UFC should’ve stripped Jon Jones of heavyweight title

Brendan Schaub thinks the UFC is doing a disservice to its heavyweight division.

Schaub, a retired UFC heavyweight turned comic and MMA analyst, believes Jon Jones ought to’ve been stripped off the heavyweight belt after struggling a torn pectoral muscle, an damage which dominated him out of his title protection in opposition to Stipe Miocic. Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) and Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC) have been speculated to headline UFC 295 at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York on Nov. 11 – a card that celebrates the UFC’s thirtieth anniversary.

“UFC missed the boat on this somewhat bit not stripping him of the belt,” Schaub mentioned on his YouTube channel. “When he beat Ciryl Gane, he’s the heavyweight champ. When your champ is out a minimum of a yr with this damage, there shouldn’t be an interim title combat. It ought to simply be the vacant belt.”

Instantly after Jones’ withdrawal from UFC 295, the promotion booked an interim title combat between Sergei Pavlovich and Tom Aspinall.

UFC CEO Dana White mentioned Jones would possible be out for eight months. Schaub believes the UFC is underestimating the severity of a torn peck and expects Jones to be out for for much longer, which is why he thinks Jones ought to’ve been stripped.

“Jon Jones tore his pec, and I don’t imply like a slight tear,” Schaub mentioned. “They’re saying he tore his peck off the bone. If you recognize something about these accidents, which I do – I’ve had pec points. I’ve had many mates who have been skilled athletes who’ve torn their pec, and when it’s fully torn off the bone, this isn’t a quick turnaround time.

“The UFC mentioned minimal eight months. Minimal. That’s assuming he has surgical procedure, they should open up and reattach that muscle to the bone. There’s so much that goes right into a torn pec, so I assume he’s out in all probability a yr. Jon Jones in all probability isn’t combating for in all probability a yr. He’s not getting any youthful.”