2025 might carry greatest battle in UFC historical past – Jon Jones vs Tom Aspinall
As 2024 involves a detailed, UFC CEO Dana White takes a glance into his crystal ball and makes predictions for the approaching yr, 2025.
“[2024] was a report yr for us once more,” White stated throughout a latest look on ESPN’s First Take. “Not solely so far as financially for the corporate however [also] breaking enviornment data.”
“Subsequent yr my focus is to go to lots of locations that we haven’t been shortly or ever.”
“[We’re] attempting to get into Spain, we’ve by no means achieved Spain. We’re going again to LA at first of the yr. Going to Seattle once more, in all probability going to hit Chicago and a few of these different locations we haven’t been shortly.”
Even previous to the buildup of the UFC 309 battle card between UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones and former champion Stipe Miocic, there was speak of Jones going through interim champion Tom Aspinall.
Extremely thought to be the perfect heavyweight fighter right this moment, Aspinall has not but been capable of safe a unification bout that may decide if he’s higher than Jones.
In line with White, that battle will happen now that Jones has defeated Miocic and Aspinall has been ready on the sidelines.
“He’ll battle Tom Aspinall, and will probably be the largest battle in UFC historical past,” White stated.