Henry Cejudo believes UFC champion Jon Jones has earned the right to ask for a massive payday to fight Tom Aspinall. Interim heavyweight champion Aspinall has been eagerly awaiting his title-unification bout with Jones, but it’s yet to materialize. With Daniel Cormier claiming that Khabib Nurmagomedov once turned down the UFC’s $40 million offer to
Michael Bisping has full confidence that Tom Aspinall will be the one to solve the Jon Jones puzzle – and quite easily. Interim UFC heavyweight champion Aspinall (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC) is edging closer to his highly anticipated title-unification bout with Jones (28-1 MMA, 22-1 UFC). According to DraftKings, Aspinall is currently a small -130
Demetrious Johnson advises Tom Aspinall against waiting for UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones. It’s been more than 500 days since interim champion Aspinall (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC) has competed as he awaits his title-unification bout with Jones. But with the rumor circulating that Jones is asking for six months to prep for Aspinall once the
Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-317-main-event-options-analyst-michael-chiesa March 27, 2025 12:10 pm ET The countdown to the 13th annual UFC International Fight Week is on. With roughly three months until the cornerstone event of the world’s biggest MMA promotion goes down, UFC
Daniel Cormier knows first hand what it’s like to beef with UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones and then fight him. Cormier engaged in one of the biggest rivalries in UFC history with Jones, which resulted in two title fights. Cormier lost both fights to Jones – with their rematch being overturned to a no contest
Tom Aspinall accuses UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones of avoiding two major challenges in his career. First one being himself, as it’s been over 500 days that Aspinall (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC) has held the interim heavyweight title without getting the opportunity to unify it against Jones. The other fighter Aspinall is referring to is
Tom Aspinall expected more from UFC Fight Night 255. Aspinall was in attendance for Saturday’s event at The O2 in London, where Sean Brady silenced the English crowd with a dominant submission of Leon Edwards in the main event. The co-main event featured a pivotal light heavyweight clash, where Carlos Ulberg outpointed Jan Blachowicz for
Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2025/03/ufc-london-leon-edwards-sean-brady-jon-jones-tom-aspinall-overreaction-time Simon Samano and Abbey Subhan March 25, 2025 10:30 am ET The time for overreacting is here! Check out the latest episode of “Overreaction Time” at noon ET/9 a.m. PT as host Simon Samano and
“I’m confident.” That’s where Tom Aspinall’s sentiment currently sits on the making of a heavyweight championship unification fight vs. Jon Jones after a recent meeting with the UFC brass. Aspinall (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC), who holds the UFC interim heavyweight title, met with Hunter Campbell, chief business officer of the UFC, this past weekend in
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UFC CEO Dana White has revealed that Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall is close to the finish line. White has spent the months since Jones (28-1 MMA, 22-1 UFC) defended his heavyweight title against Stipe Miocic at UFC 309 in November claiming that he would make good on booking a unification bout with interim champion
UFC interim champion Tom Aspinall wonders if he’s already notched his first official title defense. Aspinall is just over a month away from surpassing Renan Barao’s record of holding the interim title at 535 days. Aspinall claimed the interim belt with a knockout of Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 295 in November 2023, and has since
