Dana White’s proxy Jon Anik drops bombshell on Jon Jones vs Tom Aspinall revealing potential date and venue for the heavyweight showdown

The UFC 316 pre-fight press conference adds to the list of recent events that saw Dana White’s absence, transferring the responsibility to lead commentator Jon Anik, who was seen fielding the questions between the media personnel and the fighters. The commentator faced an enraged audience, who wanted the heavyweight champion Jon Jones to be stripped off his belt. Amid the rising chants, Anik predicted the date and venue for the much-awaited heavyweight title unification bout between Jones and Tom Aspinall.The petition against Jon Jones to strip the fighter of his belt has reached the milestone of 200,000 signatures, which is quite a huge number. Reflecting on the figures, one of the reporters present at the UFC 316 pre-fight conference brought up the question to the lead commentator. While it feels like the UFC boss, Dana White, would have been a much better choice for the query, the lead commentator did not leave the fans disheartened and went on to predict the date and venue for the epic, highly anticipated bout between the fighters.“So I think a fight between Jon Jones and Tom Aspinall is much bigger if they are both champions. I think and I am hopeful that they are gonna fight in December in Las Vegas. I have no inside information.” Anik commented on the issue while reflecting Jones’ unbothered attitude about the UFC executives ripping him off the belt, “But I don’t know if Jon Jones really gives a rip if they strip him.”Meanwhile, the fans have reached the saturation level where they are least bothered about what the Bones think and simply wants a heavyweight showdown. Reacting to the statement, one of the users vouched for the loudness of the chants against Jones at the arena. The user wrote, “The chant was much louder in the arena trust me”Another user wrote, “No one cares if Jon cares, we care”“Omg Jones doesn't care if they strip him?! Then strip him... ?”Also read: Three-weight champion and pound-for-pound star Vasyl Lomachenko announces retirement from boxing at 37Amid all these, fans are also speculating about Dana White’s absence from the UFC presser. The UFC boss also skipped the post-fight press conference of UFC 315 after Belal Muhammad lost his welterweight title to Jack Della Maddalena. The reasons remain mysterious.