Leon Edwards is in hot water with British fighting fans after sharing his thoughts about Jones vs Tom Aspinall.
The UFC Heavyweight Duo should meet each other in a unified fight before 'Bones' chose to retire.
Two weeks later, Jon Jones made a shocking U-turn when he returned the pool of the drug test and apparently confirmed his comeback.
The greatest hunter of all time, however, seems to be no interest in a fight with the new undisputed heavyweight champion, Tom Aspinall, who predicts Leon Edwards with confidence that the American legend would have defeated during his Prime.
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Leon Edwards shares his thoughts about Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall
Leon Edwards recently spoke with boxing legend Carl Froch at the IBA Pro 7 event in Istanbul, Turkey.
'Rocky' was asked for his thoughts about a Prime vs Prime fight between Jones and his English countryman, Aspinall.
“Prime, I'm going, Jon Jones,” Edwards replied. “Yes, 100 percent.
“I rate Jon Jones high. I believe he is the best to do ever.
“Tom is for now, he is now the man.”
Edwards would give Aspinall a better chance of victory if he would fight against Jones.
He added: “I think the speed, strength he is wearing and the way he goes in there, he would have given Jon Jones problems. It would have been a good fight.”
Edwards ended things by insisting that Jones absolutely did not dive the fight with Aspinall.
Fans Slam 'Traitor' Leon Edwards
A clip of Edwards' thoughts about Jones vs. Aspinall has since become viral on social media
UFC fans used the commentary part to express their anger about what they saw as a betrayal.
“Leon, you little traitor,” said one fan, while the other added: Traitor Bum. “
Leon is a wanderer.
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“As Brit we will not claim him now,” said a third X user.
“Wow Leon, you're LowKey a traitor WTF,” someone else wrote.
“Leon is a wanderer,” explained another angry fan.
“Leon has no idea to fight,” a sixth person was full.