Tom Aspinall open to different fight with Jon Jones 'holding up' UFC title unifier

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Tom Aspinall open to different fight with Jon Jones 'holding up' UFC title unifier

Tom Aspinall is still exercising patience and optimism that Jon Jones will do the right thing and unify the UFC heavyweight champion. If not, however, he is prepared to move on. Aspinall (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC) has been the interim heavyweight champion for nearly 16 months now. He defended it in August with a first-round knockout of Curtis Blaydes, and has since been waiting. Jones (28-1 MMA, 22-1 UFC), meanwhile, returned from an lengthy injury abs…

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Tom Aspinall Demands Answers: Why Jones Is Holding Up Title Fight

Interim UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall is growing impatient as he reveals the reasons behind the delay in his highly anticipated title unification bout with Jon Jones.Discover how this uncertainty is impacting the heavyweight division and what Aspinall has to say about it. The post Tom Aspinall Demands Answers: Why Jones Is Holding Up Title Fight first appeared on MMA UK.

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Tom Aspinall vs. Jon Jones. Photo via Instagram The biggest bout the UFC can book right now, the heavyweight encounter between champion Jon Jones and interim champion Tom Aspinall, still seems to be an intractable problem for the organization. Aspinall won the interim title in November 2023 and defended it against Curtis Blaydes but has yet to face reigning champion Jones. Now the interim champion feels it's time for the UFC to cancel the fight …

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Tom Aspinall blames Jon Jones for continued delays booking fight, willing to move on under one condition

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Tom Aspinall would love to get some answers on his next fight just like everybody else. While he continues playing the waiting game with hopes that he’ll get the chance to face Jon Jones in a heavyweight title unification bout, the 31-year-old interim champion is exhausted with the constant questions about that matchup because at this point, it’s all out of his control. So Aspinall offered a detail…

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Tom Aspinall Plans To Fight Anyone Else For Heavyweight Crown As Jon Jones Clash Hits Skids Again

Interim heavyweight champion, Tom Aspinall appears as close as he’s ever been to moving on from a unification clash with Jon Jones next, claiming the Rochester native is holding up their long-drawn out matchup. Aspinall, who has been sidelined from action since last summer, most recently co-headlined UFC 304 as the defending interim heavyweight champion. And avenging his sole Octagon loss in the process in Manchester, Aspinall made light work of…

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Tom Aspinall willing to let Jon Jones fight slip in favor of another UFC title defense

The Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall fight talks remain in treacherous waters.