Jon Jones is lastly prepared to battle Tom Aspinall.
After ducking the heavy-hitting Brit for the higher a part of two years, ‘Bones’ is able to throw fingers with the newly minted undisputed heavyweight world champion — as long as they’re doing so on the White Home garden.
“I can’t promise anybody something, however I’ve a really sturdy feeling that I’ll be on that card,” Jones mentioned in a current interview. “It’s gonna be historic.”
As for who Jones desires to battle on the history-making Battle Evening, he’ll take any man holding the belt that was wrapped round his waist, together with Aspinall.
“I might need to tackle whoever’s holding the belt on the finish of the yr,” Jones added. “As of proper now, Tom Aspinall is the champion, however we’ll see who’s the champion on the finish of the yr. Be solely becoming to have an American man combating for the championship that evening, and I’d be prepared to place all of it on the road another time.”
Aspinall more likely to defend his title whereas Jon Jones awaits White Home occasion in 2026
Aspinall was promoted from interim to undisputed titleholder after Jones introduced his retirement from the game in June. 13 days later, ‘Bones’ introduced that he was leaping again into the testing pool — presumably to make himself accessible for the UFC’s extremely anticipated occasion at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, anticipated to go down in summer season 2026.
We in all probability received’t see Jones compete earlier than then, assuming issues come collectively within the nation’s capital.
Aspinall is anticipated to defend his title for the primary time later this yr, although no official bulletins have been made. To date, the favourite to problem Aspinall is former interim heavyweight champ Ciryl Gane.
‘Bon Gamin’ nonetheless sits because the top-ranked contender within the division following back-to-back wins towards Serghei Spivac and Alexander Volkov.
