Jon Jones’ fighting future has been in query now for a couple of months, ever since his comeback fight against Stipe Miocic.
This past November, Jon Jones controversially returned to the UFC Octagon to defend his heavyweight title against the returning 42-year-old Stipe Miocic. ‘Bones’ once more showcased why he’s considered the GOAT, stopping Miocic in round three.
The rationale the fight was covered in a lot controversy, is that earlier that yr, Tom Aspinall defended his interim heavyweight title after Jones’ inactivity.
Prior to his defense against Miocic, Jones hinted at potentially retiring from MMA as a substitute of fighting Aspinall in a unification fight, which caused uproar amongst the fanbase.
Jon Jones drops major hint regarding his fighting future
Although the 37-year-old champion seemed undecided regarding retiring or unifying the title against Aspinall, UFC boss Dana White remained hopeful that he could negotiate with the GOAT.
That’s regardless that Jones was seemingly demanding an enormous payday to fight the soaring Brit, White still claimed that he was 100% confident the fight would occur.
Despite being confident he could make the fight occur, the UFC boss did claim that he would strip Jones of the heavyweight title if he refused to fight Aspinall.
Recently, White gave a promising update regarding the fight, stating that nothing is holding up negotiations and he expects the fight to occur this yr.
And with that, the champion has also dropped a significant hint regarding his future, seemingly eluding to the indisputable fact that he might be sticking around to fight Aspinall.
“In 24 hours, I’ll be making an enormous announcement! #AndStill,” Jones tweeted on X.
Dana White believes a fight against Jones could change Aspinall’s life endlessly
The 31-year-old Brit is widely thought to be one of the crucial unique heavyweights of all time due to his incredibly slick footwork and rapid hands.
Many consider that Aspinall could go on to surpass Jones’ legacy if he continues at the speed he’s going as he already has the bottom average fight time within the UFC.
And with that, Dana believes that a fight against Jones might be ‘life-changing’ for Aspinall as it could get his name on the market much more.
“I like that in a young, talented, aggressive heavyweight, that he actually desires to fight all the perfect. The issue on this business is you have got guys who say numerous things publicly but behind the curtains, don’t mean it, , don’t actually need these fights,” he explained to talkSPORT MMA.
“Tom Aspinall shouldn’t be that guy. Tom Aspinall desires to fight all the perfect on the earth, and I like that. With the Jon Jones fight, a fight like that for a young, talented heavyweight, if he can win, if he can beat Jon Jones, it’s life-changing.”
