The card was very good, but what left me feeling empty was the main fight and I found myself thinking about it too.
The main fight was with a retired fighter who only came back for this fight. He was visibly tired and when he took hits, he just stood there. I found this depressing, if you look at the list of fighters, you will see several good options who simply refused to fight Jones.
They had to put a retired fighter in the fight because the big fighters in the category didn't want him.
He retired Stripe if you didn't watch the post fight interviews after the fights.The main fight was with a retired fighter who only came back for this fight. He was visibly tired and when he took hits, he just stood there. I found this depressing, if you look at the list of fighters, you will see several good options who simply refused to fight Jones.
They had to put a retired fighter in the fight because the big fighters in the category didn't want him.
Both fighters had good ones especially Jon's where he called Dana White Daddy and Hunter his Uncle.
The guy's at MMAFightingSBN had a good perspective of how the fight went and what the likely outcome of this win by Jones will eventually have him asking for a record setting $40-50 million to face Aspinall if Dana White wants him to really fight him before he vacants the belt and fights Periera:
On To the Next One LIVE | What's Next For Jon Jones After UFC 309? | MMA Fighting
https://www.youtube.com/live/TaJ3KQqnL1I?si=2_eDiTrfvMZbGqzH
It's a good path, Jones against Aspinall and whoever wins will fight Pereira. I like this, it's interesting for Pereira, and he has the advantage of watching the entire preparation and how both fight. From what I've seen, Pereira is in Asia, maybe he can absorb something there too and improve his fight.
