Tom Aspinall Releases Statement on Promotion to UFC Heavyweight Champion

[HP_Nut]

Tom walking past the Jones bro's was one of the most Alhpa momentss I have ever witnessed.



He will Clown Cereal Gane in one round

I think Tom either thought it would piss off Jones enough or that 1 of the Jones brother would push him, which would force Jon to have to fight him basically. Aspinall wanted all the smoke

 

[BEATDOWNS]

Tom hasn't fought in almost a year. Strip him.

don't forget to take your meds ok.

 

[Cajun]

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Tom Aspinall kept it short and sweet — perhaps because the real work is yet to come.

After UFC CEO Dana White announced that Jon Jones was retiring at the UFC Baku post-fight press conference, Aspinall reacted to the news — as well as being elevated to undisputed heavyweight champ — in a brief statement on Instagram.



“For you fans. It’s time to get this heavyweight division going,” Aspinall wrote. “An active undisputed champion.”

Aspinall became the interim heavyweight champion with a first-round stoppage of Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 295. Rather than stay idle while Jones sought a title defense against Stipe Miocic, the Englishman defended the interim crown against Curtis Blaydes at UFC 304 last July. Aspinall has since been quite vocal regarding his frustration with the stagnant heavyweight title picture.

Aspinall Looks Forward to Being an Active UFC Champion​

While White was initially confident that Jones vs. Aspinall would happen at some point in 2025, “Bones” lack of interest in that fight eventually won out.

“I obviously feel bad for Tom that he lost all that time and obviously money but we’ll make it up to him,” White said at the UFC Baku post-fight press conference. “Tom Aspinall’s a good guy. He’s been incredible through this whole process that we’ve gone through. He’s been willing to do anything, fight him anywhere at any time and do this and now he’s like ‘I’ll fight anybody — you tell me who and I’ll fight them.’

“Aspinall’s been great. He’s going to be a great heavyweight champion for us. I’m excited to work with him.”

It’s unclear when Aspinall will make his first title defense, but it’s possible that he gets added to an already announced event due to his lengthy layoff. The general consensus is that contenders like Ciryl Gane and Jailton Almeida could get the first shot at championship gold. However, a wildcard could be former two-division kingpin Alex Pereira, who recently posted a video of himself tipping the scales at 243 pounds.

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Tom Aspinall Releases Statement on Promotion to UFC Heavyweight Champion

Tom Aspinall kept it short and sweet — perhaps because the real work is yet to come.

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Even Wikipedia is giving JJ a hard time lol

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Jones

 

[The Clark]

If only Jon would have had the balls to fight Tom, but here we are.

The real fighter reigns, the paper champ has some legal issues to worry about.

Yes, that was a silly comment. Jon was a paper champ. He beat Gane for the title.

 

[markg171]

Not sure what anybody’s talking about given the official rankings still list Jon as the official champ and Tom the interim.

Retirement is more than a phone call lol. Jon still has to formally inform the UFC and Drug Free Sport of his retirement in writing to make it official.

If he doesn’t the UFC has to formally strip him and formally make Tom the champ. We’d see that reflected in the rankings too as only active fighters are eligible. So if Jon doesn’t formally retire and is instead stripped he would be eligible to be voted on rather than pulled from the database and likely instead go to #1

 

[HHJ]

@Neck&Neck @HHJ @Substance Abuse @Bobby Boulders @Arqueto @helax @Jackonfire

 

[Aurelian]

Kind of sucks for Tom that he officially won his title in his living room, or wherever he was at the time. Hell he might been asleep and woke up champion.

 

[Aurelian]

Not sure what anybody’s talking about given the official rankings still list Jon as the official champ and Tom the interim.

Retirement is more than a phone call lol. Jon still has to formally inform the UFC and Drug Free Sport of his retirement in writing to make it official.

If he doesn’t the UFC has to formally strip him and formally make Tom the champ. We’d see that reflected in the rankings too as only active fighters are eligible. So if Jon doesn’t formally retire and is instead stripped he would be eligible to be voted on rather than pulled from the database and likely instead go to #1

Regardless of the formalities involved, Dana said Jon was retired and Tom was undisputed champion. Then Jon confirmed it. That's where we are.

