According to the Brit, if Miocic is not really going to retire after the fight with Jones, it makes sense to make the fight now, without waiting for the champion to recover.
“Why wait? I’ll be ready when you decide,” Aspinall wrote on social media, referring to the American.
The title fight between Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic was scheduled to headline UFC 295 in New York on Nov. 11, however, two weeks before the fight, the current champion was injured and pulled out of the event, and Tom Aspinall accepted the fight with Sergey Pavlovich on short notice, knocking out the Russian in 69 seconds and becoming the interim belt holder.
According to the UFC’s plan, Jon Jones will not be stripped of his title and will fight Stipe Miocic when he recovers, while Tom Aspinall will defend the interim belt against one of the best fighters in the division.