Jon Jones hits back with Kanye West-inspired diss on Tom Aspinall matchup

A fight fan took a dig at Jon Jones for ducking Tom Aspinall, and Jones responded with a line that Kanye West (now legally known as Ye) used years ago to disparage his haters.

After UFC CEO Dana White announced Jones' retirement from MMA during the UFC Baku post-fight presser, some members of the MMA community appeared dissatisfied that 'Bones' retired without fighting Aspinall. One such individual on X posted that Jones would have been "humbled" by Aspinall.

"You would have been humbled by Tom but 🤷🏼‍♂️"

Jones responded with one of West's well-known quotes from 2005, after the American rapper won the Grammy for Album of the Year:

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"I guess we'll never know. 🎤"

Check out Jon Jones' comments below:

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At the 47th Annual Grammy in 2005, West received the Grammy for Rap Album of the Year and thanked everyone for their best wishes. Before leaving the stage, he added:

"Everybody wanted to know what I would do if I didn't win. I guess we'll never know."

Check out Kanye West's comments below:

When Jon Jones was compared to Kanye West

A reporter, who is also a fan of Jon Jones, once likened him to Kanye West in a video that went viral. Jones couldn't stop laughing after hearing the similarity. The reporter said:

"My question is for Jon Jones, Jon, you are a freaking inspiration. I love you, man, but like Kanye West, it is hard to be your fan."

Check out the reporter's remarks in the second clip below:

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