Jon Jones will not be “too concerned” with Tom Aspinall, however earlier than lengthy, he’ll don’t have any alternative however to go toe-to-toe with the very best heavyweight in MMA.
Whereas Aspinall was busy each profitable and defending the interim UFC heavyweight championship, ‘Bones’ sat on the sidelines whereas recovering from a pectoral damage and speaking up his battle with former two-time titleholder Stipe Miocic.
Now that that battle is lastly within the books, all consideration has turned to the conflict followers really wish to see.
After all, all of that hinges on whether or not or not Jon Jones will signal on the dotted line. For greater than a yr, ‘Bones’ has been fully dismissive of a battle with Aspinall, suggesting that the British slugger will not be a large enough title to garner his time or consideration.
Demetrious Johnson suggests it’s jon jones’ responsibility to battle the interim champion, prefer it or not
Throughout a latest interview with The MMA Guru, former UFC and ONE flyweight world champion Demetrious Johnson recommended that because the undisputed heavyweight titleholder, ‘Bones’ has an obligation to battle Tom Aspinall, whether or not he’s “concerned” in regards to the Brit or not.
“Jon Jones is like, I’m not too concerned about Tom Aspinall,” Johnson mentioned. “I was like, um… well, he’s an interim champion. I think—I think by law… [laughs].”
Dana White has expressed confidence that Jones vs. Aspinall will go down in 2025. Johnson even believes that the UFC CEO already has each fighters locked right into a date, however with no official bulletins, followers proceed to stay skeptical.
Will Jones vs. Aspinall go down this yr, or will ‘Bones’ decide to retire on high quite than placing his gold and his legacy on the road one final time? That’s the query that solely time will inform.
