazenly ducking’

‘Wasted your total prime’

A unique Brady comparability

‘A real GOAT turns down no competitors’

Michael Jordan enters the dialog

One other correct Brady comparability

Straight to the purpose about Brady

‘In what world …’