Media Tom Aspinall believes Jon Jones will face him next

[LiQuiD42]

I honestly believe he will also. It’s also worth mentioning that I think Tom would also be fine with Jones vacating the title. I believe that Tom just wants to get his Championship reign started as he has said he doesn’t care who he fights for it. He only wants the title. Its a great fight and I think Tom has his work cut out for him when it happens.

 

[tritestill]

Jon has a chance to win here, guy always makes fighters fight his fight.

 

[Blanqa Blanqua]

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Signs are pointing to a Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight championship unification battle in the not-too-distant future.

At UFC 309, disputed heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones (28-1, 1 NC) defended his throne against Stipe Miocic, dispatching the longtime titleholder with a spinning back kick and follow-up punches. In his post-fight interview, Jones expressed that he would not likely be retiring after his victory, while not naming his next opponent as he noted there are plenty of options going forward. According to one of those options, Tom Aspinall (15-3), he will be the next challenge to “Bones.”

Despite the excitement potential of a title unification, Jones was not entirely sold on the endeavor. He suggested that instead, light heavyweight champ Alex Pereira should move up to try to become the UFC’s first beltholder in three weight classes. The New Yorker again flirted with retirement if he does not battle “Poatan” next, but the UFC might not agree with him.

Aspinall claimed to have received some good news from UFC execs Dana White and Hunter Campbell in the immediate aftermath of UFC 309. The Brit posted a video on his YouTube channel meeting White and Campbell backstage, and he expressed plenty of excitement.

“Just had a meeting with Dana [and] the other UFC brass, Hunter. And all success. See you next time, big news coming,” he said on the video.

The interim heavyweight champ also claims to have witnessed more positive hints from the UFC chiefs regarding his next fight. According to Aspinall in a conversation with ESPN analysts, White and Hunter also pointed at him and winked while Jones was talking about his future in his post-fight Octagon interview.

“When Jon Jones was doing his speech, I was looking directly at the UFC brass, Dana and Hunter,” Aspinall remarked. “And both of them turned to me at the same time and pointed at me and winked… at the same time. So, to me that says there’s something big in the pipeline…This is the biggest fight…This is potentially one of the biggest fights in MMA right now. And if that doesn’t interest Jon Jones then I don’t know what else we can do…Everybody knows that this the fight to make. This is the fight that the people want, this is the fight that the UFC wants, this is the fight that the fans want. And this the fight that has to happen now.”

Tom Aspinall Believes Jon Jones Will Face Him Next

Signs are pointing to a Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight championship unification battle in the not-too-distant future.

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Just need Hunter and Dana to lose the purse strings.

 

[NextGen]

I'll believe it when I see it.

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

Yeah, I think so.

I think Jones has just been building the fight, to be honest.

We're all marks buying into the kayfabe so the fight feels like a relief when it finally gets booked!

(nothing wrong with joining in the fun, either, that's not a criticism)

Jon is going to hold up the division again trying to get that Francis Ngannou money out of Dana

Jones beats Tom and ends any nonsense about him not being goat

He already is, but that win puts a coffin nail on it for now

Just need Hunter and Dana to lose the purse strings.

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

 

[AMAZINGUFC]