Interim UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall has given up all hope of sharing the octagon with the division’s current champion, Jon Jones.
After the American bluntly stated that he was only interested in a fight with Stipe Miocic, the Briton promised to no longer pursue a potential opponent.
“Let’s forget about everything else, titles, resume and all that. I’m just convinced I can beat you in a fight mate, but if you don’t want it I won’t pursue you,” Aspinall wrote on social media.
“Brilliant answer, buddy,” Jones replied.
The day before, Jon Jones called Tom Aspinall’s interim championship belt, which he won in a fight against Sergey Pavlovic at UFC 295 in New York, knocking out the Russian in the first round, imaginary, and also made it clear that a fight with the Briton would do nothing for his legacy.
According to the UFC’s plan, Jones, who recently underwent a second surgery, will not be stripped of his title and will have a postponed fight with Miocic after his recovery, while Aspinall will defend the interim belt against one of the division’s top fighters.
Source: https://fighttime.ru/news/item/33610-tom-aspinall-dal-obeshchanie-dzhonu-dzhonsu.html?rand=19907
