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Jon Jones Eager to Return After Tom Aspinall's UFC Heavyweight Title Vacation 'Put Another Fire in Him'

Tom Aspinall vacated the UFC heavyweight title due to re-injury, with longtime rival Jon Jones questioning the legitimacy of the move as Ciryl Gane is upgraded to undisputed champion.

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Tom Aspinall's UFC heavyweight title vacation has 'put a fire into' Jon Jones according to his teammate Gable Steveson, with the GOAT now eager to return.

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A possible return of Jon Jones to the UFC was again discussed this week among the fans after two facts: his permanence in the organization's anti-doping program since retirement, and the recent vacancy of the weight-weights linear belt, with Tom Aspinall unable to compete for indefinite time. The theory that, at first, not [...] The post Pupil of Jon Jones at MMA, Gable Steveson contemplates the return of the former champion to the UFC appeared …

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Gable Stevenson, training partner of Jon Jones, believes that Tom Aspinall's exit may have revived the former champion's desire to return to the octagon

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Bloody Elbow broke the news on Wednesday, September 16, 2026.
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