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The UFC interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall has a dream fight/opponent, and by now, almost everyone in the MMA community knows that it is none other than Jon Jones. Aspinall has been very vocal about locking horns with Jon Jones in the near future.
Jon Jones is expected to defend his title against Stipe Miocic in Novmeber. There's a possibility for both fighters to call it quits forever, and the winner could also vacate the belt. Tom Aspinall not only wants a title fight but also wants to share the cage with Jon Jones.
All the haze about Jon Jones vs Tom Aspinall will clear after the November showdown.
Tom Aspinall believes he's getting under Jon Jones' skin
"I'm trying to test his ego to see if he could be like 'actually, I'm the man at heavyweight, I'm gonna show you'
So that's what I'm working on at the moment.
It seems that Jon is getting a little bit fuming with me… pic.twitter.com/kXYl3HiYEj — Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) September 10, 2024
Tom Aspinall on fighting Jon Jones
In a recent interview with TNT Sports, Tom Aspinall explained how he still looks forward to fighting Jon Jones.
"I'm just trying to get a fight, mate," Aspinall said as quoted by mmafighting.com. "I just want to have my chance to fight for the undisputed title, of course. That's the next natural progression. And also it's a dream fight for me, so I'm going to push for it."
Tom Aspinall on Jon Jones picking Stipe Miocic over him
"Because he wants the easy fight, Stipe.
For now, But I have the faith. I think Jon's getting a bit ticked off with me at the minute, which is my intention. I'm trying to test his ego to see if he'll be like, 'Right, actually, I'm the man at heavyweight. I'm going to show you.'
So that's what I'm working on at the moment. It seems that Jon is getting a little bit fuming at me, so that will be nice if he continues that."
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