 

[markg171]

Regardless of the formalities involved, Dana said Jon was retired and Tom was undisputed champion. Then Jon confirmed it. That's where we are.

And Khabib said he retired in the cage and then purposefully kept his active status with the UFC by not actually formally retiring in writing so he could be eligible to get ranked P4P #1. He remained champion until the UFC got tired of these games and said they’d strip him themselves unless he fought or formally retired. Khabib himself said he planned on holding the belt until the night of the new vacant title when a match began.

Again, retirement is not just saying you’ve retired and a magic wand gets waved. There is a legal process like any other career. Let’s see what happens on Monday/Tuesday when the updated rankings come out to see how serious this all actually was. People are getting ahead of themselves when things might not even be officially in the system.

 

[Tyrannosaurus rex]

A wasted year of his prime. Let's hope he hits the ground running now, Pereira laid the groundwork that 3 defenses in a year is still possible for a champion to do nowadays.

I could see him fighting Gane at UFC 320 and then go for Volkov, Almeida and whoever is next in 2026.

 

[10000yearsold]

JON JONES

 

[TGArthur]

“I obviously feel bad for Tom that he lost all that time and obviously money but we’ll make it up to him,” White said.


Tom about to get a lifetime supply of Corn Nuts

Reebok gonna bless him with that one time 50% off

 

[Zebra Cheeks]

“I obviously feel bad for Tom that he lost all that time and obviously money but we’ll make it up to him,” White said.


Tom about to get a lifetime supply of Corn Nuts

P3 protein snacks obviously

 

[Cajun]

 

[Mask Of Winters]

Kind of sucks for Tom that he officially won his title in his living room, or wherever he was at the time. Hell he might been asleep and woke up champion.

I've been asleep and woke up to getting BJs. Sometimes going to sleep's the best thing that can happen in a man's life.

 

[Mask Of Winters]

I guarantee Aspinall didn't use any form of AI to make that statement either, because he's a real man instead of whatever the hell Jones has become.

 

[PeterGriffin]

And Khabib said he retired in the cage and then purposefully kept his active status with the UFC by not actually formally retiring in writing so he could be eligible to get ranked P4P #1. He remained champion until the UFC got tired of these games and said they’d strip him themselves unless he fought or formally retired. Khabib himself said he planned on holding the belt until the night of the new vacant title when a match began.

Again, retirement is not just saying you’ve retired and a magic wand gets waved. There is a legal process like any other career. Let’s see what happens on Monday/Tuesday when the updated rankings come out to see how serious this all actually was. People are getting ahead of themselves when things might not even be officially in the system.

Let's see what happens on Monday? What fucking sliver of hope are YOU holding on to??

The president of the UFC announced it live, and it's been confirmed by multiple sources including both Tom and Jon. Dana looked like a whipped dog having to eat crow after failing to deliver yet again.

Mystic Tom retired Jon without even throwing a punch, and Jon shattered his own legacy.

Dana can't make the guys fight, right? So he sure as shit isn't stopping them from retiring. Dana gets to sit there and look stupid for believing in a known cheat, liar and sociopath. He deserves it.

The UFC is in a better place today than it was yesterday. That's what is important. Nothing more need be said.

 

[Mask Of Winters]

The UFC is in a better place today than it was yesterday. That's what is important. Nothing more need be said.

Both humanity and the world itself is a better place because of this.

 

[markg171]

Let's see what happens on Monday? What fucking sliver of hope are YOU holding on to??

The president of the UFC announced it live, and it's been confirmed by multiple sources including both Tom and Jon. Dana looked like a whipped dog having to eat crow after failing to deliver yet again.

Mystic Tom retired Jon without even throwing a punch, and Jon shattered his own legacy.

Dana can't make the guys fight, right? So he sure as shit isn't stopping them from retiring. Dana gets to sit there and look stupid for believing in a known cheat, liar and sociopath. He deserves it.

The UFC is in a better place today than it was yesterday. That's what is important. Nothing more need be said.

You should learn to read.

Then you should re-read the part where I said wait to see if Jon actually formally retired by submitting the paperwork required given an oral retirement isn’t actually binding in the UFC or how things work. Their own rules require a written retirement.

You’re not a very good fan of the sport mate.