{"id":272987,"date":"2025-03-27T12:53:33","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T12:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/27\/ben-askren-and-daniel-cormier-discuss-how-tom-aspinall-benefitted-from-alex-pereiras-ufc-313-loss\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:09:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:09:02","slug":"ben-askren-and-daniel-cormier-discuss-how-tom-aspinall-benefitted-from-alex-pereiras-ufc-313-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/27\/ben-askren-and-daniel-cormier-discuss-how-tom-aspinall-benefitted-from-alex-pereiras-ufc-313-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Askren and Daniel Cormier discuss how Tom Aspinall benefitted from Alex Pereira&#8217;s UFC 313 loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4834479\" data-slug-id=\"2431739\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Despite not competing at UFC 313, Tom Aspinall has been widely regarded as the biggest winner of Alex Pereira&#8217;s UFC 313 loss. Both UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier and ex-UFC welterweight Ben Askren touched on the topic in one of the most recent videos uploaded to Cormier&#8217;s YouTube channel.<\/p>\n<p>The logic behind the sentiment is fairly straightforward. Jon Jones was hoping to defend his heavyweight title against a stylistically easier opponent in Pereira, who would have called for the &#8216;Bones&#8217; fight had he beaten Magomed Ankalaev in their light heavyweight title fight. Now, those plans have been dashed.<\/p>\n<p>In short, Jones has no one else to face at heavyweight besides Aspinall, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/news-tom-aspinall-divides-mma-world-60-second-ko-curtis-blaydes-one-half-says-early-stoppage-others-want-jon-jones-next\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">interim champion<\/a> in the division who has been chasing the matchup for quite some time now.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Tom Aspinall was celebrating after Pereira lost, because he felt like Jon Jones could not use Pereira anymore as a crutch to try and make that fight.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"bottom-tagline top\" data-tab=\"top\">\n<p>Get the latest updates on One Championship <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/one-championship-rankings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\" class=\"bottom_tagline_link\" data-tab=\"top\">Rankings<\/a> at Sportskeeda and more<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Both Cormier and Askren seemed to be in relative agreement about the reality of Aspinall being helped by Pereira&#8217;s UFC 313 loss.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;That was very helpful to Tom Aspinall. I mean there&#8217;s nothing else obvious, now it&#8217;s Jones vs. Aspinall. There&#8217;s no other option. So he sees that as very helpful to him.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Check out Daniel Cormier and Ben Askren&#8217;s thoughts on Alex Pereira&#8217;s loss benefitting Tom Aspinall (6:24):<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/youtube\">\n<div class=\"yt-wrapper\">                    <noscript><iframe title=\"Jon Jones is MESSING WITH US waiting 6 months to fight Tom Aspinall | Daniel Cormier x Ben Askren\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vmneS7L6WCw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/youtube\" data-embed=\"vmneS7L6WCw\">\n<div class=\"play-button\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" height=\"370\" width=\"660\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/03\/377e7-17425366472919-1920.jpg\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/03\/377e7-17425366472919-1920.jpg\" class=\"lazy-img\" alt=\"youtube-cover\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>There&#8217;s always been an uneasiness surrounding the matchup, although UFC CEO Dana White has been adamant that the fight will indeed be booked. Unfortunately, White has a history of failing to book certain superfights, so it is understandable that fans are reluctant to believe him.<\/p>\n<p>Francis Ngannou vs. &#8216;Bones&#8217; never happened, nor did Georges St-Pierre vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov, Ronda Rousey vs. Cris Cyborg, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/news-that-s-fight-i-pull-off-dana-white-shares-regrets-able-make-brock-lesnar-superfight-happen-ufc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Brock Lesnar vs. Fedor Emelianenko<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Jon Jones is reportedly requesting six months to prepare for Tom Aspinall<\/h2>\n<p>A recent rumor has emerged that Jon Jones has allegedly demanded six months to prepare for a bout with Aspinall. The request has raised eyebrows in the MMA community, as a half-a-year training camp is not only uncommon, it&#8217;s unheard of, if not a bit unusual.<\/p>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t the only supposedly improbable demand Jones is said to have made. 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