UFC CEO, Dana White stays assured of reserving a heavyweight title unification conflict between champions, Jon Jones and Tom Aspinall earlier than an excessive amount of longer, claiming he’s at present focusing on a summer time date for the grudge match.
Jones, a present heavyweight champion, has been sidelined from motion since final November, the place he headlined UFC 309 towards former two-time gold holder, Stipe Miocic.
And efficiently defending his portion of the divisional crown for the primary time, Rochester native, laid waste to the retiring, Miocic with a dominant, eventual third spherical spinning back-fist knockout win over the Ohio veteran.
As for Aspinall, the Atherton native has been out of motion himself since final summer time, the place he defended his interim crown.
Co-headlining UFC 304, Aspinall avenged his sole promotional defeat in a one-sided first spherical knockout win over perennial contender, Curtis Blaydes with a blistering stoppage in his native Manchester.
Dana White plans to guide Jon Jones, Tom Aspinall battle for the summer time
And failing to guide a title unification conflict with former pound-for-pound primary within the time since, Aspinall obtained an essential replace on the pairing as we speak, with White confirming how he plans to guide a return for Jones as quickly as this summer time.
“The plan is to fight Jon this summer,” Dana White informed The Jim Rome Present. “Obviously, when, where and all that stuff is being determined. My goal this year is to make that fight [with] Aspinall.”
Earlier this week, Aspinall seemed to be rising uninterested in a title unification pairing with Jones subsequent, claiming he would transfer on to different opponents to land the undisputed crown, revealing talks had stalled on the previous’s facet of the negotiation desk.
“The UFC tell me, they assure me they are doing everything they can to make this fight,” Tom Aspinall stated on his YouTube channel. “So as far as I’m aware, this is now totally down to Jon Jones and his team to work that out. I’m literally just waiting for a date. But what’s holding it back is the UFC want to make the fight with me and Jon, and as far as I’m aware, it’s now about maybe financial, or otherwise. I’m not too sure, to be honest. I’m just waiting for the call right now.”
