What did UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones say about a possible fight with Tom Aspinall?

Jon Jones is expected to return to the Octagon later this year to face former heavyweight king Stipe Miocic at UFC 309. Both fighters were scheduled to meet last year, but Jones suffered a chest injury a few days later. before the fight that required surgery.

It took a long time until Bones to fully recover, as he also underwent elbow surgery to treat some problems in that areaHowever, the healing process of the chest took significantly longer than that of the elbow and now Jones is ready to defend his heavyweight title.

While UFC boss Dana White believes that A fight between Jones and Miocic makes sensesome other MMA fans think that the former heavyweight title holder is not the most interesting opponent for Jones and point out the interim heavyweight world champion, Tom Aspinall as the fighter who was supposed to share the cage with the American.

What did Jones say about the fight against Aspinall?

Jones recently responded to numerous tweets from fansand one of the main questions was whether he would fight Aspinall after the fight against Miocic and whether he is afraid of the young Brit.

One of those MMA fans asked him if he thought he could beat Aspinall if they met in the Octagon. Jones didn't hold back and even predicted the outcome when the two men fought each other.

“Bro, absolutely. I'm almost in fighting shape and I weigh 245 pounds now. He's probably cutting weight to get to heavyweight. The night of our fight, he probably weighed a good 25 pounds more than me, seven years younger, and I would still beat his ass like I beat everyone else. You can believe the rumors, I'm going to keep doing what I've been doing, winning,” he said.

After Aspinall defeated Curtis Baydes at UFC 304 in Manchester, England, he challenged Jones. Although the American admitted that Aspinall was a possible rival, he never confirmed that he would fight against Miocic.