Jon Jones could or is probably not combating quickly. One factor followers might be positive of is that his confidence is as excessive as ever.
The UFC heavyweight champion has been leaving a path of bread crumbs on social media as he travels the world, most lately writing that no matter his plans could also be regarding his profession, the UFC ought to already know what to anticipate. Jones, 37, has not fought since efficiently defending his title in opposition to Stipe Miocic this previous November and has competed simply twice since 2020.
The largest query the long run UFC Corridor of Famer faces now’s whether or not he’ll ever combat Tom Aspinall, the UFC’s interim heavyweight champion. Aspinall, 32, has repeatedly known as for a unification bout with Jones, with Jones hardly ever reciprocating that curiosity.
In his newest social media snipe, “Bones” took to Instagram Tales to share a clip of a canine calmly wrestling one other, a lot louder canine to the bottom. He added the caption, “What I really feel like returning to the UFC after some much-needed downtime.”
See the clip beneath, courtesy of Championship Rounds.
The clip and remark are a not-so-subtle jab at Aspinall, who Jones has repeatedly accused of not having the credentials to combat him. Aspinall is 8-1 within the UFC and he avenged his lone loss to Curtis Blaydes with a dominant win at UFC 304. That was additionally Aspinall’s first protection of his interim title and he now has as many profitable heavyweight title defenses as Jones.
Previous to shifting as much as heavyweight, Jones reigned over the sunshine heavyweight division for over a decade, establishing himself as one of many best fighters of all time. He claimed a vacant heavyweight belt—made so by a departing Francis Ngannou—at UFC 285 with a dominant submission victory in opposition to Ciryl Gane.
Aspinall mentioned on a current podcast that he’d “had sufficient” of chasing the Jones combat and is able to transfer on to a special matchup.
