Interim heavyweight champion, Tom Aspinall has claimed UFC CEO, Dana White confirmed to him a title unification combat between himself and Jon Jones is on deck to occur subsequent yr — with the promotional brass claiming the matchup would be the “largest combat” within the historical past of the group.
Aspinall, the present interim heavyweight champion, most lately took on two-time foe, Curtis Blaydes at UFC 304 again in July, avenging his sole promotional defeat within the type of a blistering opening spherical knockout win.
As for Jones, the previous two-time gentle heavyweight champion, made the primary protection of his heavyweight crown at UFC 309 final month, taking out former two-time heavyweight titleholder, Stipe Miocic at Madison Sq. Backyard with a spinning back-kick knockout win within the third spherical.
Following the pairing, Rochester native, Jones claimed it might take a “f*ck you” cash provide from the UFC in an effort to entice him to tackle Tom Aspinall sooner or later.
Tom Aspinall reveals Jon Jones combat is unquestionably “occurring” subsequent
Nevertheless, in line with the Atherton native, following talks with White after the occasion in New York — he obtained assurances he could be combating Jones in an unification pairing subsequent.
“Truly, proper after that press convention, I had a gathering with Dana,” Tom Aspinall mentioned on “Piers Morgan Uncensored.” “So, in all honesty, I used to be anticipating to come back and perhaps we negotiate slightly bit. He actually walks into the room and mentioned, ‘It’s occurring.’ I mentioned, ‘Effectively, he’s going to need a great deal of cash.’ He mentioned, ‘I do know, however it’s occurring.’ And he mentioned, ‘It’s going to be the most important combat in UFC historical past.’”
Successful interim heavyweight spoils in November of final yr, British heavyweight star, Aspinall stopped the surge of Russian knockout artist, Sergei Pavlovich with a shocking first spherical knockout win at The Backyard.
