If you’ve been keeping up with the Aspinall/Jones saga, Tom Aspinall has some big news concerning his next fight.
Aspinall is still the UFC’s Interim Heavyweight Champion. He’s still chasing a fight against Jon Jones, a fight that has been billed to be the ‘biggest’ fight in UFC history per UFC president Dana White.
Dana White confirmed that Aspinall will get the Jones fight as long as he beat Curtis Blaydes. With this stipulation, it would essentially put the ball in Jones’ court.
Jones made a successful defense of his UFC Heavyweight title against Stipe Miocic in UFC 309 in his last fight.
That was Jones’ first successful defense after he acquired the belt from Ciryl Gane in the first round of UFC 285.
Recently, Jones has made conflicting statement when it comes to fighting Aspinall. He has said that facing Aspinall does nothing for his legacy, but he has also stated that he is willing to face off against anyone if the money is right. Jones had spoken about taking on Alex Pereira instead, stating that was a much bigger fight globally.
“Alex Pereira, on the other hand, his accolades are incredible. I think I just beat my ninth world champion [Miocic]. To beat up Tom Aspinall, I don’t break a record doing that, or I don’t set my record further ahead doing that. “Beating Alex Pereira, that would be my 10th UFC champion that I beat. It just does more for my legacy. “I think the numbers are incredibly high, Americans love Alex Pereira, Brazilians love Alex Pereira. If I go to a barber shop and ask ‘Do you know Tom Aspinall?’ No one knows who he is outside UFC fans. Alex Pereira is a household American star and that’s what I’m aiming for. I want the big fights,” Jones said.
“I know everyone wants fight news…but I do know what’s happening. I have had meetings with the UFC as we know. I have been sworn to secrecy for a little bit. So stay tuned, stay up with the channels, stay up with the UFC channels of course as always, as you guys always do. But there will be news coming, hopefully very, very soon. But if you’re ask me, I can’t give the answer right now. But stay tuned, it’s coming, it’s coming,” Aspinall said.
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