It should come as no suprise that Tom
Aspinall is on board for a heavyweight title unification bout
against Jon Jones.
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After enjoying a break for the holidays, the interim heavyweight
king recently returned to the gym with an eye on a future date
against Jones.
“Got to get back to reality now and get back training for the
biggest fight in MMA at the moment,” Aspinall said on his YouTube
channel.
Aspinall has been lobbying for a title unification bout for months,
long before Jones returned to action to dispatch Stipe
Miocic via third-round technical knockout at UFC 309
on Nov. 16. In the aftermath of the bout, Jones indicated that a
hefty financial offer might convince him to accept a fight against
an opponent that he has otherwise been reluctant to acknowledge.
For now, Aspinall doesn’t have any updates on negotiations for the
bout, other than what is happening on his side — and that, of
course, is the simple part.
“I don’t have any latest on the Jones fight, unfortunately. Just
waiting at the moment,” Aspinall said. “I’ve said yes to the fight.
I’ve agreed to it, obviously, and that’s it. I’m just waiting for
his side now and [for] the UFC to sort it out.”
While Jones has also expressed more interest in a booking against
light heavyweight champ Alex
Pereira,
UFC CEO Dana White has virtually guaranteed that “Bones” vs. Aspinall
happens at some point in 2025.
Until that date becomes official, Aspinall will work on staying as
sharp as possible.
I’m just training and getting everything focused to be as fit and
ready as I possibly can because, who knows, they might spring the
date on me quick,” Aspinall said. “Or they might say the date is in
six months, I don’t know. But that’s always kind of what happens
between fights anyway — you never really know when your next one
is.”