Tom Aspinall (15-3) claims he has been guaranteed a fight against Jon Jones (28-1).
With no timeline in sight for Jones’ return at that point, Aspinall initially called for “Bones” to be stripped off the title. The Brit later changed tune and started calling for a title unifier upon Jones’ return. However, Jones remained adamant on preserving his matchup against Miocic, whom he defeated via third-round stoppage atin the meantime, Jones is still loathe to fight the interim champ.
However, Aspinall is hopeful about the matchup based on a conversation he had with White while attending UFC 309. “Honey Badger” claims White told him the Jones fight is happening, and it’ll be the biggest in the history of the promotion. “Actually, right after that press conference, I had a meeting with Dana… So, in all honesty, I was expecting to come and maybe we negotiate a little bit,” Aspinall told Piers Morgan. “And he literally walks into the room and said, 'It's happening.' And I said, 'Well, he's going to want loads of money.' He said, 'I know, but it's happening.' And he said, 'It's going to be the biggest fight in UFC history.
Aspinall isn’t sure if Jones has agreed to the matchup and believes the UFC doesn’t know much as well. However, the interim champ is hopeful that the promotion will be willing to cough up big bucks to make the fight happen. "I don't think so . In all honesty, Jon Jones is like, nobody knows what he's doing, even the UFC. I don't know. ... I would imagine so . I would imagine so. I can't speak for Dana."at UFC 285 last year, which marked his return to action after a three-year hiatus. Jones has only defended his strap against Miocic since. Meanwhile, Aspinall has finished all 15 of his career wins so far.
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