Interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall expects his next opponent to be announced soon but it doesn’t seem likely that it’ll be undisputed heavyweight titleholder Jon Jones . Aspinall has been calling for a title unification bout since being crowned interim champion in November 2023. UFC CEO Dana White was confident that UFC matchmakers could get the fight booked , but Jones hasn’t been receptive to facing Aspinall. Former UFC women’s bantamweight titleholder Miesha Tate believes Jones ‘is ducking’ Aspinall because he’s not confident he can win. “I feel like Jon Jones is ducking Tom Aspinall,” Tate told ESportsInsider . “I think Jon Jones is an incredibly smart man, and he is a technician, and he knows when he sees someone that would be difficult to beat
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Former UFC champion: ‘Jon Jones is ducking Tom Aspinall’ – MMA Weekly