UFC interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall delivered an outstanding performance at the IUFC 304 in Manchester, England. Aspinall came in with plans to defend his title, and he did a good job of it by dropping his opponent Curtis Blaydes in the first 60 seconds of the bout.
The victory was the Brit’s third in a row, as he had previously defeated Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 295 and Marcin Tybura in July 2023. After his win, Aspinally sent a message to Jon Jones in his post-fight interview:
“Jon’s the undisputed champion, but I’m the best in the world if that makes any sense. We know what Jon’s doing. Jon was there, crossing his fingers and toes tonight, hoping I’d lose to Curtis… Let’s not bullsh*t about it. He posted about it loads anyway that I’m going to lose to him. That didn’t happen, so that’s the fight I want next.”
This wouldn’t be the first time Aspinall has called out Jones. However, ‘Bones’ is unphased by the callout. He took to X to share his thoughts on it: “Supply and demand at its finest; I love it.”
On the other hand, UFC CEO Dana White has an open mind regarding the idea. He stated he would like Tom Aspinall to serve as a backup for ‘Jones vs Miocic’, but Aspinall has another plan in mind:
“Here’s a thought for you. I was thinking about this the other day. What about, so they’re saying that Stipe and Jon Jones are going to fight at MSG in November. Why don’t we do a tournament, we’ll do Jon vs. Stipe and Me vs. Alex, and do a full-on tournament. Two fights in one night and let’s find out who the real heavyweight champion of the world is.”
Jones is expected to have his title defences against Stipe Miocic in November. However, regardless of the outcome, lose or win, fans believe it’s about time the Mexico native hangs up his gloves and leaves the cage.
